IPL Auction. (Photo credit/BCCI) NEW DELHI: The player auction for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players are set to go under the hammer.Capped batters came up for bidding in the first round. There were no marquee sets in a mini-auction.Jake Fraser-McGurk was the first player to go under the hammer, but he went unsold in the initial round. While DC got David Miller for Rs 2 crore.
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Then came Cameron Green, emerging as the biggest buy of the day, as Kolkata Knight Riders signed the Australian all-rounder for Rs 25.20 crore at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The deal made Green the third-most expensive player in IPL history and the costliest overseas player in the league.Follow live updatesMumbai Indians opened the bid for Green at Rs 2 crore, with only a purse of Rs 2.5 crore, followed by Rajasthan Royals. KKR then entered at Rs 2.8 crore. RR exited at around Rs 13 crore. Chennai Super Kings then entered the contest and pushed the price past Rs 20 crore. CSK bid up to Rs 25 crore, but KKR returned with a final bid of Rs 25.20 crore to secure the player.In a four-way battle, Jammu and Kashmir seamer Auqib Nabi was bagged by Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 8.40 crore, which is 28 times more than his base price of Rs 30 lakh.Chennai Super Kings turned heads at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi by going big on youth, securing two of the most talked-about uncapped Indian talents in Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer for Rs 14.20 crore each.Meanwhile, Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive Sri Lankan player in IPL auction history, as KKR got him for Rs 18 crore.The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to take place from March 26 to May 31, continuing its traditional slot in the cricket calendar.IPL 2026 All Teams SquadPlayerBase priceSold atDavid MillerRs 2 croreRs 2 croreBen DuckettRs 2 croreRs 2 croreAuqib NabiRs 30 lakhRs 8.40 crorePathum NissankaRs 75 lakhRs 4 croreLungi NgidiRs 2 croreRs 2 croreSahil ParakhRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhPrithvi ShawRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakhKyle JamiesonRs 2 croreRs 2 crorePlayerBase priceSold atQuinton de KockRs 1 croreRs 1 croreDanish MalewarRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhMohammad IzharRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhAtharva AnkolekarRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhMayank RawatRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhPlayerBase priceSold atCooper ConnollyRs 2 croreRs 3 croreBen DwarhuisRs 1 croreRs 4.4 crorePravin DubeyRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhVishal NishadRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakh
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
PlayerBase priceSold atAkeal HoseinRs 2 croreRs 2 crorePrashant VeerRs 30 lakhRs 14.2 croreKartik SharmaRs 30 lakhRs 14.2 croreMatthew ShortRs 1.5 croreRs 1.5 croreAman KhanRs 30 lakhRs 40 lakhSarfaraz KhanRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakhMatt HenryRs 2 croreRs 2 croreRahul ChaharRs 1 croreRs 5.2 croreZak FoulkesRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
PlayerBase priceSold atVenkatesh IyerRs 2 croreRs 7 croreJacob DuffyRs 2 croreRs 2 croreSatvik DeswalRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhMangesh YadavRs 30 lakhRs 5.2 croreJordan CoxRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakhVicky OstwalRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhVihaan MalhotraRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhKanishk ChouhanRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
PlayerBase priceSold atCameron GreenRs 2 croreRs 25.20 croreFinn AllenRs 2 croreRs 2 croreMatheesha PathiranaRs 2 croreRs 18 croreTejasvi DahiyaRs 30 lakhRs 3 croreKartik TyagiRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhPrashant SolankiRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhRahul TripathiRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakhTim SeifertRs 1.5 croreRs 1.5 croreMustafizur RahmanRs 2 croreRs 9.20 croreSarthak RanjanRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhDaksh KamraRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhRachin RavindraRs 2 croreRs 2 croreAkash DeepRs 1 croreRs 1 crorePlayerBase priceSold atRavi BishnoiRs 2 croreRs 7.20 croreSushant MishraRs 30 lakhRs 90 lakhYash Raj PunjaRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhVignesh PuthurRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhRavi SinghRs 30 lakhRs 95 lakhAman RaoRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhBrijesh SharmaRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhAdam MilneRs 2 croreRs 2.4 croreKuldeep SenRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
PlayerBase priceSold atShivang KumarRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhSalil AroraRs 30 lakhRs 1.5 croreSakib HossainRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhOnkar TarmaleRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhAmit KumarRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhPraful HingeRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhKrains FuletraRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhLiam LivingstoneRs 2 croreRs 13 croreShivam MaviRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakhPlayerBase priceSold atAshok SharmaRs 30 lakhRs 90 lakhJason HolderRs 2 croreRs 7 croreTom BantonRs 2 croreRs 2 crorePrithviraj YarraRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhLuke WoodRs 75 lakhRs 75 lakh
Lucknow Supergiants (LSG)
PlayerBase priceSold atWanindu HasarangaRs 2 croreRs 2 croreAnrich NortjeRs 2 croreRs 2 croreMukul ChoudharyRs 30 lakhRs 2.6 croreNaman TiwariRs 30 lakhRs 1 croreAkshat RaghuvanshiRs 30 lakhRs 2.2 croreJosh InglisRs 2 croreRs 8.6 crore
