Franchises were allowed to retain any number of players from their squad,[6] including traded players while excluding players signed as temporary replacements.[7] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025.[8] Kolkata retained twelve players, including captain Ajinkya Rahane.[9][10]
The season's auction took place in December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[14] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹125 crore (US$15million),[9] with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player.[6][15] Kolkata had a purse remaining of ₹64.30 crore (US$7.6million).[16] Kolkata bought thirteen players in the auction, including nine capped players and six overseas players.[17][18]
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