List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes

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2026 Indian Premier League Auction
General information
SportCricket
Date(s)TBD
TimeTBD
LocationTBD
Network(s) Star Sports (TV)
JioHotstar (Online)
Overview
League 2026 Indian Premier League
Teams10
  2025
2027  

This is a list of personnel changes which took place ahead of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Contents

Pre-auction

Retirement

Retired players
DateName 2025 teamAgeRef.
27 August 2025 Ravichandran Ashwin Chennai Super Kings 38 [1]

Support staff changes

Support staff changes for the 2025 Indian Premier League
TeamPositionOutgoingIncomingRef.
Kolkata Knight Riders Head coach Chandrakant Pandit [2]
Bowling coach Bharat Arun [3]
Lucknow Super Giants Fast bowling coach Zaheer Khan Bharat Arun [3] [4]
Spin bowling coach Carl Crowe [4]
Rajasthan Royals Head coach Rahul Dravid [5]
Sunrisers Hyderabad Fast bowling coach James Franklin Varun Aaron [6]

References

  1. "Ravichandran Ashwin retires from IPL". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  2. "KKR and head coach Chandrakant Pandit part ways after three seasons".
  3. 1 2 "LSG rope in Bharat Arun as bowling coach amidst KKR restructure".
  4. 1 2 "Full List of All IPL Trade Rumours, Coach Changes, Player Releases Before 2026 Season".
  5. "Rahul Dravid steps down as Rajasthan Royals head coach". Cricbuzz . Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. "Varun Aaron appointed SRH bowling coach ahead of IPL 2026". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 27 August 2025.