Which Players Were Retained and Released in IPL: Buttler, Archer, Salt, or Livingstone?

Liam Livingstone has been released after one season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru England's Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Phil Salt have been retained by their Indian Premier League franchises for the 2026 season, but all-rounder Liam Livingstone has been released. Buttler, who averaged 59.77 last year, has been retained by Gujarat Titans, while Salt stays at Royal Challengers Bengaluru after impressing with a strike-rate of 175.98 at the top of the order as they won the title for the first time. Archer only took 11 wickets at 39.18 last year but his prolonged run of fitness since is enough for Rajasthan Royals to stick with him. However, Livingstone has been let go by Bengaluru after a disappointing campaign. He only scored 112 in 10 innings and claimed two wickets at 38, with an economy rate of 8.44. Jamie Overton (Chennai), Will Jacks (Mumbai), Jacob Bethell (Bengaluru) and Brydon Carse (Hyderabad) have all been retained. Reece Topley and Moeen Ali have been released by Mumbai and Kolkata respectively. All-rounder Sam Curran has moved from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals as part of a blockbuster trade - with India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja also making the move - in exchange for India batter Sanju Samson. One England name not on the list is batter Harry Brook, who pulled out of the tournament for the second year in a row in 2025, leaving him at risk of a two-year suspension. West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell has been released by Kolkata after 11 seasons while Australia's Glenn Maxwell has been let go by Punjab, alongside compatriot Josh Inglis. Adam Zampa (Hyderabad) and Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi) have also been released, as have New Zealand duo Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra at Chennai. David Miller (Lucknow), Anrich Nortje (Kolkata) and Lungi Ngidi (Bengaluru) are among eight South Africans released. The dates for the auction to complete squads - and the 2026 tournament - are yet to be announced. Chennai Super Kings: Jamie Overton Gujarat Titans: Jos Buttler Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks Rajasthan Royals: Jofra Archer and Sam Curran (traded) Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell Sunrisers Hyderabad: Brydon Carse Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded), Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Dewald Brevis Delhi Capitals: Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul, Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Mitchell Starc Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Glenn Phillips Kolkata Knight Riders: Varun Chakaravarthy, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami (traded), Aiden Markram, Nicolas Pooran, Matthew Breetzke, Mitchell Marsh Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Tilak Varma, Shardul Thakur (traded), Mitchell Santner, Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Corbin Bosch, Trent Boult, Ryan Rickelton Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Prabhsimran Singh, Mitch Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja (traded), Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Shimron Hetmyer, Lhuan-dre Pretorious, Nandre Burger Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tim David, Nuwan Thushara, Josh Hazlewood, Romario Shepherd Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Harshal Patel, Travis Head, Kamindu Mendis, Eshan Malinga, Pat Cummins, Henrich Klaasen Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk Gujarat Titans: Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Venkatesh Iyer Lucknow Super Giants: David Miller, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph Mumbai Indians: Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley Punjab Kings: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kyle Jamieson Rajasthan Royals: Fazalhaq Farooqi, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal Sunrisers Hyderabad: Wiaan Mulder, Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar Get cricket news sent straight to your phone