IPL 2026 Retentions Live: Player trades, retentions, releases, purse remaining and full team squads
IPL 2026 Retentions Live
History for LORD Thakur
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Shardul Thakur was traded from LSG to MI for INR 2 crore. This was the third time in IPL history that the star all-rounder was traded, making him the first and the only player currently to be traded thrice. But will he be able to keep his reputation of being the man with the golden arm for the five-time champions? We'll have to wait to find out:
IPL Trades - What we know so far!
Shardul Thakur has been bought in by Mumbai Indians, as the Lucknow Super Giants allow his outgoing for INR 2 crore.
Arjun Tendulkar has been sent to LSG for INR 30 lakh for 2026 season.
MI have also got the services of Sherfane Rutherford from Gujarat Titans for a price of INR 2.6 crore.
The player swap trade for Ravindra Jadeja-Sam Curran and Sanju Samson from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals has also been reported. However, the trade amount is currently unknown.
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The first update this morning is a very eye-pleasing one. The IPL Governing Council has confirmed that the IPL auction for the 2026 season will be held on December 16, 2025. The event will take place in a grand fashion in Abu Dhabi, as per ESPNcricinfo. The official announcement confirming the details is currently awaited. Brace yourselves, fans! You're in for a treat.
READ IN DETAIL: IPL 2026 auction set for December 16 in Abu Dhabi
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Before the deadline, the Mumbai Indians have been very active, trading in Shardul Thakur and Sherfane Rutherford from Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, respectively. There are reports of Sanju Samson heading to Chennai Super Kings from Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
Fans will be waiting with bated breath to find out which players are being released and who are being retained by the franchises ahead of the mini-auction. The retentions will be telecast live on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 (Tamil), Star Sports 2 (Telugu), and Star Sports 2 (Malayalam) from 5 PM IST on Saturday. JioStar will also be live-streaming the IPL 2026 retention.
It is important to note that, unlike the mega-auction, there is no limit to the number of players an IPL franchise can retain in a mini-auction. According to the IPL rules, each team needs to have a maximum of 25 players, and the total purse for each franchise will be around INR 120 crore.
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