The squads for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 reflect a perfect mix of proven match-winners and bold auction decisions, making this season one of the most exciting in recent years.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained their core built around Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, while adding Venkatesh Iyer to strengthen their batting firepower. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made headlines by investing ₹25.2 crore in Cameron Green, aiming to solidify their middle order alongside Rinku Singh and Varun Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have taken a future-focused approach by bringing in Sanju Samson and backing young uncapped talents like Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma.
Gujarat Titans (GT) continue to rely on their strong opening duo of Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler, supported by a lethal pace attack featuring Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada. Leadership dynamics still add intrigue this season, with Riyan Parag stepping up as Rajasthan Royals (RR) captain, while Rishabh Pant and Axar Patel continue in their leadership roles with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) respectively.
However, injuries have already shaken up several squads before the tournament begins. KKR will miss Harshit Rana, with Navdeep Saini coming in as a replacement. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed David Payne to replace Jack Edwards and will also start without Pat Cummins. RCB face concerns with Josh Hazlewood unavailable for initial few matches and Yash Dayal absent, while Mumbai Indians (MI) await clarity on Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness. Despite these challenges, IPL 2026 promises a thrilling and highly competitive season starting March 28.
IPL 2026 Squads
Chennai Super Kings
Ruturaj Gaikwad (captain), Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni,, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Shivam Dube, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Aman Khan, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Khaleel Ahmed, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton*, Dewald Brevis*, Matt Short*, Spencer Johnson*, Zak Foulkes*, Matt Henry*, Noor Ahmad*, Akeal Hosein*
Delhi Capitals
Axar Patel (captain), Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Nabi, Madhav Tiwari, T Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Mitchell Starc*, Pathum Nissanka*, Dushmantha Chameera*, Lungi Ngidi*, David Miller*, Tristan Stubbs*, Kyle Jamieson*
Gujarat Titans
Shubman Gill (captain), Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Kulwant Khejroliya, Jos Buttler*, Tom Banton*, Luke Wood*, Glenn Phillips*, Jason Holder*, Rashid Khan*, Kagiso Rabada*
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Tejasvi Dahiya, Anukul Roy, Daksh Kamra, Ramandeep Singh, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakravarthy, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Saurabh Dubey, Navdeep Saini, Cameron Green*, Rovman Powell*, Sunil Narine*, Finn Allen*, Rachin Ravindra*, Tim Seifert*, Matheesha Pathirana*, Blessing Muzarabani*
Lucknow Super Giants
Rishabh Pant (captain), Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Himmat Singh, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Mayank Yadav, Naman Tiwari, Matthew Breetzke*, Aiden Markram*, Anrich Nortje*, Nicholas Pooran*, Josh Inglis*, Mitchell Marsh*, Wanindu Hasaranga*
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Danish Malewar, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Tilak Varma, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Izhar, Mayank Rawat, Will Jacks*, Ryan Rickelton*, Quinton de Kock*, Corbin Bosch* Sherfane Rutherford*, Mitchell Santner*, Trent Boult* AM Ghazanfar*
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Punjab Kings
Shreyas Iyer (captain), Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge, Praveen Dubey, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishal Nishad, Yash Thakur, Azmatullah Omarzai*, Ben Dwarshuis*, Cooper Connolly*, Marcus Stoinis*, Mitchell Owen*, Xavier Bartlett*, Marco Jansen*, Lockie Ferguson*
Rajasthan Royals
Riyan Parag (captain), Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aman Rao, Dhruv Jurel, Ravi Singh, Ravindra Jadeja, Yudhvir Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Sushant Mishra, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma, Jofra Archer*, Lhuan-dre Pretorius*, Donovan Ferreira*, Kwena Maphaka*, Nandre Burger*, Adam Milne*, Shimron Hetmyer*, Dasun Shanaka*
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Satwik Deswal, Kanish Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal, Suyash Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Mangesh Yadav, Abhinandan Singh, Jacob Bethell*, Phil Salt*, Jordan Cox*, Josh Hazlewood*, Tim David*, Romario Shepherd*, Jacob Duffy*, Nuwan Thushara*
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Pat Cummins* (captain), Ishan Kishan (stand-in captain), Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Salil Arora, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra, Zeeshan Ansari, Amit Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Onkar Tarmale, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge, Liam Livingstone*, Brydon Carse*, David Payne*, Travis Head*, Heinrich Klaasen*, Kamindu Mendis*, Eshan Malinga*
* – Overseas players
