IPL 2026 season - Squad updates after the December IPL auction
The IPL franchises have revealed their updated squads following the December auction, introducing exciting new signings. Key highlights include Chennai Super Kings welcoming Akeal Hosein and Matt Henry, while Delhi Capitals added David Miller and Lungi Ngidi. Gujarat Titans strengthened their lineup with Jason Holder and Tom Banton. Across teams, there is a balanced mix of experienced internationals and emerging domestic players. These changes promise a competitive season, offering fans fresh talent in action and improved team dynamics on the field.
- Kolkata Knight Riders pick up the bulk of players in the IPL auction.
- Squads for the 2026 season have now been completed.
- The IPL’s 19th season takes place from March to May 2026.
The Kolkata Knight Riders did the most business in the IPL auction (Getty Images).
IPL squad updates after the December auction
- IPL squad updates after the December auction
- Chennai Super Kings squad
- Delhi Capitals squad
- Gujarat Titans
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- Lucknow Super Giants
- Mumbai Indians
- Punjab Kings
- Rajasthan Royals
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
Chennai Super Kings squad
New signings: Akeal Hosein, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Matt Short, Aman Khan, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar, Zak Foulkes.
Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Short.
Allrounders: Shivam Dube, Zak Foulkes, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Jamie Overton, Akeal Hosein, Aman Khan, Prashant Veer.
Keepers: Sanju Samson, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma.
Pace: Khaleel Ahmed, Nathan Ellis, Matt Henry, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj, Mukesh Choudhary.
Spin: Noor Ahmad, Rahul Chahar.
Delhi Capitals squad
New signings: David Miller, Ben Duckett, Auqib Nabi, Pathum Nissanka, Lungi Ngidi, Prithvi Shaw.
Batters: Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Pathum Nissanka, Ashutosh Sharma, David Miller, Sameer Rizvi, Sahil Parakh.
Allrounders: Axar Patel, Vipraj Nigam, Kyle Jamieson, Auqib Nabi, Madhav Tiwari, T Vijay, Ajay Mandal.
Keepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Ben Duckett.
Pace: Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi, Dushmantha Chameera.
Spin: Kuldeep Yadav.
Gujarat Titans
New signings: Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Prthvi Raj.
Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Tom Banton, Glenn Phillips, Shahrukh Khan.
Allrounders: Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Manav Suthar, Rahul Tewatia, Nishant Sindhu, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan.
Keepers: Jos Buttler, Anuj Rawat, Kumar Kushagra.
Pace: Kagiso Rabada, Luke Wood, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Prithvi Raj Yarra.
Spin: Sai Kishore.
Kolkata Knight Riders
New signings: Cameron Green, Finn Allen, Matheesha Pathirana, Tejasvi Dahiya, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Rahul Tripathi, Tim Seifert, Mustafizur Rahman, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Akash Deep.
Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell.
Allrounders: Anukul Roy, Cameron Green, Daksh Kamra, Ramandeep Singh, Rachin Ravindra, Sarthak Ranjan, Sunil Narine.
Keepers: Finn Allen, Tejasvi Dahiya, Tim Seifert.
Pace: Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Kartik Tyagi, Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora.
Spin: Prashant Solanki, Varun Chakravarthy.
Lucknow Super Giants
New signings: Wanindu Hasaranga, Anrich Nortje, Mukul Choudhary, Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Josh Inglis.
Batters: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Aiden Markram, Akshat Raghuwanshi.
Allrounders: Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed.
Keepers: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Josh Inglis, Mukul Choudhary.
Pace: Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Mayank Yadav, Naman Tiwari.
Spin: Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth.
Mumbai Indians
New signings: Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammed Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat.
Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Danish Malewar.
Allrounders: Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Tilak Varma, Will Jacks, Atharva Ankolekar.
Keepers: Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock.
Pace: Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Mohammed Izhar.
Spin: Mayank Markande, AM Ghazanfar, Raghu Sharma.
Punjab Kings
New signings: Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Praveen Dubey, Vishal Nishad.
Batters: Harnoor Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shreyas Iyer.
Allrounders: Azmatullah Omarzai, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Owen, Musheer Khan, Shashank Singh, Suryansh Shedge.
Keepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod.
Pace: Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Vishal Nishad, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur.
Spin: Praveen Dubey, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals
New signings: Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen.
Batters: Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aman Rao.
Allrounders: Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh.
Keepers: Dhruv Jurel, Ravi Singh.
Pace: Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Sushant Mishra, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Brijesh Sharma.
Spin: Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Raj Punja, Vignesh Puthur.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
New signings: Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satwik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Luke Wood, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan.
Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal.
Allrounders: Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Romario Shepherd, Satwik Deswal, Kanish Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Vicky Ostwal.
Keepers: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox.
Pace: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, Mangesh Yadav, Yash Dayal, Jacob Duffy, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh.
Spin: Suyash Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
New signings: Shivang Kumar, Salil Arora, Sakib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards.
Batters: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, R Smaran.
Allrounders: Liam Livingstone, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Jack Edwards, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra.
Keepers: Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Salil Arora.
Pace: Eshan Malinga, Jaydev Unadkat, Shivam Mavi, Onkar Tarmale, Sakib Hussain, Praful Hinge.
Spin: Zeeshan Ansari, Amit Kumar.
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