New Delhi, 19 September 2026: All the teams have started preparations for the 20th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) IPL 2027. Although this tournament is to be held next year, but the players' competition will be held in November or December this year. This Harajai will be held in India; BCCI has made an announcement in this regard, although the exact dates have not been announced yet. According to the rules, all 10 teams will have to declare the list of their 'retained' (retained from the team) and 'released' (released from the team) players before the match. This time 11 veteran batsmen can be released from the team.
Rahul Tewatia
Rahul Tewatia has not played any impressive innings for Gujarat Titans in recent times. Earlier, while playing for Rajasthan Royals, Tewatiya had hit five sixes in a single over. He then joined the Gujarat team, but in the last two seasons he has failed to perform as per expectations. As a result, he can now be released from the team.
Suryakumar Yadav
Suryakumar Yadav of Mumbai Indians is also included in this list. Surya's performance during the last two seasons has been a struggle. He is no longer even a part of the Indian T20 team. Considering these circumstances, Mumbai Indians can release him from the team.
prithvi show
Prithvi Shaw of Delhi Capitals can also be released. Although he did not get opportunities in the last season, the franchise can still release him from the team.
jacob bethel
RCB is the defending champion. The team is likely to release very few players. However, England's rising star Jacob Bethel could be included in it. Bethele has not done anything noteworthy for RCB, and now he could be a part of the squad.
Sarfaraz Khan
Indian Test batsman Sarfaraz Khan was a part of Chennai Super Kings last season. Sarfaraz got many opportunities but he failed to take advantage of them. Now, Chennai can release Sarfaraz from the team before the defeat of the next season.
aiden markram
South African T20 captain Aiden Markram plays for Lucknow Supergiants. However, Lucknow can free them this time.
Ajinkya Rahane
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane may also be released from the team. Rahane had failed to make any significant impact on the batting in his role as captain. He has now retired from international cricket; In this situation KKR can release him.
Shimron Hetmyer
West Indies' explosive batsman Shimron Hetmyer failed to play the role of 'match-finisher' for Rajasthan Royals last season. Now, the franchise can release him from the team before the next season.
Sherfane Rutherford
Sherfane Rutherford joined Mumbai Indians through a 'trade deal'. The franchise had high expectations from him; However, they did not prove to be very effective. As a result, he may now be released from the team.
Abdul Samad
Lucknow Super Giants gave many opportunities to explosive batsman Abdul Samad during IPL 2026. However, he failed to perform as expected. Now he too can be released from the team.
Karun Nair
Delhi Capitals had shown faith in Karun Nair when no other team had faith in him. The franchise gave many opportunities to this experienced batsman, but he failed to perform as expected. Now, the franchise can probably release him from the team.