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{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox sports draft
| name        = 2021 Indian Premier League Auction
| logo        = 
| logosize    =
| logoalt     = 
| image       = 
| imagesize   = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = 
| sport       = Cricket
| date        = {{Start date|2021|02|18|df=y}}
| time        = 3 PM [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| location    = [[Chennai]]
| network     = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]] & [[Disney+ Hotstar]]
| sponsor     =
| league      = [[Indian Premier League]]
| teams       = 8
| territorial = 
| first       = 
| first_round =
| fewest      = 
| most        = 
| overall     = 
| prev        = [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020]]
| next        = [[List of 2022 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2022]]
| expansion_teams  = 
| expansion_season = 
}}
This is a list of all personnel changes for the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].

==Pre-auction==
The BCCI set the deadline of 20 January 2021 for the list of retained and released players.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Staff|first=Cricketnext|date=20 January 2021|title=IPL 2021 Players Retention Updates: Big Names Dropped as Steve Smith, Lasith Malinga Face the Axe|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2021-players-retention-live-updates-csk-mi-kkr-dc-rr-kxip-rcb-srh-retained-players-list-3316127.html|access-date=20 January 2021|website=News18|language=en}}</ref> The trading window remained open till 11 February 2021 and was closed for one week, before being reopened on 19 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Two negative RT-PCR tests mandatory; no quarantine for IPL owners|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/115952/two-negative-rt-pcr-tests-mandatory-no-quarantine-for-ipl-owners|access-date=27 January 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>

===Transfers===
{| class="wikitable"  style="font-size:97%;"
|-
!Player
!{{Tooltip|Nat|Nationality}}
!Salary Before
!From
!To
!Salary After
!Date
!Ref
|-
|[[Daniel Sams (cricketer)|Daniel Sams]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹20 lakh
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|
| rowspan="2" |{{Dts|20 January 2021}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 January 2021|title=Daniel Sams goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore from Delhi Capitals in IPL 2021's first trade, Chris Morris released|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/cricket/report-breaking-daniel-sams-traded-from-delhi-capitals-to-royal-challengers-bangalore-in-ipl-2021-first-trade-2869383|access-date=20 January 2021|website=DNA India|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|[[Harshal Patel]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|
|-
|[[Robin Uthappa]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹3 crore
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|
|{{dts|21 January 2021}}
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals trade Robin Uthappa to CSK in all-cash deal|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-retention-february-auction-rajasthan-royals-trade-robin-uthappa-to-csk-chennai-super-kings-in-all-cash-deal-1248743|access-date=21 January 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

:{{note label|rounding|↓|↓}} '''↓''': Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the next row(s).
:{{note label|rounding|↑|↑}} '''↑''': Player(s) was/were swapped with the player(s) mentioned in the previous row(s).
:{{note label|rounding|REP|REP}} '''REP''': Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
{{notelist}}

===Released players===
The released players were announced on 20 January 2021.<ref name="Retained">{{cite web |title=IPL 2021: Who will be retained, and who will be released? |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-who-will-be-retained-and-who-will-be-let-go-live-updates-1248559 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=RCB release Finch, Morris; KXIP let go of Maxwell|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/115824/rcb-release-finch-morris-kxip-let-go-of-maxwell|access-date=20 January 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref> [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|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.
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible"  style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;"|Player
!style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Nationality}}
!style="text-align:center;"|Salary
!style="text-align:center;"|Ref
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|-
|[[Kedar Jadhav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹7.8 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Piyush Chawla]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹6.75 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Shane Watson]]{{efn|name=Ret1|Player retired after the 2020 IPL}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹4 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Murali Vijay]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Harbhajan Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Monu Kumar Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|-
|[[Alex Carey (cricketer)|Alex Carey]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹2.40 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Jason Roy]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|₹1.5 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Mohit Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Keemo Paul]]
|{{flagicon|GUY}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Sandeep Lamichhane]]
|{{flagicon|NEP}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Tushar Deshpande]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|-
|[[Tom Banton]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|₹1 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Harry Gurney]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|₹75 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Siddhesh Lad]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Nikhil Naik]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[M Siddharth]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|-
|[[Nathan Coulter-Nile]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹8 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Lasith Malinga]]{{efn|name=Ret1|Player retired after the 2020 IPL}}
|{{flagicon|SL}}
|₹2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|- 
|[[Sherfane Rutherford]]
|{{flagicon|GUY}}
|₹2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Mitchell McClenaghan]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|₹1 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|Prince Balwant Rai
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Digvijay Deshmukh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[James Pattinson]]{{ref label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹1 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible"  style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;"|Player
!style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Nationality}}
!style="text-align:center;"|Salary
!style="text-align:center;"|Ref
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Punjab Kings]]
|-
|[[Glenn Maxwell]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹10.75 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Sheldon Cottrell]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|₹8.50 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Krishnappa Gowtham]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹6.20 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Karun Nair]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹5.60 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]]
|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}}
|₹4 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[James Neesham]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Hardus Viljoen]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|₹75 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[J Suchith]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Tajinder Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|-
|[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹12.5 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Ankit Rajpoot]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹3 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Varun Aaron]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹2.4 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|₹1 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Oshane Thomas]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Shashank Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹30 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Aniruddha Joshi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|-
|[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|₹10 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Shivam Dube]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹5 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Aaron Finch]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹4.4 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Umesh Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹4.2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Dale Steyn]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|₹2 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Parthiv Patel]]{{efn|name=Ret1|Player retired after the 2020 IPL}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹1.7 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Moeen Ali]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|₹1.7 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Pawan Negi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹1 crore
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Gurkeerat Singh Mann]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Isuru Udana]]
|{{flagicon|SL}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
!colspan="4"|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|-
|[[Billy Stanlake]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Fabian Allen]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|₹50 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Prithvi Raj (cricketer)|Yarra Prithvi Raj]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[R Sanjay Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />
|-
|[[Bavanaka Sandeep]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|₹20 lakh
|<ref name="Retained" />

|}
{{col-end}}
:{{note label|rounding|REP|REP}} '''REP''': Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.
{{notelist}}

=== Retained players ===
The retained players were announced on 20 January 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021 Player retentions list|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228284/ipl-2021-player-retentions-list?fbclid=IwAR1hggTGADLXqQ3XXiQaD6iKIZ6VxqNwiT-vUTno9LIPvI8BX1PBkjmpYzc|access-date=21 January 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref>
{{col-start}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible"  style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;"|Player
!style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Nationality}}
!style="text-align:center;"|Salary
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Chennai Super Kings]]'''
|-
| [[MS Dhoni]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|15|c}}
|-
| [[Suresh Raina]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|11|c}}
|-
| [[Ravindra Jadeja]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|7|c}}
|-
| [[Dwayne Bravo]]
|{{flagicon|TTO}}
|{{INRConvert|6.4|c}}
|-
| [[Sam Curran]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|5.5|c}}
|-
| [[Karn Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|5|c}}
|-
| [[Shardul Thakur]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|2.6|c}}
|- 
| [[Ambati Rayudu]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}||{{INRConvert|2.2|c}}
|-
| [[Josh Hazlewood]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Faf du Plessis]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|1.6|c}}
|-
| [[Imran Tahir]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Deepak Chahar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|80|l}}
|-
| [[Lungi Ngidi|Lungisani Ngidi]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Mitchell Santner]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[KM Asif]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|40|l}}
|-
| [[Jagadeesan Narayan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Ruturaj Gaikwad]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore|R Sai Kishore]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Delhi Capitals]]'''
|-
| [[Rishabh Pant]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|8|c}}{{efn|name=Ret1|Pant was retained at a salary of {{INRConvert|8|c}} but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Delhi team was {{INRConvert|15|c}}.}}
|-
| [[Shimron Hetmyer]]
|{{flagicon|GUY}}
|{{INRConvert|7.75|c}}
|-
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|7.6|c}}
|-
| [[Shreyas Iyer]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|7|c}}
|-
| [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|5.25|c}}
|-
| [[Shikhar Dhawan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|5.2|c}}
|-
| [[Axar Patel]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|5|c}}
|-
| [[Marcus Stoinis]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|4.8|c}}
|-
| [[Kagiso Rabada]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|4.2|c}}
|-
| [[Amit Mishra]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|4|c}}
|-
| [[Chris Woakes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|1.5|c}}
|-
| [[Prithvi Shaw]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.2|c}}
|-
| [[Ishant Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.1|c}}
|-
| [[Anrich Nortje]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|89.82|l}}
|-
| [[Avesh Khan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|70|l}}
|-
| [[Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Praveen Dubey]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]'''
|-
| [[Pat Cummins]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|15.50|c}}
|-
| [[Sunil Narine]]
|{{flagicon|TTO}}
|{{INRConvert|8.5|c}}{{efn|name=Ret2|Narine was retained at a salary of {{INRConvert|8.5|c}} but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was {{INRConvert|12.5|c}}.}}
|-
| [[Andre Russell]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|{{INRConvert|7|c}}{{efn|name=Ret3|Russell was retained at a salary of {{INRConvert|7|c}} but as per the IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Kolkata team was {{INRConvert|8.5|c}}.}}
|-
| [[Dinesh Karthik]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|7.4|c}}
|-
| [[Kuldeep Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|5.8|c}}
|-
| [[Eoin Morgan]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|5.25|c}}
|-
| [[Varun Chakravarthy]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|4|c}}
|-
| [[Nitish Rana]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.4|c}}
|-
| [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Shivam Mavi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Shubman Gill]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.8|c}}
|-
| [[Lockie Ferguson]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|{{INRConvert|1.6|c}}
|-
| [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|80|l}}
|-
| [[Rahul Tripathi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|60|l}}
|-
| [[Tim Seifert]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Prasidh Krishna]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}||{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Sandeep Warrier]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Mumbai Indians]]'''
|-
| [[Rohit Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|15|c}}
|-
| [[Hardik Pandya]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|11|c}}
|-
| [[Krunal Pandya]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|8.8|c}}
|-
| [[Jasprit Bumrah]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|7|c}}
|-
| [[Ishan Kishan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|6.2|c}}
|-
| [[Kieron Pollard]]
|{{flagicon|TTO}}
|{{INRConvert|5.4|c}}
|-
| [[Suryakumar Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Trent Boult]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Quinton de Kock]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|2.8|c}}
|-
| [[Chris Lynn]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Rahul Chahar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.9|c}}
|-
| [[Anmolpreet Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|80|l}}
|-
| [[Dhawal Kulkarni]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Jayant Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Saurabh Tiwary]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|- 
| [[Aditya Tare]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Anukul Roy]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
|-
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable collapsible"  style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="text-align:center;"|Player
!style="text-align:center;"|{{Tooltip|Nat|Nationality}}
!style="text-align:center;"|Salary
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Punjab Kings]]'''
|-
| [[KL Rahul]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|11|c}}
|-
| [[Mohammed Shami]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|4.8|c}}
|-
| [[Nicholas Pooran]]
|{{flagicon|TTO}}
|{{INRConvert|4.2|c}}
|-
| [[Chris Jordan (cricketer)|Chris Jordan]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Chris Gayle]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Ravi Bishnoi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Mandeep Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.4|c}}
|-
| [[Mayank Agarwal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Prabhsimran Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|55|l}}
|-
| [[Deepak Hooda]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
|-
| [[Darshan Nalkande]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|30|l}}
|-
| [[Sarfaraz Khan (cricketer)|Sarfaraz Khan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|25|l}}
|-
| [[Arshdeep Singh (cricketer)|Arshdeep Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Harpreet Brar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Murugan Ashwin]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Ishan Porel]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Rajasthan Royals]]'''
|- 
| [[Ben Stokes]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|12.5|c}}
|-
| [[Sanju Samson]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}||{{INRConvert|8|c}}
|-
| [[Jofra Archer]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|7.2|c}}
|-
| [[Jos Buttler]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|4.4|c}}
|-
| [[Robin Uthappa]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Jaydev Unadkat]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Rahul Tewatia]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Yashasvi Jaiswal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|2.4|c}}
|-
| [[Mayank Markande]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Kartik Tyagi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.3|c}}
|-
| [[Andrew Tye]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Anuj Rawat]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|80|l}}
|-
| [[David Miller (South African cricketer)|David Miller]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Mahipal Lomror]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Manan Vohra]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Riyan Parag]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Shreyas Gopal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]'''
|-
| [[Virat Kohli]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|17|c}}
|-
| [[AB de Villiers]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}}
|{{INRConvert|11|c}}
|-
| [[Yuzvendra Chahal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|6|c}}
|-
| [[Kane Richardson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|4|c}}
|-
| [[Washington Sundar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Navdeep Saini]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Mohammed Siraj]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|2.6|c}}
|-
| [[Adam Zampa]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|1.5|c}}
|-
| [[Josh Philippe]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Devdutt Padikkal]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Pavan Deshpande]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
| [[Shahbaz Ahmed (cricketer)|Shahbaz Ahmed]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
!colspan="5"|'''[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]'''
|-
| [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|12|c}}{{efn|name=Ret5|Warner was retained at a salary of {{INRConvert|12|c}} but as per IPL rules, the actual purse deduction for the Hyderabad team was {{INRConvert|12.5|c}}.}}
|-
| [[Manish Pandey]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|11|c}}
|-
| [[Rashid Khan (cricketer)|Rashid Khan]]
|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}}
|{{INRConvert|9|c}}
|-
| [[Bhuvneshwar Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|8.5|c}}
|-
| [[Siddarth Kaul]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.8|c}}
|-
| [[Shahbaz Nadeem]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3.2|c}}
|-
| [[Kane Williamson]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Khaleel Ahmed]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Sandeep Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|3|c}}
|-
| [[Jonny Bairstow]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|{{INRConvert|2.2|c}}
|-
| [[Mitchell Marsh]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|-
| [[Priyam Garg]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.9|c}}
|-
| [[Virat Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.9|c}}
|-
| [[Wriddhiman Saha]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1.2|c}}
|-
| [[Mohammad Nabi]]
|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}}
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Shreevats Goswami]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|1|c}}
|-
| [[Basil Thampi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|95|l}}
|-
| [[Jason Holder]] {{note label|rounding|REP|REP}}
|{{flagicon|Barbados}}
|{{INRConvert|75|l}}
|-
| [[Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)|Abhishek Sharma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|55|l}}
|-
| [[Thangarasu Natarajan]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|40|l}}
|-
| [[Abdul Samad (Indian cricketer)|Abdul Samad]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|}
{{col-end}}
{{notelist}}
:{{note label|rounding|REP|REP}} '''REP''': Players who were unsold originally in the 2020 auction but were later signed up as a replacement player.

=== Summary ===
{| class=wikitable style="margin:0; font-size:90%; text-align:center"
|+ Pre-Auction summary<ref name="IPLRet">{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228284/ipl-2021-player-retentions-list?fbclid=IwAR1hggTGADLXqQ3XXiQaD6iKIZ6VxqNwiT-vUTno9LIPvI8BX1PBkjmpYzc|title=IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST|publisher=IPT20.com|date=20 January 2021|access-date=21 January 2021}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Team
! colspan="2" | Retained
! colspan="2" | Transfers In 
! colspan="2" | Released
! colspan="2" | Transfers Out
! rowspan="2" | Funds<br> Remaining
! colspan="2" | Player Slots<br> Remaining (Max)
|-
! Players
! Amount
! Players
! Amount
! Players
! Amount
! Players
! Amount
! Overall
! Overseas
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Chennai Super Kings|Chennai]]||21||{{INRConvert|62.10|c|1}}||1||{{INRConvert|3|c|1}}||6||{{INRConvert|22.75|c|1|1}}||0||— || {{INRConvert|22.90|c|1}}||6||1
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Delhi Capitals|Delhi]]||17||{{INRConvert|72.09|c|1}}||0||—||6||{{INRConvert|5.3|c|1|1}}||2||{{INRConvert|40|l|1}}|| {{INRConvert|12.90|c|1}}||8||3 
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Kolkata Knight Riders|Kolkata]]||17||{{INRConvert|74.25|c|1}}||0||—||6||{{INRConvert|2.55|c|1|1}}||0||—||{{INRConvert|10.75|c|1}}||8||2
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Mumbai Indians|Mumbai]]||18||{{INRConvert|69.65|c|1}}||0||—||7||{{INRConvert|14.4|c|1|1}}||0||—|| {{INRConvert|15.35|c|1}}||7||4
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Punjab Kings|Punjab]]||16||{{INRConvert|31.80|c|1}}||0||—||9||{{INRConvert|36.7|c|1|1}}||0||—|| {{INRConvert|53.20|c|1}}||9||5
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Rajasthan Royals|Rajasthan]]||16||{{INRConvert|50.15|c|1}}||0||—||8||{{INRConvert|20.1|c|1|1}}||1||{{INRConvert|3|c|1}}|| {{INRConvert|34.85|c|1}}||9||3
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Royal Challengers Bangalore|Bangalore]]||14||{{INRConvert|49.10|c|1}}||2||{{INRConvert|40|l|1}}||10||{{INRConvert|31|c|1|1}}||0||—|| {{INRConvert|35.90|c|1}}||11||3
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Sunrisers Hyderabad|Hyderabad]]||22||{{INRConvert|74.25|c|1}}||0||—||5||{{INRConvert|1.6|c|1|1}}||0||—|| {{INRConvert|10.75|c|1}}||3||1
|-
| colspan="12" | 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2021 player auction to be held on February 18 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1249365.html |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 January 2021}}</ref> A total of 1097 players initially registered for the auction<ref>{{Cite web|title=1097 players register for IPL 2021 Player Auction|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228291/1097-players-register-for-ipl-2021-player-auction|access-date=5 February 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> of which 292 were selected for the auction, including 125 overseas players and three players from [[List of International Cricket Council members|associate nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=VIVO IPL 2021 Player Auction list announced|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228297/vivo-ipl-2021-player-auction-list-announced|access-date=11 February 2021|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref>

===Sold players===

{| class="wikitable collapsible sortable" font=90%
! S.No 
! Set No
! Set 
! Name 
! Country 
! Playing Role 
! IPL Matches
! Capped / Uncapped /<br>Associate
! Base Price<br>(in {{INR}} Lacs)
! [[IPL 2021]] Team 
! Auctioned Price<br>(in {{INR}} Lacs)
! [[IPL 2020]] Team 
! IPL Team(s)
|-
|1
|1
|BA1
|[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|Batsman
|95
|Capped
|200
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|220
|RR
|RCB, PWI, RPS & RR
|-
|2
|2
|AL1
|[[Glenn Maxwell]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|All Rounder
|82
|Capped
|200
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|1425
|PBKS
| MI, PBKS & DD
|-
|3
|2
|AL1
|[[Shakib Al Hasan]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}}
|All Rounder
|63
|Capped
|200
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|320
|
| KKR & SRH
|-
|4
|2
|AL1
|[[Moeen Ali]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|All Rounder
|19
|Capped
|200
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|700
|RCB
|RCB
|-
|5
|2
|AL1
|[[Shivam Dube]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|15
|Capped
|50
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|440
|RCB
|RCB
|-
|6
|2
|AL1
|[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]]
|{{flagicon|SA}}
|All Rounder
|70
|Capped
|75
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|1625
|RCB
|CSK, RR, DC, DD & RCB
|-
|7
|2
|AL1
|[[Dawid Malan]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|All Rounder
|
|Capped
|150
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|150
|
|
|-
|8
|4
|FA1
|[[Adam Milne]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|Fast Bowler
|5
|Capped
|50
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|320
|
|RCB,MI
|-
|9
|4
|FA1
|[[Mustafizur Rahman]]
|{{flagicon|BAN}}
|Fast Bowler
|24
|Capped
|100
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|100
|
|MI & SRH
|-
|10
|4
|FA1
|[[Jhye Richardson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|Fast Bowler
|
|Capped
|150
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|1400
|
|
|-
|11
|4
|FA1
|[[Nathan Coulter-Nile]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|Fast Bowler
|33
|Capped
|150
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|500
|MI
|MI, DD, KKR & RCB
|-
|12
|4
|FA1
|[[Umesh Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Fast Bowler
|121
|Capped
|100
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|100
|RCB
|DD, KKR & RCB
|-
|13
|5
|SP1
|[[Piyush Chawla]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Spinner
|164
|Capped
|50
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|240
|CSK
|PBKS, KKR & CSK
|-
|14
|6
|UBA1
|[[Sachin Baby]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Batsman
|18
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|20
|
|RR,RCB,SRH
|-
|15
|6
|UBA1
|[[Rajat Patidar]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Batsman
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|20
|
|
|-
|16
|7
|UAL1
|[[Ripal Patel]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|20
|
|
|-
|17
|7
|UAL1
|[[Shahrukh Khan (cricketer)|Shahrukh Khan]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|525
|
|
|-
|18
|7
|UAL1
|[[Krishnappa Gowtham]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|24
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|925
|PBKS
|MI,RR,PBKS
|-
|19
|8
|UWK1
|[[Vishnu Vinod]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Wicket Keeper
|3
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|20
|
|RCB
|-
|20
|8
|UWK1
|[[Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)|Sheldon Jackson]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Wicket Keeper
|4
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|20
|
|KKR & RCB
|-
|21
|8
|UWK1
|[[Mohammed Azharuddeen]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Wicket Keeper
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|20
|
|
|-
|22
|9
|UFA1
|[[Lukman Hussain Meriwala]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Fast Bowler
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|20
|
|
|-
|23
|9
|UFA1
|[[Chetan Sakariya]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Fast Bowler
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|120
|
|
|-
|24
|9
|UFA1
|[[Riley Meredith]]
|{{flagicon|Australia}}
|Fast bowler
|
|Uncapped
|40
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|800
|
|
|-
|25
|10
|USP1
|[[Manimaran Siddharth]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Spinner
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|20
|KKR
|
|-
|26
|10
|USP1
|[[Jagadeesha Suchith]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Spinner
|15
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|30
|
|MI & DC
|-
|27
|10
|USP1
|[[K. C. Cariappa (cricketer)|K. C. Cariappa]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Spinner
|11
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|20
|
|KKR & PBKS
|-
|28
|11
|BA2
|[[Cheteshwar Pujara]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|Batsman
|30
|Capped
|50
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|50
|
|KKR, RCB & PBKS
|-
|29
|12
|AL2
|[[Kyle Jamieson]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|All Rounder
|
|Capped
|75
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|1500
|
|
|-
|30
|12
|AL2
|[[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|All Rounder
|10
|Capped
|150
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|525
|RR
|KKR
|-
|31
|12
|AL2
|[[Moises Henriques]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|All Rounder
|57
|Capped
|100
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|420
|
|KKR, DC, RCB & SRH
|-
|32
|14
|UAL2
|[[Jalaj Saxena]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|30
|
|MI, RCB & DC
|-
|33
|14
|UAL2
|[[Utkarsh Singh]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|20
|
|
|-
|34
|14
|UAL2
|[[Vaibhav Arora]]
|{{flagicon|India}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|20
|
|
|-
|35
|14
|UAL2
|[[Fabian Allen]]
|{{flagicon|JAM}}
|All Rounder
|
|Capped
|75
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|75
|SRH
|SRH
|-
|36
|14
|UAL2
|[[Dan Christian]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|All Rounder
|40
|Capped
|75
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|480
|
|DEC, RCB, RPS & DC
|-
|37
|14
|UAL2
|[[Liam Livingstone]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|All Rounder
|4
|Capped
|75
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|75
|
|RR
|-
|38
|14
|UAL2
|[[Suyash Prabhudessai]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|20
|
|
|-
|39
|14
|UWK2
|[[Kona Srikar Bharat]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Wicket Keeper
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|20
|
|DC
|-
|40
|14
|UAL2
|[[Harishankar Reddy]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|20
|
|
|-
|41
|14
|UAL2
|[[Kuldip Yadav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|20
|
|
|-
|42
|14
|UAL2
|[[James Neesham]]
|{{flagicon|NZ}}
|All Rounder
|
|Capped
|50
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|50
|
|
|-
|43
|14
|UAL2
|[[Yudhvir Charak]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|20
|
|
|-
|44
|14
|UAL2
|[[Bhagath Varma]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|20
|
|
|-
|45
|14
|UAL2
|[[Marco Jansen]]
|{{flagicon|SA}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|20
|
|
|-
|46
|14
|UAL2
|[[Saurabh Kumar (cricketer)|Saurabh Kumar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|20
|
|RPS
|-
|47
|14
|UBA2
|[[Karun Nair]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Batsman
|73
|Capped
|50
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|50
|PBKS
|RCB, RR & DC
|-
|48
|14
|AL2
|[[Kedar Jadhav]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|87
|Capped
|200
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|200
|CSK
|DC, KTK & RCB
|-
|49
|14
|WK2
|[[Sam Billings]]
|{{flagicon|ENG}}
|Wicket Keeper
|22
|Capped
|200
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|200
|
|DC & CSK
|-
|50
|14
|UBA2
|[[Mujeeb Ur Rahman]]
|{{flagicon|AFG|2013}}
|Spinner
|18
|Capped
|150
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|150
|PBKS
|PBKS
|-
|51
|14
|SP2
|[[Harbhajan Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Spinner
|160
|Capped
|200
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|200
|CSK
|MI, CSK
|-
|52
|14
|UBA2
|[[Chezhian Harinishanth]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Batsman
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|20
|
|
|-
|53
|14
|AL2
|[[Ben Cutting]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}}
|All Rounder
|21
|Capped
|75
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|75
|
|RR, SRH & MI
|-
|54
|14
|UAL2
|[[Venkatesh Iyer]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|20
|
|
|-
|55
|14
|UAL2
|[[Pawan Negi]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|All Rounder
|50
|Capped
|50
|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|50
|RCB
|DC, CSK & RCB
|-
|56
|14
|UFA2
|[[Akash Singh (cricketer, born 2002)|Akash Singh]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|Fast Bowler
|
|Uncapped
|20
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|20
|RR
|
|-
|57
|14
|UAL2
|[[Arjun Tendulkar]]
|{{flagicon|IND}}
|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 [[2021 Indian Premier League#UAE|UAE leg]]. Players listed as their replacements were put into the available players pool.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
! Player
! Team
! Auctioned/Retention Price
! Reason
! Withdrawal Announcement date
! Replacement Player
! Replacement Player's Price
! Replacement Player's Base Price
! Signing date
! Ref
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Josh Philippe]]||[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}|| Personal Reasons ||10 March 2021||{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Finn Allen]]||
{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
||10 March 2021||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228480/finn-allen-signs-up-with-royal-challengers-bangalore-as-replacement-for-josh-philippe|title=Finn Allen Signs Up With Royal Challengers Bangalore as Replenishment for Josh Philippe|work=IPLT20.com|access-date=10 March 2021}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Shreyas Iyer]]'''||[[Delhi Capitals]]||{{INRConvert|7|c|1}}||Shoulder injury|| 30 March 2021|||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Aniruddha Joshi]] || {{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
|| 15 April 2021 || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Shams Mulani joins Delhi Capitals as short-term COVID-19 replacement for Axar Patel; Anirudha Joshi replaces injured Shreyas Iyer|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/230532/shams-mulani-joins-delhi-capitals-as-short-term-covid-19-replacement-for-axar-patel-anirudha-joshi-replaces-injured-shreyas-iyer|access-date=15 April 2021|work=IPLT20.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Mitchell Marsh]]
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|Personal Reasons
|31 March 2021
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jason Roy]]
|{{INRConvert|2|c|1}}
||{{INRConvert|2|c|1}}
|31 March 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad bring in Jason Roy as Mitchell Marsh's replacement|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-srh-set-to-bring-in-jason-roy-as-mitchell-marsh-s-replacement-1257373|access-date=31 March 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{Flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Josh Hazlewood]]'''
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|{{INRConvert|2|c}}
|Personal Reasons
|1 April 2021
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jason Behrendorff]]
|{{INRConvert|1|c|1}}
||{{INRConvert|1|c|1}}
|9 April 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chennai Super Kings sign Jason Behrendorff as replacement for Josh Hazlewood|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228551/chennai-super-kings-sign-jason-behrendorff-as-replacement-for-josh-hazlewood|access-date=9 April 2021|work=IPLT20.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]'''||[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]||{{INRConvert|80|l|1}}||Knee Injury||3 April 2021||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Gurkeerat Singh]]||
{{INRConvert|50|l|1}}
||{{INRConvert|50|l|1}}
||3 April 2021||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/kkr-sign-gurkeerat-singh-rinku-singh-replacement-7257646|title=KKR sign Gurkeerat as replacement for Rinku Singh|work=The Indian Express|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Ben Stokes]]||[[Rajasthan Royals]]||{{INRConvert|12.5|c|1}}|| Finger Injury || 13 April 2021||| 
{{flagicon|WIN}} [[Oshane Thomas]]
|| 
|| {{INRConvert|50|l|1}}
| 31 August 2021
|<ref name="rr" >{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021: Rajasthan Royals name Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes' replacements|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-name-evin-lewis-and-oshane-thomas-as-jos-buttler-and-ben-stokes-replacements-101630429307043.html|url-status=live|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Liam Livingstone]]'''||[[Rajasthan Royals]]||
{{INRConvert|75|l|1}}
|Personal Reasons||20 April 2021
||{{flagicon|SA}} [[Gerald Coetzee]] ||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}|| 1 May 2021 
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gerald Coetzee joins Rajasthan Royals as a replacement for Liam Livingstone|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/237296/gerald-coetzee-joins-rajasthan-royals-as-a-replacement-for-liam-livingstone|url-status=live|access-date=1 May 2021|website=IPLT20|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} '''[[T. Natarajan]]'''||[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]||
{{INRConvert|40|l|1}}
|Knee Injury||22 April 2021
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Umran Malik]]<ref name="Natarajan" group="n">[[Umran Malik]] named as short term COVID-19 replacement for T. Natarajan.</ref>
|
|{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
|24 September 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Natarajan out of IPL with knee injury|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-srh-s-t-natarajan-out-of-ipl-with-knee-injury-1260467|access-date=2 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Umran Malik joins Sunrisers Hyderabad as short-term COVID-19 replacement for T Natarajan |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/239749/umran-malik-joins-sunrisers-hyderabad-as-short-term-covid-19-replacement-for-t-natarajan |access-date=25 September 2021|website=IPLT20|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jofra Archer]]||[[Rajasthan Royals]]||
{{INRConvert|7.2|c|1}}
|Elbow/Finger Injury||23 April 2021
||{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Glenn Phillips (cricketer)|Glenn Phillips]]||
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
| 26 August 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jofra Archer ruled out of entire IPL 2021|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jofra-archer-ruled-out-of-entire-ipl-2021-1260641|access-date=2 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Player Replacements for RCB, RR, PBKS and KKR|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/238278/player-replacements-for-rcb-rr-pbks-and-kkr|date=26 August 2021|access-date=12 September 2021|website=IPLT20}}</ref>
|- 
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew Tye]]||[[Rajasthan Royals]]||
{{INRConvert|1|c|1}}
|Personal Reasons||25 April 2021
|{{flagicon|SA}} [[Tabraiz Shamsi]]
|
|
| 25 August 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Andrew Tye leaves for home as anxiety about worsening Covid-19 situation builds|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-andrew-tye-leaves-for-home-as-anxiety-about-worsening-covid-19-situation-builds-1261029|access-date=2 May 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan Royals sign Shamsi as replacement for Tye|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/118727/rajasthan-royals-sign-shamsi-as-replacement-for-tye|access-date=25 August 2021|website=CricBuzz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kane Richardson]] || rowspan="2" | [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]||
{{INRConvert|4|c|1}}
| rowspan="2" |Personal Reasons|| rowspan="2" |26 April 2021|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[George Garton]]
| 
| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}}
||25 August 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title= IPL 2021: Tabraiz Shamsi to join Rajasthan Royals, George Garton replaces Kane Richardson at RCB|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-tabraiz-shamsi-to-join-rajasthan-royals-george-garton-replaces-kane-richardson-for-rcb-1274678|access-date=26 August 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Adam Zampa]] ||
{{INRConvert|1.5|c|1}}
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[Wanindu Hasaranga]]
| 
|{{INRConvert|50|l}}
||21 August 2021
||<ref name=RCB1>{{Cite web|title= RCB rope in Wanindu Hasaranga and Dushmantha Chameera for IPL 2021|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rcb-rope-in-hasaranga-and-chameera-for-ipl-2021-1274243|access-date=21 August 2021|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jhye Richardson]] || rowspan="2" | [[Punjab Kings]] ||
{{INRConvert|14|c|1}}
| rowspan="2" |Personal Reasons|| rowspan="2" |20 August 2021|| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Adil Rashid]]
| 
|{{INRConvert|1.5|c|1}}
||26 August 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Adil Rashid roped in by Punjab Kings|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/118744/adil-rashid-roped-in-by-punjab-kings|access-date=26 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Riley Meredith]]||
{{INRConvert|8|c|1}}
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Nathan Ellis]]
| 
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
||20 August 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Punjab Kings sign Nathan Ellis as Richardson, Meredith ruled out|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118668/punjab-kings-sign-nathan-ellis-as-richardson-meredith-ruled-out|access-date=20 August 2021|website=Cricbuzz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Sams (cricketer)|Daniel Sams]] || rowspan="2"|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||{{INRConvert|20|l|-3}}
|| Personal Reasons || rowspan="3"|21 August 2021 ||{{flagicon|SL}} [[Dushmantha Chameera]]
|
|{{INRConvert|50|l}} || rowspan="2"|21 August 2021 || rowspan="2"|<ref name=RCB1/>
|-
|{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Finn Allen]]|| |{{INRConvert|20|l|-3}}
| International duty
|{{flagicon|SIN}} [[Tim David]]
|
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jos Buttler]]||[[Rajasthan Royals]]||
{{INRConvert|4.4|c|1}}
| Personal Reasons 
| {{flagicon|WIN}} [[Evin Lewis]]
|
| {{INRConvert|1|c|1}}
|31 August 2021
|<ref name="rr"/>
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Pat Cummins]]||[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]||{{INRConvert|15.5|c|1}}||Personal Reasons||22 August 2021||{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Tim Southee]]||
||{{INRConvert|75|l|1}}||26 August 2021||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/amp/sports/cricket/article/pat-cummins-to-jos-buttler-list-of-players-who-have-pulled-out-of-ipl-2021s-2nd-leg-in-uae/802042|title=Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler: List of players who have pulled out of IPL 2021's 2nd leg in UAE|work=Times Now News|access-date=22 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=KKR sign Tim Southee for remainder of IPL 2021|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/amp/cricket-news/118740/kkr-sign-tim-southee-for-remainder-of-ipl-2021-cricbuzzcom|access-date=26 August 2021|website=CricBuzz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Washington Sundar]]||[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]||{{INRConvert|3.2|c|1}} ||Finger Injury||30 August 2021||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Akash Deep]]||
||{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}||30 August 2021||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Akash Deep replaces injured Washington in RCB|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/118798/ipl-2021-akash-deep-replaces-injured-washington-sundar-in-rcb-cricbuzzcom|access-date=30 August 2021|website=CricBuzz|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dawid Malan]]|| [[Punjab Kings]] ||{{INRConvert|1.5|c|1}} || rowspan=3 | Personal Reasons || rowspan=3 | 11 September 2021||{{flagicon|SA}} [[Aiden Markram]]|| || ||rowspan=2|11 September 2021||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dawid Malan pulls out, Punjab Kings replace him with Aiden Markram|url=https://timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/dawid-malan-pulls-out-punjab-kings-replace-him-with-aiden-markram/articleshow/86117041.cms|access-date=11 September 2021|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jonny Bairstow]]|| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||{{INRConvert|2.2|c|1}} || {{flagicon|GUY}} [[Sherfane Rutherford]] || ||{{INRConvert|75|l|1}}||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad rope in West Indies' batsman as Jonny Bairstow's replacement for IPL 2021|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/article/sunrisers-hyderabad-rope-in-west-indies-batsman-as-jonny-bairstows-replacement-for-ipl/810723|access-date=11 September 2021|work=Times Now}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Chris Woakes]]|| [[Delhi Capitals]] || {{INRConvert|1.5|c|1}} || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Ben Dwarshuis]]|| || {{INRConvert|30|l|1}}
| 13 September 2021 ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021: Delhi Capitals rope in Australian pacer Ben Dwarshuis as replacement for Woakes|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/cricket/ipl-2021-delhi-capitals-rope-in-australian-pacer-ben-dwarshuis-as-replacement-for-woakes20210913121315|access-date=13 September 2021|work=ANI News}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Manimaran Siddharth]]|| [[Delhi Capitals]] ||
{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
|Quadriceps Strain||15 September 2021
||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kulwant Khejroliya]]||
|{{INRConvert|20|l}}
| 15 September 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021: Kulwant Khejroliya Replaces Injured Manimaran Siddharth In Delhi Capitals Squad|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2021/ipl-2021-kulwant-khejroliya-replaces-injured-manimaran-siddharth-in-delhi-capitals-squad-2542214|access-date=15 September 2021|work=NDTV Sports}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|GUY}} [[Sherfane Rutherford]]|| [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||
{{INRConvert|75|l|1}}
|Personal Reasons||23 September 2021
||
||
|
| 
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021: Sherfane Rutherford Returns Home due to Death of Father |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/sunrisers-hyderabad-sherfane-rutherford-returns-home-due-to-death-of-father-1279218|access-date=23 September 2021|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Kuldeep Yadav]]|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||
{{INRConvert|5.8|c|1}}
|Knee Injury||27 September 2021
||
||
|
| 
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kuldeep Yadav returns to India after sustaining knee injury|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-kkr-kuldeep-yadav-returns-to-india-after-sustaining-knee-injury-1279912|access-date=27 September 2021|work=ESPN Cricinfo}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Arjun Tendulkar]]|| [[Mumbai Indians]] ||
{{INRConvert|20|l|1}}
|Injury||29 September 2021
||{{flagicon|IND}} [[Simarjeet Singh]]||
|
| 29 September 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=IPL 2021: Arjun Tendulkar injured, Mumbai Indians name replacement for remainder of the season|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2021-arjun-tendulkar-injured-mumbai-indians-name-replacement-for-remainder-of-the-season-101632918061932.html|access-date=29 September 2021|work=Hindustan Times}}</ref>
|-
|{{flagicon|JAM}} [[Chris Gayle]]|| [[Punjab Kings]] ||
{{INRConvert|2|c|1}}
| Bio-Bubble Fatigue||30 September 2021
||
||
|
| 
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bubble fatigues forces Chris Gayle to leave IPL 2021|url=https://timesofindia.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/bubble-fatigues-forces-chris-gayle-to-leave-ipl-2021/articleshow/86670375.cms|access-date=30 September 2021|work=The Times of India}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sam Curran]]|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] ||
{{INRConvert|5.5|c|1}}
| Lower-Back issue||5 October 2021
||{{flagicon|BAR}} [[Dominic Drakes]]||
|
| 6 October 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=CSK sign Dominic Drakes as Sam Curran replacement|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/119325/csk-sign-dominic-drakes-as-sam-curran-replacement-ipl-2021-cricbuzzcom|access-date=6 October 2021|work=Cricbuzz}}</ref>
|}

==Support staff changes==
{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="font-size:95%"
|-
!Staff
!Team
!Change
!Role
!Announcement date
!Ref
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Parthiv Patel]]
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|Appointed
|Talent scout
| 10 December 2020
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-mumbai-indians-rope-in-parthiv-patel-as-talent-scout-1243381|title=Mumbai Indians rope in Parthiv Patel as talent scout|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=10 December 2020|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Tom Moody]]
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|Appointed
|Director of cricket
| 15 December 2020
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-tom-moody-returns-to-sunrisers-hyderabad-as-director-of-cricket-1244000|title=Tom Moody returns to Sunrisers Hyderabad, this time as director of cricket|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=15 December 2020|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Pravin Amre]]
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|Appointed
|Assistant coach
| 6 January 2021
|{{center|<ref>
{{Cite web|date=6 January 2021|title=Pravin Amre Returns to Delhi Capitals as Assistant Coach|url=https://www.delhicapitals.in/news|access-date=30 January 2021|website=[[Delhi Capitals]]|language=en}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|SL}} [[Kumar Sangakkara]]
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|Appointed 
|Director of cricket
| 24 January 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-appoint-kumar-sangakkara-director-of-cricket-1249032|title=
Rajasthan Royals appoint Kumar Sangakkara director of cricket|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=24 January 2021|access-date=30 January 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sanjay Bangar]]
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|Appointed
|Batting consultant
|10 February 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bangar joins RCB as batting consultant for IPL 2021|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/116164/bangar-joins-rcb-as-batting-consultant-for-ipl-2021|access-date=10 February 2021|website=[[Cricbuzz]]|language=en}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Andrew McDonald (cricketer)|Andrew McDonald]]
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|Parted ways
|Head coach
|21 February 2021
||{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-part-ways-with-head-coach-andrew-mcdonald-1252530|title=
Rajasthan Royals part ways with head coach Andrew McDonald|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=21 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|ZIM}} [[Trevor Penney]]
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|Appointed 
|Assistant coach
|21 February 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.india.com/sports/rajasthan-royals-part-ways-with-head-coach-andrew-mcdonald-hire-trevor-penney-as-lead-assistant-coach-4439827/|title=
Rajasthan Royals Part Ways With Head Coach Andrew McDonald; Hire Trevor Penney as Lead Assistant Coach|work=India.com|date=21 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Ish Sodhi]]
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|Appointed 
|Team Liaison Officer
|26 February 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-rajasthan-royals-sign-ish-sodhi-as-team-liaison-officer-1253182|title=
Rajasthan Royals sign Ish Sodhi as team liaison officer for IPL 2021|work=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|date=26 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Sundar Raman]]
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|Appointed 
|Consultant
|7 March 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl/former-ipl-coo-sundar-raman-named-consultant-for-csk-101615114931810.html|title= Former IPL COO Sundar Raman named consultant for CSK|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=7 March 2021|access-date=9 March 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Damien Wright]]
|[[Punjab Kings]]
|Appointed 
|Bowling coach
|13 March 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/damien-wright-joins-punjab-kings-as-new-bowling-coach/article34058644.ece|title=Damien Wright joins Punjab Kings as new bowling coach|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=13 March 2021|access-date=13 March 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|IND}} [[Vinay Kumar]]
|[[Mumbai Indians]]
|Appointed
|Talent scout
| 28 July 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mumbaiindians.com/news/vinay-kumar-joins-mumbai-indians-talent-scout-team|title=Vinay Kumar Joins Mumbai Indians Talent Scout Team|website=Mumbai Indians|access-date=29 July 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|{{flagicon|NZ}} [[Mike Hesson]]
|[[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|In-charge
|Head Coach
| 21 August 2021
|{{center|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-simon-katich-steps-down-as-rcb-head-coach/articleshow/85515636.cms|title=IPL: Simon Katich steps down as RCB head coach|website=Times of India|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref>}}
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=n}}

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=Damien Wright joins Punjab Kings as new bowling coach
https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/damien-wright-punjab-kings-bowling-coach-anil-kumble-support-staff-2021/article34058391.ece}}

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