All 10 IPL franchises are required to confirm their list of released and retained players by Saturday, November 15, ahead of the 2026 mini auction. According to reports, franchises must submit their final lists by 3 PM IST on the same day.

Since the upcoming auction will be a mini-auction, teams are allowed to retain as many players as they want. The only requirement is that their squad size does not exceed the limit of 25 players. Each franchise is expected to receive a purse of around ₹120 crore for the mini-auction.

There has been plenty of action and excitement leading up to the IPL 2026 retention day. While a few significant player trades have taken place, some highly anticipated exchanges did not materialize. Fans and experts alike are eager to find out which star players will be released or retained.

### IPL 2026 Retention Telecast Channel in India

The live telecast of IPL 2026 retentions will be available in India on the Star Sports network channels. The event will be broadcast live in multiple languages on the following channels: Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 (Hindi), Star Sports 2 (Tamil), Star Sports 2 (Telugu), and Star Sports 2 (Malayalam).

Live coverage is scheduled to begin at 5 PM IST.

### IPL 2026 Retention Live Streaming in India

For viewers in India, the IPL 2026 retentions can also be streamed live on the JioHotstar app as well as the JioHotstar website.

### IPL 2026 Player Trades

As mentioned earlier, there have been some interesting player trades ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Here are the confirmed moves so far:

– All-rounder Shardul Thakur has been traded from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) to Mumbai Indians (MI) at his existing player fee of ₹2 crore.
– West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford has been traded from Gujarat Titans (GT) to MI for his existing price of ₹2.6 crore.
– Though not officially confirmed, multiple reports suggest that Rajasthan Royals (RR) have traded wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in exchange for all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran.
– MI have traded Arjun Tendulkar to LSG for ₹30 lakh.
– Mohammad Shami is set to move from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to LSG in an all-cash deal worth ₹10 crore.

Stay tuned for more updates as IPL 2026 retention day unfolds!
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