This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pre-auction The BCCI set the deadline of 20 January 2021 for the list of retained and released players for IPL franchise teams. The trading window remained open till 11 February 2021 and was closed for one week, before being reopened on 19 February 2021.
Transfers PlayerNationalitySalary BeforeFromToSalary AfterDateRefDaniel Sams ₹20 lakhDelhi CapitalsRoyal Challengers BangaloreHarshal Patel₹20 lakhDelhi CapitalsRoyal Challengers BangaloreRobin Uthappa₹3 croreRajasthan RoyalsChennai Super Kings
↓: Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the next row(s). ↑: Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the previous row(s). REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Released players The released players were announced on 20 January 2021. Steve Smith, Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell were the prominent names among the released players. Piyush Chawla, the costliest Indian player at the 2020 auction, was also released.
PlayerNationalitySalaryRefChennai Super KingsKedar Jadhav₹7.8 crorePiyush Chawla₹6.75 croreShane Watson₹4 croreMurali Vijay₹2 croreHarbhajan Singh₹2 croreMonu Kumar Singh₹20 lakhDelhi CapitalsAlex Carey₹2.40 croreJason Roy₹1.5 croreMohit Sharma₹50 lakhKeemo Paul₹50 lakhSandeep Lamichhane₹20 lakhTushar Deshpande₹20 lakhKolkata Knight RidersTom Banton₹1 croreHarry Gurney₹75 lakhChris Green₹20 lakhSiddhesh Lad₹20 lakhNikhil Naik₹20 lakhM Siddharth₹20 lakhMumbai IndiansNathan Coulter-Nile₹8 croreLasith Malinga₹2 croreSherfane Rutherford₹2 croreMitchell McClenaghan₹1 crorePrince Balwant Rai₹20 lakhDigvijay Deshmukh₹20 lakhJames Pattinson₹1 crore
PlayerNationalitySalaryRefPunjab KingsGlenn Maxwell₹10.75 croreSheldon Cottrell₹8.50 croreKrishnappa Gowtham₹6.20 croreKarun Nair₹5.60 croreMujeeb Ur Rahman₹4 croreJames Neesham₹50 lakhHardus Viljoen₹75 lakhJ Suchith₹20 lakhTajinder Singh₹20 lakhRajasthan RoyalsSteve Smith₹12.5 croreAnkit Rajpoot₹3 croreVarun Aaron₹2.4 croreTom Curran₹1 croreOshane Thomas₹50 lakhShashank Singh₹30 lakhAkash Singh₹20 lakhAniruddha Joshi₹20 lakhRoyal Challengers BangaloreChris Morris₹10 croreShivam Dube₹5 croreAaron Finch₹4.4 croreUmesh Yadav₹4.2 croreDale Steyn₹2 croreParthiv Patel₹1.7 croreMoeen Ali₹1.7 crorePawan Negi₹1 croreGurkeerat Singh Mann₹50 lakhIsuru Udana₹50 lakhSunrisers HyderabadBilly Stanlake₹50 lakhFabian Allen₹50 lakhYarra Prithvi Raj ₹20 lakhR Sanjay Yadav₹20 lakhBavanaka Sandeep₹20 lakh
REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Retained players The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.
PlayerNationalitySalaryChennai Super Kings MS Dhoni Suresh Raina Ravindra Jadeja Dwayne Bravo Sam Curran Karn Sharma Shardul Thakur Ambati Rayudu Josh Hazlewood Faf du Plessis Imran Tahir Deepak Chahar Lungisani Ngidi Mitchell Santner KM Asif Jagadeesan Narayan Ruturaj Gaikwad R Sai KishoreDelhi Capitals Rishabh Pant Shimron Hetmyer Ravichandran Ashwin Shreyas Iyer Ajinkya Rahane Shikhar Dhawan Axar Patel Marcus Stoinis Kagiso Rabada Amit Mishra Chris Woakes Prithvi Shaw Mark Wood Anrich Nortje Avesh Khan Lalit Yadav Praveen DubeyKolkata Knight Riders Pat Cummins Sunil Narine Andre Russell Dinesh Karthik Kuldeep Yadav Eoin Morgan Varun Chakravarthy Nitish Rana Kamlesh Nagarkoti Shivam Mavi Shubman Gill Lockie Ferguson Rinku Singh Rahul Tripathi Tim Seifert Prasidh Krishna Sandeep WarrierMumbai Indians Rohit Sharma Hardik Pandya Krunal Pandya Jasprit Bumrah Ishan Kishan Kieron Pollard Suryakumar Yadav Trent Boult Quinton de Kock Chris Lynn Rahul Chahar Anmolpreet Singh Dhawal Kulkarni Jayant Yadav Saurabh Tiwary Aditya Tare Anukul Roy Mohsin Khan
PlayerNationalitySalaryPunjab Kings KL Rahul Mohammed Shami Nicholas Pooran Chris Jordan Chris Gayle Ravi Bishnoi Mandeep Singh Mayank Agarwal Prabhsimran Singh Deepak Hooda Darshan Nalkande Sarfaraz Khan Arshdeep Singh Harpreet Brar Murugan Ashwin Ishan PorelRajasthan Royals Ben Stokes Sanju Samson Jofra Archer Jos Buttler Robin Uthappa Jaydev Unadkat Rahul Tewatia Yashasvi Jaiswal Mayank Markande Kartik Tyagi Andrew Tye Anuj Rawat David Miller Mahipal Lomror Manan Vohra Riyan Parag Shreyas GopalRoyal Challengers Bangalore Virat Kohli AB de Villiers Yuzvendra Chahal Kane Richardson Washington Sundar Navdeep Saini Mohammed Siraj Adam Zampa Josh Philippe Devdutt Padikkal Pavan Deshpande Shahbaz AhmedSunrisers Hyderabad David Warner Manish Pandey Rashid Khan Bhuvneshwar Kumar Siddarth Kaul Shahbaz Nadeem Vijay Shankar Kane Williamson Khaleel Ahmed Sandeep Sharma Jonny Bairstow Mitchell Marsh Priyam Garg Virat Singh Wriddhiman Saha Mohammad Nabi Shreevats Goswami Basil Thampi Jason Holder Abhishek Sharma Thangarasu Natarajan Abdul Samad
REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
Summary + Pre-Auction summary Team Retained Transfers In Released Transfers Out Funds Remaining Player Slots Remaining (Max) Players Amount Players Amount Players Amount Players Amount Overall Overseas Chennai21160— 61 Delhi170—62 83 Kolkata170—60—82 Mumbai180—70— 74 Punjab160—90— 95 Rajasthan160—81 93 Bangalore142100— 113 Hyderabad220—50— 31 Maximum overseas players: 8; Squad size- Min:18 and Max:25; Budget:₹85 Crore
Auction The auction was conducted on 18 February 2021 in Chennai. A total of 1097 players initially registered for the auction of which 292 were selected for the auction, including 125 overseas players and three players from associate nations.
Sold players
S.No Set No Set Name Country Playing Role IPL Matches Capped / Uncapped /Associate Base Price(in Lacs) IPL 2021 Team Auctioned Price(in Lacs) IPL 2020 Team IPL Team(s)11BA1Steve SmithBatsman95Capped200Delhi Capitals220RRRCB, PWI, RPS & RR22AL1Glenn MaxwellAll Rounder82Capped200Royal Challengers Bangalore1425PBKS MI, PBKS & DC32AL1Shakib Al HasanAll Rounder63Capped200Kolkata Knight Riders320 KKR & SRH42AL1Moeen AliAll Rounder19Capped200Chennai Super Kings700RCBRCB52AL1Shivam DubeAll Rounder15Capped50Rajasthan Royals440RCBRCB62AL1Chris MorrisAll Rounder70Capped75Rajasthan Royals1625RCBCSK, RR, DC & RCB72AL1Dawid MalanAll RounderCapped150Punjab Kings15084FA1Adam MilneFast Bowler5Capped50Mumbai Indians320RCB, MI94FA1Mustafizur RahmanFast Bowler24Capped100Rajasthan Royals100MI & SRH104FA1Jhye RichardsonFast Bowlercapped150Punjab Kings1400114FA1Nathan Coulter-NileFast Bowler33Capped150Mumbai Indians500MIMI, DC, KKR & RCB124FA1Umesh YadavFast Bowler121Capped100Delhi Capitals100RCBDC, KKR & RCB135SP1Piyush ChawlaSpinner164Capped50Mumbai Indians240CSKPBKS, KKR & CSK146UBA1Sachin BabyBatsman18Uncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20RR, RCB, SRH156UBA1Rajat PatidarBatsmanUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20167UAL1Ripal PatelAll RounderUncapped20Delhi Capitals20177UAL1Shahrukh KhanAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings525187UAL1Krishnappa GowthamAll Rounder24Uncapped20Chennai Super Kings925PBKSMI, RR, PBKS198UWK1Vishnu VinodWicket Keeper3Uncapped20Delhi Capitals20RCB208UWK1Sheldon JacksonWicket Keeper4Uncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders20KKR & RCB218UWK1Mohammed AzharuddeenWicket KeeperUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20229UFA1Lukman Hussain MeriwalaFast BowlerUncapped20Delhi Capitals20239UFA1Chetan SakariyaFast BowlerUncapped20Rajasthan Royals120249UFA1Riley MeredithFast bowlerUncapped40Punjab Kings8002510USP1Manimaran SiddharthSpinnerUncapped20Delhi Capitals20KKRKKR2610USP1Jagadeesha SuchithSpinner15Uncapped20Sunrisers Hyderabad30PBKSMI, PBKS & DC2710USP1K. C. CariappaSpinner11Uncapped20Rajasthan Royals20KKR & PBKS2811BA2Cheteshwar PujaraBatsman30Capped50Chennai Super Kings50KKR, RCB & PBKS2912AL2Kyle JamiesonAll RounderCapped75Royal Challengers Bangalore15003012AL2Tom CurranAll Rounder10Capped150Delhi Capitals525RRKKR & RR3112AL2Moises HenriquesAll Rounder57Capped100Punjab Kings420KKR, DC, MI, PBKS, RCB & SRH3214UAL2Jalaj SaxenaAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings30MI, RCB & DC3314UAL2Utkarsh SinghAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings203414UAL2Vaibhav AroraAll RounderUncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders203514UAL2Fabian AllenAll RounderCapped75Punjab Kings75SRHSRH3614UAL2Dan ChristianAll Rounder40Capped75Royal Challengers Bangalore480DCH, RCB, RPS & DC3714UAL2Liam LivingstoneAll Rounder4Capped75Rajasthan Royals75RR3814UAL2Suyash PrabhudessaiAll RounderUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore203914UWK2Kona Srikar BharatWicket KeeperUncapped20Royal Challengers Bangalore20DC4014UAL2Harishankar ReddyAll RounderUncapped20Chennai Super Kings204114UAL2Kuldip YadavAll RounderUncapped20Rajasthan Royals204214UAL2James NeeshamAll RounderCapped50Mumbai Indians50PBKSKKR, DC & PBKS4314UAL2Yudhvir CharakAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians204414UAL2Bhagath VarmaAll RounderUncapped20Chennai Super Kings204514UAL2Marco JansenAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians204614UAL2Saurabh KumarAll RounderUncapped20Punjab Kings20RPS4714UBA2Karun NairBatsman73Capped50Kolkata Knight Riders50PBKSRCB, RR, DC & PBKS4814AL2Kedar JadhavAll Rounder87Capped200Sunrisers Hyderabad200CSKDC, KTK, RCB & CSK4914WK2Sam BillingsWicket Keeper22Capped200Delhi Capitals200DC & CSK5014USP2Mujeeb Ur RahmanSpinner18Capped150Sunrisers Hyderabad150PBKSPBKS5114SP2Harbhajan SinghSpinner160Capped200Kolkata Knight Riders200CSKMI, CSK5214UBA2Chezhian HarinishanthBatsmanUncapped20Chennai Super Kings205314AL2Ben CuttingAll Rounder21Capped75Kolkata Knight Riders75PBKS, RR, SRH & MI5414UAL2Venkatesh IyerAll RounderUncapped20Kolkata Knight Riders205514UAL2Pawan NegiAll Rounder50Capped50Kolkata Knight Riders50RCBDC, CSK & RCB5614UFA2Akash SinghFast BowlerUncapped20Rajasthan Royals20RRRR5714UAL2Arjun TendulkarAll RounderUncapped20Mumbai Indians20 13 4 pranav wicket keeper all rounder
uncapped 40 Mumbai Indians 40
Withdrawn players The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.
Bold – Players returned for UAE leg. Players listed as their replacements were put into the available players pool.
Player Team Auctioned/Retention Price Reason Withdrawal Announcement date Replacement Player Replacement Player's Price Replacement Player's Base Price Signing date Ref Josh PhilippeRoyal Challengers Bangalore Personal Reasons 10 March 2021 Finn Allen10 March 2021 Shreyas IyerDelhi CapitalsShoulder injury 30 March 2021 Aniruddha Joshi 15 April 2021 Axar PatelDelhi Capitals₹5 crore (US$660,000)Ruled out for a short term due to covid positive15 April 2021 Shams Mulani15 April 2021 Mitchell MarshSunrisers HyderabadPersonal Reasons31 March 2021 Jason Roy31 March 2021 Josh HazlewoodChennai Super KingsPersonal Reasons1 April 2021 Jason Behrendorff9 April 2021 Rinku SinghKolkata Knight RidersKnee Injury3 April 2021 Gurkeerat Singh3 April 2021 Ben StokesRajasthan Royals Finger Injury 13 April 2021