IPL 2026 Rajasthan Royals: Complete list of all the retained and Released players and remaining purse!

Rajasthan Royals have announced the complete list of all the players they have decided to retain and release ahead of the 2026 IPL season.

Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, Rajasthan Royals (RR) have announced the list of all the players that they decided to retain and release. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had announced a deadline of November 15 to all the franchises to hand their final squads, where RR have finalised their list.

Rajasthan Royals are coming off a concerning 2025 season, as they only managed to win 4 out of their 14 matches- ending in a second-from-bottom finish. The squad has now gone significant change since then. Now, as the team sets their goal to the new season, let’s have a look at all the players retained and released by RR for the IPL 2026:

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Retained players: Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger

Released players: Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana

Purse remaining: Rs. 16.05 crore

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