BCCI officially announces IPL 2026 trades with price tags; Ravindra Jadeja has a pay cut while RR get a third player

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have officially announced all of the 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) trades on the retention deadline day, Saturday, November 15. Several big names find new franchises ahead of the auction, with the highlights being Ravindra Jadeja and Sanju Samson as they switch sides after intense speculation.

Sanju Samson moves to the five-time winners for his same price tag of INR 18 crore, which was the price for which he was retained by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) ahead of the mega auction last year. While Ravindra Jadeja also had a valuation of INR 18 crore as CSK's top retention, he has had to take a pay cut, moving to the inaugural winners with a new price tag of INR 14 crore.

"Senior All-rounder and former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ravindra Jadeja will represent Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the upcoming IPL season following a successful trade. Jadeja, who played for CSK for 12 seasons, is among the most experienced players in the league, having played over 250 games. As part of the trade agreement, his league fee has been revised from INR 18 crore to INR 14 crore," a statement by the IPL read.

RR also receive English all-rounder Sam Curran from CSK for INR 2.4 crore, the same price for which he was roped in during the mega auction. The franchise have also acquired a third player through trade in the form of Donovan Ferreira from the Delhi Capitals (DC) for a price of INR 1 crore.

"All-rounder Donovan Ferreira will return to his first franchise, Rajasthan Royals (RR), following a successful trade from Delhi Capitals (DC). As per the transfer agreement, his fee has been revised from INR 75 lakh to INR 1 crore."

Meanwhile, RR batter Nitish Rana moves in the opposite direction to DC for INR 4.2 crore.

Another major trade that puts an end to chatter is Lucknow Super Giants' (LSG) acquisition of Mohammad Shami from the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) for an all-cash deal worth INR 10 crore.

The Mumbai Indians (MI), after roping in Shardul Thakur and Sherfane Rutherford through trade moves recently, continued to make inroads prior to the auction after bringing back leg-spinner Mayank Markande from the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for INR 30 Lakhs.

In terms of outgoings, the five-time winners part ways with left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar as he heads to LSG for INR 30 Lakhs.

IPL franchises set to unveil list of retentions and releases ahead of 2026 Auction

The IPL teams will reveal the list of players they have released and retained on Saturday, November 15, which will determine their purse for the 2026 mini auction.

The event is reportedly set to be held overseas again in December 2026, with several star names expected to be up for grabs.