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IPL 2027 retention deadline is now 17 November; Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh swap clubs
The BCCI moved the IPL 2027 retention deadline from 15 to 17 November because the date clashed with India's fifth ODI in New Zealand. The mini-auction stays on 16 December in Goa. Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings completed the Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh swap on 11 November.
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India has moved the retention deadline for the Indian Premier League 2027 from Sunday, 15 November, to Tuesday, 17 November, and all ten franchises must now hand in their lists of retained and released players by then. The change was passed to the teams on 2 November because the original date fell on the fifth and final one-day international between India and New Zealand at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. The mini-auction itself is unchanged: it will be held in Goa on 16 December. On 11 November Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings completed the swap of Hardik Pandya and Arshdeep Singh. This report is for information only.
The dates franchises are working to
The board's timeline gives the calendar up to the auction. The 16 December auction is also the date of the second India v Sri Lanka ODI, but the board has not moved it. It is the last mini-auction before the next mega-auction, which is planned ahead of the 2028 season.
| Date | Step |
|---|---|
| 2 November | Player registration opened |
| 17 November | Franchises submit retained and released lists |
| 23 November | Player registration closes |
| 1 December | Deadline for franchises' preferred player lists |
| 3 December | Final auction list and player sets released |
| 16 December | Mini-auction in Goa |
The board's notice, as reported, does not set out the number of retentions allowed, the purse available to each team, or the rules of the trade window, and those details should be taken from the franchises' own announcements after 17 November. The dates for the season itself have not been confirmed by the board; two different windows have been reported.
The trades completed so far
The swap announced on 11 November is the biggest of several deals between teams. Pandya, who captained Mumbai Indians from 2024, moves to Punjab Kings at a fee of Rs 18 crore, up from his previous Rs 16.35 crore. Arshdeep, a left-arm fast bowler who has played for Punjab since his debut in 2019, goes to Mumbai at his existing fee of Rs 18 crore, where he will bowl alongside Jasprit Bumrah. Reports say Mumbai finished ninth in 2026 with four wins and that the franchise is expected to name Rohit Sharma as captain between 16 and 18 November, but the franchise has not confirmed this.
Other trades listed by cricket trackers, with the fees reported, are:
| Player | From | To | Fee reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant | Lucknow Super Giants | Delhi Capitals | Rs 15 crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Delhi Capitals | Lucknow Super Giants | Rs 13.50 crore |
| T Natarajan | Delhi Capitals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs 5 crore |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi Capitals | Rs 40 lakh |
| Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Rs 6 crore |
| Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Chennai Super Kings | Rs 3 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs 4.8 crore |
| Nathan Ellis | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Rs 2 crore |
Pant's fee of Rs 15 crore compares with the Rs 27 crore Lucknow paid for him at the 2025 auction, so his move involves a large pay cut, as reported. Several of these deals are swaps and some are cash deals, and the amounts shown are as the trackers list them; they are not an official ledger, and teams may still announce more before the deadline.
Released players matter as much as retained ones, because everyone a franchise lets go joins the pool for the December auction and the money their fees free up goes back into the team's purse. The two season windows reported so far differ, one running from 14 March to 30 May and another from 10 March to 15 May, which is why the board's own schedule, when it comes, is the one to rely on. The auction date of 16 December also falls on the day of the second India v Sri Lanka ODI, a clash the board has noted and has not changed.
For fans, the changes that count most are visible at the top of the order. Mumbai lose the captain they had named in 2024 and gain a fast bowler who will share the new ball with Bumrah, Punjab gain the former Mumbai captain at Rs 18 crore. Delhi and Lucknow have exchanged their own headline names, Pant and Kuldeep Yadav, in another deal, and Sunrisers Hyderabad have been part of the most deals, bringing in Natarajan, Khaleel Ahmed and Nathan Ellis.
What is still open
Two questions will be answered on 17 November. The first is who each team keeps and who it releases, because the released players and the money they free go straight into the auction. The second is captaincy: Mumbai lose their captain in the Pandya trade,, and Punjab bring in the former Mumbai captain.
The retention lists then set up the registration and shortlist stages that run to 3 December. For players, the practical dates are 23 November, when registration closes, and 3 December, when the auction list is published. Franchises have until 17 November to finish any more trades.
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