IPL Mini Auction could be on December 15:Player retention deadline November 15; CSK may release Sam Curran

The mini-auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 could be held in the second or third week of December. According to a Cricbuzz report, the potential dates for the auction are set between December 13 and 15. For this, the 10 teams of the tournament have been given a deadline of November 15 for retention. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) might release some big players, including England all-rounder Sam Curran. Meanwhile, the team’s CEO Kasi Viswanathan stated that MS Dhoni will play the next season as well. Auction might be held in India This time, the auction might be held in India. However, there has been no confirmation from the BCCI on this yet. The 2023 auction was held in Dubai and the 2024 auction in Saudi Arabia. Sources within the franchise teams stated that it would not be surprising if this year’s auction takes place in India. What is a mini-auction? In a mini-auction, tournament teams can retain as many players as they want. Typically, this auction concludes in a single day because not many players are bid on. On the other hand, a mega auction takes place once every 3 years, in which teams can retain a maximum of 6 players. A mega auction was held before the 2025 IPL. This time, a mini-auction is to be held. Next year will also be a mini-auction, then in 2028, there will be a mega auction. There are 2 mini-auctions between mega auctions. Player list to be submitted by November 15 The last date to retain players for the mini-auction is November 15. By this date, teams will have to provide information to the IPL Committee about the players to be released and retained from their squad. Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Rajasthan Royals, who finished in the last 3 positions last season, may release most players to build a strong team. CSK wants to include Sanju Samson According to media reports, the CSK team is looking to include Rajasthan’s Sanju Samson in their squad through a trade deal before the auction. For this, the team is ready to release players like Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Sam Curran and New Zealand’s Devon Conway. After off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s retirement, Chennai’s purse has also increased by Rs 9.75 crore. The Rajasthan team had said 2 months ago that they would like to take Shivam Dube and Ravindra Jadeja from Chennai in exchange for Samson. Apart from Samson, the team might also release Sri Lanka’s spin duo Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana. KKR might release Venkatesh Players like Thangarasu Natarajan, Mitchell Starc, Akash Deep, Mayank Yadav and David Miller might also enter the auction. On the other hand, all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, the third most expensive player of the mega auction, might be released by the KKR team. Kolkata had bought him for 23.75 crore rupees, but he could only score 142 runs in 11 matches with an average of 20.28. RCB defending champions, MI-CSK have won 5-5 titles Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) are the defending champions of IPL, the team won its first title by defeating Punjab Kings in the final. Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have won the most titles, 5 each. Kolkata are the third most successful team, winning 3 titles.