All IPL teams had announced their retained players list for the IPL 2023 auction. The IPL franchises have released some big names for the auction, which took place on December 23rd in Kochi. KKR had been one of the busiest sides, having signed New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson, Afghanistan’s explosive opener Rahmatullah Gurbaz, and Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur. The IPL teams have announced their list of retained players. The list of retained players by respective teams is provided below.
IPL 2023 Retained Players List of All Teams
Through their official social media handles and websites, the teams informed cricket fans about their IPL 2023 Retained players list. The Mumbai Indians retained 16 players, the Chennai Super Kings retained 18, the Punjab Kings retained 16, the Kolkata Knight Riders retained 14, the Gujarat Titans retained 18, the Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 18, the Rajasthan Royals retained 16, the Delhi Capitals retained 20, the Sunrisers Hyderabad retained 12, and the Lucknow Super Giants retained 15.
Speaking of IPL 2023 Retained Players, here is the complete list of IPL Retained Players by team.
Mumbai Indians Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Rohit Sharma (capt) | Batsman |
| Tim David | All Rounder |
| Ramandeep Singh | Batsman |
| Tilak Varma | Batsman |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batsman |
| Ishan Kishan | Batsman/ Wicketkeeper |
| Tristan Stubbs | Wicketkeeper |
| Dewald Brevis | All Rounder |
| Jofra Archer | Bowler |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Bowler |
| Arshad Khan | Bowler |
| Kumar Kartikeya | All Rounder |
| Hrithik Shokeen | Bowler |
| Jason Behrendorff | Bowler |
Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Shreyas Iyer (capt) | All Rounder |
| Nitish Rana | Batsman |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All Rounder |
| Andre Russell | All Rounder |
| Sunil Narine | Bowler |
| Shardul Thakur | Bowler |
| Lockie Ferguson | Bowler |
| Umesh Yadav | Bowler |
| Tim Southee | Bowler |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Bowler |
| Anukul Roy | All Rounder |
| Rinku Singh | Batsman |
Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Abdul Samad | Batsman |
| Aiden Markram | Batsman |
| Rahul Tripathi | All Rounder |
| Glenn Phillips | Batsman/ Wicketkeeper |
| Abhishek Sharma | All Rounder |
| Marco Jansen | All Rounder |
| Washington Sundar | All Rounder |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Bowler |
| Kartik Tyagi | Bowler |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler |
| T Natarajan | Bowler |
| Umran Malik | Bowler |
Rajasthan Royals Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Sanju Samson (C) | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batsman |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batsman |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman |
| Jos Buttler | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Dhruv Jurel | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Riyan Parag | Batsman |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler |
| Trent Boult | Bowler |
| Obed McCoy | Bowler |
| Navdeep Saini | Bowler |
| Kuldeep Sen | Bowler |
| Kuldip Yadav | Bowler |
| R Ashwin | All Rounder |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler |
| KC Cariappa | Bowler |
Gujarat Titans Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Hardik Pandya (capt) | All Rounder |
| Shubman Gill | Batsman |
| David Miller | Batsman |
| Abhinav Manohar | All Rounder |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batsman |
| Wriddhiman Saha | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| Matthew Wade | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| Rashid Khan | All Rounder |
| Rahul Tewatia | All Rounder |
| Vijay Shankar | All Rounder |
| Mohammed Shami | Bowler |
| Alzarri Joseph | Bowler |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler |
| Pradeep Sangwan | Bowler |
| Darshan Nalkande | Bowler |
| Jayant Yadav | Bowler |
| R Sai Kishore | Bowler |
| Noor Ahmad | Bowler |
Punjab Kings Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Shikhar Dhawan (capt) | Batsman |
| Shahrukh Khan | All Rounder |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | All Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Raj Bawa | All Rounder |
| Rishi Dhawan | All Rounder |
| Liam Livingstone | Batsman |
| Atharva Taide | Batsman |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler |
| Baltej Singh | All Rounder |
| Nathan Ellis | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler |
| Harpreet Brar | All Rounder |
Lucknow Super Giants Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| KL Rahul (capt) | |
| Ayush Badoni | All Rounder |
| Karan Sharma | Batsman |
| Manan Vohra | Batsman |
| Quinton de Kock | |
| Marcus Stoinis | All Rounder |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | All Rounder |
| Deepak Hooda | All Rounder |
| Kyle Mayers | All Rounder |
| Krunal Pandya | All Rounder |
| Avesh Khan | Bowler |
| Mohsin Khan | Bowler |
| Mark Wood | Bowler |
| Mayank Yadav | Bowler |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler |
Chennai Super Kings Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| MS Dhoni (capt) | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Devon Conway | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batsman |
| Ambati Rayudu | Batsman |
| Subhranshu Senapati | Batsman |
| Moeen Ali | All Rounder |
| Shivam Dube | All Rounder |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | Bowler |
| Dwaine Pretorius | All Rounder |
| Mitchell Santner | All Rounder |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All Rounder |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler |
| Mukesh Chowdhary | Bowler |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Bowler |
| Simarjeet Singh | Bowler |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler |
| Prashant Solanki | Bowler |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Bowler |
Delhi Capitals Retained Players list
| Name | Role |
| Rishabh Pant (C) | Batsman/Wicket-keeper |
| David Warner | Batsman |
| Prithvi Shaw | Batsman |
| Ripal Patel | All Rounder |
| Rovman Powell | Batsman |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Batsman |
| Yash Dhull | All Rounder |
| Mitchell Marsh | All Rounder |
| Lalit Yadav | All Rounder |
| Axar Patel | All Rounder |
| Anrich Nortje | Bowler |
| Chetan Sakariya | Bowler |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Bowler |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Bowler |
| Lungi Ngidi | Bowler |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bowler |
| Aman Khan | All Rounder |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler |
| Praveen Dubey | Bowler |
| Vicky Ostwal | Bowler |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Retained Players List
| Name | Role |
| Faf du Plessis (capt) | Batsman |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman |
| Suyash Prabhudessai | Batsman |
| Rajat Patidar | Batsman |
| Dinesh Karthik | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Anuj Rawat | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Finn Allen | Batsman / Wicketkeeper |
| Glenn Maxwell | All Rounder |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All Rounder |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | All Rounder |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler |
| David Willey | All Rounder |
| Karn Sharma | Bowler |
| Mahipal Lomror | All Rounder |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler |
| Siddarth Kaul | Bowler |
| Akash Deep | Bowler |
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