IPL 2026: Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings all set to retain these players ahead of auction

Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will be under the spotlight as the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction approaches. The bidding event is all set to take place on 15th December and some of the big names are set to go under the hammer.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has given the deadline of November 15 to all the franchises to give their list of retained and released players. The teams will soon give the names and only after that we will have a clear picture of what will be there in the auction.

The IPL 2026 auction will be taking place in Abu Dhabi as it will be for the third time straight that the auction will be taking place overseas. Cameron Green, Ben Duckett and some of the other big names will be under the radar as the players set to go under the hammer.

Mumbai Indians to retain Allah Ghazanfar ahead of the IPL 2026 auction 

In what has been the latest development, as per the reports in RevSportz, it is learned that the Mumbai Indians are all set to retain Afghanistan spinner Allah Ghazanfar. The spinner didn’t get an opportunity to play last year but they see him as a future of the team. 

Allah Ghazanfar is one of the exciting spinners in world cricket. He will be key for the Mumbai Indians going ahead. He has also played for the franchise in the ILT20 and has been extremely successful there as well in the spin-friendly conditions. 

Chennai Super Kings to retain Noor Ahmad ahead of IPL 2026 auction

The reports also claimed that the Chennai Super Kings are all set to acquire Noor Ahmad ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. He was the most successful bowler for the team last year as he provided the team with the crucial breakthroughs in different games. 

With Ravindra Jadeja all set to move to the Rajasthan Royals (RR), Noor Ahmad will be the lead spinner in the team. It remains to be seen who along with them will be retained by the franchise.