IPL Auction 2026 Live Updates: Cameron Green becomes most expensive foreign player ever at ₹25.2 crore – 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.
CSK have not bid even once for Pathirana, as his bidding price shoots above ₹15 crore now. 
DC and LSG fighting it out for Sri Lankan speedster Matheesha Pathirana.
RCB grab hold of Jacob Duffy to bolster their bowling unit ahead of the 2026 campaign.
Pacers to go under the hammer now, and Matt Henry of New Zealand remains unsold, and so does Akash Deep, who played for LSG last year.
There were no takers for either Jonny Bairstow or Jamie Smith in the IPL auction, despite the former having come in as a formidable replacement for MI in the playoffs of the previous season.
Finn Allen will be representing the KKR from IPL 2026 onwards.
DC solidify their top-order by taking Ben Duckett for ₹2 crore.
Quinton de Kock goes for his base price to MI for a sum of ₹1 crore.
RCB were pretty interested in the southpaw last season too, and they have finally bagged his name as they embark on their title defence next year.
The Madhya Pradesh all-rounder has erupted a bidding war between KKR and RCB here.
LSG strengthen their spin-bowling armoury by bagging Wandindu Hasaranga for ₹2 crore.
After two disappointing campaigns, Rachin Ravindra shall not be playing in the IPL in the coming season.
Atkinson’s name kicks off the all-rounders’ category in the mini-auction, but finds no takers.
Interestingly, Mumbai Indians (MI), with just ₹2.75 crore in their kitty, began the bidding for Green. RR took over from them when the five-time IPL champions backed out, and gave KKR a tough run for their money till the amount reached the ₹13 crore mark. 
KKR bag Green for ₹25.2 crore.
CSK take Green’s bidding price above ₹25 crore.
KKR take a moment to ponder upon continuing the pursuit of Green, whose bidding price is above ₹19 crore now.
CSK and KKR engage in a bidding war to take Green’s selling price above ₹15 crore. 
Green’s bidding price shoots above ₹10 crore, with RR and KKR fighting it out for the Australian all-rounder.
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)
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