List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes

2026 Indian Premier League Auction
General information
Sport	Cricket
Date	16 December 2025
Location	Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Networks	Star Sports (TV) JioHotstar (Online)
Overview
League	2026 Indian Premier League
Teams	10
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The 2026 Indian Premier League will be the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It has been held annually since the first edition in 2008.

The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025, ^[1] and a total of 173 players were retained ahead of the auction. ^[2] The auction will be held on 16 December 2025 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ^[3] This will be the third consecutive time that the IPL auction is being conducted abroad and the second time it is hosted in the United Arab Emirates since the 2024 mini auction.

Format

The 2026 Auction will be a mini auction, meaning teams will have a smaller purse and can retain as many players as they want. They can also trade players to increase their purse for the auction. ^[4]

Pre-auction

Retired players

List of Retired players ahead of 2026 Auction

Date	Name	2025 team	Age	Ref.
27 August 2025	Ravichandran Ashwin	Chennai Super Kings	38	[5]

Traded players ^[6]

Legend:
– Foreign players

Player	Nationality	Salary	From	To	Date	Ref
Shardul Thakur	India	₹2 crore (US$240,000)	Lucknow Super Giants	Mumbai Indians	13 November 2025	[7]
Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	₹2.6 crore (US$310,000)	Gujarat Titans	Mumbai Indians	13 November 2025	[8]
Ravindra Jadeja	India	₹14 crore (US$1.7 million)	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	15 November 2025	[9]
Sanju Samson	India	₹18 crore (US$2.1 million)	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings	15 November 2025
Sam Curran	England	₹2.4 crore (US$280,000)	Chennai Super Kings	Rajasthan Royals	15 November 2025
Mohammed Shami	India	₹10 crore (US$1.2 million)	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Lucknow Super Giants	15 November 2025	[10]
Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	₹1 crore (US$120,000)	Delhi Capitals	Rajasthan Royals	15 November 2025	[11]
Nitish Rana	India	₹4.2 crore (US$500,000)	Rajasthan Royals	Delhi Capitals	15 November 2025
Mayank Markande	India	₹30 lakh (US$35,000)	Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai Indians	15 November 2025	[12]
Arjun Tendulkar	India	₹30 lakh (US$35,000)	Mumbai Indians	Lucknow Super Giants	15 November 2025	[13]

Retained players ^[14]

Legend:
– Foreign players
– Team captain
– Traded players
† – Replacement players

Chennai Super Kings

Player	Nationality	Salary
Ruturaj Gaikwad	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Sanju Samson	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Shivam Dube	India	₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Noor Ahmad	Afghanistan	₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)
Khaleel Ahmed	India	₹ 4.8 crore (US$570,000)
MS Dhoni	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Anshul Kamboj	India	₹ 3.4 crore (US$400,000)
Dewald Brevis †	South Africa	₹ 2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Gurjapneet Singh	India	₹ 2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Nathan Ellis	Australia	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Jamie Overton	England	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Mukesh Choudhary	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Ramakrishna Ghosh	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Shreyas Gopal	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Ayush Mhatre †	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Urvil Patel †	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Delhi Capitals

Player	Nationality	Salary
Axar Patel	India	₹ 16.5 crore (US$2.0 million)
KL Rahul	India	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Kuldeep Yadav	India	₹ 13.25 crore (US$1.6 million)
Mitchell Starc	Australia	₹ 11.75 crore (US$1.4 million)
T. Natarajan	India	₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
Tristan Stubbs	South Africa	₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)
Mukesh Kumar	India	₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
Nitish Rana	India	₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Abhishek Porel	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Ashutosh Sharma	India	₹ 3.8 crore (US$450,000)
Sameer Rizvi	India	₹ 95 lakh (US$110,000)
Dushmantha Chameera	Sri Lanka	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Karun Nair	India	₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
Madhav Tiwari	India	₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)
Ajay Mandal	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Tripurana Vijay	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Vipraj Nigam	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Gujarat Titans

Player	Nationality	Salary
Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Shubman Gill	India	₹ 16.5 crore (US$2.0 million)
Jos Buttler	England	₹ 15.75 crore (US$1.9 million)
Mohammed Siraj	India	₹ 12.25 crore (US$1.4 million)
Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
Prasidh Krishna	India	₹ 9.5 crore (US$1.1 million)
Sai Sudarshan	India	₹ 8.5 crore (US$1.0 million)
Rahul Tewatia	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Shahrukh Khan	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Washington Sundar	India	₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
R. Sai Kishore	India	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Glenn Phillips	New Zealand	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Arshad Khan	India	₹ 1.3 crore (US$150,000)
Gurnoor Singh Brar	India	₹ 1.3 crore (US$150,000)
Ishant Sharma	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Jayant Yadav	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Kumar Kushagra	India	₹ 65 lakh (US$77,000)
Anuj Rawat	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Manav Suthar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Nishant Sindhu	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Player	Nationality	Salary
Rinku Singh	India	₹ 13 crore (US$1.5 million)
Sunil Narine	West Indies	₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Varun Chakravarthy	India	₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Harshit Rana	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Ramandeep Singh	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	India	₹ 3 crore (US$350,000)
Vaibhav Arora	India	₹ 1.8 crore (US$210,000)
Ajinkya Rahane	India	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Rovman Powell	West Indies	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Manish Pandey	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Umran Malik	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Anukul Roy	India	₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)

Lucknow Super Giants

Player	Nationality	Salary
Rishabh Pant	India	₹ 27 crore (US$3.2 million)
Nicholas Pooran	West Indies	₹ 21 crore (US$2.5 million)
Mayank Yadav	India	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Mohammed Shami	India	₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)
Avesh Khan	India	₹ 9.75 crore (US$1.2 million)
Abdul Samad	India	₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Ayush Badoni	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Mohsin Khan	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Mitchell Marsh	Australia	₹ 3.4 crore (US$400,000)
Shahbaz Ahmed	India	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Aiden Markram	South Africa	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Manimaran Siddharth	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Matthew Breetzke	South Africa	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Akash Singh	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Arjun Tendulkar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Arshin Kulkarni	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Himmat Singh	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Digvesh Rathi	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Prince Yadav	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Mumbai Indians

Player	Nationality	Salary
Jasprit Bumrah	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Hardik Pandya	India	₹ 16.35 crore (US$1.9 million)
Suryakumar Yadav	India	₹ 16.35 crore (US$1.9 million)
Rohit Sharma	India	₹ 16.30 crore (US$1.9 million)
Trent Boult	New Zealand	₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million)
Deepak Chahar	India	₹ 9.25 crore (US$1.1 million)
Tilak Varma	India	₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
Will Jacks	England	₹ 5.25 crore (US$620,000)
Naman Dhir	India	₹ 5.25 crore (US$620,000)
Allah Ghazanfar	Afghanistan	₹ 4.8 crore (US$570,000)
Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Shardul Thakur	India	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Ryan Rickelton	South Africa	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Corbin Bosch	South Africa	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Robin Minz	India	₹ 65 lakh (US$77,000)
Raj Angad Bawa	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Ashwani Kumar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Raghu Sharma	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Mayank Markande	India	₹30 lakh (US$35,000)

Punjab Kings

Player	Nationality	Salary
Shreyas Iyer	India	₹ 26.75 crore (US$3.2 million)
Arshdeep Singh	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Yuzvendra Chahal	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Marcus Stoinis	Australia	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Marco Jansen	South Africa	₹ 7 crore (US$830,000)
Shashank Singh	India	₹ 5.5 crore (US$650,000)
Nehal Wadhera	India	₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Prabhsimran Singh	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Priyansh Arya	India	₹ 3.8 crore (US$450,000)
Mitchell Owen	Australia	₹ 3 crore (US$350,000)
Azmatullah Omarzai	Afghanistan	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Vijaykumar Vyshak	India	₹ 1.8 crore (US$210,000)
Yash Thakur	India	₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Harpreet Brar	India	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Vishnu Vinod	India	₹ 95 lakh (US$110,000)
Xavier Bartlett	Australia	₹ 80 lakh (US$95,000)
Pyla Avinash	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Harnoor Pannu	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Musheer Khan	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Suryansh Shedge	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Rajasthan Royals

Player	Nationality	Salary
Yashasvi Jaiswal	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Riyan Parag	India	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Ravindra Jadeja	India	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Dhruv Jurel	India	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Jofra Archer	England	₹ 12.50 crore (US$1.5 million)
Shimron Hetmyer	West Indies	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Tushar Deshpande	India	₹ 6.5 crore (US$770,000)
Sandeep Sharma	India	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Nandre Burger	South Africa	₹ 3.5 crore (US$410,000)
Sam Curran	England	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Kwena Maphaka	South Africa	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi	India	₹ 1.1 crore (US$130,000)
Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Shubham Dubey	India	₹ 80 lakh (US$95,000)
Yudhvir Singh	India	₹ 35 lakh (US$41,000)
Lhuan-dre Pretorius	South Africa	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Player	Nationality	Salary
Virat Kohli	India	₹ 21 crore (US$2.5 million)
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	₹ 12.5 crore (US$1.5 million)
Phil Salt	England	₹ 11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)
Rajat Patidar	India	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Jitesh Sharma	India	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	₹ 10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
Rasikh Salam	India	₹ 6 crore (US$710,000)
Krunal Pandya	India	₹ 5.75 crore (US$680,000)
Yash Dayal	India	₹ 5 crore (US$590,000)
Tim David	Australia	₹ 3 crore (US$350,000)
Suyash Sharma	India	₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Jacob Bethell	England	₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Devdutt Padikkal	India	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Nuwan Thushara	Sri Lanka	₹ 1.6 crore (US$190,000)
Romario Shepherd	West Indies	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Swapnil Singh	India	₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
Abhinandan Singh	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Player	Nationality	Salary
Heinrich Klaasen	South Africa	₹ 23 crore (US$2.7 million)
Pat Cummins	Australia	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Travis Head	Australia	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Abhishek Sharma	India	₹ 14 crore (US$1.7 million)
Ishan Kishan	India	₹ 11.25 crore (US$1.3 million)
Harshal Patel	India	₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
Nitish Kumar Reddy	India	₹ 6 crore (US$710,000)
Eshan Malinga	Sri Lanka	₹ 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Brydon Carse	England	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Jaydev Unadkat	India	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Kamindu Mendis	Sri Lanka	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Zeeshan Ansari	India	₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)
Smaran Ravichandran	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Aniket Verma	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Harsh Dubey	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Released players ^[15]

Legend:
– Foreign players
– Team captain
– Traded players

Chennai Super Kings

Player	Nationality	Salary
Ravindra Jadeja	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka	₹ 13 crore (US$1.5 million)
Ravichandran Ashwin	India	₹ 9.75 crore (US$1.2 million)
Devon Conway	New Zealand	₹ 6.25 crore (US$740,000)
Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	₹ 4 crore (US$470,000)
Rahul Tripathi	India	₹ 3.4 crore (US$400,000)
Sam Curran	England	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Deepak Hooda	India	₹ 1.7 crore (US$200,000)
Vijay Shankar	India	₹ 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Vansh Bedi	India	₹ 55 lakh (US$65,000)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Shaik Rasheed	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Andre Siddarth	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Delhi Capitals

Player	Nationality	Salary
Jake Fraser-McGurk	Australia	₹ 9 crore (US$1.1 million)
Harry Brook	England	₹ 6.25 crore (US$740,000)
Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	₹ 6 crore (US$710,000)
Mohit Sharma	India	₹ 2.2 crore (US$260,000)
Faf du Plessis	South Africa	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Sediqullah Atal	Afghanistan	₹ 1.25 crore (US$150,000)
Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Manvanth Kumar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Darshan Nalkande	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Gujarat Titans

Player	Nationality	Salary
Sherfane Rutherford	West Indies	₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Gerald Coetzee	South Africa	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Mahipal Lomror	India	₹ 1.7 crore (US$200,000)
Karim Janat	Afghanistan	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Dasun Shanaka	Sri Lanka	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Kusal Mendis	Australia	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Kulwant Khejroliya	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Player	Nationality	Salary
Venkatesh Iyer	India	₹ 23.75 crore (US$2.8 million)
Andre Russell	West Indies	₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Anrich Nortje	South Africa	₹ 6.5 crore (US$770,000)
Quinton de Kock	South Africa	₹ 3.6 crore (US$430,000)
Spencer Johnson	Australia	₹ 2.8 crore (US$330,000)
Moeen Ali	England	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	Afghanistan	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Chetan Sakariya	India	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Luvnith Sisodia	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Shivam Shukla	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Mayank Markande	India	₹30 lakh (US$35,000)

Lucknow Super Giants

Player	Nationality	Salary
Ravi Bishnoi	India	₹ 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Akash Deep	India	₹ 8 crore (US$950,000)
David Miller	South Africa	₹ 7.5 crore (US$890,000)
Will O'Rourke	New Zealand	₹ 3 crore (US$350,000)
Shardul Thakur	India	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Shamar Joseph	West Indies	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Yuvraj Chaudhary	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Aryan Juyal	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Mumbai Indians

Player	Nationality	Salary
Jonny Bairstow	England	₹ 5.25 crore (US$620,000)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Richard Gleeson	England	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Charith Asalanka	Sri Lanka	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Reece Topley	England	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Lizaad Williams	South Africa	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Karn Sharma	India	₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
Bevon Jacobs	New Zealand	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Vignesh Puthur	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Satyanarayana Raju	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Krishnan Shrijith	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Arjun Tendulkar	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Punjab Kings

Player	Nationality	Salary
Glenn Maxwell	Australia	₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Josh Inglis	Australia	₹ 2.6 crore (US$310,000)
Kyle Jamieson	New Zealand	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Aaron Hardie	Australia	₹ 1.25 crore (US$150,000)
Kuldeep Sen	India	₹ 80 lakh (US$95,000)
Praveen Dubey	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Rajasthan Royals

Player	Nationality	Salary
Sanju Samson	India	₹ 18 crore (US$2.1 million)
Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	₹ 5.25 crore (US$620,000)
Maheesh Theekshana	Sri Lanka	₹ 4.4 crore (US$520,000)
Nitish Rana	India	₹ 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Fazalhaq Farooqi	Afghanistan	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Akash Madhwal	India	₹ 1.2 crore (US$140,000)
Kumar Kartikeya	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Kunal Singh Rathore	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Ashok Sharma	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Player	Nationality	Salary
Liam Livingstone	England	₹ 8.75 crore (US$1.0 million)
Tim Seifert	New Zealand	₹ 2 crore (US$240,000)
Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Mayank Agarwal	India	₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Manoj Bhandage	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Swastik Chikara	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Mohit Rathee	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Player	Nationality	Salary
Mohammed Shami	India	₹ 10 crore (US$1.2 million)
Rahul Chahar	India	₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Abhinav Manohar	India	₹ 3.2 crore (US$380,000)
Adam Zampa	Australia	₹ 2.4 crore (US$280,000)
Simarjeet Singh	India	₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Wiaan Mulder	South Africa	₹ 75 lakh (US$89,000)
Sachin Baby	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)
Atharva Taide	India	₹ 30 lakh (US$35,000)

Purse remaining

Purse remaining ahead of 2026 Auction

Team	Purse available	Slots left
Chennai Super Kings	₹ 43.40 crore (US$5.1 million)	9 (4 overseas)
Delhi Capitals	₹ 21.80 crore (US$2.6 million)	8 (5 overseas)
Gujarat Titans	₹ 12.90 crore (US$1.5 million)	5 (4 overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders	₹ 64.30 crore (US$7.6 million)	13 (6 overseas)
Lucknow Super Giants	₹ 22.95 crore (US$2.7 million)	6 (4 overseas)
Mumbai Indians	₹ 2.75 crore (US$330,000)	5 (1 overseas)
Punjab Kings	₹ 11.50 crore (US$1.4 million)	4 (2 overseas)
Rajasthan Royals	₹ 16.05 crore (US$1.9 million)	9 (1 overseas)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	₹ 16.40 crore (US$1.9 million)	8 (2 overseas)
Sunrisers Hyderabad	₹ 25.50 crore (US$3.0 million)	10 (2 overseas)

Support staff changes

Support staff changes ahead of 2026 Indian Premier League

Team	Position	Outgoing	Incoming	Ref.
Kolkata Knight Riders	Head coach	Chandrakant Pandit	Abhishek Nayar	[16] [17]
	Bowling coach	Bharat Arun	Tim Southee	[18] [19]
	Spin bowling coach	Carl Crowe	—
	Assistant coach	Abhishek Nayar	Shane Watson	[20]
		Ottis Gibson
Lucknow Super Giants	Mentor	Zaheer Khan	—	[21]
	Assistant coach	Rajat Bhatia	—
	Bowling coach	—	Bharat Arun	[22]
	Spin bowling coach	—	Carl Crowe
	Stategic Advisor	—	Kane Williamson	[23]
	Director of Cricket	—	Tom Moody	[24]
Punjab Kings	Spin bowling coach	Sunil Joshi	Sairaj Bahutule	[25] [26]
Rajasthan Royals	Head coach	Rahul Dravid	Kumar Sangakkara	[27] [28]
	Spin bowling coach	Sairaj Bahutule		[29]
	Fielding coach	Dishant Yagnik
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Fast bowling coach	James Franklin	Varun Aaron	[30]

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