This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2013 Indian Premier League.
Retirement
| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2012 |  V. V. S. Laxman |
Deccan Chargers (2008–2010) Kochi Tuskers Kerala (2011) |
37 | Went unsold at the 2012 auction. Retired from international cricket on 18 August 2012. Became the mentor-ambassador for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.[1] | |
| 29 October 2012 | Sourav Ganguly |
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008–2010) Pune Warriors India (2011–2012) |
40 | Retired from all forms of cricket on 28 October 2012. | |
| 31 October 2012 |  Paul Collingwood |
Delhi Daredevils (2009–2010) Rajasthan Royals (2011–2012) |
36 | Did not return after being released from his contract. |
Trades
The trading window opened on 19 November 2012.
| Date | Trade | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 February 2013 | To Delhi Daredevils
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To Pune Warriors India
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Signings
| Nat | Player | Team | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
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CM Gautam | Delhi Daredevils | |
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Ishwar Pandey | Pune Warriors India | |
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Parvez Rasool | Pune Warriors India | |
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Tirumalasetti Suman | Pune Warriors India | |
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Sandeep Warrier | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
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Sheldon Jackson | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
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Abhinav Mukund | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
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Sunny Sohal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |
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Harmeet Singh | Rajasthan Royals | |
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Sachin Baby | Rajasthan Royals | |
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Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | |
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Jalaj Saxena | Mumbai Indians | |
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Rishi Dhawan | Mumbai Indians | |
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Baba Aparajith | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Vijay Shankar | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Mohit Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Ankit Rajpoot | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Imtiyaz Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Ronit More | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Karthikeyan R | Chennai Super Kings | |
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Steve Smith | Pune Warriors India | |
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Tamim Iqbal | Pune Warriors India |
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.[15] The following players were released from their contracts.
| Nat | Player | Team | Contract | Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Darren Bravo | Deccan Chargers | $100,000 | 2012 |
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Daniel Christian | Deccan Chargers | $900,000 | 2011 |
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Manpreet Gony | Deccan Chargers | $290,000 | 2011 |
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Daniel Harris | Deccan Chargers | $70,000 | 2012 |
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George Bailey | Chennai Super Kings | $50,000 | 2011 |
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Doug Bollinger | Chennai Super Kings | $700,000 | 2011 |
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Joginder Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | $150,000 | 2011 |
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Suraj Randiv | Chennai Super Kings | $80,000 | 2011 |
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Scott Styris | Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | 2011 |
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Gulam Bodi | Delhi Daredevils | † | 2012 |
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Doug Bracewell | Delhi Daredevils | $50,000 | 2012 |
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Aaron Finch | Delhi Daredevils | $300,000 | 2011 |
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Glenn Maxwell | Delhi Daredevils | † | 2012 |
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Venugopal Rao | Delhi Daredevils | $700,000 | 2011 |
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Kyle Abbott | Kings XI Punjab | † | 2012 |
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Ben Cutting | Kings XI Punjab | † | 2012 |
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James Faulkner | Kings XI Punjab | $190,000 | 2012 |
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Ramesh Powar | Kings XI Punjab | $160,000 | 2012 |
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Nathan Rimmington | Kings XI Punjab | $20,000 | 2011 |
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Stuart Broad | Kings XI Punjab | $400,000 | 2011 |
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Richard Levi | Mumbai Indians | † | 2012 |
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Davy Jacobs | Mumbai Indians | $190,000 | 2011 |
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Clint McKay | Mumbai Indians | $110,000 | 2011 |
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Thisara Perera | Mumbai Indians | $650,000 | 2012 |
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Michael Clarke | Pune Warriors India | † | 2012 |
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Sourav Ganguly | Pune Warriors India | † | 2011 |
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Callum Ferguson | Pune Warriors India | $300,000 | 2011 |
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Nathan McCullum | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | 2011 |
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Jesse Ryder | Pune Warriors India | $150,000 | 2011 |
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Graeme Smith | Pune Warriors India | $500,000 | 2011 |
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James Hopes | Pune Warriors India | $350,000 | 2011 |
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Johan Botha | Rajasthan Royals | $950,000 | 2011 |
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Dinesh Chandimal | Rajasthan Royals | $50,000 | 2012 |
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Paul Collingwood | Rajasthan Royals | $250,000 | 2011 |
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Owais Shah | Rajasthan Royals | † | 2012 |
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Mohammad Kaif | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $130,000 | 2011 |
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Charl Langeveldt | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $140,000 | 2011 |
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Dirk Nannes | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | 2011 |
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Luke Pomersbach | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | 2011 |
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Rilee Rossouw | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | 2011 |
†Signed as a replacement player for an undisclosed sum
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Released uncapped Indian players
Withdrawn players
The following players withdrew from the tournament.
| Player | Team | Reason | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Duminy |
Sunrisers Hyderabad | Injury | |
| Varun Aaron |
Delhi Daredevils | Injury | |
| Michael Clarke |
Pune Warriors India | Back and hamstring problems | |
| Sreenath Aravind |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | Injury | |
| Kevin Pietersen |
Delhi Daredevils | Knee injury |
Auction
| Country | Players | |
|---|---|---|
| Entered | Sold | |
| India |
7 | 6 |
| Sri Lanka |
26 | 6 |
| Australia |
32 | 13 |
| South Africa |
21 | 4 |
 West Indies |
14 | 5 |
| New Zealand |
5 | 3 |
| England |
2 | 0 |
 Ireland |
1 | 0 |
| Total | 108 | 37 |
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.
| Nat | Player | Team | Base price | Winning bid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Christopher Barnwell | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Johan Botha | Delhi Daredevils | $300,000 | $450,000 |
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Daniel Christian | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Michael Clarke | Pune Warriors India | $400,000 | $400,000 |
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Nathan Coulter-Nile | Mumbai Indians | $100,000 | $450,000 |
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Akila Dananjaya | Chennai Super Kings | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Quinton de Kock | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Fidel Edwards | Rajasthan Royals | $100,000 | $210,000 |
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James Faulkner | Rajasthan Royals | $100,000 | $400,000 |
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Manpreet Gony | Kings XI Punjab | $200,000 | $500,000 |
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Moisés Henriques | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $100,000 | $300,000 |
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Jason Holder | Chennai Super Kings | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Phillip Hughes | Mumbai Indians | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Ben Laughlin | Chennai Super Kings | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Glenn Maxwell | Mumbai Indians | $200,000 | $1,000,000 |
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Nathan McCullum | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Clint McKay | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Ryan McLaren | Kolkata Knight Riders | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Ajantha Mendis | Pune Warriors India | $50,000 | $725,000 |
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Jeevan Mendis | Delhi Daredevils | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Chris Morris | Chennai Super Kings | $20,000 | $625,000 |
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Dirk Nannes | Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | $600,000 |
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Abhishek Nayar | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $675,000 |
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Jacob Oram | Mumbai Indians | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Kusal Perera | Rajasthan Royals | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Thisara Perera | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $50,000 | $675,000 |
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Luke Pomersbach | Kings XI Punjab | $50,000 | $300,000 |
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Ricky Ponting | Mumbai Indians | $400,000 | $400,000 |
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Ravi Rampaul | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $290,000 |
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Kane Richardson | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $700,000 |
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Jesse Ryder | Delhi Daredevils | $100,000 | $260,000 |
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Darren Sammy | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $100,000 | $425,000 |
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Sachithra Senanayake | Kolkata Knight Riders | $50,000 | $625,000 |
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Pankaj Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $150,000 |
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R. P. Singh | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $100,000 | $400,000 |
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Sudeep Tyagi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Jaydev Unadkat | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $100,000 | $525,000 |