The most expensive player sold in the IPL 2026 auction is Cameron Green, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25 crore 20 lakh. He has also become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history. Apart from him, KKR also spent a huge amount of Rs 18 crore for Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana. Whereas Chennai Super Kings spent more than Rs 28 crore for 2 uncapped players Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma. See who are the 7 most expensive players of IPL 2026 auction.

Cameron Green- Rs 25.2 crore (KKR)

Australian batsman Cameron Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25 crore 20 lakh. Apart from KKR, Chennai Super Kings were also eager to buy him, but CSK made the last bid of Rs 25 crore. Green has become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, breaking the record of his compatriot (Mitchell Starc).

Mathisha Pathirana – Rs 18 crore (KKR)

Kolkata Knight Riders placed the second most expensive bet in the auction on Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana. KKR had the highest purse balance in the auction, which they used well. KKR bought Pathirana for Rs 18 crore. He has become Sri Lanka’s most expensive selling player in IPL history.

Prashant Veer- Rs 14.2 crore (CSK)

Prashant Veer had performed brilliantly while playing for Noida Super Kings in the UP T20 League. He also did wonders with bat and ball in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Scored 192 runs at a strike rate of 160 and took 9 wickets in 7 matches of SMAT. After the departure of Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings was looking for a similar left-handed all-rounder, which is now complete. Chennai Super Kings bought uncapped player Prashant for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh, while his base price was Rs 30 lakh. Hyderabad also wanted to buy him, who raised their bid to Rs 14 crore.

Karthik Sharma- Rs 14.2 crore (CSK)

On behalf of Prashant Veer, there was a fight between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in the auction regarding Karthik Sharma, in this also CSK won. Hyderabad bid up to Rs 14 crore, after which Chennai Super Kings included Karthik Sharma in their team by bidding Rs 14.20 crore.

Aaqib Dar – Rs 8.4 crore (DC)

Indian domestic cricket legend Aaqib Dar has joined the list of expensive players sold in the IPL auction. The base price of all-rounder Aaqib Ali Dar was only Rs 30 lakh, along with Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad was also continuously increasing the bid to buy him. Hyderabad made its last bid of Rs 8.20 crore, after which Delhi increased the price to Rs 8.40. Then Hyderabad ‘give-up’. Delhi Capitals bought Aaqib Dar for Rs 8.40 crore.

Ravi Bishnoi- Rs 7.2 crore (RR)

Rajasthan Royals have bought Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 7 crore 20 lakh, whose base price was Rs 2 crore. 25-year-old Bishnoi was playing for Lucknow Super Giants for the last 4 editions. Rajasthan Royals is his third IPL team, he played for Punjab Kings in 2020 and 2021.

Venkatesh Iyer- Rs 7 crore (RCB)

Venkatesh Iyer was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2026 auction. His former team KKR also wanted to buy him, but they did not put forward their bid after Rs 6.80 crores. Last year his IPL price was Rs 23 crore 75 lakh, this time Venkatesh Iyer’s IPL price is Rs 7 crore.

Everyone was speculating about Cameron Green that he would get a huge amount in the IPL 2026 auction, the same happened. Kolkata Knight Riders had the highest balance in their purse, taking advantage of which they bought the Australian batsman for Rs 25.20 crore. However, due to the new rule, Green will get only Rs 18 crore. Know where the remaining Rs 7.2 crore will go, will the franchise benefit from it?

The auction for IPL 2026 is being held in Abu Dhabi. Australian batsman Cameron Green’s name was in the first set, before him Devon Conway and Jake Fraser-McGurk were unsold. It was already predicted about Green that he would become the most expensive player of this year. Chennai Super Kings along with KKR were trying their best to buy him. CSK had reached Rs 25 crore for him, but KKR made a bid of Rs 25.20 and included him in their team.

What will happen to the money deducted from Cameron Green’s salary?

Cameron Green will get only 18 crores. Rs 7.2 crore will be deducted from his salary, however, the amount of the bid will be deducted from the purse balance of the IPL franchise. That means only Rs 25.20 crore will be deducted from KKR’s purse. This means the franchisee will not benefit from it.

Let us tell you that the remaining amount will be redirected to the player welfare programs run by BCCI. This means that Kolkata Knight Riders will pay Rs 18 crore to Green, and the remaining Rs 7.20 crore will go to BCCI.

INR 25.20 Crore

The third most expensive player in the history of #TATAIPL auction!

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cameron green ipl career

26-year-old Cameron Green made his IPL debut in 2023. In 16 matches played for Mumbai Indians that season, he scored 452 runs and took 6 wickets. In 2024, he joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, that season he scored 255 runs in 13 matches and took 10 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders has become Cameron Green’s third IPL team for which he will play in IPL 2026.

Devon Conway remained unsold in the IPL 2026 auction. Whereas Kolkata Knight Riders made a bid of Rs 30.50 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and David Miller was bought by Delhi Capitals. In fact, before the auction to be held on 16th December, Star Sports conducted a mock auction, in which former Indian cricketers represented the IPL teams.

The mock auction conducted by Star Sports included Rajasthan Royals (Aakash Chopra), Lucknow Super Giants (Irfan Pathan), Delhi Capitals (Mohammed Kaif), Mumbai Indians (Abhinav Mukund), Chennai Super Kings (Suresh Raina), Punjab Kings (Sanjay Bangar), Kolkata Knight Riders (Robin Uthappa), Sunrisers Hyderabad (Subramaniam Badrinath), Gujarat Titans (Cheteshwar Pujara) and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Anil Kumble bid for Challengers Bangalore.

30.50 crores on Cameron Green

According to this mock auction, Cameron Green is going to become the most expensive player in IPL history. In the mock auction, there was a war between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders for Green. KKR has bought him for Rs 30.50 crore. If this happens in the real auction tomorrow, he will become the most expensive player in IPL history. Last year, in the mega auction, LSG had bought Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore.

How much was bid on Miller-Iyer

David Miller played for Lucknow Super Giants last season. This time in the mock auction, he was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 9.5 crore, while a bid of Rs 7 crore has been placed on Sarfaraz Khan, who has been included by CSK in their squad. Venkatesh Iyer, who was sold for Rs 23.75 crore in the mega auction, was released by KKR, but in the Star Sports mock auction, RCB representative Anil Kumble did not give up chasing Iyer and bought him with a bid of Rs 6 crore.

19 crores on Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone’s recent IPL statistics have not been very good, but in the mock auction, Lucknow Super Giants bid Rs 19 crore for him. CSK also bid up to Rs 18.50 crore for Livingstone, but LSG bought Livingstone with a final bid of Rs 19 crore. Akashdeep was bought by SRH for Rs 5 crore and South African fast bowler Anrich Nortje was bought by CSK for Rs 7.5 crore. Shivam Mavi was also bought by CSK for Rs 2.50 crore.

KKR spent 13 crores on Pathirana

Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana, released by Chennai Super Kings, was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 13 crore. CSK spent Rs 10 crore on Rahul Chahar, while Rajasthan Royals bid Rs 11.50 crore for another leg spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi.

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