IPL Auction is going to happen in December and the Trade Window for the franchises to trade players was closed on 15th November. Many exciting changes have taken place in the teams with players like Ajinkya Rahane, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Mayank Markande, etc., roped in by franchises like Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, etc. Teams like Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders have released players like Sam Billings, Mohit Sharma, Robin Uthappa, etc.

Ajinkya Rahane who has been with Rajasthan Royals has been traded over to Delhi Capitals. Ravichandran Ashwin who had been with Kings XI Punjab and Mayank Markande who was a part of Mumbai Indians were roped in by Delhi Capitals. Mumbai Indians roped in Sherfance Rutherford and Trent Boult from Delhi Capitals, and Dhawal Kulkarni from Rajasthan Royals. Kings XI Punjab acquired Jagadeesh Suchith from Delhi Capitals and Krishnappa Gowtham from Rajasthan Royals. Ankit Rajput and Rahul Tewatia were traded to Rajasthan Royals from Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Capitals respectively.

List of Players Released by Teams:

Here is the list of players released by the teams.

Chennai Super Kings: Sam Billings, David Willey, Mohit Sharma, Dhruv Shorey, Chaitanya Bishnoi.

Mumbai Indians: Evin Lewis, Ben Cutting, Adam Milne, Yuvraj Singh, Jason Behrendorff, Barinder Sran, Beuran Hendricks, Rasikh Salam, Alzzari Joseph, Pankaj Jaswal.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Carlos Braithwaite, KC Cariappa, Robin Uthappa, Srikant Munde, Nikhil Naik, Yarra Prithviraj, Joe Denly, Anrich Nortje.

Delhi Capitals: Colin Munro, Chris Morris, Nathu Singh, Bandaru Ayyappa, Colin Ingram, Hanuma Vihari, Jalaj Saxena, Manjot Kalra, Ankush Bains.

Rajasthan Royals: Jayadev Unadkat, Stuart Binny, Oshane Thomas, Ish Sodhi, Ashton Turner, Aryaman Birla, Shubhman Ranjane, Sudheshan Midhun, Prashant Chopra, Rahul Tripathi, Liam Livingstone.

Kings XI Punjab: Varun Chakravarthy, Agnivesh Ayachi, Sam Curran, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Simran Singh, Moises Henriques.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Martin Guptill, Yusuf Pathan, Ricky Bhui, Deepak Hooda.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Milind Kumar, Heinrich Klaasen, Himmat Singh, Kulwant Khejroliya, Tim Southee, Prayas Ray Burman, Colin De Grandhomme, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Shimon Hetmeyer, Akshdeep Nath, Marcus Stoinis.

The rest of the players that have performed well for the respective teams in the past have been retained by the franchises. The top names include Kane Williamson, David Warner, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan, etc., by SRH, MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Faf Du Plessis, Ravindra Jadeja, etc., by CSK, Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, etc., by MI, KL Rahul, Mohammad Shami, Chris Gayle, etc., by KXIP, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Sunil Narine, etc., by KKR, Virat Kohli, Moeen Ali, AB De Villiers, etc., by RCB, Steve Smith, Jofra Archer, Ben Stokes, etc., by RR, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, etc., by DC.

The IPL 2020 Auction is scheduled on the 19th of December 2019.