IPL 2026 Team Profile — Defending Champions
Flat batting deck, short boundaries, heavy dew and one of the strongest home-ground edges in the IPL.
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| # | Player | Role | Nationality | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli C | BAT | India | Retained |
| 2 | Phil Salt (wk) | WK | England | New Signing |
| 3 | Rajat Patidar | BAT | India | Retained |
| 4 | Faf du Plessis | BAT | South Africa | — |
| 5 | Glenn Maxwell | ALL | Australia | — |
| 6 | Liam Livingstone | ALL | England | — |
| 7 | Dinesh Karthik (wk) | WK | India | — |
| 8 | Wanindu Hasaranga | ALL | Sri Lanka | — |
| 9 | Mohammed Siraj | BOWL | India | Retained |
| 10 | Josh Hazlewood | BOWL | Australia | — |
| 11 | Yash Dayal | BOWL | India | — |
| 12 | Karn Sharma | BOWL | India | — |
| 13 | Reece Topley | BOWL | England | — |
| 14 | Akash Deep | BOWL | India | — |