Here's everything you need to know about the IPL 2026 retention deadline:

When is the deadline for franchises to announce their list of retained players for IPL 2026?

The deadline for all 10 teams to reveal their list of retained players for the next season is 15th November, 5 p.m. IST.

When are the franchises likely to unveil their retention list?

The teams do have the option to reveal their retention list even before the deadline, but they put their announcement on hold till the deadline, and things will be the same this time as well.

How many players will a franchise be able to retain ahead of the IPL 2026 auction?

There are no such restrictions on how many players a team can retain before the mini auctions.

This means that all the teams can retain as many players as they want from the current team, as long as they are following the rules of building a team between 18 and 25 players and are not exceeding the salary cap of Rs 120 crore.