The IPL Auction 2026 saw 10 teams spend ₹215.45 crore on 77 players in the mini-auction ahead of the Indian Premier League season starting March 26, 2026. Big overseas names fetched massive deals while several uncapped Indian players earned huge contracts.
⭐ Top Highlights
- Cameron Green was bought for a record ₹25.20 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the costliest overseas player ever in any franchise cricket auction.
- CSK made big uncapped buys with Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma both going for ₹14.20 crore.
- Matheesha Pathirana went to KKR for ₹18 crore.
🟢 Players Sold at the Auction (Name - Base Price - Team - Final Price)
Major Players Bought
- Cameron Green - Base Price Rs 2 crore - Kolkata Knight Riders - Rs 25.20 crore
- David Miller - Base Price Rs 2 crore - Delhi Capitals - Rs 2 crore
- Prithvi Shaw - Base Price Rs 75 lakh - Delhi Capitals - Rs 75 lakh
- Sarfaraz Khan - Base Price Rs 75 lakh - CSK - Rs 75 lakh
- Rachin Ravindra - Base Price Rs 2 crore - KKR - Rs 2 crore
- Liam Livingstone - Base Price Rs 2 crore - SRH - Rs 13 crore
- Wanindu Hasaranga - Base Price Rs 2 crore - LSG - Rs 2 crore
- Venkatesh Iyer - Base Price Rs 2 crore - RCB - Rs 7 crore
- Quinton De Kock - Base Price Rs 1 crore - Mumbai Indians - Rs 1 crore
- Ben Duckett - Base Price Rs 2 crore - Delhi Capitals - Rs 2 crore
- Finn Allen - Base Price Rs 2 crore - KKR - Rs 2 crore
- Jacob Duffy - Base Price Rs 2 crore - RCB - Rs 2 crore
- Rahul Chahar - Base Price Rs 1 crore - CSK - Rs 5.20 crore
- Ravi Bishnoi - Base Price Rs 2 crore - RR - Rs 7.20 crore
- Akeal Hosein - Base Price Rs 2 crore - CSK - Rs 2 crore
- Pathum Nissanka - Base Price Rs 75 lakh - DC - Rs 4 crore
- Rahul Tripathi - Base Price Rs 75 lakh - KKR - Rs 75 lakh
- Ben Dwarshuis - Base Price Rs 1 crore - PBKS - Rs 4.40 crore
- Jason Holder - Base Price Rs 2 crore - GT - Rs 7 crore
- Josh Inglis - Base Price Rs 2 crore - LSG - Rs 8.60 crore
- Tim Seifert - Base Price Rs 1.50 crore - KKR - Rs 1.50 crore
- Mustafizur Rahman - Base Price Rs 2 crore - KKR - Rs 9.20 crore
- Adam Milne - Base Price Rs 2 crore - RR - Rs 2.40 crore
- Lungi Ngidi - Base Price Rs 2 crore - DC - Rs 2 crore
Uncapped Indian Players Bought
- Auqib Dar - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - DC - Rs 8.40 crore
- Prashant Veer - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - CSK - Rs 14.20 crore
- Kartik Sharma - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - CSK - Rs 14.20 crore
- Mukul Choudhary - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - LSG - Rs 2.60 crore
- Tejasvi Singh - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - KKR - Rs 3 crore
- Kartik Tyagi - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - KKR - Rs 30 lakh
- Naman Tiwari - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - LSG - Rs 1 crore
- Ashok Sharma - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - GT - Rs 90 lakh
- Yash Raj Punja - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - RR - Rs 30 lakh
- Prashant Solanki - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - KKR - Rs 30 lakh
- Amit Kumar - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - SRH - Rs 30 lakh
- Danish Malewar - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - MI - Rs 30 lakh
- Mangesh Yadav - Base Price Rs 30 lakh - RCB - Rs 5.20 crore
🔴 Unsold Players (Name - Base Price)
These players remained unsold during the auction rounds (some may still be signed later):
- Jake Fraser-McGurk - Base Price Rs 2 crore
- Devon Conway - Base Price Rs 2 crore
- Gus Atkinson - Base Price Rs 2 crore
- Wiaan Mulder - Base Price Rs 1 crore
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz - Base Price Rs 1.50 crore
- Jonny Bairstow - Base Price Rs 1 crore
- Jamie Smith - Base Price Rs 2 crore
- Deepak Hooda - Base Price Rs 75 lakh
- KS Bharat - Base Price Rs 75 lakh
- Gerald Coetze - Base Price Rs 2 crore
- Spencer Johnson - Base Price Rs 1.50 crore
- Wahidullah Zadran - Base Price Rs 30 lakh
- Pravin Dubey - Base Price Rs 30 lakh
- Many uncapped domestic players at Rs 30 lakh base price
🏆 Key Takeaways
- KKR’s auction strategy focused on big-impact players and record buys.
- Uncapped Indian talent was a major story, earning multi-crore contracts.
- Many seasoned internationals stayed unsold at base price, highlighting evolving franchise strategies.
