IPL All Team Squad 2026: Check the Complete Player List for All 10 Teams

The gavel in Abu Dhabi didn’t just close deals; it severed sentimental ties. If seeing Rishabh Pant exit Delhi or Ravindra Jadeja donning Rajasthan pink feels like a glitch in the matrix, welcome to the ruthless new reality of the Most Expensive Players in IPL 2026. The December 16 auction proved that for the upcoming season, spanning March 26 to May 31, franchises have traded legacy for cold, hard tactical efficiency.

The “mini-auction” label was a lie; this was a hard reset. As we stare at these revamped squads, the burning question isn’t about star power, but instant chemistry. For fans tuning into the livestreaming on Sportslivehub, get ready, the lineups you once knew are gone, replaced by a chaotic and exciting new order.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

This plan is very interesting: combine the ‘Thala’ legacy with explosive modern power. Ruturaj Gaikwad will be leading this team; however, he will have the experience and guidance of the legendary MS Dhoni watching from behind the wicket. The major player in all of this is the new addition of Sanju Samson to the top-order batting line-up, with the raw power of both Shivam Dube and the young gun Dewald Brevis.

Squad: MS Dhoni (wk), Sanju Samson (traded from RR), Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

In one of its costliest moves ever, Delhi’s gone to the panic button, and this is straight-up blockbuster movie material. With the big move of adding KL Rahul as an anchor to the top order, Delhi clearly wants to try to cure their top-order woes; however, that he will be paired with the destructive duo of David Miller and Ben Duckett shows they are trying to get rid of their batting strike rate issues.

Squad: KL Rahul (wk), Pathum Nissanka, Ben Duckett (wk), David Miller, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana (traded), Prithvi Shaw, Sameer Rizvi, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Abishek Porel (wk), Sahil Parakh, Axar Patel (c), Ashutosh Sharma, Auqib Nabi, Ajay Mandal, Madhav Tiwari, Vipraj Nigam, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson, Tripurana Vijay.

Gujarat Titans (GT)

It is apparent by looking at the lineup of players on the squad that they have a solid “team balance.” The team will continue to be led by Shubman Gill, but he will now have an additional player (Jos Buttler) to play alongside him on the field. I think the opening pair of Gill/Buttler is one of the most lethal opening pairs in the entire league.

Squad: Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Glenn Phillips, Tom Banton (wk), Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Jason Holder, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood, Prithvi Raj Yarra.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

The KKR franchise has gone on to invest in pace and mystery. The recent acquisition of Cameron Green adds an exciting dimension to their arsenal as an all-rounder and also provides them with the potential to add another quality player to their batting lineup. They’ve also added some more pace to their lineup in the form of Matheesha Pathirana’s unique death bowling style that many would compare to that of Lasith Malinga, and the raw pace of Umran Malik.

Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahul Tripathi, Rovman Powell, Sarthak Ranjan, Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh, Sunil Narine, Cameron Green, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Rachin Ravindra, Daksh Kamra, Varun Chakaravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Akash Deep.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

The biggest coup of the auction. Rishabh Pant is the new captain of LSG, a move that shifts the IPL’s center of gravity. He joins forces with Nicholas Pooran and Mitchell Marsh to form a middle order that eats fast bowlers for breakfast. Indian talents Avesh Khan and Ayush Badoni provide local stability, while the international bowling stocks are rich with Anrich Nortje’s pace and Wanindu Hasaranga’s spin. Under Pant, expect LSG to play a much more volatile, aggressive brand of cricket.

Squad: Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Josh Inglis, Mukul Choudhary, Ayush Badoni, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Arjun Tendulkar (traded), Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mohammed Shami (traded), Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh.

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Almost all of the pieces are back together again for this team under the direction of Hardik Pandya. Reunifying Trent Boult and Jasprit Bumrah was an astute decision to fix the bowling issues for this franchise. The batting lineup will be as we have come to expect from the dominant force known as Mumbai – the top three being Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, and the southpaw style of Quinton De Kock and Tilak Verma. At first glance, it seems like Mumbai looked into their trophy case, saw what they knew would work, and simply went out and bought it back.

Squad: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Danish Malewar, Quinton de Kock, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Hardik Pandya (c), Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Shardul Thakur (traded), Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande (traded), Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Mohammad Izhar.

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Will Shreyas Iyer at last bring stability to Punjab Kings? This time around, he leads an extremely well-rounded unit. The batting attack has some impressive firepower in the likes of Prabhsimran Singh and Shashank Singh, who are expected to deliver during the first six overs. The bowlers too look well-equipped, and include experienced T20 specialist Yuzvendra Chahal and left-arm quick Arshdeep Singh.

Squad: Shreyas Iyer (c), Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Mitchell Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vishal Nishad.

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

RR has pulled off a masterstroke by signing Ravindra Jadeja. Pairing him with Ravi Bishnoi creates a spin web that will be nightmare fuel at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. The batting is equally scary, with Yashaswi Jaiswal at the top and finishers like Shimron Hetmyer and Sam Curran down the order. If Jofra Archer stays fit to partner with them, this team has virtually no weak links. It is a squad built for total dominance.

Squad: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius (wk), Aman Rao Perala, Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Ravi Singh, Ravindra Jadeja (c), Sam Curran, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Vignesh Puthur, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger, Kwena Maphaka, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

The shock of the auction: Rajat Patidar is the captain. It’s a bold passing of the torch in a team that still features Virat Kohli. They have bolstered the lineup with Devdutt Padikkal and the all-round utility of Krunal Pandya. The overseas slots are used well on the explosive Phil Salt and the metronomic Josh Hazlewood. It’s an experimental leadership structure, but the talent is undeniable.

Squad: Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Tim David, Abhinandan Singh, Swastik Chikara, Jacob Bethell, Kanishk Chouhan, Satvik Deswal, Vihaan Malhotra, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Venkatesh Iyer, Swapnil Singh, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Mohit Rathee, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam Dar, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Duffy.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Pat Cummins continues to lead the “intent merchants.” They have poached Ishan Kishan to partner with Travis Head, ensuring the powerplay carnage continues. With Abhishek Sharma in the mix, the top order is relentless. The middle order boasts the brutal power of Heinrich Klaasen and Liam Livingstone.

Squad: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran (Smaran Ravichandran), Salil Arora, Krains Fuletra, Sachin Baby, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Brydon Carse, Shivang Kumar, Amit Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Pat Cummins (c), Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari, Shivam Mavi, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Praful Hinge.

FAQs

1. When does IPL 2026 start and end?

The tournament is scheduled to begin on March 26, 2026, and will conclude with the final on May 31, 2026.

2. Who is the new captain of Lucknow Super Giants?

Rishabh Pant has been appointed as the captain of LSG following his move from the Delhi Capitals.

3. Which team did Ravindra Jadeja join in the 2026 auction?

Ravindra Jadeja has moved to the Rajasthan Royals, strengthening their spin attack alongside Ravi Bishnoi.

 

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