The buzz for the next season of IPL has already begun, and all eyes will be on the world’s best T20 franchise-based tournament. A new report has come out by offering dates related to player retentions, releases, and the mini-auction.
According to the Cricbuzz report, two important dates for IPL 2026 are now tentatively fixed. According to the report, the retention and release list for the teams could be in mid-November.
Meanwhile, the mini-auction window reportedly has been slotted for mid-December.
Franchise officials who have spoken to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed this to Cricbuzz.
“The IPL 2026 auction is likely to be held in the second or third week of December, with December 13-15 emerging as the probable window,” the report stated.
Retention Deadline and Auction Window
Teams are getting ready to submit their list of retained and released players by November 15, which the report said was the most certain part of this news. The mini-auction is likely to be held between December 13 and 15.
The report went on to state that the auction is likely to be held in India, unlike the last two auctions, which were held in Dubai and Jeddah. But the IPL Governing Council is yet to make an official announcement on the same.
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Teams Eyeing Big Changes
And the report also identifies teams like the Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, who lie at the bottom of the table in the IPL 2025, who may look towards major changes.
CSK could let go of players like Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran, and Devon Conway to free up funds and purses for the squad.
The retirement of Ravichandran Ashwin will also add Rs 9.75 crore to the purse of the franchise. RR are likely to trade their captain, Sanju Samson, but nothing has been confirmed as of yet.
Talks regarding players like Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana have also done the rounds, but the report suggests those could be put on hold with the return of Kumar Sangakkara as head coach. Kolkata Knight Riders too are expected to make a few changes.
Venkatesh Iyer might get released after his poor show last season, despite being the third most expensive player sold in last year’s auction.
Mitchell Starc of Delhi Capitals and Mayank Yadav and Akash Deep of Lucknow Super Giants would also be likely to be released.
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