By Admin 
The final of IPL 2026 will be played on 31 May in Ahmedabad. But even before that, speculations about the release of some players have started gaining momentum. Poor performance, poor captaincy are some of the aspects due to which some selected players may be blamed. So here, know about three such players, who if they enter the IPL 2027 auction, the bid for them may be less than Rs 30 crore.
hardik pandya
The first name in this list is Hardik Pandya. In the 2024 season, Mumbai Indians removed Rohit Sharma from the captaincy and handed over the command of the team to Hardik. Now after three seasons, it can be said that the decision to hand over the captaincy to Hardik has proved wrong. There is speculation that MI may release Hardik before the next season.
Hardik may not have done well as captain of the Mumbai team, but he is the same Hardik who made Gujarat Titans champion in his very first season. Of course Hardik is also a world class all-rounder and captain. After leaving Mumbai, there will be many teams who would like to buy Hardik. Therefore, a bid of Rs 30 crore on him would not be surprising.
Rishabh Pant
Rishabh Pant has also flopped badly as captain in the last two seasons. Lucknow Super Giants bought him for Rs 27 crore in the 2025 mega auction. In the 2025 and 2026 seasons, Lucknow was eliminated in the league stage itself. There are high chances that like what happened with KL Rahul, LSG management can also release Rishabh Pant.
Rishabh Pant’s win percentage as captain in Delhi Capitals was 54.64. Therefore, he cannot be called a bad captain at all. The whole world has seen what quality of player he is, even in international and franchise cricket. Therefore, once again a very high bid may be placed on Pant in the auction of 2027 season.
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nicholas puran
Nicholas Puran can also be the target of many teams. Lucknow Super Giants pays a salary of Rs 21 crore to Puran, but he could score only one half-century in the IPL 2026 season. If LSG management releases Puran due to poor performance, there will be a queue of buyers for him in the auction. Puran has captaincy experience and the most important thing is that he moves the scoreboard forward rapidly in the middle overs. At the same time, it is not right to doubt the talent of a strong batsman like Puran just because of one bad season. These things can fetch them a huge amount in the auction.
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