IPL Auction 2026. (Photo/BCCI) NEW DELHI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction for the 2026 season began in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. A total of 350 players are to go under the hammer.In the first round, capped dough was bid. There were no awnings in the mini auction.Jake Fraser-McGurk was the first player to go under the hammer but went unsold in the opening round. While DC got David Miller for 2 million rupees.Then came Cameron Green who turned out to be the biggest buy of the day as Kolkata Knight Riders signed the Australian all-rounder for Rs 25.20 crore in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The deal made Green the third most expensive player in IPL history and the most expensive overseas player in the league.Follow live updatesMumbai Indians opened the bidding for Green at Rs 2 crore, with only a purse of Rs 2.5 crore, followed by Rajasthan Royals. KKR then stepped in at Rs 2.8 crore. RR came to around Rs 13 crore. Chennai Super Kings then entered the fray and pushed the prize above Rs 20 crore. CSK offered up to Rs 25 crore but KKR came back 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 snapped up by Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 8.40 crore, 28 times his base price of Rs 30 crore.Chennai Super Kings turned heads at the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi by going youth and securing two of India’s most talked about uncapped talents in Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer for Rs 14.20 crore each.Meanwhile, Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive Sri Lankan player in the history of IPL auctions as KKR snapped him up for Rs 18 crore.The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is scheduled to take place from March 26 to May 31 and will continue in its traditional slot in the cricket calendar.IPL 2026 All Team Team
Capital Delhi
PlayerBasic priceSold onDavid MillerRs 2 croreRs 2 croreBen DuckettRs 2 croreRs 2 croreAuqib NabiRs 30 million 8.40 crorePathum Nissanka
75 million Rs.4 million
Bombay Indians
PlayerBasic priceSold onQuinton de Kock Rs 1 croreRs 1 crore
Punjabi kings
Chennai Super Kings
PlayerBasic priceSold onAkeal HoseinRs 2 croreRs 2 crorePrashant VeerRs 30 croreRs 14.2 crore Kartik SharmaRs 30 croreRs 14.2 croreMatthew ShortRs 1.5 crore 1.5 crore
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
PlayerBasic priceSold onVenkatesh IyerRs 2 croreRs 7 croreJacob DuffyRs 2 croreRs 2 crore
Knight Riders of Calcutta
PlayerBasic priceSold onCameron Green Rs 2 million 25.20 million
Finn AllenRs 2 croreRs 2 croreMatheesha PathiranaRs 2 croreRs 18 croreTejasvi DahiyaRs 30 lakhRs 3 croreKartik TyagiRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhPrashant SolankiRs 30 lakh 7 lakh Rs 30 lakh Rs 30 lakh Rs 75 crore
Rajasthan Royals
PlayerBasic priceSold onRavi BishnoiRs 2 croreRs 7.20 croreSushant MishraRs 30 lakhRs 90 lakhYash Raj PunjaRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakhVignesh PuthurRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakh
Sunrisers Hyderabad
PlayerBasic priceSold onShivang KumarRs 30 lakhRs 30 lakh
Gujarat Titans
PlayerBasic priceSold onAshok SharmaRs 30 million Rs 90 million Jason Holder Rs 2 million Rs 7 million
Lucknow Supergiants
PlayerBasic priceSold onWanindu Hasaranga Rs 2 croreRs 2 croreAnrich NortjeRs 2 croreRs 2 crore Mukul ChoudharyRs 30 croreRs 2.6 crore Naman TiwariRs 30 crore 1 crore
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