Mullanpur, Nov. 15 -- The Indian Premier League outfit Punjab Kings have announced the retentions ahead of the 2026 IPL Auctions, releasing five players from last year's squad, including Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell.

While ensuring that the core of the team remains the same, PBKS released Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie and Pravin Dube. While Maxwell played his third stint with the Kings last year, Kuldeep and Aaron didn't play any matches in the previous season, whereas Pravin was seen in action in only one match. Punjab will enter the auction with a salary cap of Rs 11.5 crore.

Maxwell, who arrived in Punjab for the first time in 2014 and produced flamboyant performances with the bat, notching scores of 95, 89 a...