IPL 2026 Trade Players List

Prior to the Indian Premier League 2026 auction, several trades have already taken place. Players such as Sam Curran, Ravindra Jadeja and Sarfaraz Khan have all moved across to join new franchises after the retention deadline had passed; any player not retained by his respective teams now becomes available for trade.

On December 16 in Mumbai, the Indian Premier League 2026 Player Auction will take place. Expected to be one of the most competitive yet, teams are competing to sign the best players from around the globe such as Glenn Maxwell, Faf du Plessis, David Miller and Quinton de Kock among many others.

As many as 48 players have already been traded leading up to the IPL auction. Here is an overview of these trades so far:

IPL 2026 Trade Players List

Confirmed list of player trades ahead of the IPL 2026 season

• Some trades involved cash deals or were confirmed at existing retained prices. Cricket 97
• These trades reshaped several key team cores ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. thebridgechronicle.com

If you want, I can also give you the full retained + released list for each team or the auction buys list for IPL 2026!

West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder has reignited an intense bidding war between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Holder’s base price for Australia-born Australian is Rs 1 crore; CSK have outbid KKR to secure him at an asking price of over that mark; Jordan Cox remains in high demand despite not yet reaching Rs 4 crore; however RCB have secured him for a base price of just 75 lakh rupees.

Leg-spinner Mayank Markande has returned to Mumbai Indians (MI), following a successful trade from Gujarat Titans (GT). At 27-years-old, Mayank has played in five IPL seasons for three different franchises and was an integral part of GT’s Purple Cap-winning squad in 2023 – garnering him 37 wickets overall in total.

Sam Curran has made the switch from Chennai Super Kings (CSK) to Rajasthan Royals at his existing league fee of INR 2.4 crore following a trade. Curran will represent Rajasthan Royals for the first time, having previously represented Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad during previous IPL seasons.

India batter Prithvi Shaw was initially disappointed after being passed over in the initial rounds of auction, but quickly responded on social media when his name surfaced during an accelerated round of unsold players and ultimately was chosen by Delhi Capitals for Rs 1.75 crore.

New Zealand fast bowler Tim Southee was the second most expensive player of the auction, purchased by KKR for Rs 8.75 crore and will provide depth and cover to their pace attack. Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Kagiso Rabada also garnered multiple bids at this event; similarly Yashpal Yadav, Varun Aaron and Mohammad Siraj all attracted multiple offers during bidding processes.