This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2011 Indian Premier League.

Retirement

Retained players

Auction

The players auction for the 2011 Indian Premier League (fourth season) was held on 8 and 9 January 2011 at the ITC Royal Gardenia, Bangalore. The auction comprised 350 players (reduced from an initial list of 416 players) put for auction in English auction. Each player in the auction pool had a bidding base price under which franchise owners could not bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $200,000 to $400,000.

List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes

There are reports that some teams spent $12 million on players, despite the salary cap being $9 million.

List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes

Sold players

Unsold players

The following players remained unsold at the end of the two-day auction.

List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes

Aaron Heal

Aaron O'Brien

Adam Voges

Brendan Drew

Bryce McGain

Cameron Borgas

Chris Hartley

Daniel Harris

Dean Brownlie

Ed Cowan

Gary Putland

Glenn Maxwell

Graham Manou

Jake Haberfield

James Faulkner

Jason Krejza

Lee Carseldine

Luke Ronchi

Mark Cosgrove

Michael Hill

Michael Hogan

Mick Lewis

Mitchell Starc

Nathan Reardon

Nick Buchanan

Peter George

Peter Siddle

Phil Jaques

Phillip Hughes

Rhett Lockyear

Robert Quiney

Shane Harwood

Simon Katich

Stuart Clark

Tim Armstrong

Tim Lang

Tom Beaton

Trent Copeland

Xavier Doherty

Abdur Razzak

Imrul Kayes

Junaid Siddique

Mahmudullah

Mashrafe Mortaza

Mohammad Ashraful

Naeem Islam

Raqibul Hasan

Rubel Hossain

Shafiul Islam

Shahadat Hossain

Shahriar Nafees

Suhrawadi Shuvo

Syed Rasel

Tamim Iqbal

Adam Lyth

Adrian Shankar

Ajmal Shahzad

Andrew Gale

Anthony McGrath

Chris Tremlett

Darren Stevens

Graeme Swann

Graham Napier

Greg Smith

Ian Bell

Jack Shantry

James Anderson

Joe Denly

Jonathan Trott

Luke Wright

Matt Prior

Michael Yardy

Monty Panesar

Paul Franks

Paul Horton

Ravi Bopara

Ryan Sidebottom

Sajid Mahmood

Samit Patel

Simon Cook

Steven Croft

Tim Bresnan

Tom Smith

Usman Afzaal

Wes Durston

Sourav Ganguly

V. R. V. Singh

Wasim Jaffer

Niall O'Brien

Tanmay Mishra

Aaron Redmond

Andy McKay

Daryl Tuffey

Doug Bracewell

Gareth Hopkins

Grant Elliott

Iain O'Brien

Ian Butler

Jacob Oram

Jamie How

Kane Williamson

Kieran Noema-Barnett

Kyle Mills

Lou Vincent

Martin Guptill

Neil Broom

Peter Ingram

Rob Nicol

Shanan Stewart

Ahmed Amla

André Nel

Andrew Puttick

CJ de Villiers

Craig Thyssen

David Miller

Dillon du Preez

Ethan O'Reilly

Farhaan Behardien

Gulam Bodi

Henry Davids

Herschelle Gibbs

Jacques Rudolph

Johann Louw

Justin Kemp

Justin Ontong

Lonwabo Tsotsobe

Loots Bosman

Makhaya Ntini

Mark Boucher

Morne van Wyk

Neil McKenzie

Paul Harris

Richard Cameron

Robin Peterson

Rory Kleinveldt

Ryan McLaren

Tyron Henderson

Vaughn van Jaarsveld

Vernon Philander

Yusuf Abdulla

Zander de Bruyn

Ajantha Mendis

Akalanka Ganegama

Angelo Perera

Chamara Kapugedera

Chamara Silva

Chaminda Vaas

Chanaka Welegedara

Chinthaka Jayasinghe

Dammika Prasad

Dilhara Fernando

Dilhara Lokuhettige

Dilruwan Perera

Dinesh Chandimal

Farveez Maharoof

Gayan Wijekoon

Gihan Rupasinghe

Hasantha Fernando

Indika de Saram

Isuru Udana

Jeevantha Kulatunga

Jeewan Mendis

Jehan Mubarak

Kaushal Lokuarachchi

Kaushalya Weeraratne

Mahela Udawatte

Malinda Warnapura

Malinga Bandara

Michael Vandort

Muthumudalige Pushpakumara

Nuwan Zoysa

Rangana Herath

Sanath Jayasuriya

Suranga Lakmal

Tharanga Paranavitana

Thilan Samaraweera

Thilan Thushara

Thilina Kandamby