This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2013 Indian Premier League (IPL).
The trading window opened on 19 November 2012.
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. The following players were released from their contracts.
â Signed as a replacement player for an undisclosed sum
The following players withdrew from the tournament.
The players' auction for the 2013 season was held on 3 February in Chennai. 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.
All player contracts are for this season only.