Delhi: Punjab Kings (PBKS), who are in search of the title, have once again made major changes in the retention of IPL 2026. The team has retained some of its most influential match winners, who can give them a strong start in the tournament.

However, releasing several big players in the auction means that PBKS are set to build a completely new and balanced team in the mega auction, which can ultimately lead them to the trophy.

Players retained and released by Punjab Kings

Retained players: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Shashank Singh, Payla Avinash, Harnoor Singh, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Vyasak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Yuzvendra Chahal, Harpreet Brar

Release Player: Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey

Purse Value: Punjab Kings have Rs 11.5 crore left in their purse.