The 10 teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL) announced their retained and released players for the upcoming season on Saturday.

Kolkata Knight Riders released as many as 10 players and will head to the auction with 13 slots to fill, including six overseas players. Chennai Super Kings let go of 12 players as it looks for an overhaul and has nine slots available.

The auction for the next season will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16. Here’s how many slots each team has left:

Team-wise slots left

• Chennai Super Kings: 9 (4 overseas)

• Mumbai Indians: 5 (1 overseas)

• Kolkata Knight Riders: 13 (6 overseas)

• Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 8 (2 overseas)

• Sunrisers Hyderabad: 10 (2 overseas)

• Gujarat Titans: 5 (4 overseas)

• Rajasthan Royals: 9 (1 overseas)

• Lucknow Super Giants: 6 (4 overseas)

• Delhi Capitals: 8 (5 overseas)

• Punjab Kings: 4 (2 overseas)

Published on Nov 15, 2025