IPL 2026 mini-auctionset for December 16 at Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Arena, promises intense bidding wars with a shortlist of 350 to 350 players, including 110 foreign stars. Franchises walk in with purses of up to ₹ 64.3 crore Kolkata Knight RidersAfter the complaint and trade, the reinforcements hit the foreign salaries at ₹ 18 crore under the new rules. Five foreign players stand out as prime targets for their proven skills, recent form and post-release availability.
5 Foreign cricketers whose bids could attract huge bids in the IPL 2026 auctions
- Cameron green
Cameron green Titles The auction pool in the auction pool, a batter like an auction but cleared for packaging after the reverse operation, lit it in IPL 2025. Check it out with KKR and CSK, big purses and foreign slots Andre Russell or Sam Curran replacement.
- Liam Livingstone
Liam Livingstone After RCB’s release, he managed a shaky 112 at a strike rate of 133 in 10 games and two wickets despite the IPL 2025 title. England powerhouse T20 blast and a hundred in 2025 with an average of around 40 and over 160, making it ideal for explosive revenge; Mumbai IndiansKKR and LSG can bring together a lot of teams for a leg spin programme.
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- Matheesha Pathirana
Matheesha Pathirana Despite 47 IPL Wakkets in 32 matches, shocks like the release of CSK 21.62, 8.68 economy, death-over Yorker specialist 153kph. The 22-year-old Sri Lankan’s LPL and international form, with 132 T20 scalps, puts him in the 2 crore base; Expect KKR, SRH and LSG to bounce back in 2025 despite the injury pinch.
- Anrich Nortje
Anrich NortjeA fitness batsman released by KKR in IPL 2025 (one wicket in two games, 11.86 economy), he boasts of 61 IPL Wakets at an average of 61 in 48 matches. South Africa’s pace ace, with a career-best 3/33, remains a raw pace threat in the powerhouses; Purse-rich teams like CSK or PBK can revive their leap for T20 impact.
- Jamie Smith
Jamie SmithEngland’s rising wicketkeeper-batsman compares T20 strike rates of 144 with 184* and Test centuries with 184* India. At ₹ 1.5 crore base, upper order to middle closite klr, dc or pbks, need dynamic keepers; Five T20I fifties signal iPl breakout potential.
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