IPL 2026 Auction Set for December 16 in Abu Dhabi with 350 Players

IPL 2026 Auction Details

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction is scheduled to occur in Abu Dhabi on December 16. A finalized list of 350 players has been prepared for the auction, which includes 240 Indian cricketers and 110 international players.

Initially, 1,390 players registered for the IPL 2026 auction, but only 350 made the final cut. This group features 224 uncapped Indian players and 14 uncapped international players, enhancing the talent pool available for franchises.

Franchises will vie for a total of 77 available slots, with 31 of these designated for overseas players. The highest reserve price is set at Rs 2 crore, with 40 players opting for this price range.

Nine players have a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore, while four players are listed at Rs 1.25 crore, and 17 players have set their base price at Rs 1 crore.

In the Rs 75 lakh category, 42 players are included, and four players have chosen Rs 50 lakh. Additionally, seven players are listed at Rs 40 lakh, with the largest group of 227 players priced at Rs 30 lakh.

Cameron Green, the Australian all-rounder, is anticipated to be a top pick, as many teams are in search of a powerful all-rounder. Notably, South Africa's Quinton de Kock, George Linde, and Sri Lanka's Dunith Wellalage have been added to the final player list after initially being excluded.

During the 'TATA IPL 2026 Auction War Room' discussion, JioStar expert Robin Uthappa shared insights on the bidding strategies of Kolkata Knight Riders for Cameron Green and the Chennai Super Kings' potential moves in the auction.

"I expected CSK to target a middle-order all-rounder, estimating their bid around Rs 25-28 crore. Realistically, I believe they might go up to Rs 20 crore to maintain flexibility for other player acquisitions. However, in mock auctions, I was prepared to bid up to Rs 35 crore for a player like Green. I envision him batting at No. 3," Uthappa remarked.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have retained 16 players, including four overseas, with a total expenditure of Rs 81.60 crores and a remaining cap of Rs 43.40 crores.

The retained players for CSK include Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (T), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, and Urvil Patel.

Delhi Capitals (DC) have retained 17 players (three overseas), spending Rs 103.20 crores, leaving them with Rs 21.80 crores.

The retained players for DC include Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (T), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, and Vipraj Nigam.

Gujarat Titans (GT) have retained 20 players (four overseas), with a total expenditure of Rs 112.10 crores and Rs 12.90 crores remaining.

The retained players for GT include 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, and Washington Sundar.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have retained 12 players (two overseas), with a total expenditure of Rs 60.70 crores and Rs 64.30 crores remaining.

The retained players for KKR include Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakaravarthy.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have retained 19 players (four overseas), spending Rs 102.05 crores, leaving Rs 22.95 crores.

The retained players for LSG include Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (T), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Md Shami (T), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, and Shahbaz Ahmed.

Mumbai Indians (MI) have retained 20 players (seven overseas), with a total expenditure of Rs 122.25 crores and Rs 2.75 crores remaining.

The retained players for MI include Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (T), Sherfane Rutherford (T), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, and Will Jacks.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have retained 21 players (six overseas), spending Rs 113.50 crores, with Rs 11.50 crores remaining.

The retained players for PBKS include 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, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) have retained 16 players (seven overseas), with a total expenditure of Rs 108.95 crores and Rs 16.05 crores remaining.

The retained players for RR include Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira (T), Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (T), Riyan Parag, Sam Curran (T), Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, and Yudhvir Charak.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have retained 17 players (six overseas), spending Rs 108.60 crores, with Rs 16.40 crores remaining.

The retained players for RCB include 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, and Yash Dayal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) have retained 15 players (six overseas), with a total expenditure of Rs 99.50 crores and Rs 25.50 crores remaining.

The retained players for SRH include 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, and Zeeshan Ansari.