This IPL 2026 mini-auction An anticipatory refueling with an expert cricket commentator Akash Chopra He offers his views on the international players who are set to attract the highest bids. Chopra’s predictions are based on the current landscape of T20 cricket, factoring in supply, demand and specific gaps in franchise rosters. His bold predictions highlight a market that is particularly hungry for elite all-rounders and fitters.
Aakash Chopra names 5 most expensive players in upcoming IPL 2026 mini-auction
Top ippl 2026 mini-auction selection
In a video on his Instagram account, Aakash Chopra is ambivalent about the player who will set off a bidding war by placing Australia all-rounder Cameron Green above. Chopra is green-eyed at the auction, making a strong statement about his potential value.
“Cameron Green will be No. 1, there is no one around him, whatever his final price is, it can only be Rs 18 crore. Chopra said.
After Green, Chopra predicts high UK demand Jonny Bairstow Number two in its latest form and versatility: Last season, he hit a lot of runs for Mumbai Indians for a lot of teams for a lot of games and needs a lot of teams. Chopra added.
High-value professionals and behavioral biases
For the third most expensive slot, Chopra chooses explosive English, Liam Livingstone. His thinking is driven purely by the market, which highlights the scarcity of high-impact finishers:
“Liam Livingstone has not performed well, his performance has not been for punjab or RCB, but now it all depends on supply and demand, even maxi (maxwell) is not there, even residential will make money this time.”
In the bottom half of his top five, Chopra places high-value specialists and a comprehensive collection. At number four, spin-bowling with all-out tangles Michael bracewell (New Zealand) and Cooper Connolly (Australia), with a specific call for a franchise:
“There’s a lot of interest to be seen in Michael Bracewell.
Finally, for the fifth position, Chopra lists three players, South Africa’s list David Miller and Anrich Nortjeand Sri Lanka Matheesha Pathirana, Predicting a massive price increase for South Africans due to immediate performance:
“The South Africa series is going on now, so there will be some behavior. I have placed Matheesha Pathirana, David Miller and Anrich Norhhia. Chopra finished.
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