PBKS Retention List IPL 2026: Full list of players retained by Punjab Kings, Price tags in INR, and Purse remaining

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained as many as 21 players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. Runners-up of last year, they released five players from their squad on the retention day.

Among the five releases made by PBKS were three Australian players: Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, and Glenn Maxwell. The other two releases were Kuldeep Sen and Praveen Dubey. Josh Inglis was the most surprising release made by PBKS.

The Australian wicketkeeper put up a decent performance for them last season. In 11 games, he scored 278 runs at an average of 30.88 and a strike-rate of 162.57 with a half-century. On the other hand, star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's release was pretty much on the cards.

Maxwell failed to deliver, scoring just 48 runs from six innings at an average of 8.00 and a strike-rate of 97.95, to go with four wickets. Wrist spinner Praveen Dubey played just one game, while pacer Kuldeep Sen did not get a single match last season. Australian all-rounder Aaron Hardie did not feature in any match for the team as well.

Inglis was acquired for ₹2.60 crore, while Maxwell was brought for ₹4.20 crore. Kuldeep Sen was acquired for ₹80 lakhs, Dubey for ₹30 lakhs, and Hardie for ₹1.25 crore. Therefore, the franchise freed up around a significant amount by releasing these five players.

PBKS had a dream season in IPL 2025. They finished at the top of the table in the league stage. While they lost to the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first qualifier, they bounced back to make the final by defeating the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the second qualifier.

Unfortunately, they lost the final to RCB by six runs and fell short of their maiden IPL trophy. They had a balanced team last year and will look to fine-tune the side with some key additions ahead of the 2026 season.

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PBKS retained the players list with price ahead of IPL 2026 Auction

1. Shreyas Iyer - ₹26.75 Crore

2. Nehal Wadhera - ₹4.20 Crore

3. Priyansh Arya - ₹3.80 Crore

4. Shashank Singh - ₹5.50 Crore

5. Pyla Avinash - ₹30 Lakh

6. Harnoor Pannu - ₹30 Lakh

7. Harpreet Brar - ₹1.50 Crore

8. Musheer Khan - ₹30 Lakh

9. Prabhsimran Singh - ₹4 Crore

10. Vishnu Vinod - ₹95 Lakh

11. Marcus Stoinis - ₹11 Crore

12. Azmatullah Omarzai - ₹2.40 Crore

13. Yuzvendra Chahal - ₹18 Crore

14. Suryansh Shedge - ₹30 Lakh

15. Mitchell Owen - ₹3 Crore

16. Arshdeep Singh - ₹18 Crore

17. Vyshak Vijaykumar - ₹1.80 Crore

18. Yash Thakur - ₹1.60 Crore

19. Xavier Bartlett - ₹80 Lakh

20. Lockie Ferguson - ₹2 Crore

21. Marco Jansen - ₹7 Crore

Remaining Purse: ₹11.50 Crore

Overseas slots left: - 2