Overview
- The franchise must submit its retention list by November 15 ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
- Matthew Hayden suggested releasing Trent Boult and Deepak Chahar to free funds, with the option to bid for them back at lower prices.
- Trent Boult took 22 wickets in 16 matches in IPL 2025, while Deepak Chahar managed 11 in 14 and missed the Eliminator and Qualifier 2 due to injury.
- Wisden identifies Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah as automatic retentions, with Ryan Rickelton, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner and Will Jacks among other likely keepers alongside Boult and Chahar.
- The mini-auction is reportedly slated for December 15–16 in Abu Dhabi, per ANI, with official confirmation still awaited.