With the announcement by JioStar, the broadcasters of the league, that all ten franchises will be submitting their list of retained and released players by November 15, the excitement for the IPL 2026 is reaching fever pitch. This comes right after India sealed a T20I series win against Australia, adding to the cricketing buzz.

With the IPL 2026 mini-auction scheduled for December, teams are already in deep strategy mode. Given that the league conducted a mega auction last year, when squads were built for a three-year cycle, this year’s retention process comes with slightly altered rules. Crucially, there will be no cap on the number of players each team can retain – a move expected to give franchises greater flexibility in order to maintain core line-ups.

And adding to the spice, the IP

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