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India vs South Africa 4th T20I: Axar Patel has been ruled out for the rest of the series due to illness, while there is no official update on Jasprit Bumrah's status.
IPL 2026 Players List: Uncapped Indians - Prashant Veer from UP and Karthik Sharma from Rajasthan - both purchased for Rs 14.2 crore each set new trend at the Chennai Super Kings.
The franchise seems to have started looking beyond MS Dhoni for whom the 2026 IPL could be the swansong.
MI Team Players List 2026: From 2019 to 2021, De Kock was a member of the Mumbai Indians for three seasons. In his first season with the team, he scored 529 runs; in his second, he scored 503; and in his third, he scored 297.
DC Team Players List 2026: Nabi has had equally excellent white-ball form. He took 15 wickets at an economy of 7.41 in seven games at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. DC also bought Lungi Ngidi of South Africa and Pathum Nissanka of Sri Lanka.
IPL 2026 auction: There were a few ‘unsold’ names which seemed unlikely at the start of the day. Here are the top five…
RR Team Players List 2026: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, and the 14-year viral sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi are their key batters.
IPL 2026 Auction: It’s hard to even imagine a parallel universe where Liam Livingstone’s cricketing ability is worth 13 crores.
LSG Team Players List 2026: Josh Inglis, who was released by Punjab Kings prior to the auction, was a noteworthy choice for LSG and he was purchased by the team for Rs 8.60 crore.
Ashok Sharma was GT's first choice in the auction. With 20 wickets in nine games, including best figures of 4 for 16, the fast bowler was the leading wicket-taker in the 2025–26 SMAT.
IPL Auction News: LSG’s aggressive pursuit reflected the franchise’s belief in Josh Inglis’s ability to make an immediate impact.
SRH Team Players List 2026: According to their retention policies, they kept Heinrich Klaasen, their valuable South African asset, despite reports that he may leave, while Rahul Chahar and Adam Zampa were let go.
PBKS Team Players List 2026: A few well-known players were released by PBKS ahead of the upcoming season, suggesting a definite change in combination and overseas balance.
Green became the first player of the evening to surpass the Rs 20 crore threshold following lengthy discussions between the two parties, and KKR ultimately closed the purchase for Rs 25.20 crore.
With Yash Dayal, Nuwan Thushara, and Rasikh Dar supporting Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the pace department, RCB's bowling attack appears to be well-stocked.
CSK Team Players List 2026: CSK's long-term planning is further demonstrated by young prospects like Anshul Kamboj, Urvil Patel, and Ayush Mhatre.
After being acquired by the Chennai Super Kings for the same sum, Kartik and Prashant Veer are currently the two most expensive uncapped players in IPL history.
IPL Auction News: After an intense bidding war with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), CSK bagged Prashant Veer for Rs 14.20 crores
Auqib Nabi has registered 15 scalps in seven matches at the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at a decent economy of 7.41.
Venkatesh Iyer’s falling valuation: The 30-year-old has only represented KKR in the IPL. In 62 appearances, he has amassed 1468 runs at a strike-rate of 137.32 and an average of 29.95.
At the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Matheesha Pathirana, who had set his base price at Rs 2 crore, was sold to KKR for Rs 18 crore.
IPL Auction: Sarfaraz Khan worked hard on his fitness during close season, shed 17 kilos, changed his dietary habits but saw himself left out of the India A set-up as well
IPL Auction News:After intense bidding, RCB snapped up Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore
The IPL 2026 mini auction is underway at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Here is a list of players, who have been sold and remain unsold...
IPL Auction 2026: Cameron Green surpassed countryman Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore) to become the overseas player with the highest price tag at an IPL auction but there still remain a catch.
IPL auction news: Prithvi Shaw had gone unsold at the mega auction held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia last year.
IPL Auction 2026 News: The confirmation is expected to boost KKR, who will now have the services of a fully fit pace-bowling all-rounder for the upcoming IPL season.
Earlier this month, Khan had scored his maiden hundred in his first T20 outing in more than two years. He won the game for Mumbai against Assam in the ongoing SMAT tournament.
The IPL auction will feature Sawariya's name beside some of the world's best cricket players. Sawariya is an Instagram creator who shares reels, or little videos, of himself bowling in the nets.
IPL 2026 mini auction: With Abu Dhabi once again chosen as the venue, many fans have been wondering why locations in India are being overlooked.
Matheesha Pathirana was acquired for Rs 13 crore by Uthappa, who claimed that the cost was justified because the team needed a capable death bowler.
One of the most dramatic but little utilized auction techniques in the IPL is the silent tie-breaker.
The auction will be conducted by Mallika Sagar, who last month did the same for the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026.
Highlights | IPL Auction 2026: Cameron Green became the most expensive buy of the 2026 mini-auction.
Preparations for the IPL are already in full swing as franchises gear up for the auction on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
Axar Patel had also missed the third T20I in Dharamsala on Sunday with wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav being included in the playing XI.
Ahead of the auction, Delhi Capitals completed a trade with Rajasthan Royals, bringing in Nitish Rana in exchange for Donovan Ferreira. The experienced left-hander will don the Delhi Capitals jersey in the upcoming season.
With Rs 25.5 crore, SRH have the third-highest purse; there are ten spots left, two of which are overseas, which should ideally allow them ample leeway.
IPL 2026 auction: We analyse what each team needs and which teams appear settled.
Every year, teams bid on players to assemble their squads for the forthcoming Indian Premier League season at the IPL auction.
While veterans Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have already intimated their availability for the tournament, other senior stars like Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Suryakumar Yadav have also been asked to play at least two games for their respective teams.
With only six international roles available and 13 spots to fill, KKR's auction strategy will focus more on accuracy than volume.
Shaheen Afridi, who delivered a total of 2.4 overs before being disallowed to continue further, failed to pick a single wicket and leaked 43 runs at an economy of 16.12.
Among the uncapped Indian wicketkeepers in the auction pool are Kartik Sharma and Tushar Raheja, both of whom have a base price of Rs 30 lakh.
With a purse of Rs 43.4 crore and nine slots left (four foreign), CSK must be very active. Although their first-choice eleven appears to be decided, there are a few significant openings that need to be filled.
IPL 2026 auction: Both Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan are listed in the opening set of capped batsmen with a base price of Rs 75 lakh.
Five overseas stars set to spark bidding wars at the IPL auction.
Suryakumar Yadav’s average in T20Is in 2025 has reduced to a paltry 14.20 with two matches against South Africa remaining.
IPL Auction 2026 Date and Time: Going by the initial trend, Cameroon Green is anticipated to be the most sought, with an intense bidding war expected to rope in the Australian.
After registering as a batter, he will be among the first six players up for auction, with a starting price of INR 2 crore (about AUD 333,000).
