squads for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 featuring a perfect blend of proven match winners and daring auction decisions, making this season one of the most exciting in recent years.
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained their core unit built around Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, while adding Venkatesh Iyer to bolster their batting power. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) grabbed headlines by investing ₹25.2 crore in Cameron Green with the aim of bolstering their middle order along with Rinku Singh and Varun Chakravarthy. Meanwhile, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have taken a forward-looking approach by bringing in Sanju Samson and backing young talents like Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma.
Gujarat Titans (GT) continue to rely on a strong opening duo of Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler backed by a deadly pace attack with Mohammed Siraj and Kagiso Rabada. The leadership dynamic still adds to the intrigue this season Rian Parag He was promoted as the captain of Rajasthan Royals (RR). Rishabh pants and Akhar Patel continue their leadership roles with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Delhi Capitals (DC) respectively.
However, injuries have already rocked several squads before the tournament begins. KKR will drop Harshit Rana, replaced by Navdeep Saini. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have signed David Payne as a replacement Jack Edwards and will also start without Pat Cummins. RCB are facing concerns over Josh Hazlewood’s unavailability for the first few matches and Yash Dayal’s absence, while Mumbai Indians (MI) are clarifying Jasprit Bumrah’s fitness. Despite these challenges, IPL 2026 promises to be an exciting and highly competitive season starting on 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 Chamshulie Kambou, Overton*, Devald Brevis*, Matt Short*, Spencer Johnson*, Zach Foulkes*, Matt Henry*, Nur Ahmed*, Akeal Hosein*
Capitals of Delhi
Axar Patel (capt), Prithvi Shaw, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana, Ashutosh Sharma, Sameer Rizvi, Sahil Parakh, KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Vipraj Nigam, Augib Nabi, Madhav Tiwari, T Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Twitch Kumar, Twitch Kumar, 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, A Sharwshno, A Sharwshno, A Sharwshno 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 Mayalikarab, Umhaibau, 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 Raghuvanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Arshin Kulkarni, Shahbaz Ahmed, Digvesh Rathi, M Siddharth, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Mohammed Shami, Mohsin Khan, Tince Yadul Yadav Arwar, Prince Ten Yadav Mai, Arshin, Matthew Breetzke*, Aiden Markram*, Anrich Nortje*, Nicholas Pooran*, Josh Inglis*, Mitchell Marsh*, Wanindu Hasaranga*
Mumbai Indians
Hardik Pandya (captain), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Denmark Malewar, Robin Minz, Shardul Thakur, Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Tilak Varma, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Rywat, Mayank,* Quinton de Kock*, Corbin Bosch* Sherfane Rutherford*, Mitchell Santner*, Trent Boult* AM Ghazanfar*.
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Kings of the Punjab
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, Thahakurshy, Vishakurshy, Azmatullah Omarzai*, Ben Dwarshuis*, Cooper Connolly*, Marcus Stoinis*, Mitchell Owen*, Xavier Cooper Bartlett*, Marco Jansen*, Loki 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 Sharpande, Tusharesh Desh, Tushardesh, 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, Jasikh Salamnan, Rasikh Salam, Rasikh Bethell*, Phil Salt*, Jordan Cox*, Josh Hazlewood*, Tim David*, Romario Shepherd*, Jacob Duffy*, Nuwan Thursday*
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, On Sakkarib, Shivam, On Sakkarib, Shivam Hinge, Liam Livingston*, Braydon Kars*, David Payne*, Travis Bash*, Heinrich Klaasen*, Kamindu Mendis*, Eshan Malinga*
* – Foreign players
