NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders dominated proceedings at the IPL players’ auction on Tuesday, making a record outlay of Rs 25.20 crore to secure Australian all-rounder Cameron Green, while also spending Rs 18 crore to rope in Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana.
Uncapped Indian talent attracted massive attention as well. Uttar Pradesh’s 20-year-old left-arm spinner Prashant Veer and Rajasthan’s 19-year-old wicketkeeper-batter Kartik Sharma were both snapped up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14.20 crore apiece. Entering the auction at a base price of Rs 30 lakh each, the duo went on to set a new benchmark as the most expensive uncapped players in IPL auction history.
Another major beneficiary of the mini auction was Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi Dar, who earned a lucrative Rs 8.40 crore deal from Delhi Capitals, having come in with a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
Despite impressive recent performances, India batters Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan initially failed to find buyers.
Sarfaraz, however, was later picked up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 75 lakh during the accelerated round of the auction. The Mumbai batter had made headlines earlier in the day by hammering a 22-ball 73 against Rajasthan in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Shaw was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs. 75 lakh.
Green’s signing saw him overtake Mitchell Starc’s Rs 24.75 crore deal to become the most expensive overseas player in IPL auction history. His acquisition followed a fierce bidding contest between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, with KKR eventually sealing the deal.
KKR were also involved in the race for Venkatesh Iyer but chose to step back as Royal Challengers Bengaluru secured the India all-rounder for Rs 7 crore.
IPL Auction 2026 Sold Players List
| Player | Team | Price (In Rs crore) |
|---|
| Daksh Kamra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Krains Fuletra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Praful Hinge | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Atharva Ankolekar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Amit Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | 3.00 |
| Onkar Tarmale | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Mohd Izhar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Sakib Hussain | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Ravi Singh | Rajasthan Royals | 0.95 |
| Salil Arora | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1.50 |
| Mangesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5.20 |
| Aman Khan | Chennai Super Kings | 0.40 |
| Satvik Deswal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.20 |
| Danish Malewar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9.20 |
| Tim Seifert | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1.50 |
| Matthew Short | Chennai Super Kings | 1.50 |
| Jason Holder | Gujarat Titans | 7.00 |
| Rahul Tripathi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.75 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Delhi Capitals | 4.00 |
| Vignesh Puthur | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Prashant Solanki | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Yash Raj Punja | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Sushant Mishra | Rajasthan Royals | 0.90 |
| Naman Tiwari | Lucknow Super Giants | 1.00 |
| Kartik Tyagi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Ashok Sharma | Gujarat Titans | 0.90 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3.00 |
| Mukul Choudhary | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.60 |
| Kartik Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 14.20 |
| Shivang Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Prashant Veer | Chennai Super Kings | 14.20 |
| Auqib Nabi | Delhi Capitals | 8.40 |
| Cameron Green | Kolkata Knight Riders | 25.20 |
| Finn Allen | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.00 |
| Jacob Duffy | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2.00 |
| Akeal Hosein | Chennai Super Kings | 2.00 |
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Anrich Nortje | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | Mumbai Indians | 1.00 |
| David Miller | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 18.00 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Rajasthan Royals | 7.20 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Chennai Super Kings | 0.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.00 |
| Akash Deep | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1.00 |
| Matt Henry | Chennai Super Kings | 2.00 |
| Shivam Mavi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.75 |
| Rahul Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 5.20 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Punjab Kings | 4.40 |
| Jordan Cox | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.75 |
| Josh Inglis | Lucknow Super Giants | 8.60 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Aman Rao Perala | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Mayank Rawat | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Pravin Dubey | Punjab Kings | 0.30 |
| Sahil Parakh | Delhi Capitals | 0.30 |
| Vishal Nishad | Punjab Kings | 0.30 |
| Brijesh Sharma | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3.00 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals | 0.75 |
| Tom Banton | Gujarat Titans | 2.00 |
| Zak Foulkes | Chennai Super Kings | 0.75 |
| Adam Milne | Rajasthan Royals | 2.40 |
| Kuldeep Sen | Rajasthan Royals | 0.75
|
| Vicky Ostwal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Prithviraj Yarra | Gujarat Titans | 0.30 |
| Luke Wood | Gujarat Titans | 0.75 |
| Vihaan Malhotra | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Kanishk Chouhan | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Kyle Jamieson | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
IPL Auction 2026 Unsold Players List
| Player | Base Price (In Rs crore) | Sold/Unsold |
|---|
| Manisankar Murasingh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Izaz Sawariya | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jikku Bright | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Ayush Vartak | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Utkarsh Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Karan Lal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Daniel Lategan | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Nathan Smith | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Vishal Nishad | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Chintal Gandhi | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Irfan Umair | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Dheeraj Kumar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jhye Richardson | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Riley Meredith | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Richard Gleeson | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Taskin Ahmed | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Dan Lawrence | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Mohit Rathee | 0.30 | Unsold |
| KC Cariappa | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tejas Baroka | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Murugan Ashwin | 0.30 | Unsold |
| KM Asif | 0.40 | Unsold |
| Mayank Rawat | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Vicky Ostwal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Salman Nizar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Chetan Sakariya | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Jordan Cox | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Tom Banton | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Dasun Shanaka | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Daryl Mitchell | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Michael Bracewell | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Sean Abbott | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Sediqullah Atal | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Kumar Kartikeya | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Karn Sharma | 0.50 | Unsold |
| Shivam Shukla | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Wahidullah Zadran | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Akash Madhwal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Simarjeet Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Raj Limbani | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tushar Raheja | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Vansh Bedi | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Ruchit Ahir | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Sanvir Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tanush Kotian | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Eden Apple Tom | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Mahipal Lomror | 0.50 | Unsold |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 0.40 | Unsold |
| Yash Dhull | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Atharva Taide | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Spencer Johnson | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Jamie Smith | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Gus Atkinson | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Vijay Shankar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Anmolpreet Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Abhinav Manohar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Srikar Bharat | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Deepak Hooda | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Devon Conway | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Jonny Bairstow | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Abhinav Tejrana | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Aarya Desai | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Gerald Coetzee | 2.00 | Unsold |
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