IPL 2026 Season Set to Kick Off: Full Squad Details for All 10 Franchises Revealed

Kathmandu. Only 9 days remain until the start of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season. In the first match of the tournament on Chaitra 14 (March 28), reigning champions Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Sunrisers Hyderabad will compete.

All teams are currently preparing at their home grounds ahead of the tournament. The official squads for the IPL 2026 season have now been announced.

The IPL 2026 season brought some novelty for RCB in terms of player signings. RCB, who won the only title in the 2025 IPL, retained all their players. RCB won the title last season by defeating Punjab Kings in the final match.

The player exchanges in this season of the IPL also garnered significant attention, with the biggest buzz surrounding Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja. Jadeja, who spent a long time in Chennai, will now be seen playing for Rajasthan, while Sanju will be in Chennai.

Furthermore, the issue of a team releasing a player due to internal conflict between two countries after player signings also became a topic of discussion. The BCCI sent a letter to Kolkata Knight Riders asking them to release Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh. KKR had initially bought Rahman for 9.2 crore. Rahman was the only Bangladeshi player contracted for the 2026 season.

According to the IPL rules for this season, each team must have a minimum of 18 and a maximum of 25 players, with all teams not allowed to keep more than 8 foreign players. However, the IPL rule mandates that only 4 foreign players can be included in the playing XI for any match.

All franchises have built balanced teams this season across batting, bowling, and all-rounder departments. Experienced players like MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli will be seen in the IPL this season as well. Dhoni will not be captaining Chennai this season. He took over the captaincy in the previous season when Ruturaj Gaikwad was injured. Rohit Sharma will play under the captaincy of Hardik Pandya, while Virat will play under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar.

Complete information for the IPL 2026 for all 10 franchises—Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Rajasthan Royals, Lucknow Super Giants, Gujarat Titans, and Punjab Kings—is mentioned here.

1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad

Coach: Stephen Fleming

Home Ground: MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai

Owner: Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni (Wicketkeeper), Sanju Samson (Wicketkeeper), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel (Wicketkeeper)

All-rounders: Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramkrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Jack Fawks, Shivam Dube

Bowlers: Khalil Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjanpreeet Singh, Akil Hossain, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar

2. Mumbai Indians (MI)

Captain: Hardik Pandya

Coach: Mahela Jayawardene

Home Ground: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Owner: Indiawin Sports Pvt Ltd

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Robin Minz (Wicketkeeper), Sherfane Rutherford, Ryan Rickelton (Wicketkeeper), Quinton de Kock (Wicketkeeper), Danish Malewar, Tilak Varma

All-rounders: Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Raj Angad Bawa, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Corbin Bosch, Will Jacks, Shardul Thakur

Bowlers: Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Deepak Chahar, Mayank Markande, Ashwani Kumar, Mohammad Izhar, Raghu Sharma

3. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

Captain: Rajat Patidar

Coach: Andy Flower

Home Ground: M Chinnaswamy Stadium

Owner: Royal Challengers Sports Private Limited

Batters: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (Wicketkeeper), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma (Wicketkeeper), Jordan Cox (Wicketkeeper)

All-rounders: Krunal Pandya, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Venkatesh Iyer, Satvik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihan Malhotra, Kanishk Chauhan

Bowlers: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma, Rasik Dar, Jacob Duffy, Abhinandan Singh

4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Captain: Ajinkya Rahane

Coach: Abhishek Nayar

Home Ground: Eden Gardens

Owner: Knight Riders Sports Private Limited

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Finn Allen (Wicketkeeper), Tim Seifert (Wicketkeeper), Tejaswi Singh (Wicketkeeper), Rahul Tripathi, Cameron Green

All-rounders: Anukul Roy, Sarthak Ranjan, Daks Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Ramandeep Singh

Bowlers: Vaibhav Arora, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Akash Deep, Harshit Rana, Umran Malik, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy

5. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Captain: Pat Cummins

Coach: Daniel Vettori

Home Ground: Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium

Owner: Sun TV Network Limited

Batters: Ishan Kishan (Wicketkeeper), Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Salil Arora (Wicketkeeper), Heinrich Klaasen (Wicketkeeper), Travis Head

All-rounders: Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Harsh Dubey, Brydon Carse, Shivang Kumar, Krens Fuletra, Liam Livingstone, Jack Edwards, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy

Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Jishan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Ishan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Omkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Shivam Mavi

6. Delhi Capitals (DC)

Captain: Axar Patel

Coach: Hemang Badani

Home Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium

Owner: JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd

Batters: KL Rahul (Wicketkeeper), Karun Nair, David Miller, Ben Duckett (Wicketkeeper), Pathum Nissanka, Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw, Abhishek Porel (Wicketkeeper), Tristan Stubbs (Wicketkeeper)

All-rounders: Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripuraana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Aqib Dar, Nitish Rana

Bowlers: Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Lungi Ngidi, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Yadav

7. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Captain: Rishabh Pant

Coach: Justin Langer

Home Ground: Ekana Cricket Stadium

Owner: RPSF Sports Private Limited

Batters: Rishabh Pant (Wicketkeeper), Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Mukul Choudhary (Wicketkeeper), Akshat Raghuvanshi, Jos Inglis (Wicketkeeper), Nicholas Pooran (Wicketkeeper)

All-rounders: Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Wanindu Hasaranga, Ayush Badoni

Bowlers: Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Arjun Tendulkar, Anrich Nortje, Naman Tiwari, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan

8. Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Captain: Riyan Parag

Coach: Kumar Sangakkara

Home Ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium

Owner: Royal Multisport Private Limited

Batters: Riyan Parag, Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Donovan Ferreira (Wicketkeeper), Luan-de Pretorius (Wicketkeeper), Ravi Singh, Aman Rao Perla, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel (Wicketkeeper)

All-rounders: Yudhvir Singh Charak, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran

Bowlers: Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Kwena Maphaka, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Yash Raj Punia, Vignesh Puthur, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, Kuldeep Sen, Sandeep Sharma, Nandre Burger

9. Gujarat Titans (GT)

Captain: Shubman Gill

Coach: Ashish Nehra

Home Ground: Narendra Modi Stadium

Owner: Erelia Sports India Private Limited

Batters: Shubman Gill, Jos Buttler (Wicketkeeper), Kumar Kushagra (Wicketkeeper), Anuj Rawat (Wicketkeeper), Tom Banton (Wicketkeeper), Glenn Phillips

All-rounders: Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Mo. Arshad Khan, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Jason Holder, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan

Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Prithvi Raj Yara, Luke Wood, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan

10. Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Captain: Shreyas Iyer

Coach: Ricky Ponting

Home Ground: PCA Stadium

Owner: KPH Dream Cricket Private Limited

Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod (Wicketkeeper), Harnoor Pannu, Payla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh (Wicketkeeper), Shashank Singh

All-rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Mushir Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Moe Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad, Lockie Ferguson

The IPL 2026 team squads showcase a balanced mix of experienced international stars, established IPL players, and talented Indian prospects across all 10 franchises.

With squad sizes ranging from 18 to 25 players and the rule allowing a maximum of eight foreign players, teams must carefully strategize their combinations when selecting the playing XI.

As the tournament approaches, fans can look forward to intense competition, outstanding performances, and emerging young players making their mark in one of the world's most exciting and competitive T20 cricket leagues.