This IPL 2026 mini auction, held in Abu Dhabi, featured high-profile buys and big-money surprises for youth and niche skills. While Cameron Green was bought by KKR for a whopping ₹25.20 crore, making him the third-most expensive player in the IPL auction and the most expensive overseas player.
But the main headline of this year’s auction was Uncapped Indian players, with Prashant Veer, a 20-year-old left-arm spin all-rounder from Uttar Pradesh, and Kartik Sharma, a 19-year-old wicketkeeper from Rajasthan, bought by CSK for a vast 14.2 Crore each, entering their names in the most expensive uncapped players list. Also, Auqib Nabi, a Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler, was purchased by the Delhi Capitals at 8.4 Crore.
The other big buys in the auction were Matheesha Pathirana to KKR for 18 Crore and Liam Livingstone to SRH for 13 Crore. Also, Venkatesh Iyer is one of the most talked-about names of this auction. Bought by RCB AT 7 Crore, the batting all-rounder will fill the place of Cameron Green in the squad. Lets have a look at the most expensive players in the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
| Player | Team | Base | sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron green | KKR | 2.00 Cr | 25.20 Cr |
| Matheesha Pathirana | KKR | 2.00 Cr | 18.0 Cr |
| Kartik Sharma | CSK | 0.30 Cr | 14.20 Cr |
| Prashant Veer | CSK | 0.30 Cr | 14.20 Cr |
| Liam Livingstone | SRH | 2.00 Cr | 13.00 Cr |
| Mustafizur Rehman | KKR | 2.00 Cr | 9.20 Cr |
| Josh Inglis | LSG | 2.00 Cr | 8.60 Cr |
| Auqib Nabi | DC | 0.30 Cr | 8.40 Cr |
| Ravi Bishnoi | RR | 2.00 Cr | 7.20 Cr |
| Jason Holder | GT | 2.00 Cr | 7.00 Cr |
| Venkatesh Iyer | RCB | 2.00 Cr | 7.00 Cr |
| Rahul Chahar | CSK | 1.00 Cr | 5.20 Cr |
| Mangesh Yadav | RCB | 0.30 Cr | 5.20 Cr |
| Ben Dwarishius | PBKS | 1.00 Cr | 4.40 Cr |
| Pathum Nissanka | DC | 0.75 Cr | 4.00 Cr |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | KKR | 0.30 Cr | 3.00 Cr |
| Jack Edwards | SRH | 0.50 Cr | 3.00 Cr |
| Cooper Conolly | PBKS | 2.00 Cr | 3.00 Cr |
| Mukul Choudhary | LSG | 0.30 Cr | 2.60 Cr |
| Adam Milne | RR | 2.00 Cr | 2.40 Cr |
Surprises And Steal Picks Of IPL 2026 Mini-Auction
Many big names were away from the spotlight of this auction drama, and they have been picked by teams at a bargain price. Lets have a look at some of the steal deals of this auction.
| Players | Team | Base price | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller | DC | 2.00 Cr | 2.00 Cr |
| Quinton De Kock | MI | 1.00 Cr | 1.00 Cr |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | LSG | 2.00 Cr | 2.00 Cr |
| Mathew Short | CSK | 1.50 Cr | 1.50 Cr |
| Tim Seifert | KKR | 1.50 Cr | 1.50 Cr |
| Rachin Ravinra | KKR | 2.00 Cr | 2.00 Cr |
| Ben Duckett | DC | 2.00 Cr | 2.00 Cr |
Updated Squads After The IPL 2026 Auction
The IPL 2026 auction concluded with all franchises finalizing their squads, detailing total spending, remaining purse, retained players, and key auction signings ahead of the new season.
Chennai Super Kings: Spent- 41.00 Cr, Remaining- 2.40 Cr
Retentions: Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Sanju Samson
Auction Buys: Akeal Hosein (₹2.00 crore), Prashant Veer (₹14.20 crore), Kartik Sharma (₹14.20 crore), Matthew Short (₹1.50 crore), Aman Khan (₹40 lakh), Sarfaraz Khan (₹75 lakh), Rahul Chahar (₹1.00 crore), Matt Henry (₹2.00 crore), Zak Foulkes (₹75 lakh).
Delhi capitals: Spent- 21.45 Cr, Remaining- 35.0 L
Retentions: KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Axar Patel, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana,
Auction Buys: Auqib Dar (₹8.40 crore), Ben Duckett (₹2.00 crore), David Miller (₹2.00 crore), Pathum Nissanka (₹4.00 crore), Lungi Ngidi (₹2.00 crore), Sahil Parakh (₹30 lakh), Prithvi Shaw (₹75 lakh), Kyle Jamieson (₹2.00 crore).
Gujrat Titans: Spent- 10.95 Cr, Remaining- 1.95 Cr
Retentions: Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav
Auction Buys: Ashok Sharma (₹90 lakh), Jason Holder (₹7.00 crore), Tom Banton (₹2.00 crore), Luke Wood (₹75 lakh), Prithviraj Yarra (₹30 lakh).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Spent- 63.85 Cr, Remaining- 45.0 L
Retentions: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Umran Malik
Auction Buys: Cameron Green (₹25.20 crore), Matheesha Pathirana (₹18.00 crore), Finn Allen (₹2.00 crore), Tejasvi Singh (₹3.00 crore), Prashant Solanki (₹30 lakh), Kartik Tyagi (₹30 lakh), Mustafizur Rahman (₹9.20 crore), Rahul Tripathi (₹75 lakh), Tim Seifert (₹1.50 crore), Sarthak Ranjan (₹30 lakh), Daksh Kamra (₹30 lakh), Akash Deep (₹1.00 crore), Rachin Ravindra (₹2.00 crore).
Lucknow Super Giants: Spent- 18.40 Cr, Remaining- 4.55 Cr
Retentions: Rishabh Pant, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahamad, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami
Auction Buys: Anrich Nortje (₹2.00 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (₹2.00 crore), Mukul Choudhary (₹2.60 crore), Naman Tiwari (₹1.00 crore), Akshat Raghuwanshi (₹2.20 crore), Josh Inglis (₹8.60 crore).
Mumbai Indians: Spent- 2.20 Cr, Remaining-55.0 L
Retentions: Rohit Sharma, Surya Kumar Yadav, Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Will Jacks, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Sherfane Rutherford
Auction Buys: Quinton De Kock (₹1.00 crore), Atharva Ankolekar (₹30 lakh), Mohammad Izhar (₹30 lakh), Danish Malewar (₹30 lakh), Mayank Rawat (₹30 lakh).
Punjab Kings: Spent- 8.00 Cr, Remaining- 3.50 Cr
Retentions: Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Vishnu Vinod, Harnoor Pannu, Pyla Avinash, Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Mitch Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson
Auction Buys: Cooper Connolly (₹3.00 crore), Ben Dwarshuis (₹4.40 crore), Vishal Nishad (₹30 lakh), Pravin Dubey (₹30 lakh).
Rajasthan Royals: Spent- 13.40 Cr, Remaining- 2.65 Cr
Retentions: Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira
Auction Buys: Ravi Bishnoi (₹7.20 crore), Sushant Mishra (₹90 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (₹30 lakh), Yash Raj Punja (₹30 lakh), Ravi Singh (₹95 lakh), Brijesh Sharma (₹30 lakh), Aman Rao (₹30 lakh), Adam Milne (₹2.40 crore), Kuldeep Sen (₹75 lakh).
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Spent- 16.15 Cr, Remaining- 25.0 L
Retentions: Rajat Patidar, Virat Kohli, Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma, Nuwan Thushara, Abhinandan Singh
Auction Buys: Venkatesh Iyer (₹7.00 crore), Jacob Duffy (₹2.00 crore), Mangesh Yadav (₹5.20 crore), Satvik Deswal (₹30 lakh), Jordan Cox (₹75 lakh), Kanishk Chouhan (₹30 lakh), Vihaan Malhotra (₹30 lakh), Vicky Ostwal (₹30 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Spent- 20.05 Cr, Remaining- 5.45 Cr
Retentions: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari
Auction Buys: Shivang Kumar (₹30 lakh), Salil Arora (₹1.50 crore), Krains Fuletra (₹30 lakh), Praful Hinge (₹30 lakh), Amit Kumar (₹30 lakh), Onkar Tarmale (₹30 lakh), Sakib Hussain (₹30 lakh), Liam Livingstone (₹13.00 crore), Shivam Mavi (₹75 lakh), Jack Edwards (₹3.00 crore).
Summary Of The 2026 IPL Auction
- Players Sold: 77 out of 369 shortlisted.
- Total Spending: ₹215.45 crore across all teams.
- Most expensive overseas player: Cameron Green ₹25.20 cr (KKR).
- Second-highest overseas buy: Matheesha Pathirana ₹18 cr (KKR).
- Record uncapped Indian buys: Prashant Veer ₹14.20 cr, Kartik Sharma ₹14.20 cr (CSK).
- Other top buys: Liam Livingstone ₹13 cr (SRH), Josh Inglis ₹8.60 cr (LSG), Auqib Dar ₹8.40 cr (DC).
- CSK spent ₹28.4 cr on two uncapped players, a record for domestic talent at a mini-auction.
- Most money spent on players: KKR 63.85 cr
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