IPL 2026 mini auction It was played at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on December 16 and attracted global attention as franchises battled for 77 slots with a combined purse of ₹237.55 crore. Among the record purchases Cameron Green to KKR for ₹25.20 crore and Matheesha Pathirana To the same team for ₹ 18 crore, it failed to attract multiple high-profile player offers, reshaping narratives around team priorities. Featuring 359 shortlisted players with 1,390 registrations, the event highlighted retention after strategic purse management, with wallet-free Indians putting veterans in the spotlight.
The youth center takes place in the IPL 2026 mini-auction
Franchises have seen a clear turnaround from veteran superstars to young, unheralded Indian talent, reflecting long-term roster building amid tight budgets. Chennai Super Kings Set records by spending ₹14.20 crore Prashant Veer and Karthik SharmaThe highest rate for the domestics in IPL history shows confidence in future stars over certain names. Teams like KKR and RCB preferred balanced divisions with emerging pacers and all-rounders. Mumbai Indiansonly ₹2.75 crore left, as trade in focus Shefane Rutherford bolstering depth without heavy auction costs
This influx of youth coincides with recent trends, where the 224-man Indian pool is dominating, outnumbering overseas options and forcing captains to bet on domestic potential for consistency in IPL 2026. Purse leaders like KKR (₹ 64.3 crore pre-auction) have aggressively restructured post-issue. Venkatesh IyerIt highlighted the devaluation of underperformers in RCB, who later earned only ₹7 crore.
Unexpected twist in IPL 2026 mini auction where star players go unsold
Jaw-dropping folded delivery with auction Englandof Liam Livingstone (₹2 crore base) and Prithvi Shaw (₹75 lakh) among the stars who stunned their fans without selling out despite the hype. Expected as a comprehensive overhaul, Livingston initially attracted zero interest, while Shaw’s domestic form failed to attract suitors amid strategic controls. New Zealand the opener Devon Conway (₹2 crore) and an Afghan spinner Mujib Ur Rahman (₹2 crore) also missed out, repeating past mini-auctions where time took its toll on reputation.
Among other surprises was South Africa Gerald Coetzee (₹2 crore) and of Sri Lanka Mahesh Theekshana (₹2 crore), has been overlooked as teams chase pacers Anrich Nortje (₹2 crore to LSG). Jake Fraser-McGurkThe unsold fate of the opening slot fueled the chaos, with franchises citing dips in form and role mismatches. These moments, between bidding battles Ravi Bishnoi (₹7.20 crore for RR), exposed the relentless evolution of the IPL.
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Complete list of unsold players in IPL 2026 mini auction and their base price
Pastries
- Jake Fraser-McGurk – ₹2 million
- Devon Conway – ₹2 million
- Atharva Taide – ₹30 lakh
- Singh Anmolpreet – ₹30 lakh
- Abhinav Tejrana – ₹30 lakh
- Abhinav Manohar – ₹30 lakh
- Wet Dhull – ₹30 lakh
- Arya Desai – ₹30 lakh
- Sediqullah Attal – ₹75 lakh
- Salman Nizar – ₹30 lakh
- Dheeraj Kumar – ₹30 lakh
- Chintal Gandhi – ₹30 lakh
- Daniel’s Down – ₹ 30 okh
- Manan Vohra – ₹30 lakh
- Swastik Chikara – ₹30 lakh
Bowler
- Gerald Coetzee – ₹2 million
- Spencer Johnson – ₹1.5 million
- Fazalhaq Farooqi – ₹1 crore
- Maheesh Theekshana – ₹ 2 crore
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman – ₹2 crore
- Raj Limbani – ₹30 lakh
- Simarjeet Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Akash Madhwal – ₹30 lakh
- Wahidullah Zadran – ₹30 lakh
- Shivam Shukla – ₹30 lakh
- Karan Sharma – ₹50 lakh
- Features of Singh – ₹30.
- Chetan Sakaria – ₹75 lakh
- Waqar Salamkheil – ₹1 crore
- KM Asif – ₹40 lakh
- Murugan Ashwin – ₹30 lakh
- Tejas Baroka – ₹30 lakh
- KC Cariappa – ₹30 lakh
- Mohit Rathee – ₹ 30 lakh
- Taskin Ahmed – ₹75 lakh
- Richard Gleeson – ₹75 lakh
- Alzarri Joseph – ₹ 2 million
- Riley Meredith – ₹1.5 million
- Jhye Richardson – ₹ 1.5 million
- Irfan Umair – ₹30 lakh
- Mayank Dagar – ₹30 lakh
- Bright’s belt – ₹ 30 lakh
- Izaz Savaria – ₹30 lakh
- Money Grewal – ₹ 30 lakh
- RS Ambrish – ₹30 lakh
Comprehensive
- Gus Atkinson – ₹2 crore
- Wian Mulder – ₹ 1 million
- Deepak Hooda – 75 lakhs
- Vijay Shankar – ₹30 lakh
- Rajvardhan Hangargekar – ₹40 lakh
- Mahipal Lomror – ₹50 lakh
- Eden Tom – ₹30 lakh
- Tanush Kotian – ₹30 lakh
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti – ₹30 lakh
- Sanveer Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Sean Abbott – ₹2 crore
- Michael Bracewell – ₹ 2 million
- Daryl Mitchell – ₹ 2 million
- Dasun Shanaka – ₹75 lakh
- Dan Lawrence – ₹2 crore
- Tanay Thyagarajan – ₹30 lakh
- Nathan Smith – ₹75 lakh
- Karan Lal – ₹30 lakh
- Utkarsh Singh – ₹30 lakh
- Ayush Vartak – ₹30 lakh
- Manisankar Murasingh – ₹30 lakh
- Noronha Macnha – ₹30 lakh
- Siddharth Yadav – ₹30 lakh
- Hrithik Tada – ₹30 lakh
- Chama Milind – ₹30 lakh
- William Sutherland – ₹1 million
Goalkeepers
- KS Bharat – ₹75 lakh
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz – ₹1.5 million
- Jonny Bairstow – ₹ 1 crore
- Jamie Smith – ₹2 crore
- Ruchit Ahir – ₹30 lakh
- Vansh Bedi – ₹30 lakh
- Tushar Raheja – ₹30 lakh
- Connor Esterhuizen – ₹30 lakh
