The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. This time a mini auction is to be organized, in which the fate of 359 players will be decided. Before the auction, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin conducted a mock auction on his YouTube channel. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was sold the most expensive in this auction.
Chennai Super Kings buys Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone goes to KKR
In Ashwin’s mock auction, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 21 crore. However, Kolkata Knight Riders also made a strong bid for Green in the auction. After Green, England’s spin all-rounder Liam Livingstone was the second most expensive player. Livingstone was bought by Kolkata for Rs 18.5 crore. Last season, Livingstone was part of champion RCB.
Venkatesh Iyer sold for 17.5 crores, Prithvi Shaw got 5.25 crores
The most interesting thing in this auction was that Venkatesh Iyer was once again bought by Kolkata Knight Riders. However, this time their price became lower than before. KKR bought Iyer in mock auction for Rs 17.5 crore. Apart from this, KKR also gave a huge amount to Prithvi Shaw. KKR spent Rs 5.25 crore for Shaw.
In this mock auction, leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi was sold for Rs 10.5 crore. Bishnoi was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Whereas former Australian captain and legendary batsman Steve Smith was not sold in the auction. He remained unsold along with his compatriot Jack Fraser McGurk. At the same time, Delhi Capitals included Sri Lankan young fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana in their team for Rs 7 crore.
Know which player was sold for how much in mock auction
Cameron Green- Rs 21 crore, Chennai Super Kings
Liam Livingston- Rs 18.5 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders
Venkatesh Iyer- Rs 17.5 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders
Ravi Bishnoi- Rs 10.5 crore, Hyderabad
Jason Holder- Rs 9 crore, Lucknow
Mathisha Pathirana- Rs 7 crore, Delhi
Prithvi Shaw – Rs 5.25 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders
David Miller- Rs 4.5 crore, Punjab Kings
Jonny Bairstow – Rs 3.75 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders
Tim Seifert – Rs 3 crore, Delhi Capitals
Ben Duckett- Rs 4 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders
Jamie Smith- Rs 3.75 crore, Delhi Capitals
Akash Deep – Rs 3.25 crore, Chennai Super Kings
Aaqib Nabi- Rs 3 crore, Delhi Capitals
Wanindu Hasaranga – Rs 2 crore, Lucknow Super Giants
Rachin Ravindra- Rs 2.25 crore, Punjab Kings
Mustafizur Rahman – Rs 3.5 crore, Royal Challengers Bangalore
Enrique Norkhia – Rs 3 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Rahul Chahar- Rs 3.25 crore, Rajasthan Royals
Josh Inglis – Rs 2 crore, Chennai Super Kings
Akeel Hussain – Rs 2 crore, Chennai Super Kings
Abhinav Manohar – Rs 1.75 crore, Lucknow Super Giants

