IPL 2026 Auction: Tuesday’s IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi produced fireworks early, and the biggest moment belonged to Cameron Green. The Australian all-rounder was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders for a massive ₹25.20 crore at the Etihad Centre, making him the most expensive player sold at this year’s auction.
Chennai Super Kings and KKR were locked in a fierce bidding war for Green, who last turned out for Royal Challengers Bengaluru. In the end, KKR had the final paddle up and sealed the deal.
IPL 2026 Auction – Green Enters Elite Company in IPL Auction History
With this purchase, Cameron Green became the third most expensive cricketer ever sold at an IPL auction, behind Rishabh Pant (₹27 lakh) and Shreyas Iyer (₹26.75 lakh). The deal also made Green the costliest all-rounder and overseas player to ever go under the hammer in IPL history.
Uncapped Indian Stars Cash In Big
The auction was equally rewarding for young Indian talent. Uttar Pradesh all-rounder Prashant Veer and Rajasthan wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma enjoyed a dream day as Chennai Super Kings picked them up for ₹14.20 crore each.
The duo was sold for more than 47 times their base price. Not only were they the most expensive Indian players sold on December 16, but they also became the joint highest-priced uncapped players in IPL auction history.
Familiar Faces, Familiar Battles
Venkatesh Iyer’s name brought back memories for fans as Royal Challengers Bengaluru and KKR once again went head-to-head for the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder. Just like last year, the two franchises kept pushing the price up before RCB finally secured him for ₹7 crore.
Later in the evening, KKR returned to the spotlight by signing Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana for a hefty ₹18 crore, identifying him as their go-to death-overs specialist.
IPL 2026 Auction at a Glance
The IPL 2026 mini-auction featured 369 players, with the 10 franchises collectively filling 77 available slots. From big overseas names to emerging domestic prospects, the auction delivered plenty of drama across all categories.
Full List of Sold and Unsold Players at the IPL 2026 Auction
BATTERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) | Selling Price (₹) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Miller | 2 crore | 2 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Cameron Green | 2 crore | 25.20 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Pathum Nissanka | 75 lakh | 4 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Rahul Tripathi | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Danish Malewar | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | 30 lakh | 2.2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Aman Rao | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Sahil Parakh | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Prithvi Shaw | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Delhi Capitals |
| Vihaan Malhotra | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
BOWLERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) | Selling Price (₹) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Duffy | 2 crore | 2 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 2 crore | 18 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Anrich Nortje | 2 crore | 2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 2 crore | 7.2 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Akeal Hosein | 2 crore | 2 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Ashok Sharma | 30 lakh | 90 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Kartik Tyagi | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Naman Tiwari | 30 lakh | 1 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Sushant Mishra | 30 lakh | 90 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Yash Raj Punja | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Prashant Solanki | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Vignesh Puthur | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 2 crore | 9.2 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Sakib Hussain | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Mohammad Izhar | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Onkar Tarmale | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Amit Kumar | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Atharva Ankolekar | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Praful Hinge | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Akash Deep | 1 crore | 1 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Matt Henry | 2 crore | 2 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Shivam Mavi | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rahul Chahar | 1 crore | 5.2 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Lungi Ngidi | 2 crore | 2 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Pravin Dubey | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Vishal Nishad | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Punjab Kings |
| Brijesh Sharma | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Adam Milne | 2 crore | 2.4 crore | Rajasthan Royals |
| Kuldeep Sen | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Prithvi Raj Yarra | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
| Luke Wood | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Gujarat Titans |
ALL-ROUNDER:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) | Selling Price (₹) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 crore | 2 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 2 crore | 7 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Auqib Dar | 30 lakh | 8.4 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Prashant Veer | 30 lakh | 14.20 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Shivang Kumar | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Jason Holder | 2 crore | 7 crore | Gujarat Titans |
| Matthew Short | 1.5 crore | 1.5 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Satvik Deswal | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Aman Khan | 30 lakh | 40 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Mangesh Yadav | 30 lakh | 5.20 crore | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Cooper Connolly | 2 crore | 3 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Krains Fuletra | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Sarthak Ranjan | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Daksh Kamra | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 crore | 13 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2 crore | 2 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 1 crore | 4.4 crore | Punjab Kings |
| Mayank Rawat | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Mumbai Indians |
| Jack Edwards | 50 lakh | 3 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Zak Foulkes | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Chennai Super Kings |
| Vicky Ostwal | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Kanishk Chouhan | 30 lakh | 30 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
WICKETKEEPERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) | Selling Price (₹) | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock | 1 crore | 1 crore | Mumbai Indians |
| Ben Duckett | 2 crore | 2 crore | Delhi Capitals |
| Finn Allen | 2 crore | 2 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Kartik Sharma | 30 lakh | 14.20 crore | Chennai Super Kings |
| Mukul Choudhary | 30 lakh | 2.6 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Tejasvi Singh | 30 lakh | 3 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Tim Seifert | 1.5 crore | 1.5 crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Salil Arora | 30 lakh | 1.5 crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Ravi Singh | 30 lakh | 95 lakh | Rajasthan Royals |
| Jordan Cox | 75 lakh | 75 lakh | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Josh Inglis | 2 crore | 8.6 crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Tom Banton | 2 crore | 2 crore | Gujarat Titans |
IPL 2026 AUCTION – UNSOLD PLAYERS
BATTERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) |
|---|---|
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 2 crore |
| Devon Conway | 2 crore |
| Atharva Taide | 30 lakh |
| Anmolpreet Singh | 30 lakh |
| Abhinav Tejrana | 30 lakh |
| Abhinav Manohar | 30 lakh |
| Yash Dhull | 30 lakh |
| Arya Desai | 30 lakh |
| Sediqullah Atal | 75 lakh |
| Salman Nizar | 30 lakh |
| Dheeraj Kumar | 30 lakh |
| Chintal Gandhi | 30 lakh |
| Daniel Lategan | 30 lakh |
| Manan Vohra | 30 lakh |
| Swastik Chikara | 30 lakh |
BOWLERS:
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| Player Name | Base Price (₹) |
|---|---|
| Gerald Coetzee | 2 crore |
| Spencer Johnson | 1.5 crore |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1 crore |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 2 crore |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2 crore |
| Raj Limbani | 30 lakh |
| Simarjeet Singh | 30 lakh |
| Akash Madhwal | 30 lakh |
| Wahidullah Zadran | 30 lakh |
| Shivam Shukla | 30 lakh |
| Karn Sharma | 50 lakh |
| Kartikeya Singh | 30 lakh |
| Chetan Sakariya | 75 lakh |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 1 crore |
| KM Asif | 40 lakh |
| Murugan Ashwin | 30 lakh |
| Tejas Baroka | 30 lakh |
| KC Cariappa | 30 lakh |
| Mohit Rathee | 30 lakh |
| Taskin Ahmed | 75 lakh |
| Richard Gleeson | 75 lakh |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2 crore |
| Riley Meredith | 1.5 crore |
| Jhye Richardson | 1.5 crore |
| Irfan Umair | 30 lakh |
| Mayank Dagar | 30 lakh |
| Jikku Bright | 30 lakh |
| Izaz Sawariya | 30 lakh |
| Money Grewal | 30 lakh |
| RS Ambrish | 30 lakh |
ALL-ROUNDERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) |
|---|---|
| Gus Atkinson | 2 crore |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1 crore |
| Deepak Hooda | 75 lakh |
| Vijay Shankar | 30 lakh |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 40 lakh |
| Mahipal Lomror | 50 lakh |
| Eden Tom | 30 lakh |
| Tanush Kotian | 30 lakh |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 30 lakh |
| Sanvir Singh | 30 lakh |
| Sean Abbott | 2 crore |
| Michael Bracewell | 2 crore |
| Daryl Mitchell | 2 crore |
| Dasun Shanaka | 75 lakh |
| Dan Lawrence | 2 crore |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 30 lakh |
| Nathan Smith | 75 lakh |
| Karan Lal | 30 lakh |
| Utkarsh Singh | 30 lakh |
| Ayush Vartak | 30 lakh |
| Manisankar Murasingh | 30 lakh |
| Macneil Noronha | 30 lakh |
| Siddharth Yadav | 30 lakh |
| Ritik Tada | 30 lakh |
| Chama Milind | 30 lakh |
| William Sutherland | 1 crore |
WICKETKEEPERS:
| Player Name | Base Price (₹) |
|---|---|
| KS Bharat | 75 lakh |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1.5 crore |
| Jonny Bairstow | 1 crore |
| Jamie Smith | 2 crore |
| Ruchit Ahir | 30 lakh |
| Vansh Bedi | 30 lakh |
| Tushar Raheja | 30 lakh |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 30 lakh |
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