RR IPL 2026 Retention List: Rajasthan Royals Complete List of Retained and Released Players Ahead of Mega Auction | Cricket News
Rajasthan Royals have finalized their retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2026 mega auction, with the much-hyped exchange of Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson grabbing headlines. In a blockbuster deal, Sanju Samson, who has been the backbone of Rajasthan Royals over the years, has been traded to five-time champions Chennai Super Kings. In return, RR secured the services of Men in Yellow legend Ravindra Jadeja as well as England all-rounder. Sam Curran. Samson will represent CSK at his existing league fee of INR 18 crore, while Jadeja’s fee has been revised from INR 18 crore to INR 14 crore. Curran moves to RR at its current price of INR 2.4 crore. RR also traded left-handed hitter Nitish Rana to Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction. Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals sent South African all-rounder Donovan Ferreira to Rajasthan Royals, its first IPL franchise. Rana’s fee remains INR 4.2 crore, while Ferreira’s fee has been revised from INR 75 lakh to INR 1 crore.
| Players released |
|---|
| Kunal Rathore |
| Nitish Rana (exchange with DC) |
| Sanju Samson (trade with CSK) |
| Wanindu Hasranga |
| Mahesh Teekshana |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi |
| Ashok Sharma |
| Kumar Kartikeya |
| Akash Madhwal |
| Retained players |
|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal |
| Shimron Hetmyer |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi |
| Luhan of Praetorius |
| Shubham Dubey |
| Donovan Ferreira (traded from DC) |
| Dhruv Jurel |
| Ravindra Jadeja (traded from CSK) |
| Sam Curran |
| Riyan Parag |
| Jofra Archer |
| Sandeep Sharma |
| Nandre Burger |
| Tushar Deshpande |
| Old Mapahka |
| Yudhvir Singh |
Rajasthan Royals will enter the IPL 2026 auction with ₹16.05 crore in their purse, nine slots to fill and one overseas player slot available. This comes after a disappointing IPL 2025 season where RR finished in 9th position.
