This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL).
| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2012 | 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] | [2] | ||
| 29 October 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders (2008–2010) Pune Warriors India (2011–2012) | 40 | Retired from all forms of cricket on 28 October 2012. | [3] | ||
| 31 October 2012 | Delhi Daredevils (2009–2010) Rajasthan Royals (2011–2012) | 36 | Did not return after being released from his contract. | [4] |
The trading window opened on 19 November 2012.[5]
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Retained players
In October 2012, the IPL franchise 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.[5]
| Nat | Player | Team | data-sort-type="currency" | Contract | Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $100,000 | 2012 | |||
| | $900,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $290,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $70,000 | 2012 | |||
| | $50,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $700,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $150,000 | 2011 | |||
| $80,000 | 2011 | ||||
 | $200,000 | 2011 | |||
| † | 2012 | ||||
| | $50,000 | 2012 | |||
| | $300,000 | 2011 | |||
| | † | 2012 | |||
| | $700,000 | 2011 | |||
| † | 2012 | ||||
| | † | 2012 | |||
| | $190,000 | 2012 | |||
| | $160,000 | 2012 | |||
| | $20,000 | 2011 | |||
| $400,000 | 2011 | ||||
| † | 2012 | ||||
| $190,000 | 2011 | ||||
| | $110,000 | 2011 | |||
| $650,000 | 2012 | ||||
| | † | 2012 | |||
| | † | 2011 | |||
| | $300,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $100,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $150,000 | 2011 | |||
| $500,000 | 2011 | ||||
| | $350,000 | 2011 | |||
| $950,000 | 2011 | ||||
| $50,000 | 2012 | ||||
| $250,000 | 2011 | ||||
| † | 2012 | ||||
| | $130,000 | 2011 | |||
| $140,000 | 2011 | ||||
| | $650,000 | 2011 | |||
| | $50,000 | 2011 | |||
| $20,000 | 2011 |
†Signed as a replacement player for an undisclosed sum
The following players withdrew from the tournament.
| Player | Team | Reason | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Duminy | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Injury | [16] | |
| Varun Aaron | Delhi Daredevils | Injury | ||
| Michael Clarke | Pune Warriors India | Back and hamstring problems | [17] | |
| Sreenath Aravind | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Injury | ||
| Kevin Pietersen | Delhi Daredevils | Knee injury | [18] |
| Country | Players | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Entered | Sold | ||
| 7 | 6 | ||
| 26 | 6 | ||
| 32 | 13 | ||
| 21 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 108 | 37 | |
All player contracts are for this season only.[21]
| Nat | Player | Team | Base price | Winning bid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| $300,000 | $450,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| $400,000 | $400,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $450,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $210,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $400,000 | ||||
| $200,000 | $500,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| $200,000 | $1,000,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $725,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $625,000 | ||||
| $200,000 | $600,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $675,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $50,000 | ||||
| $20,000 | $20,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $675,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $300,000 | ||||
| $400,000 | $400,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $290,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $700,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $260,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $425,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $625,000 | ||||
| $50,000 | $150,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $400,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $100,000 | ||||
| $100,000 | $525,000 |
Manpreet Gony Aaron Finch Matthew Wade Glenn Maxwell Doug Bollinger Dirk Nannes John Hastings
Herschelle GibbsCapped:
R. P. Singh Abhishek Nayar Sudeep Tyagi Jaydev Unadkat
Upul Tharanga Dinesh Chandimal Rangana Herath Thilan Samaraweera Dilhara Fernando Phillip Hughes Adam Voges Daniel Christian James Faulkner Moisés Henriques James Hopes Stephen O'Keefe Callum Ferguson Josh Hazlewood Clinton McKay Kane Richardson Tim Paine Travis Birt Vernon Philander Nathan McCullum Scott Styris Martin Guptill Jesse Ryder Darren Bravo
Darren Sammy
Fidel EdwardsUncapped:
Capped:
Pankaj Singh Wasim Jaffer Ajantha Mendis Suraj Randiv Prasanna Jayawardene Thisara Perera Farveez Maharoof Jeevan Mendis Sachithra Senanayake Tharanga Paranavitana Dilruwan Perera Dhammika Prasad Chanaka Welegedara Luke Pomersbach Trent Copeland Ryan McLaren Richard Levi Rory Kleinveldt Jacob Oram Denesh Ramdin Ravi Rampaul
Devendra Bishoo
Ricardo Powell Tino Best Jerome Taylor Christopher BarnwellUncapped:
Capped:
Kaushal Silva Akila Dananjaya Chamara Kapugedera Jehan Mubarak Lahiru Thirimanne Seekkuge Prasanna Shaminda Eranga Dilshan Munaweera Nuwan Pradeep Ben Laughlin Dane Vilas Paul Harris Lonwabo Tsotsobe Charl Langeveldt Veerasammy Permaul Danza HyattUncapped:
Kusal Perera Cameron Boyce Quinton de Kock Aaron Phangiso Chris Morris Henry Davids Rilee Rossouw Jandre Coetzee Alistair Gray Dwaine Pretorius Stiaan van Zyl David Wiese Andrew Birch Jason Holder