From Cameron Green to Liam Livingstone, many big stars are going to be under bid in the IPL 2026 auction. Especially all eyes will be on Cameron Green, because many teams need a fast bowling all-rounder, who can bowl 3-4 overs, can bat in the middle overs and can also play the role of a finisher. Therefore, it is being speculated that a very high bid may be placed on Green in the auction.

Even if the bid on Cameron Green or any other foreign player goes up to Rs 20 or Rs 30 crore, he will get a salary of only Rs 18 crore. This means that even if the bid goes up to Rs 50 crore, the foreign player will be able to get only Rs 18 crore. After all, why would this happen and what is the rule of BCCI, the biggest reason for this?

BCCI’s maximum fee rule

According to the ‘Maximum Fee Rule’ implemented by BCCI, whichever is lower between the highest retention slab (18 crores) and the bid placed on the most expensive player sold in the last mega auction (Rishabh Pant – 27 crores), the foreign player will get the same amount in the mini auction. Even if a bid of Rs 50 crore is made on it. Suppose if a bid of Rs 30 crore is made for Cameron Green, then according to the new rules he will get only Rs 18 crore, the remaining Rs 12 crore will be taken by BCCI and deposited in the Players Welfare Fund.

This has been done because some foreign players used to miss the mega auction and try to raise huge amount only in the mini auction. This rule applies not just to Cameron Green but to all foreign players. This means that even if the bid goes above Rs 18 crore, he will get a salary of only Rs 18 crore.

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Recently, IPL 2026 auction has been in discussion, regarding which the new update is that this time BCCI can organize the auction in India only. After Saudi showed interest in the Indian Premier League, BCCI had conducted the 2024 auction in Dubai. After that the 2025 auction was held in Jeddah. Now a report by Cricbuzz has revealed that if the mini auction of 2026 takes place in India, then it will not be a shocking topic.

Till now BCCI has not released any details related to the date and venue of IPL 2026 auction. But reports believe that the auction can be conducted between December 13-15. Let us remind you that last year (IPL 2025 Mega Auction) was conducted in Jeddah.

Till now Bengaluru is the city which has hosted the IPL auction the most number of times. A total of 7 auctions have been conducted in Bengaluru. But in the last few years, more importance has been given to Ahmedabad. After the arrival of Gujarat Titans franchise in 2022, three out of four IPL finals have been played in Ahmedabad only. It is possible that this time the auction may also be hosted by Ahmedabad.

The last time the auction was organized in India was in 2023, when Kochi hosted the auction. Let us tell you that Bengaluru has hosted the auction 7 times and Chennai 3 times. Whereas after the first season i.e. 2008, no auction has ever been conducted in Mumbai.

According to reports, the last date for submitting the list of retained players can be kept as 15th November. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals can release many big players, especially Sanju Samson’s name has been in the news in the last months.

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