Overview
- Franchises must file final retention and release lists by November 15 under mini-auction rules that allow unlimited retentions within a 25-player, eight-overseas, ₹120 crore cap.
- Mumbai Indians officially traded in Shardul Thakur from LSG for ₹2 crore and Sherfane Rutherford from GT for ₹2.6 crore in all-cash deals.
- ESPNcricinfo reporting reproduced across outlets says the one-day IPL 2026 auction is scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
- Multiple reports say a CSK–RR blockbuster is close, with Sanju Samson set to move to CSK and Ravindra Jadeja, with Sam Curran, heading to RR, though no club has announced the swap.
- Further moves under discussion include MI’s Arjun Tendulkar reportedly heading to LSG and trade interest in SRH’s Mohammed Shami from LSG and DC, with LSG dropping a social-media hint.