# List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

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

| Player | Salary Before | From | To | Date |
| Daniel Sams $^{REP}$ | ₹20 lakh | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 January 2021 |
| Harshal Patel | ₹20 lakh | Delhi Capitals | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 January 2021 |
| Robin Uthappa | ₹3 crore | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | 21 January 2021 |
    $^↓$ ↓: 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).
    $^{REP}$ 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.
| Player | Salary |
| Chennai Super Kings ||||
| Kedar Jadhav | ₹7.8 crore |
| Piyush Chawla | ₹6.75 crore |
| Shane Watson | ₹4 crore |
| Murali Vijay | ₹2 crore |
| Harbhajan Singh | ₹2 crore |
| Monu Kumar Singh | ₹20 lakh |
| Delhi Capitals ||||
| Alex Carey | ₹2.40 crore |
| Jason Roy | ₹1.5 crore |
| Mohit Sharma | ₹50 lakh |
| Keemo Paul | ₹50 lakh |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | ₹20 lakh |
| Tushar Deshpande | ₹20 lakh |
| Kolkata Knight Riders ||||
| Tom Banton | ₹1 crore |
| Harry Gurney | ₹75 lakh |
| Chris Green | ₹20 lakh |
| Siddhesh Lad | ₹20 lakh |
| Nikhil Naik | ₹20 lakh |
| M Siddharth | ₹20 lakh |
| Mumbai Indians ||||
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | ₹8 crore |
| Lasith Malinga | ₹2 crore |
| Sherfane Rutherford | ₹2 crore |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | ₹1 crore |
| Prince Balwant Rai | ₹20 lakh |
| Digvijay Deshmukh | ₹20 lakh |
| James Pattinson | ₹1 crore |
| Player | Salary |
| Punjab Kings ||||
| Glenn Maxwell | ₹10.75 crore |
| Sheldon Cottrell | ₹8.50 crore |
| Krishnappa Gowtham | ₹6.20 crore |
| Karun Nair | ₹5.60 crore |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | ₹4 crore |
| James Neesham | ₹50 lakh |
| Hardus Viljoen | ₹75 lakh |
| J Suchith | ₹20 lakh |
| Tajinder Singh | ₹20 lakh |
| Rajasthan Royals ||||
| Steve Smith | ₹12.5 crore |
| Ankit Rajpoot | ₹3 crore |
| Varun Aaron | ₹2.4 crore |
| Tom Curran | ₹1 crore |
| Oshane Thomas | ₹50 lakh |
| Shashank Singh | ₹30 lakh |
| Akash Singh | ₹20 lakh |
| Aniruddha Joshi | ₹20 lakh |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore ||||
| Chris Morris | ₹10 crore |
| Shivam Dube | ₹5 crore |
| Aaron Finch | ₹4.4 crore |
| Umesh Yadav | ₹4.2 crore |
| Dale Steyn | ₹2 crore |
| Parthiv Patel | ₹1.7 crore |
| Moeen Ali | ₹1.7 crore |
| Pawan Negi | ₹1 crore |
| Gurkeerat Singh Mann | ₹50 lakh |
| Isuru Udana | ₹50 lakh |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad ||||
| Billy Stanlake | ₹50 lakh |
| Fabian Allen | ₹50 lakh |
| Yarra Prithvi Raj $^{REP}$ | ₹20 lakh |
| R Sanjay Yadav | ₹20 lakh |
| Bavanaka Sandeep | ₹20 lakh |
    $^{REP}$ REP: Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
* 1 2 3 Player retired after the 2020 IPL

### Retained players

The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.
| Player | Salary |
| Chennai Super Kings |||
| MS Dhoni | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) |
| Suresh Raina | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| Ravindra Jadeja | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) |
| Dwayne Bravo | ₹6.4 crore (US$770,000) |
| Sam Curran | ₹5.5 crore (US$660,000) |
| Karn Sharma | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
| Shardul Thakur | ₹2.6 crore (US$310,000) |
| Ambati Rayudu | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) |
| Josh Hazlewood | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Faf du Plessis | ₹1.6 crore (US$190,000) |
| Imran Tahir | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) |
| Deepak Chahar | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) |
| Lungisani Ngidi | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| Mitchell Santner | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| KM Asif | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) |
| Jagadeesan Narayan | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| R Sai Kishore | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Delhi Capitals |||
| Rishabh Pant | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) |
| Shimron Hetmyer | ₹7.75 crore (US$930,000) |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | ₹7.6 crore (US$910,000) |
| Shreyas Iyer | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) |
| Ajinkya Rahane | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) |
| Shikhar Dhawan | ₹5.2 crore (US$620,000) |
| Axar Patel | ₹5 crore (US$600,000) |
| Marcus Stoinis | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) |
| Kagiso Rabada | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) |
| Amit Mishra | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) |
| Chris Woakes | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) |
| Prithvi Shaw | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) |
| Mark Wood | ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) |
| Anrich Nortje $^{REP}$ | ₹89.82 lakh (US$110,000) |
| Avesh Khan | ₹70 lakh (US$84,000) |
| Lalit Yadav | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Praveen Dubey | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders |||
| Pat Cummins | ₹15.50 crore (US$1.9 million) |
| Sunil Narine | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) |
| Andre Russell | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) |
| Dinesh Karthik | ₹7.4 crore (US$890,000) |
| Kuldeep Yadav | ₹5.8 crore (US$690,000) |
| Eoin Morgan | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) |
| Varun Chakravarthy | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) |
| Nitish Rana | ₹3.4 crore (US$410,000) |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Shivam Mavi | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Shubman Gill | ₹1.8 crore (US$220,000) |
| Lockie Ferguson | ₹1.6 crore (US$190,000) |
| Rinku Singh | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) |
| Rahul Tripathi | ₹60 lakh (US$72,000) |
| Tim Seifert $^{REP}$ | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| Prasidh Krishna | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Sandeep Warrier | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Mumbai Indians |||
| Rohit Sharma | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) |
| Hardik Pandya | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| Krunal Pandya | ₹8.8 crore (US$1.1 million) |
| Jasprit Bumrah | ₹7 crore (US$840,000) |
| Ishan Kishan | ₹6.2 crore (US$740,000) |
| Kieron Pollard | ₹5.4 crore (US$650,000) |
| Suryakumar Yadav | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Trent Boult | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Quinton de Kock | ₹2.8 crore (US$340,000) |
| Chris Lynn | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Rahul Chahar | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) |
| Anmolpreet Singh | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) |
| Dhawal Kulkarni | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) |
| Jayant Yadav | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| Saurabh Tiwary | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| Aditya Tare | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Anukul Roy | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Mohsin Khan | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Player | Salary |
| Punjab Kings |||
| KL Rahul | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| Mohammed Shami | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) |
| Nicholas Pooran | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) |
| Chris Jordan | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Chris Gayle | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Ravi Bishnoi | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Mandeep Singh | ₹1.4 crore (US$170,000) |
| Mayank Agarwal | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) |
| Prabhsimran Singh | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) |
| Deepak Hooda | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) |
| Darshan Nalkande | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) |
| Sarfaraz Khan | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) |
| Arshdeep Singh | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Harpreet Brar | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Murugan Ashwin | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Ishan Porel | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Rajasthan Royals |||
| Ben Stokes | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) |
| Sanju Samson | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) |
| Jofra Archer | ₹7.2 crore (US$860,000) |
| Jos Buttler | ₹4.4 crore (US$530,000) |
| Robin Uthappa | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Jaydev Unadkat | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Rahul Tewatia | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000) |
| Mayank Markande | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Kartik Tyagi | ₹1.3 crore (US$160,000) |
| Andrew Tye | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) |
| Anuj Rawat | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) |
| David Miller | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) |
| Mahipal Lomror | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Manan Vohra | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Riyan Parag | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Shreyas Gopal | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore |||
| Virat Kohli | ₹17 crore (US$2.0 million) |
| AB de Villiers | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | ₹6 crore (US$720,000) |
| Kane Richardson | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) |
| Washington Sundar | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Navdeep Saini | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Mohammed Siraj | ₹2.6 crore (US$310,000) |
| Adam Zampa $^{REP}$ | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) |
| Josh Philippe | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Pavan Deshpande | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad |||
| David Warner | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) |
| Manish Pandey | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) |
| Rashid Khan | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) |
| Siddarth Kaul | ₹3.8 crore (US$460,000) |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Vijay Shankar | ₹3.2 crore (US$380,000) |
| Kane Williamson | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Khaleel Ahmed | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Sandeep Sharma | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) |
| Jonny Bairstow | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) |
| Mitchell Marsh | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Priyam Garg | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) |
| Virat Singh | ₹1.9 crore (US$230,000) |
| Wriddhiman Saha | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) |
| Mohammad Nabi | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) |
| Shreevats Goswami | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) |
| Basil Thampi | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) |
| Jason Holder $^{REP}$ | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) |
| Abhishek Sharma | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) |
| Thangarasu Natarajan | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) |
| Abdul Samad | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) |
* ↑ Pant was retained at a salary of ₹8 crore (US$960,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Delhi team was ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million).
* ↑ Narine was retained at a salary of ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
* ↑ Russell was retained at a salary of ₹7 crore (US$840,000) but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million).
* ↑ Warner was retained at a salary of ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) but as per IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Hyderabad team was ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million).
    $^{REP}$ 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 | Retained | Transfers In | Transfers In | Released | Released | Transfers Out | Transfers Out | Funds Remaining | Player Slots Remaining (Max) | Player Slots Remaining (Max) |
| Team | Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Players | Amount | Funds Remaining | Overall | Overseas |
| Chennai | 21 | ₹62.10 crore (US$7.4 million) | 1 | ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70) | 6 | ₹22.75 crore (US$2.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹22.90 crore (US$2.7 million) | 6 | 1 |
| Delhi | 17 | ₹72.09 crore (US$8.6 million) | 0 | — | 6 | ₹5.3 crore (US$635,040.20) | 2 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,927.60) | ₹12.90 crore (US$1.5 million) | 8 | 3 |
| Kolkata | 17 | ₹74.25 crore (US$8.9 million) | 0 | — | 6 | ₹2.55 crore (US$305,538.20) | 0 | — | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | 8 | 2 |
| Mumbai | 18 | ₹69.65 crore (US$8.3 million) | 0 | — | 7 | ₹14.4 crore (US$1.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹15.35 crore (US$1.8 million) | 7 | 4 |
| Punjab | 16 | ₹31.80 crore (US$3.8 million) | 0 | — | 9 | ₹36.7 crore (US$4.4 million) | 0 | — | ₹53.20 crore (US$6.4 million) | 9 | 5 |
| Rajasthan | 16 | ₹50.15 crore (US$6.0 million) | 0 | — | 8 | ₹20.1 crore (US$2.4 million) | 1 | ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70) | ₹34.85 crore (US$4.2 million) | 9 | 3 |
| Bangalore | 14 | ₹49.10 crore (US$5.9 million) | 2 | ₹40 lakh (US$47,927.60) | 10 | ₹31 crore (US$3.7 million) | 0 | — | ₹35.90 crore (US$4.3 million) | 11 | 3 |
| Hyderabad | 22 | ₹74.25 crore (US$8.9 million) | 0 | — | 5 | ₹1.6 crore (US$191,710.30) | 0 | — | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | 3 | 1 |
| 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 | Playing Role | IPL Matches | Capped / Uncapped / Associate | Base Price (in ₹ Lacs) | IPL 2021 Team | Auctioned Price (in ₹ Lacs) | IPL 2020 Team | IPL Team(s) |
| 1 | 1 | BA1 | Steve Smith | Batsman | 95 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 220 | RR | RCB, PWI, RPS & RR |
| 2 | 2 | AL1 | Glenn Maxwell | All Rounder | 82 | Capped | 200 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1425 | PBKS | MI, PBKS & DC |
| 3 | 2 | AL1 | Shakib Al Hasan | All Rounder | 63 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 320 | | KKR & SRH |
| 4 | 2 | AL1 | Moeen Ali | All Rounder | 19 | Capped | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 700 | RCB | RCB |
| 5 | 2 | AL1 | Shivam Dube | All Rounder | 15 | Capped | 50 | Rajasthan Royals | 440 | RCB | RCB |
| 6 | 2 | AL1 | Chris Morris | All Rounder | 70 | Capped | 75 | Rajasthan Royals | 1625 | RCB | CSK, RR, DC & RCB |
| 7 | 2 | AL1 | Dawid Malan | All Rounder | | Capped | 150 | Punjab Kings | 150 | | |
| 8 | 4 | FA1 | Adam Milne | Fast Bowler | 5 | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 320 | | RCB,MI |
| 9 | 4 | FA1 | Mustafizur Rahman | Fast Bowler | 24 | Capped | 100 | Rajasthan Royals | 100 | | MI & SRH |
| 10 | 4 | FA1 | Jhye Richardson | Fast Bowler | | Capped | 150 | Punjab Kings | 1400 | | |
| 11 | 4 | FA1 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | Fast Bowler | 33 | Capped | 150 | Mumbai Indians | 500 | MI | MI, DC, KKR & RCB |
| 12 | 4 | FA1 | Umesh Yadav | Fast Bowler | 121 | Capped | 100 | Delhi Capitals | 100 | RCB | DC, KKR & RCB |
| 13 | 5 | SP1 | Piyush Chawla | Spinner | 164 | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 240 | CSK | PBKS, KKR & CSK |
| 14 | 6 | UBA1 | Sachin Baby | Batsman | 18 | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | | RR,RCB,SRH |
| 15 | 6 | UBA1 | Rajat Patidar | Batsman | | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | | |
| 16 | 7 | UAL1 | Ripal Patel | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | | |
| 17 | 7 | UAL1 | Shahrukh Khan | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 525 | | |
| 18 | 7 | UAL1 | Krishnappa Gowtham | All Rounder | 24 | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 925 | PBKS | MI,RR,PBKS |
| 19 | 8 | UWK1 | Vishnu Vinod | Wicket Keeper | 3 | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | | RCB |
| 20 | 8 | UWK1 | Sheldon Jackson | Wicket Keeper | 4 | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | | KKR & RCB |
| 21 | 8 | UWK1 | Mohammed Azharuddeen | Wicket Keeper | | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | | |
| 22 | 9 | UFA1 | Lukman Hussain Meriwala | Fast Bowler | | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | | |
| 23 | 9 | UFA1 | Chetan Sakariya | Fast Bowler | | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 120 | | |
| 24 | 9 | UFA1 | Riley Meredith | Fast bowler | | Uncapped | 40 | Punjab Kings | 800 | | |
| 25 | 10 | USP1 | Manimaran Siddharth | Spinner | | Uncapped | 20 | Delhi Capitals | 20 | KKR | KKR |
| 26 | 10 | USP1 | Jagadeesha Suchith | Spinner | 15 | Uncapped | 20 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | PBKS | MI, PBKS & DC |
| 27 | 10 | USP1 | K. C. Cariappa | Spinner | 11 | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | | KKR & PBKS |
| 28 | 11 | BA2 | Cheteshwar Pujara | Batsman | 30 | Capped | 50 | Chennai Super Kings | 50 | | KKR, RCB & PBKS |
| 29 | 12 | AL2 | Kyle Jamieson | All Rounder | | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 1500 | | |
| 30 | 12 | AL2 | Tom Curran | All Rounder | 10 | Capped | 150 | Delhi Capitals | 525 | RR | KKR & RR |
| 31 | 12 | AL2 | Moises Henriques | All Rounder | 57 | Capped | 100 | Punjab Kings | 420 | | KKR, DC, MI, PBKS, RCB & SRH |
| 32 | 14 | UAL2 | Jalaj Saxena | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 30 | | MI, RCB & DC |
| 33 | 14 | UAL2 | Utkarsh Singh | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 20 | | |
| 34 | 14 | UAL2 | Vaibhav Arora | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | | |
| 35 | 14 | UAL2 | Fabian Allen | All Rounder | | Capped | 75 | Punjab Kings | 75 | SRH | SRH |
| 36 | 14 | UAL2 | Dan Christian | All Rounder | 40 | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 480 | | DCH, RCB, RPS & DC |
| 37 | 14 | UAL2 | Liam Livingstone | All Rounder | 4 | Capped | 75 | Rajasthan Royals | 75 | | RR |
| 38 | 14 | UAL2 | Suyash Prabhudessai | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | | |
| 39 | 14 | UWK2 | Kona Srikar Bharat | Wicket Keeper | | Uncapped | 20 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 20 | | DC |
| 40 | 14 | UAL2 | Harishankar Reddy | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | | |
| 41 | 14 | UAL2 | Kuldip Yadav | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | | |
| 42 | 14 | UAL2 | James Neesham | All Rounder | | Capped | 50 | Mumbai Indians | 50 | PBKS | KKR, DC & PBKS |
| 43 | 14 | UAL2 | Yudhvir Charak | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | | |
| 44 | 14 | UAL2 | Bhagath Varma | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | | |
| 45 | 14 | UAL2 | Marco Jansen | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | | |
| 46 | 14 | UAL2 | Saurabh Kumar | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Punjab Kings | 20 | | RPS |
| 47 | 14 | UBA2 | Karun Nair | Batsman | 73 | Capped | 50 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | PBKS | RCB, RR, DC & PBKS |
| 48 | 14 | AL2 | Kedar Jadhav | All Rounder | 87 | Capped | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 200 | CSK | DC, KTK, RCB & CSK |
| 49 | 14 | WK2 | Sam Billings | Wicket Keeper | 22 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | | DC & CSK |
| 50 | 14 | USP2 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Spinner | 18 | Capped | 150 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 150 | PBKS | PBKS |
| 51 | 14 | SP2 | Harbhajan Singh | Spinner | 160 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | CSK | MI, CSK |
| 52 | 14 | UBA2 | Chezhian Harinishanth | Batsman | | Uncapped | 20 | Chennai Super Kings | 20 | | |
| 53 | 14 | AL2 | Ben Cutting | All Rounder | 21 | Capped | 75 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 75 | | PBKS, RR, SRH & MI |
| 54 | 14 | UAL2 | Venkatesh Iyer | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 | | |
| 55 | 14 | UAL2 | Pawan Negi | All Rounder | 50 | Capped | 50 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50 | RCB | DC, CSK & RCB |
| 56 | 14 | UFA2 | Akash Singh | Fast Bowler | | Uncapped | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | 20 | RR | RR |
| 57 | 14 | UAL2 | Arjun Tendulkar | All Rounder | | Uncapped | 20 | Mumbai Indians | 20 | | |

## 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 |
| Josh Philippe | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | Personal Reasons | 10 March 2021 | Finn Allen | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 10 March 2021 |
| Shreyas Iyer | Delhi Capitals | ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) | Shoulder injury | 30 March 2021 | Aniruddha Joshi | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 15 April 2021 |
| Axar Patel | Delhi Capitals | ₹5 crore (US$660,000) | Ruled out for a short term due to covid positive | 15 April 2021 | Shams Mulani | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 15 April 2021 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Personal Reasons | 31 March 2021 | Jason Roy | ₹2 crore (US$239,637.80) | ₹2 crore (US$239,637.80) | 31 March 2021 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Personal Reasons | 1 April 2021 | Jason Behrendorff | ₹1 crore (US$119,818.90) | ₹1 crore (US$119,818.90) | 9 April 2021 |
| Rinku Singh | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹80 lakh (US$95,855.10) | Knee Injury | 3 April 2021 | Gurkeerat Singh | ₹50 lakh (US$59,909.50) | ₹50 lakh (US$59,909.50) | 3 April 2021 |
| Ben Stokes | Rajasthan Royals | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.5 million) | Finger Injury | 13 April 2021 | Oshane Thomas | | ₹50 lakh (US$59,909.50) | 31 August 2021 |
| Liam Livingstone | Rajasthan Royals | ₹75 lakh (US$89,864.20) | Personal Reasons | 20 April 2021 | Gerald Coetzee | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 1 May 2021 |
| T. Natarajan | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹40 lakh (US$47,927.60) | Knee Injury | 22 April 2021 | Umran Malik | | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 24 September 2021 |
| Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7.2 crore (US$862,696.20) | Elbow/Finger Injury | 23 April 2021 | Glenn Phillips | | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | 21 August 2021 |
| Andrew Tye | Rajasthan Royals | ₹1 crore (US$119,818.90) | Personal Reasons | 25 April 2021 | Tabraiz Shamsi | | | 25 August 2021 |
| Kane Richardson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹4 crore (US$479,275.60) | Personal Reasons | 26 April 2021 | Scott Kuggeleijn | | ₹50 lakh (US$66,000) | 27 April 2021 |
| Kane Richardson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹4 crore (US$479,275.60) | Personal Reasons | 26 April 2021 | George Garton | | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 25 August 2021 |
| Adam Zampa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹1.5 crore (US$179,728.40) | Personal Reasons | 26 April 2021 | Wanindu Hasaranga | | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | 21 August 2021 |
| Jhye Richardson | Punjab Kings | ₹14 crore (US$1.7 million) | Personal Reasons | 20 August 2021 | Adil Rashid | | ₹1.5 crore (US$179,728.40) | 26 August 2021 |
| Riley Meredith | Punjab Kings | ₹8 crore (US$958,551.30) | Personal Reasons | 20 August 2021 | Nathan Ellis | | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 20 August 2021 |
| Daniel Sams | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Personal Reasons | 21 August 2021 | Dushmantha Chameera | | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | 21 August 2021 |
| Finn Allen | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | International duty | 21 August 2021 | Tim David | | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 21 August 2021 |
| Jos Buttler | Rajasthan Royals | ₹4.4 crore (US$527,203.20) | Personal Reasons | 21 August 2021 | Evin Lewis | | ₹1 crore (US$119,818.90) | 31 August 2021 |
| Pat Cummins | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million) | Personal Reasons | 22 August 2021 | Tim Southee | | ₹75 lakh (US$89,864.20) | 26 August 2021 |
| Washington Sundar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,420.50) | Finger Injury | 30 August 2021 | Akash Deep | | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | 30 August 2021 |
| Dawid Malan | Punjab Kings | ₹1.5 crore (US$179,728.40) | Personal Reasons | 11 September 2021 | Aiden Markram | | | 11 September 2021 |
| Jonny Bairstow | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹2.2 crore (US$263,601.60) | Personal Reasons | 11 September 2021 | Sherfane Rutherford | | ₹75 lakh (US$89,864.20) | 11 September 2021 |
| Chris Woakes | Delhi Capitals | ₹1.5 crore (US$179,728.40) | Personal Reasons | 11 September 2021 | Ben Dwarshuis | | ₹30 lakh (US$35,945.70) | 13 September 2021 |
| Manimaran Siddharth | Delhi Capitals | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | Quadriceps Strain | 15 September 2021 | Kulwant Khejroliya | | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | 15 September 2021 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹75 lakh (US$89,864.20) | Personal Reasons | 23 September 2021 | | | | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹5.8 crore (US$694,949.70) | Knee Injury | 27 September 2021 | | | | |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians | ₹20 lakh (US$23,963.80) | Injury | 29 September 2021 | Simarjeet Singh | | | 29 September 2021 |
| Chris Gayle | Punjab Kings | ₹2 crore (US$239,637.80) | Bio-Bubble Fatigue | 30 September 2021 | | | | |
| Sam Curran | Chennai Super Kings | ₹5.5 crore (US$659,004.00) | Lower-Back issue | 5 October 2021 | Dominic Drakes | | | 6 October 2021 |

## Support staff changes

| Staff | Team | Change | Role | Announcement date |
| Parthiv Patel | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Talent scout | 10 December 2020 |
| Tom Moody | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Appointed | Director of cricket | 15 December 2020 |
| Pravin Amre | Delhi Capitals | Appointed | Assistant coach | 6 January 2021 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Director of cricket | 24 January 2021 |
| Sanjay Bangar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Appointed | Batting consultant | 10 February 2021 |
| Andrew McDonald | Rajasthan Royals | Resigned | Head coach | 21 February 2021 |
| Trevor Penney | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Assistant coach | 21 February 2021 |
| Ish Sodhi | Rajasthan Royals | Appointed | Team Liaison Officer | 26 February 2021 |
| Sundar Raman | Chennai Super Kings | Appointed | Consultant | 7 March 2021 |
| Damien Wright | Punjab Kings | Appointed | Bowling coach | 13 March 2021 |
| Vinay Kumar | Mumbai Indians | Appointed | Talent scout | 28 July 2021 |
| Mike Hesson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | In-charge | Head coach | 21 August 2021 |