IPL 2026 Team Squads: Full Player List of All 10 Teams (Updated)

So you are searching for the complete IPL 2026 team squads and want to know exactly who is playing for which team this season. You are in the right place. The IPL 2026 squad list for all 10 teams is officially set and this article gives you every player, every captain, every coach and every key injury update you need to know before you watch a single ball.

IPL 2026 is the 19th season of the Indian Premier League and it is already making headlines before a ball has been bowled. The December 2025 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi saw Cameron Green go for a record Rs 25.20 crore to KKR.

Sanju Samson swapped the pink of Rajasthan for the yellow of Chennai. MS Dhoni is back and widely expected to be playing his last ever IPL season. And defending champions RCB are eyeing a back-to-back title under Rajat Patidar.

Every squad has been verified and updated with the latest injury replacements as of April 2026. Let us get into it.

Quick Facts: IPL 2026 Season: 19th edition | Start Date: March 28, 2026 | Final: May 31, 2026 | Format: Full double round-robin | Total Matches: 84 | Defending Champions: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

IPL 2026 Team Squads: All 10 Teams at a Glance

People often search: who is the captain of each IPL team in 2026? Here is your quick answer.

Pat Cummins is recovering from a back injury. Ishan Kishan leads SRH as interim captain until Cummins returns.

1- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

CSK are rebuilding after a poor 2025 season. The big move is Sanju Samson joining the squad. Ruturaj leads again and MS Dhoni is back, which brings experience and excitement.

Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
Coach: Stephen Fleming
Home Ground: M.A. Chidambaram Stadium
Owner: Chennai Super Kings Cricket Limited

Batters: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Sarfaraz Khan

Wicketkeepers: MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Kartik Sharma, Urvil Patel

All-Rounders: Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Anshul Kamboj

Bowlers: Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Spencer Johnson, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar

2- Mumbai Indians (MI)

Mumbai Indians look balanced and dangerous again. Their core group is experienced and they always perform under pressure.

Captain: Hardik Pandya
Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
Home Ground: Wankhede Stadium
Owner: Indiawin Sports Pvt. Ltd.

Batters: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Sherfane Rutherford, Bevon Jacobs, Danish Malewar

Wicketkeepers: Ryan Rickelton, Quinton de Kock, Robin Minz, Shrijith Krishnan

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

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

3- Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

RCB are defending champions now. They finally won in 2025 and will be confident going into this season.

Captain: Rajat Patidar
Coach: Andy Flower
Home Ground: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium
Owner: Royal Challengers Sports Private Ltd

Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal

Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Jordan Cox

All-Rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Krunal Pandya, Jacob Bethell, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Satwik Deswal, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan

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

4- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

KKR made big moves in the auction. Cameron Green is their headline signing and they have strong depth.

Captain: Ajinkya Rahane
Coach: Abhishek Nayar
Home Ground: Eden Gardens
Owner: Knight Riders Sports Private Limited

Batters: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rahul Tripathi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Cameron Green

Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen, Tim Seifert, Tejasvi Singh

All-Rounders: Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Rachin Ravindra, Anukul Roy, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra

Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Matheesha Pathirana, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, Prashant Solanki, Blessing Muzarabani, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Dubey

5- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

SRH are aggressive and unpredictable. With Cummins unavailable early, Ishan Kishan leads the side.

Captain: Ishan Kishan (interim)
Coach: Daniel Vettori
Home Ground: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium
Owner: Sun TV Network Limited

Batters: Travis Head, Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Sachin Baby

Wicketkeepers: Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora

All-Rounders: Liam Livingstone, Abhishek Sharma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harshal Patel, Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Krains Fuletra

Bowlers: Pat Cummins, Zeeshan Ansari, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, David Payne, Shivam Mavi, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar

6- Delhi Capitals (DC)

Delhi have a strong squad and could push for playoffs again. Their bowling attack looks especially solid.

Captain: Axar Patel
Coach: Hemang Badani
Home Ground: Arun Jaitley Stadium
Owner: JSW GMR Cricket Pvt Ltd

Batters: Karun Nair, David Miller, Pathum Nissanka, Prithvi Shaw, Sahil Parakh

Wicketkeepers: KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs

All-Rounders: Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Auqib Dar, Nitish Rana

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

7- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

LSG look like a serious contender this year. Rishabh Pant leads a powerful squad with depth in both batting and bowling.

Captain: Rishabh Pant
Coach: Justin Langer
Home Ground: Ekana Cricket Stadium
Owner: RPSG Sports Pvt Ltd

Batters: Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Akshat Raghuwanshi

Wicketkeepers: Rishabh Pant, Josh Inglis, Nicholas Pooran, Mukul Choudhary

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

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

8- Rajasthan Royals (RR)

RR are starting fresh with Riyan Parag as captain. They have a mix of youth and experience.

Captain: Riyan Parag
Coach: Kumar Sangakkara
Home Ground: Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Owner: Royal Multisport Private Limited

Batters: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravi Singh, Aman Rao

Wicketkeepers: Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira, Lhuan-dre Pretorius

All-Rounders: Ravindra Jadeja, Dasun Shanaka, Yudhvir Singh Charak

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

Gujarat Titans (GT)

GT look like one of the most complete teams this season. Strong batting and a world-class bowling attack.

Captain: Shubman Gill
Coach: Ashish Nehra
Home Ground: Narendra Modi Stadium
Owner: Irelia Sports India Private Limited

Batters: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Glenn Phillips, Sherfane Rutherford

Wicketkeepers: Jos Buttler, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Tom Banton

All-Rounders: Washington Sundar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Nishant Sindhu, Arshad Khan, Jason Holder, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia

Bowlers: Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Manav Suthar, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood, Kulwant Khejroliya

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Punjab are coming off a strong 2025 season and look confident. They have a well-balanced squad.

Captain: Shreyas Iyer
Coach: Ricky Ponting
Home Ground: PCA Stadium
Owner: K.P.H. Dream Cricket Private Limited

Batters: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Priyansh Arya

Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod

All-Rounders: Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Mitch Owen, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis

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

IPL 2026 Rules You Should Know

• Each team can have between 18 and 25 players.
• Maximum 8 overseas players in a squad.
• Only 4 overseas players can play in a match.
• Teams can sign replacements until their 12th match.

Final Thoughts

IPL 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive seasons yet. Teams like Mumbai Indians, Gujarat Titans and CSK look strong, while RCB will try to defend their title.

With big transfers, injuries and new captains, this season has everything. If you follow IPL closely, these squads give you a clear idea of which teams are ready to dominate.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q 1: What are the IPL 2026 team squads?
All IPL 2026 team squads include 10 teams with 18 to 25 players each, updated with auction buys, trades and replacements.

Q 2: Which team looks strongest in IPL 2026?
Gujarat Titans look the most balanced on paper. Mumbai Indians and CSK are also strong contenders.

Q 3: Who is the most expensive player in IPL 2026?
Rishabh Pant is the most expensive overall. Cameron Green is the costliest overseas player this season.

Q 4: Which players are injured in IPL 2026?
Key absentees include Pat Cummins, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Ellis.

Q 5: How many overseas players are allowed?
Each squad can have 8 overseas players, but only 4 can play in a match.

Q 6: Who won IPL 2025?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first title in 2025 and are defending champions.