RR 2026 retention list: Players retained, released, trade, purse remaining ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Rajasthan Royals They finished ninth in IPL 2025 after winning only four of their 14 matches in the league stage. Although there were glimpses of positivity from players like young Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Riyan Parag, the overall performance of the Rajasthan-based franchise was disappointing.

Five consecutive defeats midway through the tournament meant that their race for the playoffs was derailed. RR finished level on points with Chennai Super Kings, however, their slightly better net run rate (-0.549) ensured that they did not finish at rock bottom.

Next season, two big names – Sanju Samson and Nitish Rana – will not be a part of RR. While Samson has been traded to CSK in exchange for Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran, Nitish has been traded to DC in exchange for South African Donovan Ferreira.

rajasthan royals 2026 retained player list

player	Role	Price (INR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal	batter	18 crores
Dhruv Jurel	batter	14 crores
Riyan Parag	batter	14 crores
jofra archer	bowler	12.5 crores
Shimron Hetmyer	batter	11 crores
Tushar Deshpande	bowler	6.5 crores
Sandeep Sharma	bowler	4 crores
Nandre Burger	bowler	3.5 crores
quena mafaka	bowler	1.5 crores
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	batter	1.1 crore
-Shubham Dubey	batter	0.8 crore
Yudhveer Singh Charak	all-rounder	0.35 crore
luan-dre pretorius	batter	0.30 crore

Rajasthan Royals 2026 players list released

player	Role
sanju samson	wicketkeeper-batsman
Nitish Rana	batter
Wanindu Hasaranga	all-rounder
Mahesh Theekshana	bowler
Fazalhaq Farooqui	bowler
Akash Madhwal	bowler
Kumar Karthikeya	bowler
Kunal Singh Rathod	batter
Ashok Sharma	bowler

rajasthan royals 2026 traded player list

player	Role	traded with	type of business	Amount (INR)
Ravindra Jadeja	all-rounder	Chennai Super Kings	player swap	14 crores
Sam Curran	all-rounder	Chennai Super Kings	player swap	2.4 crores
Donovan Ferreira	all-rounder	Chennai Super Kings	player swap	1 crore