The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction was held at the Etihad Arena on Tuesday, in which Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made the highest bid of Rs 25.20 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. With this, Cameron became the most expensive foreign player in the IPL auction.
Come, let us know about those 5 foreign players on whom the biggest amount has been spent this season.
Cameron Green: The Australian all-rounder was added by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 25.20 crore. With this he became the most expensive foreign player in the IPL auction. Green played 16 matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023, in which he scored 452 runs with 1 century. After this, playing for RCB in the next season, he scored 255 runs.
Mathisha Pathirana: The base price of the 22-year-old Sri Lankan player was Rs 2 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders added him for Rs 18 crore. This player played the last four seasons of his IPL career for Chennai Super Kings, taking 47 wickets in 32 matches.
Liam Livingstone: The English player was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13 crore. Livingstone has played a total of 49 matches for three teams in his IPL career, in which he scored 1,051 runs at an average of 26.27. During this period, 7 half-centuries came from his bat.
Mustafizur Rahman: Bangladesh’s fast bowler has been bought by KKR for Rs 9.20 crore. This player has so far played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in his IPL career. During this period, he took 65 wickets in 60 matches with an average of 28.44.
Josh English: The Australian wicketkeeper-batsman was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 8.60 crore. Josh made his debut in this league in IPL 2025. In his first season, he played 11 matches for Punjab Kings and scored 278 runs at an average of 30.88.

