IPL Auction 2026 Highlights: Franchises spend Rs 215.45 crore on 77 players, Green most expensive

Mumbai Indians

Retentions:Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (traded), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (traded), Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks

Auction Buys

Batters: Danish Malewar (INR 30 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (INR 1 Cr)

Allrounders: Atharva Ankolekar (INR 30 lakh), Mayank Rawat (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Mohammad Izhar (INR 30 lakh)

Punjab Kings

Retentions:Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal

Auction Buys

Allrounders: Cooper Connolly (INR 3 Cr)

Spinners: Pravin Dubey (INR 30 lakh), Vishal Nishad (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Ben Dwarshuis (INR 4.40 Cr)

Gujarat Titans

Retentions:Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar.

Auction Buys

Wicketkeepers: Tom Banton (INR 2 Cr)

Allrounders: Jason Holder (INR 7 Cr)

Pacers: Ashok Sharma (INR 90 lakh), Prithvi Raj (INR 30 lakh), Luke Wood (INR 75 lakh)

Rajasthan Royals

Retentions:Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira (traded), Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (traded), Riyan Parag, Sam Curran (traded), Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak

Auction Buys

Batters: Aman Rao (INR 30 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Ravi Singh (INR 95 lakh)

Spinners: Ravi Bishnoi (INR 7.20 Cr), Yash Raj Punja (INR 30 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Sushant Mishra (INR 90 lakh), Brijesh Sharma (INR 30 lakh), Adam Milne (INR 2.40 Cr), Kuldeep Sen (INR 75 lakh)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Retentions:Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal

Auction Buys

Batters: Vihaan Malhotra (INR 30 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Jordan Cox (INR 75 lakh)

Allrounders: Venkatesh Iyer (INR 7 Cr), Satvik Deswal (INR 30 lakh), Mangesh Yadav (INR 5.20 Cr), Vicky Ostwal (INR 30 lakh), Kanishk Chouhan (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Jacob Duffy (INR 2 Cr)

Delhi Capitals

Retentions: Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (traded), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam.

Auction Buys

Batters: David Miller (INR 2 Cr), Pathum Nissanka (INR 4 Cr), Sahil Parak (INR 30 lakh), Prithvi Shaw (INR 75 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Ben Duckett (INR 2 Cr)

Allrounders: Auqib Nabi (INR 8.40 Cr)

Spinners:

Pacers: Lungi Ngidi (INR 2 Cr), Kyle Jamieson (INR 2 Cr)

Lucknow Super Giants

Retentions: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed

Auction Buys

Batters: Akshat Raghuwanshi (INR 2.2 Cr)

Wicketkeepers: Mukul Choudhary (INR 2.6 Cr), Josh Inglis (INR 8.60 Cr)

Spinners: Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 2 Cr)

Pacers: Anrich Nortje (INR 2 Cr), Naman Tiwari (INR 1 Cr)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Retentions: Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers: Salil Arora (INR 1.50 Cr)

Allrounders: Shivang Kumar (INR 30 lakh), Liam Livingstone (INR 13 Cr), Jack Edwards (INR 3 Cr)

Spinners: Amit Kumar (INR 30 lakh), Krains Fuletra (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Sakib Hussain (INR 30 lakh), Onkar Tarmale (INR 30 lakh), Praful Hinge (INR 30 lakh), Shivam Mavi (INR 75 lakh)

Chennai Super Kings

Retentions: Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (traded), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel.

Auction Buys

Batters: Sarfaraz Khan (INR 75 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Kartik Sharma (INR 14.20 Cr)

Allrounders: Prashant Veer (INR 14.20 Cr), Matthew Short (INR 1.50 Cr), Aman Khan (INR 40 lakh), Jack Edwards (INR 1.60 Cr), Zak Foulkes (INR 75 lakh)

Spinners: Akeal Hosein (INR 2 Cr), Rahul Chahar (INR 5.2 Cr)

Pacers: Matt Henry (INR 2 Cr),

Kolkata Knight Riders

Retentions: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Auction Buys

Batters: Rahul Tripathi (INR 75 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen (INR 2 Cr), Tejasvi Singh (INR 3 Cr), Tim Seifert (INR 1.50 Cr)

Allrounders: Cameron Green (INR 25.20 Cr), Sarthak Ranjan (INR 30 lakh), Daksh Kamra (INR 30 lakh), Rachin Ravindra (INR 2 Cr)

Spinners: Prashant Solanki (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Matheesha Pathirana (INR 18 Cr), Kartik Tyagi (INR 30 lakh), Mustafizur Rahman (INR 9.20 Cr), Akash Deep (INR 1 Cr)

Delhi Capitals signed Kyle Jamieson for INR 2 crore. We are done with the auction for IPL 2026.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Kasishk Chouhan for INR 30 lakhs. 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Vihaan Malhotra for INR 30 lakhs. 

RS Ambrish had a base price of INR 30 lakhs but the cricketer went unsold.

Luke Wood had a base price of INR 75 lakhs. Gujarat Titans signed the England cricketer for his base price.

William Sutherland had a base price of INR 1 crore. He goes unsold.

Prithvi Raj Yarra had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Gujarat bid for him and signed him for his base price.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru signed Vicky Ostwal for INR 30 lakhs.

Kuldeep Sen joined Rajasthan Royals for INR 75 lakhs, which was his base price.

Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals engage in a bidding war for Adam Milne. RR bought him for INR 2.4 crore.

Kyle Jamieson has a base price of INR 2 crore. He goes unsold.

Tom Banton has a base price of INR 2 crore. Gujarat Titans signed the England cricketer for his base price.

Zak Foulkes has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. Chennai Super Kings signed the New Zealand international for his base price. 

Sanvir Singh has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Spencer Johnson had a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He goes unsold again.

Spencer Johnson had a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He goes unsold again.

England international Jamie Smith goes unsold. He had a base price of INR 2 crore. 

Deepak Hooda has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold.

First player is Prithvi Shaw. He comes for the third time in the auction and finally finds a bidder. Delhi Capitals signed for INR 75 lakhs.

Swastik Chikara has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Chama Mind has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and goes unsold.

Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the race late and signed Jack Edwards for INR 3 crore.

Jack Edwards has a base price of INR 50 lakhs. Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans engage in the Australia all-rounder. He has done well in the BBL. 

Ritik Tada has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Brijesh Sharma joined Rajasthan Royals for INR 30 lakhs.

Siddharth Yadav has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold. 

Macneil Noronha goes unsold. 

Vishal Nishad joins PBKS for INR 30 lakhs.

Money Grewal goes unsold.

Mayank Dagar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. No bids for him though. 

Sahil Parakh joined Delhi Capitals for INR 30 lakhs.

Riley Meredith has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He goes unsold too.

Richard Gleeson had a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Pravin Dubey has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Punjab Kings bid for the cricketer and signed him at his base price.

Murugan Ashwin had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Mayank Rawat had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Mumbai Indians signed him for his base price.

Manan Vohra had a base price of INR 30 lakhs but no takers.

Aman Rao has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Rajasthan Royals signed the cricketer for his base price.

Salman Nizar had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He went unsold.

Lungi Ngidi had a base price of INR 2 crore. Delhi Capitals signed the South Africa international for his base price. 

Adam Milne has a base price of INR 2 crore. He went unsold in the IPL 2026 mini-auction.

Josh Inglis has a base price of INR 2 crore. SRH and LSG engage in a bidding war. Lucknow eventually signed for a whopping INR 8.6 crore, even though he will be playing only four matches in IPL 2026.

Jordan Cox has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. RCB bid for the cricketer and signed the England international for his base price.

Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings engage in a bidding war for Ben Dwarshuis. The Australia international had a base price of INR 1 crore. Meanwhile, after CSK's exit, Gujarat Titans joined the bidding war. However, PBKS eventually signed the pacer for INR 4.4 crore.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sanvir Singh, Ruchit Ahir, Akash Madhwal, Michael Bracewell

He goes unsold, yet again!

Atharva Taide has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold.

Rahul Chahar came in late and cashed in. Chennai Super Kings signed him for INR 5.20 crore.

Rahul Chahar has a base price of INR 1 crore. CSK and PBKS engage in a bidding war. 

Shivam Mavi has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. SRH bid for the cricketer and signed him for his base price.

Spencer Johnson has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He goes unsold though.

Matt Henry has a base price of INR 2 crore. CSK bid for the New Zealand international and signed him for his base price. 

Akash Deep has a base price of INR 1 crore. KKR bid for the pacer and signed him for his base price.

Jamie Smith has a base price of INR 2 crore. Interestingly, he goes unsold.

Rachin Ravindra has a base price of INR 2 crore. KKR signed him for his base price. 

After KKR's exit, GT joined the race. After their exit, LSG joined. However, SRH never gave up and eventually won the bidding war. They bought him for INR 13 crore. 

Liam Livingstone has a base price of INR 2 crore. KKR start the bidding as SRH join the war. 

Deepak Hooda has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Prithvi Shaw has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold again.

Sarfaraz Khan has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. Chennai Super Kings bought him for his base price.

The first player in this round is Jake Fraser-McGurk. He has a base price of INR 2 crore. He goes unsold again.

Chennai Super Kings - 11.1 crore

Mumbai Indians - 85 lakh

Royal Challengers Bengaluru - 1.9 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders - 3.45 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad - 22.2 crore

Rajasthan Royals - 6.4 crore

Delhi Capitals - 5.4 crore

Lucknow Super Giants - 13.15 crore

Gujarat Titans - 5 crore

Punjab Kings - 8.5 crore

"Very satisfied with the team we have. Different challenge, don't think we've had this kinda auction in 19 years. Lowest purse we've come in with, but it shows us how balanced we were. Knew we had to fill just a couple of gaps. Happy with all our picks, just one more to go," Akash Ambani said.

Retentions: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy

Auction Buys

Batters: Rahul Tripathi (INR 75 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Finn Allen (INR 2 Cr), Tejasvi Singh (INR 3 Cr), Tim Seifert (INR 1.50 Cr)

Allrounders: Cameron Green (INR 25.20 Cr), Sarthak Ranjan (INR 30 lakh), Daksh Kamra (INR 30 lakh)

Spinners: Prashant Solanki (INR 30 lakh),

Pacers: Matheesha Pathirana (INR 18 Cr), Kartik Tyagi (INR 30 lakh), Mustafizur Rahman (INR 9.20 Cr)

Retentions: Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (traded), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (traded), Sherfane Rutherford (traded), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks

Auction Buys

Batters: Danish Malewar (INR 30 lakh)

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (INR 1 Cr)

Allrounders: Atharva Ankolekar (INR 30 lakh)

Spinners:

Pacers: Mohammad Izhar (INR 30 lakh)

Retentions: Arshdeep Singh, Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis, Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers:

Allrounders: Cooper Connolly (INR 3 Cr)

Spinners:

Pacers:

Retentions:Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar.

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers:

Allrounders: Jason Holder (INR 7 Cr)

Spinners:

Pacers: Ashok Sharma (INR 90 lakh

Retentions: Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira (traded), Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (traded), Riyan Parag, Sam Curran (traded), Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers: Ravi Singh (INR 95 lakh)

Allrounders:

Spinners: Ravi Bishnoi (INR 7.20 Cr), Yash Raj Punja (INR 30 lakh), Vignesh Puthur (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Sushant Mishra (INR 90 lakh)

Retentions:Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, Nuwan Thushara, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers:

Allrounders: Venkatesh Iyer (INR 7 Cr), Satvik Deswal (INR 30 lakh), Mangesh Yadav (INR 5.20 Cr)

Spinners:

Pacers: Jacob Duffy (INR 2 Cr)

Retentions: Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (traded), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam.

Auction Buys

Batters: David Miller (INR 2 Cr), Pathum Nissanka (INR 4 Cr)

Wicketkeepers: Ben Duckett (INR 2 Cr)

Allrounders: Auqib Nabi (INR 8.40 Cr)

Spinners:

Pacers:

Retentions: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed

Auction Buys

Batters: Akshat Raghuwanshi (INR 2.2 Cr)

Wicketkeepers: Mukul Choudhary (INR 2.6 Cr)

Allrounders:

Spinners: Wanindu Hasaranga (INR 2 Cr)

Pacers: Anrich Nortje (INR 2 Cr), Naman Tiwari (INR 1 Cr)

Retentions: Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, Brydon Carse, Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers: Salil Arora (INR 1.50 Cr)

Allrounders: Shivang Kumar (INR 30 lakh)

Spinners: Amit Kumar (INR 30 lakh), Krains Fuletra (INR 30 lakh)

Pacers: Sakib Hussain (INR 30 lakh), Onkar Tarmale (INR 30 lakh), Praful Hinge (INR 30 lakh)

Retentions: Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (traded), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel.

Auction Buys

Batters:

Wicketkeepers: Kartik Sharma (INR 14.20 Cr)

Allrounders: Prashant Veer (INR 14.20 Cr), Matthew Short (INR 1.50 Cr), Aman Khan (INR 40 lakh)

Spinners: Akeal Hosein (INR 2 Cr)

Manishankar Murasingh goes unsold. He had a base price of INR 30 lakhs. 

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Daksh Kamra for INR 30 lakhs. 

Sarthak Ranjan joined KKR for INR 30 lakhs. 

Krainz Fuletra joined SRH for INR 30 lakhs.

1. Jikku Bright - INR 30 lakhs

2. Izaz Sawariya - INR 30 lakhs

Praful Hinge, who had a base price of INR 30 lakhs, was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad.

1. Karan Lal - INR 30 lakhs

2. Utkarsh Singh - INR 30 lakhs

3. Ayush Vartak - INR 30 lakhs

Atharva Ankolekar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. MI bid for the cricketer and signed him for his base price.

1. Vishal Nishad - INR 30 lakhs

2. Nathan Smith - INR 75 lakhs

3. Daniel Lategan - INR 30 lakhs

Sunrisers Hyderabad signed Amit Kumar for INR 30 lakhs.

1. Taskin Ahmed - INR 75 lakhs

2. Richard Gleeson - INR 75 lakhs

3. Alzarri Joseph - INR 2 crore

4. Riley Meredith - INR 1.5 crore

5. Jhye Richardson - INR 1.5 crore

6. Dheeraj Kumar - INR 30 lakhs

7. Tanay Thyagarajan - INR 30 lakhs

8. Connor Esterhuizen - INR 30 lakhs

9. Irfan Umair - INR 30 lakhs

10. Chinatal Gandhi - INR 30 lakhs

Dan Lawrence has a base price of INR 2 crore and he goes unsold. No surprise there!

Cooper Connolly has a base price of INR 2 crore. KKR and PBKS engage in a bidding war, but PBKS arguably saved all their money for the Australia international. They signed the cricketer for INR 3 crore.

1. KC Cariappa - 30 lakhs

2. Mohit Rathee - 30 lakhs

Tejas Baroka has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Murugan Ashwin has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. No takers, however. He remains unsold.

Omkar Tarmale has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. SRH bid for the 23-year-old and signed him for his base price.

Mohammad Izhar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Mumbai bought him for his base price. The 21-year-old has never played in the IPL.

Sakib Hussain has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. SRH bid for the Bihar cricketer and signed him for his base price.

KM Asif has a base price of INR 40 lakhs. He remains unsold for the time being.

Ravi Singh has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. RCB bid for the keeper-batter and Rajasthan Royals joined the bidding war. RR won the bidding war for INR 95 lakhs. 

Salil Arora has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad bid for the cricketer. SRH eventually won the bidding war for INR 1.5 crore. 

Magnesh Yadav joined RCB for INR 5.2 crore. He has played only 2 matches SMAT matches for Madhya Pradesh. 

Mangesh Yadav has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. RCB and SRH engage in a bidding war and they are in no mood to slow down. The bidding war has reached INR 4 crore already.

Mayank Rawat has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold.

Vicky Ostwal has a base price for INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold.

Aman Khan has a baes price of INR 30 lakhs. CSK and PBKS engage in a bidding war and Chennai eventually won the bidding war and signed him for INR 40 lakhs.

Satvik Deswal has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. RCB bid for him and signed the cricketer on his base price.

Akshia Raghuwanshi has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. SRH and LSG engage in a bidding war. LSG won the bidding war for INR 2.2 crore.

Salman Nizar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Danish Malewar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Mumbai Indians bid for him and gets the player.

Waqar Salamkheil has a base price of INR 1 crore. He goes unsold.

Kuldeep Sen has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold as well.

Chetan Sakariya has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He goes unsold.

Mustafizur Rahman joined KKR for INR 9.2 crore. Surprising, innit?

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has a base price of INR 2 crore. Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings start the bidding war. The bid has already reached INR 4 crore.

Lungi Ngidi has a base price of INR 2 crore and he goes unsold.

Adam Milne has a base price of INR 2 crore and the New Zealand international goes unsold.

Kyle Jamieson has a base price of INR 2 crore and he goes unsold.

Tim Seifert has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. KKR bid for the Kiwi opener. They win it. Back-up for Finn Allen.

Josh Inglis has a base price of INR 2 crore and he goes unsold. He will be unavailble for the majority of the season.

Keeper-batter Jordan Cox is next and has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. He went unsold.

Tom Banton has a base price for INR 2 crore and he goes unsold.

Matthew Short has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. CSK bid for the Australia international and got him for his base price. Brilliant buy for the five-time champions.

Dasun Shanaka has a base price of INR 75 lakhs and he went unsold.

Daryl Mitchell has a base price of INR 2 crore. He couldn't find any bidder and went unsold in the auction.

Gujarat Titans bought Jason Holder for INR 7 crore. He could be the finisher for the Titans. 

Jason Holder's bidding war has already surpassed INR 7 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings are still in race. Notably, he went unsold in the IPL 2025 auction.

Jason Holder has a base price of INR 2 crore. CSK and GT start the bidding war in Abu Dhabi. The bid war has already crossed the INR 4 crore mark.

Ben Dwarshuis has a base price of INR 1 crore and he goes unsold.

Michael Bracewell is next, who has the base price of INR 2 crore. He goes unsold.

Sean Abbott is next and he has a base price of INR 2 crore and he goes unsold.

Rahul Tripathi has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. KKR won the bidding war for his base price.

Pathum Nissanka has a base price for INR 75 lakhs. KKR and DC have started a bidding war for the Sri Lanka international. He has never played in the IPL. DC eventually signed him for INR 4 crore.

First player is Sediqullah Atal. He has a base price for INR 75 lakhs but the Afghanistan internatioal goes unsold.

Chennai Super Kings 13 crore
Mumbai Indians 1.75 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 7.4 crore
Kolkata Knight Riders 15.5 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad 25.2 crore
Rajasthan Royals 7.35 crore
Delhi Capitals 9.4 crore
Lucknow Super Giants 15.35 crore
Gujarat Titans 12 crore
Punjab Kings 11.5 crore

Sri Lanka international Matheesha Pathirana joined KKR for INR 18 crore. He reacts to joining forces with Dwayne Bravo.

"Playing for Rajasthan Royals will feel like playing at home. I started my cricket journey as a net bowler at RR , and now representing a team that carries the name of my state means a lot to me," Bishnoi said.

"I think we came in with a clear plan. We had a wishlist and we wanted to get an experienced finisher. I don't think you can do better than Miller. Since he came early, we were able to get him at an incredible price. You have the experience of Miller and an upcoming player in Stubbs. With Ben Duckett, we got someone who loves to reverse-sweep, even in Test cricket. We didn't have enough wickets in the powerplay and Axar or Vipraj had to bowl in the powerplay. For powerplay, we've been tracking Aquib, so we went all the way for him to J&K," Jindal said.

LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka admitted that Matheesha Pathirana was their primary target, but was pleasantly surprised to get Anrich Nortje at base price. “Yes, our captain and vice-captain were both very keen on Matheesha Pathirana, as was I. We were also very interested in Anrich Nortje. Pathirana was our priority, and we went up to ₹17.8 crore, which was our absolute limit — we didn’t have the purse to go beyond that.

"When Anrich Nortje came up later, we were pleasantly surprised and delighted to secure him at the base price. So overall, it was a very considered, concerted, and well-thought-out decision," Goenka told Star Sports on the sidelines of the auction in Abu Dhabi.

“We are very pleased, especially given how unpredictable auctions can be. The player came within the range we had planned for, which made the outcome even more satisfying. He adds immense value to the squad, and with Andre Russell coming on board as our new power coach, having a young all-rounder with IPL and international experience is ideal. Given his impact with both bat and ball and the conditions at Eden, we couldn’t be happier with the outcome,” he told the broadcasters.

1. Prashant Veer - INR 14.2 crore (IPL 2026)

2. Kartik Sharma - INR 14.2 crore (IPL 2026)

3. Avesh Khan - INR 10 crore ( IPL 2022)

4. K Gowtham - INR 9.25 crore (IPL 2021)

5. Shahrukh Khan - INR 9 crore (IPL 2022)

6. Rahul Tewatia - INR 9 crore (IPL 2022)

Kumar Kartikeya has a base price of INR 30 lakhs but he went unsold.

Karn Sharma has a base price of INR 50 lakhs but he goes unsold.

Vignesh Puthur is next and he has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Rajasthan Royals signed him for the base price. 

Prashant Solanki has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. KKR start the bidding war. They win the war. He has played for CSK in the past. 

Yash Raj Punja has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and Rajasthan Royals bid for him. He is an 19-year-old spinner from India.

Shivam Shukla has a base price of INR 30 lakhs but no interest for him as he goes unsold.

First one is Wahidullah Zadran. He has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and remains unsold.

Sushant Mishra joined the Rajasthan Royals for INR 90 lakhs. KKR lost the bidding war.

Sushant Mishra has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. RR and DC have joined the race. After DC's exit, KKR and RR entered the bidding war.

Akash Madhwal has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He played for MI and RR, previously. He remains unsold for the time being.

Naman Tiwari joined Lucknow Super Giants for INR 1 crore. 

It's between RR and LSG now for Naman Dhir. The bidding war has crossed INR 1 crore already. 

Naman Tiwari has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and Delhi Capitals are interested in him. Rajasthan Royals joined the bidding war. The 20-year-old has never featured in the IPL before.

Simarjeet Singh has a base price for INR 30 lakhs but no interest for him. He goes unsold.

Kartik Tyagi had a base price of INR 30 lakhs and got him for his base price. 

Raj Limbani has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold in the auction.

Gujarat Titans joined the race after Rajasthan's exit. It's between GT and KKR. He is the leading wicket-taker for SMAT. He joined GT for INR 90 lakhs.

The first from the lot is Ashok Sharma. He has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are in the race.

Tushar Raheja is next and he has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold.

Vansh Bedi has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he went unsold.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the bidding war for Tejasvi Singh. Rajasthan Royals tried their best to have him in the mix but KKR didn't give him. The three-time champions singed him for INR 3 crore.

Tejasvi Singh has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders enter in an intense bidding war. The 23-year-old has never played in the IPL.

Lucknow Super Giants signed Mukul Choudhary for INR 2.6 crore.

Lucknow Super Giants joined the bidding war for Mukul. The bid has crossed 2 crore now. 

Mukul Choudhary has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Rajasthan Royals and Mumbai Indians joined the race. The bid has reached INR 1 crore already,

Kartik Sharma is sold for INR 14.2 crore. What a buy for Chennai Super Kings. Sunrisers joined late but they couldn't compete.

After Kolkata Knight Riders' exit, Hyderabad joined the race for Kartik.

Kartik Sharma's bid war continues. It has already surpassed INR 11 crore. None of KKR or CSK are giving up!

After Mumbai's exit, KKR joined the bidding war for Kartik Sharma. The bidding war has reached INR 4 crore already. CSK joined the war after LSG's exit.

Keeper-batter Kartik Sharma has a base price of INR 40 lakhs. Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants start the bidding war.

Keeper-batter Ruchit Ahir has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Sanvir Singh has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Kamlesh Nagarkoti has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He remains unsold for the time being.

Tanush Kotian has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. However, he finds no bidder as the player goes unsold.

Shivank Kumar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Sunrisers Hyderabad bid for him and won the race. Shivank is a Hyderabadi now!

Another uncapped India cricketer becomes a millionaire in the IPL auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad tried their best to have him but CSK's budget overpowered them. The five-time champions signed the cricketer for INR 14.20 crore. 

Auqib Nabi's bid has reached INR 13 crore. CSK and SRH are in an intense bidding war. Wow! He has already become the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history.

Prashant Veer has a base price of INR 40 lakhs. Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants are in an intense bidding war for the all-rounder.

The Kerala player had a base price of INR 40 lakhs but he went unsold.

Mahipal Lomror had a base price of INR 50 lakhs and he went unsold.

Rajvardhan Hargargekar had a base price of INR 30 lakhs and goes unsold.

Vijay Shankar had a base price of INR 30 lakhs but goes unsold.

Delhi Capitals bought Aquib Nabi for INR 8.4 crore. What a buy for the domestic Indian cricketer. Top buy!

Royal Challengers Bengaluru left and Sunrisers Hyderabad joined the race. It has already reached INR 8 crore for Nabi and interestingly, no one is interested in backing out. He went unsold so many times in the auction, but this time.. the scene is completely different. 

After Rajasthan Royals opted out, Royal Challengers Bengaluru joined the race. The bid has already reached INR 2 crore. 

The first from the uncapped all-rounders is Aquib Nabi. He has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. Delhi Capitals start the bidding war. Rajasthan Royals join the race. 

"Hey KKR fans. I am so excited to be part to be part of Kolkata for this year's IPL. To get down to the Eden Gardens, get used to the atmosphere and I hope it's a great year for us. See you soon, ami KKR," Green said in a video released by KKR. 

Chennai Super Kings bought Akeal Hosein for INR 2 crore. They wanted a spinner who could bowl in the powerplay and Hosein fits the bill for them. They were also impressed with his batting performances off late and was happy to sign the West Indies international for his base price. 

KKR's mentor Dwayne Bravo loves Matheesha Pathirana. Both players have spent significant time with each other in Chennai Super Kings. The former West Indies international wanted to bring Pathirana in Trinbago Knight Riders as well, but the Sri Lanka international was unavailble. They will finally reunite in KKR after the franchise bought him for INR 18 crore.

Jacob Duffy - INR 2 cr (RCB)
Matheesha Pathirana - INR 18 cr (KKR)
Anrich Nortje - INR 2 cr (LSG)
Ravi Bishnoi - INR 7.2 cr (RR)
Akeal Hosein - INR 2 cr (CSK)

Aarya Desai has a base price of INR 30 lakhs and he goes unsold.

Yash Dhull has a base price of INR 30 lakhs but he goes unsold.

Abhinav Manohar has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He was in SRH last year but goes unsold this time around.

Abhinav Tejrana has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. No bids as the player remains unsold.

Anmolpreet Singh has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He remians unsold. 

The first one is.. Atharva Taide. He has a base price of INR 30 lakhs. He was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2025 and he remains unsold this time around.

Chennai Super Kings bid for Akeal Hosein. They signed him for INR 2 crore. Extremely cheap buy for an excellent cricketer. 

Mujeeb Ur Rahman has a base price of INR 2 crore. The Afghanistan international remains unsold.

Maheesh Theekshana has a base price of INR 2 crore. He remains unsold in the IPL 2026 auction.

Rajasthan Royals signed Ravi Bishnoi for INR 7.2 crore. Great buy for the inaugural champions.

Sunrisers Hyderabad joined the race for Ravi Bishnoi after Chennai Super Kings backed out. It's between SRH and RR now.

Ravi Bishnoi's bidding war reaches INR 6 crore. CSK and RR are still in the hunt. 

Ravi Bishnoi has a base price of INR 2 crore. Rajasthan Royals start the bidding war. Chennai Super Kings join the race for the India spinner. 

The first one is Rahul Chahar. He has a base price of INR 1 crore. The player goes unsold. 

Fazalhaq Farooqi goes unsold in the IPL 2026 auction.

South Africa international Anrich Nortje has a base price of INR 2 crore. LSG start the bidding war and wins it. They got him for his base price. 

Former KKR pacer Spencer Johnson goes unsold in the IPL 2026 auction.

Matheesha Pathirana joined Kolkata Knight Riders. He was bought for INR 18 crore. He previously represented Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, but they didn't bid at all.

Matheesha Pathirana joined Kolkata Knight Riders. He was bought for INR 18 crore. He previously represented Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, but they didn't bid at all.

Kolkata Knight Riders joins the race for Matheesha Pathirana. The bid has already crosssed INR 18 crore.

Matheesha Pathirana's bidding war reaches INR 15 crore. LSG and DC are still in race. 

Mathesha Pathirana is in demand in the IPL auction. DC and LSG are in no mood to give up. His price has reached the INR 10 crore mark. 

Mathesha Pathirana has a base price of INR 2 crore. Delhi Capitals start the bidding war and Lucknow Super Giants join the race. Finally, a player who is not going to be sold on base price.

Gerald Coetzee has a base price of INR 2 crore. The South Africa international was in Gujarat Titans last year. He remains unsold for the moment.

Shivam Mavi has a base price of INR 75 lakh. However, no bids at all. He remains unsold.

Jacob Duffy has a base price of INR 2 crore. The New Zealand international has never played in the IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru start the bidding war and interestingly wins it. NO OTHER TEAM BID! WOW! 

Akash Deep has a base price of INR 1 crore. He was with the Lucknow Super Giants in the last season. No teams have shown interest in the cricketer. He goes unsold.

The first player on the list is none other than Matt Henry. The New Zealand international has a base price of INR 2 crore. He goes unsold at the moment.

In all likelihood, Finn Allen will be opening the batting alongside Ajinkya Rahane. Sunil Narine is expected to bat down the order.

David Miller - INR 2 cr (DC)
Cameron Green - INR 25.2 cr (KKR)
Wanindu Hasaranga - INR 2 cr (LSG)
Venkatesh Iyer - INR 7 cr (RCB)
Quinton de Kock - INR 1 cr (MI)
Ben Duckett - INR 2 cr (DC)
Finn Allen - INR 2 cr (KKR

Hi, Delhi Capitals! 

Finn Allen has a base price of INR 2 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders start the proceedings and sign the New Zealand international at the base price. Steal buy for the three-time champions. 

Ben Duckett has a base price of INR 2 crore. Delhi Capitals start the proceedings and they sign the England international for the base price.

Jamie Smith has a base price of INR 2 crore. He has been in tremendous form in international cricket but finds no buyer. He remains unsold too.

England international Jonny Bairstow has a base price of INR 1 crore. However, no franchise showed any interest in him. He remains unsold.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz has a base price of INR 1.5 crore. He remains unsold for the time being.

Quinton de Kock has a base price of INR 1 crore. Mumbai Indians start the bidding war and they win the race for the South Africa international. Absolute steal!

The first player in set number 3 is KS Bharat. He has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. However, the India international remains unsold for now. 

Deepak Hooda has a base price of INR 75 lakhs. However, he remains unsold.

Venkatesh Iyer joins Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 7 crore. Steal buy one would believe?

It's still between KKR and RCB for Venkatesh Iyer. The bidding war has reached INR 7 crore. KKR are thinking a lot, while RCB are hell-bound for getting Iyer.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru bid for Venkatesh Iyer. The bidding war crosses INR 5 crore.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru join the race at INR 3 crore. It's between them and Lucknow Super Giants now. 

Venkatesh Iyer has a base price of INR 2 crore. He was bought for INR 23.75 crore last year. Lucknow Super Giants start the proceedings. Gujarat Titans join the bidding war.

Sri Lanka international Wanindu Hasaranga has a base price of INR 2 crore. Lucknow Super Giants start the proceedings and interestingly, no other team showed interest. Hasaranga is sold!

Wiaan Mulder has a base price of INR 1 crore. The South Africa international was in Sunrisers Hyderabad last year. He remains unsold for now.

England international Liam Livingstone is next. He has a base price of INR 2 crore and goes unsold.

New Zealand international Rachin Ravindra is up next. He has a base price of INR 2 crore. However, again, no bid. The franchises are very quiet. He went unsold!

1. Jake Fraser-McGurk

2. Prithvi Shaw

3. Devon Conway

4. Sarfaraz Khan

As per the rule, if the bid exceeds Rs 18 crore, the additional money would be utilised by the BCCI for player welfare.

"Any overseas player's auction fee at a small auction will be lower than the highest retention price [of INR 18 crore] and the highest auction price at the big auction. In case the highest auction price at the big auction is INR 20 crore, then INR 18 crore will be the cap. If the highest auction price at the big auction is INR 16 crore, then the cap will be INR 16 crore.

"The incremental amount over INR 16 or 18 crore, as the case may be, will be deposited with BCCI. The incremental amount deposited with BCCI will be utilised towards players' welfare," the rule says. However, the sold amount will be charged to the auction purse of a particular team.

Hence, despite being sold for such a massive amount, Cameron Green will only get a salary of Rs 18 crore in IPL 2026. However, the maximum-fee rule does not apply to the Indian players, who will get the actual bid money.

1. Rishabh Pant - INR 27 crore

2. Shreyas Iyer - INR 26.75 crore

3. Cameron Green - INR 25.20 crore

4. Mitchell Starc - INR 24.75 crore

5. Venkatesh Iyer - INR 23.75 crore

6. Pat Cummins - INR 20.5 crore

Sarfaraz Khan has a base price of INR 75 lakh and he goes unsold. 

Cameron Green joins Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 25.20 crore. Brilliant signing for the three-time champions. They would be happy with the price tag too!

Cameron Green surpassed Mitchell Starc to become the most expensive mini-auction player in IPL history. Starc held the record for INR 24.75 crore, but Green's bidding war has reached the INR 25 crore mark and it's in no mood to stop!

Cameron Green's bidding war has reached INR 23 crore. Again, no one is in the mood to back out, despite several internal meetings. Those could be mind games only. 

Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have taken the bidding war tothe  INR 20 crore mark. They have started talking internally but no one is backing out.

Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders tussle over Cameron Green in the auction. The bidding war has reached INR 18 crore. Both teams are determined to have the all-rounder in the auction.

KKR and RR take the bidding war to INR 13.20 crore mark. Rajasthan are thinking. They have a purse of INR 16.05 crore. KKR are smiling, while RR are tensed, as it seems.

Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals are in no mood to give up on Cameron Green. The bidding war has reached 9 crore already. Chennai Super Kings are quiet so far in the auction. Will they join?

Cameron Green has a base price of INR 2 crore. Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals start the bidding war for the Australia international. RR and KKR take the bidding war foward.

New Zealand international Devon Conway is up next. He has a base price of INR 2 crore. The franchise is pretty much silent so far in the IPL auction. They are taking some time and courtesy of which, Conway remains unsold.

Prithvi Shaw has a base price of INR 75 lakhs and he goes unsold in the IPL 2026 auction. 

South Africa international David Miller is next. He has a base price of INR 2 crore and Delhi Capitals start the proceedings and they got the player. WHAT A SIGNING FOR DELHI CAPITALS!

The first player to go under the hammer is none other than Jake Fraser-McGurk. He has a base price of INR 2 crore and interestingly, there's no franchise in him at the moment. The player goes unsold.

Bids up to Rs. 100 lakh – increments of Rs. 5 lakh
Bids from Rs. 100 lakh up to Rs. 200 lakh – increments of Rs. 10 lakh
Bids from Rs. 200 lakh up to Rs. 300 lakh – increments of Rs. 20 lakh
Bids from Rs. 300 lakh – increments at the auctioneer’s discretion, but not less than Rs. 20 lakh

IPL chairman Arun Dhumal welcomed all the franchises in Saudi Arabia. "Where hope meets strategy," is how he described the auction, slated to begin in a few minutes. We will start with Bat set 1, where the likes of Cameron Green, Devon Conway, Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan will go under the hammer.

The celebration of the Indian cricket - the IPL - is set to get underway with the player auction for the new season and we are ready with the first set, featuring six batters. Let's go!

Auqib Nabi, Prashant Veer, Ashok Sharma or anyone else? In an auction where the drop-off between a Cameron Green or a Liam Livingstone and the rest is huge, the uncapped players will be in demand and if a few teams have an eye on the same player, it will not be a surprise if a youngster takes away a double digit amount home.

Sarfaraz Khan already has smashed a century and a couple of fifties in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and in an important game against Rajasthan on the auction day, the right-hander has slammed a 22-ball 73 for Mumbai and it will be interesting to see which team is interested in him, given he will arrive in the first set.

There is no marquee set in the mini auction and hence, it starts with the batters. Cameron Green was mistakenly listed as a batter by his agent, as the all-rounder claimed, and hence, the first set itself could witness the most expensive player of the auction. Here's what the set looks like:

Devon Conway (INR 2 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (INR 2 crore), Cameron Green (INR 2 crore), Sarfaraz Khan (INR 75 Lakh), David Miller (INR 2 crore) and Prithvi Shaw (INR 75 Lakh)

Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi or Liam Livingstone - who will have the biggest payday? It will be interesting to see if Kolkata Knight Riders, who are expected to go the distance with Green, will have to fight it out with Chennai Super Kings hard enough or will they get it easily. CSK don't really need Green but can drive his price up, since they know that KKR will eventually get it.

All the plans, strategies, hours and days and weeks of all the hard work will come to fruition for the analysts, team managements and the owners as the IPL 2026 auction gets underway on Tuesday, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. 77 slots remain to be filled, with a total sum of INR 237.55 crore at disposal. What will happen? Who will secure the biggest paycheque?