IPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: 238 uncapped players to go under the hammer in Abu Dhabi – CNBC TV18

IPL 2026 Player Auction RCB, CSK, MI, KKR, SRH, DC, GT, PBKS, RR, LSG 2026 Players List, Squad LIVE Updates: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction is set to see 350 players go under the hammer as franchises look to plug gaps and fine-tune their squads ahead of the new season.
KKR and RR battling it out to secure the services of Cameron Green in the mini-auction.
Conway, who played a key role in CSK’s title triumph in 2023, will not be playing in the IPL this season, as of now.
Prithvi Shaw is unsold for a second consecutive IPL auction, with no team willing to shell out ₹75 lakhs for him.
Miller secured by the Delhi Capitals at his base price for ₹2 crore.
Jake Fraser McGurk remains unsold in the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
IPL chairperson Arun Kumar Dhumal is setting the foundation for the auction, thanking the sponsors and host broadcaster.
All eyes will be on Venkatesh Iyer too. Will KKR want to bring him for an inferior sum?
Sarfaraz Khan is expected to go for the big bucks in the auction after his exploits whilst batting at No. 3 in the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
MI, in fact, enter the auction with the lowest purse in the room, i.e. worth only around ₹2.75 crore.
A strong mix of established internationals and high-demand T20 specialists feature among the players set at the highest base price. The list includes Devon Conway, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, David Miller, Gus Atkinson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Venkatesh Iyer and Liam Livingstone.
Also in the top bracket are Rachin Ravindra, Finn Allen, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Gerald Coetzee, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Anrich Nortje, Matheesha Pathirana and Ravi Bishnoi.
The group is rounded off by Akeal Hosein, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Maheesh Theekshana, Steve Smith, Sean Abbott, Michael Bracewell, Jason Holder, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Banton, Shai Hope, Josh Inglis, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Lungi Ngidi, William O’Rourke, Mustafizur Rahman, Cooper Connolly, Tom Curran, Daniel Lawrence, Alzarri Joseph, Naveen-ul-Haq and Liam Dawson.
Players released: Sanju Samson (traded to CSK), Nitish Rana (traded to DC), Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya, Kunal Singh Rathore, Maheesh Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga
Players retained: Donovan Ferreira (traded in from DC), Ravindra Jadeja (traded in from CSK), Sam Curran (traded in from CSK), Dhruv Jurel, Jofra Archer, Kwena Maphaka, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Nandre Burger, Riyan Parag, Sandeep Sharma, Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Singh
Purse remaining: INR 16.05 crore
Slots remaining: 9 (1 overseas)

Players released: Ravindra Jadeja (traded to RR), Andre Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana, Sam Curran (traded to RR), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Vijay Shankar
Players retained: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj
Purse remaining: ₹43.40 crore
Slots remaining: 9 (4 overseas)
Players released: Sherfane Rutherford (traded to MI), Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mahipal Lomror
Players retained: Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, B Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar
Purse remaining: ₹12.90 crore
Slots remaining: 5 (4 overseas)
Players released: Donovan Ferreira (traded to RR), Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sediqullah Atal
Players retained: Nitish Rana (traded in from RR), Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mukesh Kumar
Purse remaining: ₹21.80 crore
Slots remaining: 8 (5 overseas)
Players released: Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Venkatesh Iyer
Players retained: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Purse remaining: ₹64.30 crore
Slots remaining: 13 (6 overseas)
Players released: Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Ravi Bishnoi, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shardul Thakur (traded to MI), Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph
Players retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded in from MI), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded in from SRH), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
Purse remaining: ₹22.95 crore
Slots remaining: 6 (4 overseas)
Players released: Arjun Tendulkar (traded to LSG), Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur
Players retained: Shardul Thakur (traded in from LSG), Sherfane Rutherford (traded in from GT), Mayank Markande (traded in from KKR), AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks
Purse remaining: ₹2.75 crore
Slots remaining: 5 (1 overseas)
Players released: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kyle Jamieson, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Players retained: 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, Yuzvendra Chahal
Purse remaining: ₹11.50 crore
Slots remaining: 4 (2 overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rs 64.30 crore | Slots left: 13 (6 overseas)
Chennai Super Kings: Rs 43.40 crore | Slots left: 9 (4 overseas)
Mumbai Indians: Rs 2.75 crore | Slots left: 5 (1 overseas)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rs 16.40 crore | Slots left: 8 (2 overseas)
Rajasthan Royals: Rs 16.05 crore | Slots left: 9 (1 overseas)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rs 25. 50 crore | Slots left: 10 (2 overseas)
Delhi Capitals: Rs 21.80 crore | Slots left: 8 (5 overseas)
Gujarat Titans: Rs 12.90 crore | Slots left: 5 (4 overseas)
Lucknow Super Giants: Rs 22.95 crore | Slots left: 6 (4 overseas)
Punjab Kings: Rs 11.50 crore | Slots left: 4 (2 overseas)
From new-ball pacers and left-arm options to explosive wicketkeeper-batters and utility all-rounders, here is a look at the uncapped players likely to attract attention at the IPL 2026 auction.
 
IPL 2026 auction: Uncapped pacers, power-hitters and all-rounders to look out for
A productive 2024–25 season across tournaments such as the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and various state T20 leagues has pushed a clutch of uncapped players into contention. Consistency, role clarity and T20-ready skill sets have placed these names firmly on franchise shortlists.
Auqib Nabi
Role: Bowler, right-arm fast, new-ball bowler
From: Jammu and Kashmir
Ashok Sharma
Role: Bowler, right-arm fast
From: Rajasthan
Kartik Sharma
Role: Wicketkeeper batter, right-handed bat, middle order
From: Rajasthan
Tushar Raheja
Role: Wicketkeeper, Left-handed batter, opener
From: Tamil Nadu
Abhishek Pathak
Role: Wicketkeeper batter, right-handed bat, opener
From: Madhya Pradesh
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Kolkata Knight Riders: ₹64.30 crore | 13 slots (6 overseas)
Chennai Super Kings: ₹43.40 crore | 9 slots (4 overseas)
Mumbai Indians: ₹2.75 crore | 5 slots (1 overseas)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: ₹16.40 crore | 8 slots (2 overseas)
Rajasthan Royals: ₹16.05 crore | 9 slots (1 overseas)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: ₹25.50 crore | 10 slots (2 overseas)
Delhi Capitals: ₹21.80 crore | 8 slots (5 overseas)
Gujarat Titans: ₹12.90 crore | 5 slots (4 overseas)
Lucknow Super Giants: ₹22.95 crore | 6 slots (4 overseas)
Punjab Kings: ₹11.50 crore | 4 slots (2 overseas)
Despite Green’s modest IPL returns of 704 runs and 16 wickets from 29 matches, the mini-auction is driven more by demand than numbers, and an Australian all-format regular is certain to draw strong interest.
Venkatesh Iyer, meanwhile, struggled to justify his ₹23.75 crore price tag last season, a valuation many questioned at the time, except KKR CEO Venky Mysore.
Mini-auctions often generate more intrigue than mega auctions, as teams arrive with clearly defined targets and are willing to stretch their budgets for players with specific skill sets.
Fast-bowling all-rounders, in particular, attract a premium. As a result, Green, Venkatesh Iyer and West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder — all listed at the highest base price of ₹2 crore, are set to headline the bidding.
The 10 franchises have a total of 77 slots to fill with a combined purse of ₹237.55 crore. Mumbai Indians, with just ₹2.75 crore in their kitty, are expected to play a minimal role, likely restricting their buys to a few uncapped players at base price.
Matheesha Pathirana was released by CSK but teams like Lucknow Super Giants (purse of Rs 22.95 crore) might bid aggressively as their fast bowling resources look depleted despite the presence of Mohammed Shami and a perennially injured Mayank Yadav.
However, Pathirana is believed to have remodelled his action but whether CSK will be interested in him is a big question.
Also on the list is Jacob Duffy, the New Zealand paceman who has already made a name for himself in the T20I circuit and is one of the top-rated players in the ICC rankings.
Among uncapped Indians, Ashok Sharma, who has previously been a part of IPL teams and is in the midst of a fine Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy campaign, is expected to attract very good bids.
England swashbuckler Liam Livingstone, who can also bowl handy spin is another player, who can hit the million dollar mark (Rs 9 crore) along with Quinton de Kock, who has time and again shown that he is a match-winner with the bat aside from being safe as a house behind the stumps.
For Livingstone, destroying Rashid Khan’s mystery by smashing him for 26 runs in a ‘Hundred’ game for Birmingham Phoenix is likely to make him sought-after name.
Uncapped Indians Prashant Veer, and Mukul Choudhary will attract bidders while Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan would also hope that their low base price of Rs 75 lakh finds takers.
There is buzz that Green might surpass countryman Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore) to become the overseas player with the highest price tag at an IPL auction but there would still remain a catch.
Even if Green’s bid goes northwards of Rs 25 crore, his salary for the season would still be Rs 18 crore (USD 1.9 million).
The bid amount and players’ salary would be mutually exclusive with the former being deducted from team’s annual player purse.
The reason being IPL’s “maximum-fee” rule which states that a foreign player’s maximum fee at a mini auction will be the lower value between the highest retention slab (Rs 18 crore) and the highest price at the previous mega auction (Rs 27 crore for Rishabh Pant in 2025).
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