The IPL 2026 replacement players list has become a key focus as franchises make last-minute squad adjustments ahead of the tournament.
With several stars ruled out due to injuries, national duty, and personal reasons, teams have quickly moved to announce fresh signings.
With the tournament drawing near, every participating team will start their preparation by releasing information on its squads, official jerseys, training kits, support staff, and the ticket booking portals for the Indian league.
The IPL 2026 squad, proudly wearing the new jersey, represents a perfect blend of experienced match-winners and rising stars, united under one vision to dominate the season of the Indian Premier League.
In this section, we will have a look at the complete IPL 2026 replacement Players List along with the reasons.
IPL 2026 Replacement Players List
With the IPL 2026 schedule set to be unveiled, the tournament is set to be played between March 26 and May 31, 2026.
This updated IPL 2026 replacement players list covers all confirmed replacements, detailing which players have been brought in and the squads they will strengthen this season.
Several changes in the squad come after updates to the IPL 2026 withdrawal players list, as franchises quickly signed replacements to fill the gaps left by injured and unavailable players.
Stay tuned for the latest IPL 2026 replacement players list as franchises respond to these changes ahead of the tournament.
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| Player | Team | Reason | Replacement |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | Geopolitical Reasons | Blessing Muzarabani |
| Adam Milne | Rajasthan Royals | Hamstring Injury | Kyle Jamieson |
| Harshit Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | Injury | Navdeep Saini |
| Nathan Ellis | Chennai Super Kings | Hamstring Injury | Spencer Johnson |
| Sam Curran | Rajasthan Royals | Groin Injury | Dasun Shanaka |
| Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Injury | David Payne |
| David Payne | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Ankle Injury | Gerald Coetzee |
| Akash Deep | Kolkata Knight Riders | Injury | Saurabh Dubey |
| Prithviraj Yarra | Gujarat Titans | Injury | Kulwant Khejroliya |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Lucknow Super Giants | Left Hamstring Injury | George Linde |
| Brydon Carse | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hand Injury | Dilshan Madushanka |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | Quadriceps Tear | Kuldip Yadav |
| Tom Banton | Gujarat Titans | Finger Injury | Connor Esterhuizen |
| Atharva Ankolekar | Mumbai Indians | Injury | Krish Bhagat |
| Ayush Mhatre | Chennai Super Kings | Hamstring Injury | Akash Madhwal |
| Mitchell Santner | Mumbai Indians | Injury | Keshav Maharaj |
| Shivam Mavi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Groin Injury | RS Ambrish |
| Ramakrishna Krishna | Chennai Super Kings | Foot Fracture | Macneil Noronha |
| Jamie Overton | Chennai Super Kings | Right Thigh injury | Dian Forrester |
| Nuwan Thushara | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Fitness Issue | Richard Gleeson |
IPL 2026 Squad for All Teams
As per the IPL committee rules, each franchise can have 25 players in their squad, out of which a maximum of 8 can be foreign players. In Playing 11, each team can have a maximum of 4 overseas players in the mix.
Following are the complete details of the IPL 2026 Squad along with their auction price and role for all 10 teams:
Chennai Super Kings
Explore the complete IPL 2026 CSK squad to see Chennai Super Kings’ full player list, key additions, and team combination for the upcoming season.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (c) | Batter | Indian | INR 18.00 Cr |
| Dewald Brevis | Batter | South African | INR 2.20 Cr |
| Ayush Mhatre | Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 Cr |
| MS Dhoni | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 4.00 Cr |
| Urvil Patel | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 Cr |
| Sanju Samson | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 18.00 Cr (trade value) |
| Jamie Overton | All‑rounder | English | INR 1.50 Cr |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 Cr |
| Shivam Dube | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 12.00 Cr |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Bowler | Indian | INR 4.80 Cr |
| Anshul Kamboj | Bowler | Indian | INR 3.40 Cr |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler | Afghan | INR 10.00 Cr |
| Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 Cr |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler | Australian | INR 2.00 Cr |
| Shreyas Gopal | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 Cr |
| Gurjapneet Singh | Bowler | Indian | INR 2.20 Cr |
| Kartik Sharma | Wk-Batter | India | INR 14.20 Cr |
| Prashant Veer | All-rounder | India | INR 14.20 Cr |
| Akeal Hosein | All-rounder | West Indies | INR 2 Cr |
| Matthew Short | All-rounder | Australia | INR 1.5 Cr |
| Aman Khan | All-rounder | India | INR 40 Lakh |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Batsman | India | INR 75 Lakh |
| Matt Henry | Fast Bowler | New Zealand | INR 2 Cr |
| Rahul Chahar | Leg-spin Bowler | India | INR 5.2 Cr |
| Zak Foulkes | Bowler | New Zealand | INR 75 Lakh |
Delhi Capitals
Explore the full IPL 2026 DC squad including Delhi Capitals’ complete roster and squad depth for the season.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Tristan Stubbs | Batter | South African | INR 10.00 cr |
| Sameer Rizvi | Batter | Indian | INR 0.95 cr |
| Karun Nair | Batter | Indian | INR 0.50 cr |
| Nitish Rana | Batter | Indian | INR 4.20 cr |
| KL Rahul | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Abhishek Porel | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Axar Patel | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 16.25 cr |
| Ashutosh Sharma | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 3.80 cr |
| Vipraj Nigam | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.50 cr |
| Madhav Tiwari | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.40 cr |
| Tripurana Vijay | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Ajay Mandal | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Spinner | Indian | INR 13.25 cr |
| Mitchell Starc | Fast Bowler | Australian | INR 11.75 cr |
| Mukesh Kumar | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 8.00 cr |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Fast Bowler | Sri Lankan | INR 0.75 cr |
| T. Natrajan | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 10.75 cr |
| Ben Duckett | Batsman | England | INR 2 Cr |
| David Miller | Batsman | South Africa | INR 2 Cr |
| Auqib Nabi | Bowler | India | INR 8.4 Cr |
| Pathum Nissanka | Batsman | Sri Lanka | INR 5 Cr |
| Lungi Ngidi | Fast Bowler | South Africa | INR 2 Cr |
| Prithvi Shaw | Batsman | India | INR 75 Lakh |
| Sahil Parekh | Batting All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Kyle Jamieson | Fast Bowler | New Zealand | INR 2 Crore |
Mumbai Indians
Check out the full IPL 2026 MI squad featuring Mumbai Indians’ updated player list and squad balance for the new campaign.
| Player | Role | Nationality |
Retained Price (INR)
|
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Indian | INR 16.35 cr |
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | Indian | INR 16.30 cr |
| Tilak Varma | Batter | Indian | INR 8 cr |
| Ryan Rickelton | Wk-Batter | South African | INR 1 cr |
| Robin Minz | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 0.65 cr |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 16.35 cr |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowling All-rounder | Indian | INR 9.25 cr |
| Will Jacks | All‑rounder | English | INR 5.25 cr |
| Mitchell Santner | All‑rounder | New Zealander | INR 2 cr |
| Naman Dhir | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 5.25 cr |
| Raj Angad Bawa | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Corbin Bosch | All‑rounder | South African | INR 0.30 cr |
| Sherfane Rutherford | All‑rounder | West Indian | INR 2.60 cr |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowling All-rounder | Indian | INR 2 cr |
| Mayank Markande | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | Indian | INR 18 cr |
| Trent Boult | Bowler | New Zealander | INR 12.5 cr |
| Allah Ghazanfar | Bowler | Afghan | INR 4.80 cr |
| Ashwani Kumar | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Raghu Sharma | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Quinton de Kock | Wk-Batter | South Africa | INR 1 Cr |
| Danish Malewar | Batter | India | INR 30 Lakhs |
| Mohammad Izhar | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakhs |
| Atharva Ankolekar | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakhs |
| Mayank Rawat | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakhs |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Discover the complete IPL 2026 RCB squad with Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s latest team structure and key signings.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Indian | INR 21.00 cr |
| Rajat Patidar | Batter | Indian | INR 11.00 cr |
| Tim David | Batting All-rounder | Australian | INR 3.00 cr |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Indian | INR 2.00 cr |
| Phil Salt | Batter | English | INR 11.50 cr |
| Jitesh Sharma | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 11.00 cr |
| Krunal Pandya | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 5.75 cr |
| Jacob Bethell | All‑rounder | English | INR 2.60 cr |
| Romario Shepherd | All‑rounder | West Indies | INR 1.50 cr |
| Swapnil Singh | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.50 cr |
| Josh Hazlewood | Fast Bowler | Australian | INR 12.50 cr |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 10.75 cr |
| Rashik Dar | Bowler | Indian | INR 6.00 cr |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | Indian | INR 2.60 cr |
| Nuwan Thushara | Fast Bowler | Sri Lankan | INR 1.60 cr |
| Abinandhan Singh | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Yash Dayal | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 5.00 cr |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-rounder | India | INR 7 Cr |
| Jacob Duffy | Fast Bowler | New Zealand | INR 2 Cr |
| Satwik Deswal | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Mangesh Yadav | All-rounder | India | INR 5.2 Cr |
| Jordan Cox | Batsman | England | INR 75 Lakh |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Vihaan Malhotra | Batting All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Kanishk Chouhan | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mustafizur Rahman has been exiled from the KKR 2026 squad ahead of the start of the season due to geopolitical tensions between the countries.
As a result Bangladesh refused to travel to India for Men’s T20 World Cup and withdrew from the tournament with ICC named Scotland as replacement.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price (INR) |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Indian | INR 13 Cr |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler (Spinner) | Indian | INR 12 Cr |
| Sunil Narine | All‑rounder | West Indies | INR 12 Cr |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | Indian | INR 4 Cr |
| Ramandeep Singh | Batter | Indian | INR 4 Cr |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | Indian | INR 3 Cr |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.80 Cr |
| Rovman Powell | Batter | West Indies | INR 1.50 Cr |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | Indian | INR 1.50 Cr |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | Indian | INR 0.75 Cr |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.75 Cr |
| Anukul Roy | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.40 Cr |
| Cameron Green | All-rounder | Australia | INR 25.20 Cr |
| Finn Allen | Wk-Batter | New Zealand | INR 2 Cr |
| Tejasvi Singh | WK-Batter | India | INR 3 Cr |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Fast Bowler | Sri Lanka | INR 18 Cr |
| Tim Seifert | Wk-Batter | New Zealand | INR 1.5 Cr |
| Prashant Solanki | Leg-spin Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Kartik Tyagi | Fast Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batsman | India | INR 75 Lakh |
| Sarthak Ranjan | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Daksh Kamra | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Rachin Ravindra | All-rounder | New Zealand | INR 2 Cr |
| Akash Deep | Fast Bowler | India | INR 1 Cr |
Lucknow Super Giants
Take a look at the updated IPL 2026 LSG squad showcasing Lucknow Super Giants’ full roster and team strategy for the new season.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Abdul Samad | Batting All‑rounder | Indian | INR 4.20 cr |
| Ayush Badoni | Batter | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Aiden Markram | Batter | South African | INR 2.00 cr |
| Himmat Singh | Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Rishabh Pant | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 27.00 cr |
| Nicholas Pooran | Wk-Batter | West Indies | INR 21.00 cr |
| Matthew Breetzke | Wk-Batter | South African | INR 0.75 cr |
| Mitchell Marsh | All‑rounder | Australian | INR 3.40 cr |
| Shabaz Ahmed | Bowler | Indian | INR 2.40 cr |
| Arshin Kulkarni | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Mayank Yadav | Bowler | Indian | INR 11.00 cr |
| Mohammed Shami | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 10.00 cr |
| Avesh Khan | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 9.75 cr |
| Digvesh Singh | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Mohsin Khan | Bowler | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Siddharth Manimaran | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.75 cr |
| Prince Yadav | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Akash Singh | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Mukul Choudhary | Fast Bowler | India | INR 2.6 Cr |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-rounder | Sri Lanka | INR 2 Cr |
| Anrich Nortje | Fast Bowler | South Africa | INR 2 Cr |
| Naman Tiwari | Fast Bowler | India | INR 1 Cr |
| Akshat Raghuvanshi | Batsman | India | INR 2.2 Cr |
| Josh Inglis | Wk-Batter | Australia | INR 8.6 Cr |
Gujarat Titans
Explore the complete IPL 2026 GT squad to see Gujarat Titans’ latest squad lineup and combinations.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batter | Indian | INR 8.50 cr |
| Shubman Gill (c) | Batter | Indian | INR 15.75 cr |
| Sharukh Khan | Batter | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Kumar Kushagra | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 0.65 cr |
| Jos Buttler | Wk-Batter | English | INR 15.75 cr |
| Anuj Rawat | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Rahul Tewatia | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Washington Sundar | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 3.20 cr |
| Jayant Yadav | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.75 cr |
| Nishanth Sindhu | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Rashid Khan | Spinner | Afghan | INR 18.00 cr |
| Mohammed Siraj | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 12.50 cr |
| Glenn Phillips | All-rounder | New Zealand | INR 2.00 cr |
| Kagiso Rabada | Fast Bowler | South African | INR 10.75 cr |
| Prasidh Krishna | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 9.50 cr |
| Sai Kishore | Spinner | Indian | INR 2.00 cr |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.30 cr |
| Arshad Khan | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.30 cr |
| Ishanth Sharma | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 0.75 cr |
| Manav Suthar | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Jason Holder | All-rounder | West Indies | INR 7 Cr |
| Ashok Sharma | Bowler | India | INR 90 Lakh |
| Tom Banton | Batsman | England | INR 2 Cr |
| Prithviraj Yarra | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Luke Wood | Fast Bowler | England | INR 75 Lakh |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Discover the detailed IPL 2026 SRH squad featuring Sunrisers Hyderabad’s full team list and balance for the season.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Travis Head | Batter | Australian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Aniket Verma | Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Smaran Ravichandran | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Wk-Batter | South African | INR 23.00 cr |
| Abhishek Sharma | All‑rounder / Batter | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Ishan Kishan | wk-batter | Indian | INR 15.25 cr |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 6.00 cr |
| Kamindu Mendis | All‑rounder | Sri Lankan | INR 0.75 cr |
| Brydon Carse | All‑rounder | England | INR 1.00 cr |
| Harsh Dubey | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Pat Cummins | Bowling all-rounder | Australian | INR 18.00 cr |
| Harshal Patel | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 8.00 cr |
| Ishan Malinga | Bowler | Sri Lankan | INR 1.20 cr |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.00 cr |
| Jeeshan Ansari | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.40 cr |
| Shivang Kumar | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Salil Arora | WK-batter | India | INR 1.5 Cr |
| Sakib Hussain | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Omkar Tarmale | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Amit Kumar | Bowling all-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Prafule Hinge | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Krains Fuletra | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Liam Livingstone | All-rounder | England | INR 13 Cr |
| Shivam Mavi | Fast Bowler | India | INR 75 Lakh |
| Jack Edwards | All-rounder | Australia | INR 3 Cr |
Rajasthan Royals
Check the complete IPL 2026 RR squad highlighting Rajasthan Royals’ squad structure and key players.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | Indian | INR 18.00 cr |
| Shimran Hetmyer | Batter | West Indies | INR 11.00 cr |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Batter | Indian | INR 1.1 cr |
| Shubham Dube | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Dhruv Jurel | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius | All‑rounder | South African | INR 0.30 cr |
| Riyan Parag | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 14.00 cr |
| Sam Curran | All‑rounder | English | INR 2.60 cr |
| Jofra Archer | Fast Bowler | English | INR 12.50 cr |
| Sandeep Sharma | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Yudhvir Singh | Bowler | Indian | INR 0.35 cr |
| Nandre Burger | Fast Bowler | South African | INR 3.5 cr |
| Kwena Maphaka | Bowler | South African | INR 1.50 cr |
| Thushar Deshpande | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 6.50 cr |
| Donovan Ferreira | Batter | South African | INR 1 crore |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Leg-spin Bowler | India | INR 7.4 Cr |
| Adam Milne | Fast Bowler | New Zealand | INR 2.4 Cr |
| Sushant Mishra | Fast Bowler | India | INR 90 Lakh |
| Vignesh Puthur | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Yash Raj Punja | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Ravi Singh | Wk-Batter | India | INR 95 Lakh |
| Aman Rao | Batter | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Brijesh Sharma | Bowler | India | INR 30 Lakh |
| Kuldeep Sen | Fast Bowler | India | INR 75 Lakh |
Punjab Kings
View the updated IPL 2026 PBKS squad to see Punjab Kings’ player list and team composition for the upcoming tournament.
| Player | Role | Nationality | Retained Price |
| Shreyas Iyer | Batter | Indian | INR 26.75 cr |
| Nehal Wadhera | Batter | Indian | INR 4.20 cr |
| Priyansh Arya | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 3.80 cr |
| Pila Avinash | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Musheer Khan | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Harnoor Singh | Batter | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Vishnu Vinoth | Wk-Batter | Indian | INR 0.95 cr |
| Marcus Stoinis | All‑rounder | Australian | INR 11.00 cr |
| Marco Jansen | All‑rounder | South African | INR 2.00 cr |
| Shashank Singh | Batter | Indian | INR 4.00 cr |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | All‑rounder | Afghan | INR 2.40 cr |
| Harpreet Brar | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 1.50 cr |
| Suryanash Hedge | All‑rounder | Indian | INR 0.30 cr |
| Mitchell Owen | All‑rounder | Australian | INR 3.00 cr |
| Arshdeep Singh | Fast Bowler | Indian | INR 18.00 cr |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Spinner | Indian | INR 18.00 cr |
| Lockie Ferguson | Fast Bowler | New Zealander | INR 2.00 cr |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.80 cr |
| Yash Thakur | Bowler | Indian | INR 1.80 cr |
| Xavier Bartlett | Fast Bowler | Australian | INR 0.80 cr |
| Cooper Connolly | All-rounder | Australia | INR 3 Cr |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Fast Bowler | Australia | INR 4.4 Cr |
| Pravin Dube | All-rounder | India | INR 30 Lakh |
