List of 2013 Indian Premier League personnel changes
This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2013 Indian Premier League. Trades. The trading window opened on 19 November 2012. Signings. Retained players Released players. In October 2012, teams were offered the option of releasing any number of their players from their contracts ahead of the trading window and auction. This allowed teams to reduce player costs. The following players were released from their contracts. †Signed as a replacement player for an undisclosed sum Sunrisers Hyderabad Chennai Super Kings Delhi Daredevils Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Knight Riders Mumbai Indians  Pune Warriors India Rajasthan Royals Royal Challengers Bangalore Withdrawn players. The following players withdrew from the tournament. Replacement signings. Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing. Auction. The players' auction for the 2013 season was held on 3 February in Chennai. The Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club prevented their players (Michael Lumb, Alex Hales and Samit  Patel in particular) from participating in the IPL and the auction to avoid losing them for the County Championship. Sold players. All player contracts are for this season only.