IPL 2026 retention: List of biggest names released ahead of auction
Ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction, the 10 teams have finalised their retention and releases ahead of the November 15, 2025 deadline.
There were some surprises with several teams offloading some big names from their squads to free up their auction purse.
READ | Full list of retained, released and traded players ahead of IPL auction
Sportstar looks at the biggest names who were released ahead of the IPL 2026 Auction.
- Andre Russell (West Indies)
- Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka)
- Venkatesh Iyer (India)
- Liam Livingstone (England)
- Glenn Maxwell (Australia)
- Devon Conway (New Zealand)
- David Miller (South Africa)
- Ravi Bishnoi (India)
- Mujeeb ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
- Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
- Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
- Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
- Rahul Chahar (India)
- Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)
- Adam Zampa (Australia)
- Josh Inglis (Australia)
Published on Nov 15, 2025
