Cameron Green, Matheesha Pathirana & Liam Livingstone (Image Agency) The IPL 2026 auction ended with a lot of drama, surprising twists and big bucks. Here is a list of the most expensive signings for all 10 franchises this season.Knight Riders of Calcutta stole the headlines with the auction’s biggest purchase. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green fetched a massive Rs 25.20 crore, making him the most expensive overseas player in IPL history. The bid broke the previous record held by Mitchell Starc and placed Green as the third most expensive player of all time in an IPL auction, behind Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer. KKR have made a clear statement of intent by investing massively in the Australian star.Chennai Super Kingsfocused on young Indian talent and dominated the player market without restriction. CSK have secured Uttar Pradesh left-arm spinner Prashant Veer and Rajasthan wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma for Rs 14.20 crore each. Both came with a base price of just Rs 30 lakh and ended the night as the highest paid uncapped players in the history of IPL auctions.
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Most expensive players – by team:
Team Most expensive signing Price Kolkata Knight RidersCameron GreenRs 25.20 croreChennai Super KingsPrashant VeerRs 14.20 croreChennai Super KingsKartik SharmaRs 14.20 croreSunrisers HyderabadLiam Living NaDRhib 13 Crostone 8.40 croreRoyal Challengers BengaluruVenkatesh IyerRs 7 croreRajasthan RoyalsRavi BishnoiRs 7.4 croreGujarat TitansJason HolderRs 7 croreLucknow Super GiantsJosh InglisRs 8.60 croreB40PunjabRs Kings. IndiansQuinton de KockRs 1 billionSunrisers Hyderabad also made a bold move by signing England all-rounder Liam Livingstone for Rs 13 crore. After going unsold in the opening round, Livingstone sparked a bidding war before SRH finally sealed the deal, making him their most expensive purchase in the auction.Capital Delhi turned heads by spending Rs 8.40 crore on Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi Dara. Starting at a base price of Rs 30 lakh, Dar emerged as one of the biggest winners of the mini-auction and DC’s costliest signing.Royal Challengers Bengaluruthe defending IPL champions have made Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer their biggest signing by securing him for Rs 7 crore. Rajasthan Royalsmeanwhile, they spent Rs 7.4 crore to bring in leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, making him their most expensive purchase in the auction.Gujarat Titans it gained a lot of experience by acquiring Jason Holder for Rs 7 crore Lucknow Super Giants surprised many by paying Rs 8.60 crore for Josh Inglis despite the Australian being available for only four IPL matches this season.Punjabi kingsthe IPL 2025 finalists, took a cautious approach in the auction with Ben Dwarshuis emerging as their costliest purchase at Rs 4.40 crore. Bombay Indianswho entered the auction with the smallest purse of Rs 2.75 crore saw Quinton de Kock become their top signing at Rs 1 crore.With 359 players in the pool and only 77 slots available, the IPL Auction 2026 once again brought high stakes, unexpected results and plenty of interesting points ahead of the new season.
