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IPL 2026 Squads · All ten franchises
IPL 2026 squads: all ten IPL franchises, retentions, auction buys and impact overseas slots.
A squad-by-squad read of every IPL 2026 franchise — what changed at the auction table, which overseas slots are open, and which names move the captaincy column.
All ten squads — at a glance
Retained players, auction buys and the captaincy column for each franchise.
| Franchise | Captain | Overseas slots used | Fantasy note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad | 4 of 8 | Spin-heavy middle overs, dew-dependent at Chepauk |
| Delhi Capitals | Rishabh Pant | 5 of 8 | Top-order power, slow Kotla track favours spin |
| Gujarat Titans | Shubman Gill | 4 of 8 | Narendra Modi Stadium — batting paradise, captaincy compresses |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Ajinkya Rahane | 6 of 8 | Eden Gardens spinners hold; Narine captaincy across formats |
| Lucknow Super Giants | KL Rahul | 5 of 8 | BRSABV Ekana — middle-order shuffle, see spin watch |
| Mumbai Indians | Hardik Pandya | 5 of 8 | Powerplay rebuild — see Mumbai note |
| Punjab Kings | Shikhar Dhawan | 4 of 8 | PCA Mohali — green top rewards pace, death differential |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson | 4 of 8 | Sawai Mansingh spin grip in middle overs |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Faf du Plessis | 5 of 8 | M. Chinnaswamy — short square boundaries push captaincy toward top order |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Pat Cummins | 6 of 8 | Rajiv Gandhi — flat track, depth batting, captaincy risk on bowlers |