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November 15, 2025 21:36 IST
Why did Ravindra Jadeja take a pay-cut to leave Dhoni’s CSK and join Rajasthan Royals?Subscriber Only
This sort of a trade is unprecedented and other franchises reckon it could pave the way for more such in the future. The four crore that they saved from Jadeja meant, they got Curran (Rs 2.4 crore) and also Donovan Ferreira (Rs 1 crore)
November 15, 2025 19:27 IST
IPL 2026 auction: Full list of purse left for all 10 teams after retention deadline
Every single IPL team released a number of players ahead of the mini auction in December. Here’s the remaining purse for each team as they head into the mini auction
November 15, 2025 21:57 IST
Jadeja’s first reaction on emotional return to Rajasthan Royals after 17 years: ‘Not just a team, it’s home’
In his first reaction since returning to the franchise where he began his IPL journey in 2008, Jadeja expressed his delight.
November 15, 2025 18:09 IST
LSG Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list of Lucknow Super Giants as Ravi Bishnoi, David Miller released; Mohammed Shami traded in
Lucknow Super Giants Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: LSG have been active ahead of the retention deadline and have conducted three separate all-cash deals.
November 15, 2025 17:42 IST
DC Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk released; Full list Delhi Capitals players; Purse & slot remaining
Delhi Capitals Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: The 2025 season promised much initially but delivered less as Delhi's campaign progressed.
November 15, 2025 17:41 IST
RCB Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Livingstone, Ngidi, Seifert released; Full list of Royal Challengers Bengaluru players; Purse & slot remaining
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: With the RCB winning the last edition, this year might be a rare occurence where they don't go for a complete squad overhaul.
November 15, 2025 17:47 IST
SRH Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list for Sunrisers Hyderabad as they retain Heinrich Klaasen, release Adam Zampa, trade Mohammed Shami out
Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to get back on the pedestal once again after their fairly ordinary performance last year.
November 15, 2025 10:37 IST
IPL 2026: Sanju Samson moves to Chennai in CSK’s biggest-ever trade deal, Jadeja returns to Rajasthan Royals at Rs 14 crore
IPL 2026 Retention: In one of the biggest-ever IPL trade-transfer deals, Sanju Samson was confirmed to switch to the Chennai Super Kings with Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran moving to the Rajasthan Royals.
December 16, 2025 13:04 IST
IPL 2026 Retained and Released Players HIGHLIGHTS: CSK release Pathirana; KKR let go of Russell, Iyer; PBKS offload Maxwell
Catch the latest updates as Sanju Samson moves to Chennai Super Kings, Ravindra Jadeja returns to Rajasthan Royals and Mohammed Shami changes base to Lucknow Super Giants.
November 15, 2025 18:20 IST
MI Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list of retained and released players of Mumbai Indians
Mumbai Indians Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: Even before the retention deadline day, MI have been active with trades, getting Shardul Thakur and Sherfane Rutherford.
November 15, 2025 18:01 IST
GT Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list of Gujarat Titans players after Coetzee, Shanaka released, Rutherford traded out
Gujarat Titans Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: Gujarat Titans have allowed Sherfane Rutherford to join the Mumbai Indians ahead of the IPL 2026 retention deadline day.
November 15, 2025 18:38 IST
PBKS Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list of Punjab Kings as finalists let go Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis but retain core
Punjab Kings Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: With the Punjab Kings reaching the IPL final in the last edition, this is a rare year that they don't go for a complete squad overhaul.
November 15, 2025 17:44 IST
KKR Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Russell, Venkatesh Iyer released; Full list of Kolkata Knight Riders players; Purse & slot remaining
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Complete Player List with Price for IPL 2026: 2024 champions Kolkata Knight Riders will look to get back on the pedestal once again after their fairly ordinary performance last year.
November 15, 2025 17:44 IST
CSK Retained and Released Players IPL 2026: Full list of Chennai Super Kings as Dhoni retained, Patheerana and Rachin among those released
Chennai Super Kings Retained Complete Players List with Price for IPL 2026: Check out the full list of CSK's trades, retentions and releases ahead of the Indian Premier League 2026 season.
November 14, 2025 05:25 IST
IPL retention deadline: Can CSK afford to lose Jadeja? Would KKR, LSG go for a rebuild? And other key talking pointsSubscriber Only
Though it will be a mini auction this time, quite a few teams are eyeing a rebuild. The Indian Express finds out what each franchise is up to ahead of the retention deadline on Saturday.
November 13, 2025 18:54 IST
Sherfane Rutherford traded to Mumbai Indians from Gujarat Titans
Rutherford has played 23 IPL matches so far, having earlier represented Delhi Capitals in 2019 and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in 2022. He was part of the MI squad in 2020 and the Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024, but did not feature in the playing XI during those seasons.
November 13, 2025 18:22 IST
Shardul Thakur joins Mumbai Indians from Lucknow Super Giants ahead of IPL 2026
After the last auction, Thakur found himself with no takers in the league, where he had previously turned out for five different teams – CSK in two stints, either side of playing for Punjab Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants, Delhi Capitals and Kolkata Knight Riders.
November 13, 2025 14:38 IST
IPL 2026: Shane Watson named new KKR assistant coach
Shane Watson is the latest appointment to a revamped support staff, which has seen the likes of Chandrakant Pandit and Bharat Arun exit over the last few months.
November 13, 2025 14:06 IST
IPL 2026 Retention: All you need to know about Indian Premier League retentions
IPL 2026 Retention: Check final date: The Indian Express gives all the details of IPL retentions of CSK, MI, RCB, GT, KKR, LSG, RR, DC, SRH, PBKS franchises
November 10, 2025 08:44 IST
Sanju Samson could move to CSK in a swap deal involving Ravindra Jadeja and one other playerSubscriber Only
CSK has been negotiating with RR for the last five months and it is yet to be decided if it will be Sam Curran or Matheesha Pathirana who will join Jadeja in moving to the latter side.
November 8, 2025 07:56 IST
Hopeful MS Dhoni would play next season of IPL, says Chennai Super Kings CEOSubscriber Only
While there is Urvil Patel as a backup wicketkeeper option, the franchise has been in talks with the Rajasthan Royals over a possible trade for Sanju Samson. But Dhoni continues to remain in their plans.
November 5, 2025 23:43 IST
RCB put on sale months after stampede during IPL 2025 victory paradeSubscriber Only
While there have been talks about the franchise’s ownership, the confirmation came on Wednesday evening with Diageo revealing that they initiated the process to sell the IPL as well as the Women’s Premier League (WPL) team, which is three years old and has a title to its name.
October 30, 2025 18:38 IST
Rahul Dravid on teenage prodigy Vaibhav Suryavanshi: ‘You can’t coach that mindset, you have to own it’
Dravid said the mindset with which Vaibhav operates should not be coached, but one has to own the special talent he is.
October 26, 2025 22:49 IST
‘To play for India you have to do well in IPL,’ forgotten 2020/21 BGT star says after productive day in Ranji Trophy
Navdeep Saini was once regarded as a future regular for India but hasn't played any international cricket since July 2021.
October 18, 2025 09:34 IST
Indian T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav compares his relationship with Head Coach Gautam Gambhir as bond between brothers: ‘life has come full circle’
"So when we discuss squads, a lot of the time, it happens that he picks an eleven, and I pick an eleven; there are absolutely no differences," said Suryakumar Yadav in coversation with Anant Goenka, Executive Director of The Indian Express Group and Devendra Pandey, Deputy Associate Editor