The IPL auction for the 2026 season was held in Abu Dhabi on December 16.
The mini-auction featured 77 vacancies, including 31 earmarked for overseas players. The highest reserve price is INR 2 crore, a bracket that includes 40 players this year. Australia all-rounder Cameron Green grabbed the spotlight after being picked up by KKR for INR 25.20 crore.
Uttar Pradesh’s Prashant Veer and Rajasthan’s Kartik Sharma emerged as the most expensive uncapped Indian players in IPL auction history, with CSK buying them for INR 14.20 crores each.
Prithvi Shaw finally found a buyer when the Delhi Capitals bought him for his base price of INR 75 lakhs.
Zak Foulkes of New Zealand was bought by CSK, while Tom Banton found a buyer in the Gujarat Titans.
Adam Milne and Kuldeep Sen were bought by the Rajasthan Royals.
Vicky Ostwal found a buyer in RCB. Prithvi Raj Yarra was bought by GT for his base price of INR 30 lakhs. India U19 stars Vihaan Malhotra and Kanishk Chouhan were bought by RCB. Luke Wood found a buyer in GT for the base price. Kyle Jamieson was the final player sold, bought by DC for his base price.