KKR retained, released and traded players list; purse remaining before IPL 2026 auction

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|18-11-2025

The Kolkata Knight Riders management has finalised its list of retained and released players ahead of the IPL 2026 mini-auction, scheduled for mid-December. As per the deadline on November 15, all 10 franchises submitted their final squads to the BCCI. Here’s a detailed look at who stays and who leaves.

Released list

Andr Russell, Rossell, Nothje, Friend Sysoyah, Luvneth Siso, Quinton, Quinton, Rahmanalah Guorbaz, Break John’s Spence, Venexister Iyer, Venexister Iyer, Happing to Mumbalins).

Retained players

Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Charkravarthy.

Purse remaining: Rs. 64.30 crore | Slots left: 13 (6 overseas)

Published on Nov 15, 2025