The IPL 2026 auction has proved to be unpredictable, with Cameron Green becoming the most expensive foreign player in auction history, while on the other hand, many big-name stars have remained unsold. Apart from Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw, many international stars have also gone unsold in the auction. Australia’s legendary player Steve Smith has also not found any buyer, while no one has bought Jonny Bairstow either.

Many famous Indian players were also included in the list of players who remained unsold. No one bought all-rounder Vijay Shankar, while no one bought spin bowler Karn Sharma, who was a part of the four-time IPL winning team.

Unsold list so far in IPL 2026:

• jake fraser mcgurk
• devon conway
• Gus Atkinson
• vian mulder
• Srikar Bharat
• jonny bairstow
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• jamie smith
• Deepak Hooda
• Gerald Coetzee
• spencer johnson
• Fazal Haq Farooqui
• Mahish Teekshana
• mujeeb ur rehman
• Atharva Tawde
• Anmolpreet Singh
• Abhinav Tejrana
• Abhinav Manohar
• Yash Dhul
• Arya Desai
• Vijay Shankar
• RS Hungergekar
• Mahipal Lomror
• eden apple tom
• Tanush Kotian
• Kamlesh Nagarkoti
• Sanveer Singh
• Ruchit Ahir
• Vansh Bedi
• Tushar Raheja
• Raj Limbani
• Simarjeet Singh
• Akash Madhwal
• Wahidullah Zadran
• Shivam Shukla
• Karan Sharma
• Kumar Karthikeya
• Sediqullah Atal
• sean abbott
• Michael Bracewell
• darryl mitchell
• Dasun Shanaka
• Manan Vohra
• Chetan Sakariya
• Waqar Salamkhail
• salman nizar
• KM Asif
• Murugan Ashwin
• Tejas Baroka
• KC Cariappa
• Mohit Rathi
• dan lawrence
• Taskin Ahmed
• Richard Gleason
• Alzarri Joseph
• Riley Meredith
• jhay richardson
• Dheeraj Kumar
• Mani Shankar Murasingh
• Ijaz Sawaria
• Jikku Bright
• Ayush Vartak
• Utkarsh Singh
• Karan Lal
• Daniel Lategan
• nathan smith
• Chintal Gandhi
• Irfan Umair
• Connor Esterhuizen
• Tanay Thiagarajan
• swastika gazelle
• chama v milind
• Hrithik Tada
• Siddharth Yadav
• McNeil Noronha
• Mayank Dagar
• Mani Grewal
• Sanveer Singh
• Will Sutherland
• RS Ambris

The most surprising name in the list of unsold players is that of Liam Livingstone of England, because he is a big international star and many teams needed an all-rounder. Despite this, no team has bid on him. Livingstone had set his base price at Rs 2 crore.

On the other hand, the names of Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw were present in the set first, yet they could not find any buyer. The base price of both the Indian batsmen was Rs 75 lakh. Devon Conway and England’s legendary batsman Jonny Bairstow also did not find any buyer.

IPL 2026 Auction Sold Players List With Price: The IPL 2026 auction was held on 16 December in Abu Dhabi. A total of 77 slots were vacant in the auction, all of which have been filled and a total of Rs 215.45 crore was spent on all these 77 players. Cameron Green became the most expensive player of this auction, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.2 crore.

Uncapped players also had a lot of influence in this auction. Chennai Super Kings won Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma by bidding Rs 14.2 crore. Liam Livingstone, Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw went unsold in the first round, but they also found buyers in the next rounds of bidding. But no bids were placed on many famous stars till the end. See here the list of all sold and unsold players of IPL 2026 mini auction.

List of all sold players of IPL 2026:

Cameron Green – Rs 25.2 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Liam Livingstone – 13 crores – Sunrisers Hyderabad

David Miller – Rs 2 crore – Delhi Capitals

Wanindu Hasaranga – 2 Crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Venkatesh Iyer – Rs 7 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Quinton de Kock – Rs 1 crore – Mumbai Indians

Ben Duckett – 2 Crore – Delhi Capitals

Finn Allen – 2 Crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Mathisha Pathirana – 18 crores – Kolkata Knight Riders

Jacob Duffy – Rs 2 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Ravi Bishnoi – 7.20 crore – Rajasthan Royals

Anrich Nortje – 2 Crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Akil Hussain – 2 Crore – Chennai Super Kings

Aaqib Nabi Dar – 8.40 crore – Delhi Capitals

Prashant Veer – 14.20 crore – Chennai Super Kings

Karthik Sharma – 14.20 crore – Chennai Super Kings

Shivang Kumar – 30 Lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mukul Chaudhary – 2.60 Crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Ashok Sharma – 90 Lakh – Gujarat Giants

Naman Tiwari – 1 Crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Karthik Tyagi – 30 lakhs – Kolkata Knight Riders

Sushant Mishra – 90 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Yash Raj Punja – 30 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Vignesh Puthur – 30 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Prashant Solanki – 30 lakhs – Kolkata Knight Riders

Pathum Nissanka – 4 Crore – Delhi Capitals

Rahul Tripathi – 75 lakhs – Kolkata Knight Riders

Jason Holder – 7 Crore – Gujarat Giants

Matthew Short – 1.50 crore – Chennai Super Kings

Tim Seifert – Rs 1.50 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Mustafizur Rahman – 9.20 crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Akshat Raghuvanshi – 2.20 Crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Danish Malevar – 30 lakhs – Mumbai Indians

Satwik Deshwal – 30 lakhs – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Aman Khan – 40 Lakh – Chennai Super Kings

Mangesh Yadav – 5.20 crore – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Salil Arora – 1.50 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ravi Singh – 95 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Shakib Hussain – 30 lakhs – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Mohammad Salahuddin Izhar – 30 lakhs – Mumbai Indians

Omkar Tukaram Talahar – 30 Lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Cooper Connolly – 3 Crore – Punjab Kings

Tejaswi Dahiya – 3 crores – Kolkata Knight Riders

Amit Kumar – 30 Lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Atharva Ankolekar – 30 lakhs – Mumbai Indians

Praful Hoga – 30 lakhs – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Cranes Fultera – 30 Lakh – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sarthak Ranjan – 30 lakhs – Kolkata Knight Riders

Daksh Kamra – 30 lakhs – Kolkata Knight Riders

Sarfaraz Khan – 75 lakhs – Chennai Super Kings

Rachin Ravindra – 2 Crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Akashdeep – 1 Crore – Kolkata Knight Riders

Matt Henry – 2 Crore – Chennai Super Kings

Shivam Mavi – 75 lakhs – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Rahul Chahar – 5.20 crore – Chennai Super Kings

Ben Dwarshuis – 4.40 Crore – Punjab Kings

Jordan Cox – Rs 75 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Josh English – 8.60 crore – Lucknow Super Giants

Lungi Ngidi – 2 Crore – Delhi Capitals

Aman Rao – 30 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Mayank Rawat – 30 lakhs – Mumbai Indians

Praveen Dubey – 30 lakhs – Punjab Kings

Sahil Farakh – 30 Lakh – Delhi Capitals

Vishal Nishad – 30 Lakh – Punjab Kings

Brijesh Sharma – 30 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Jack Edwards – Rs 3 crore – Sunrisers Hyderabad

Prithvi Shaw – 75 Lakh – Delhi Capitals

Zachary Fox – 75 lakhs – Chennai Super Kings

Tom Banton – 2 Crore – Gujarat Titans

Adam Milne – 2.40 Crore – Rajasthan Royals

Kuldeep Sen – 75 Lakh – Rajasthan Royals

Vicky Oswal – Rs 30 lakh – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Prithvi Raj – 30 Lakh – Gujarat Titans

Luke Wood – 75 lakhs – Gujarat Titans

Vihaan Malhotra – 30 lakhs – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kanishk Chauhan – 30 lakhs – Royal Challengers Bangalore

Kyle Jamieson – Rs 2 crore – Delhi Capitals

The IPL 2026 auction has proved to be unpredictable, with Cameron Green becoming the most expensive foreign player in auction history, while on the other hand, many big-name stars have remained unsold. In-form Indian batsman Sarfaraz Khan has also gone unsold, while speculations were being made about Liam Livingstone in the auction, which have been proved wrong. Livingstone also did not find any buyer in the first round of the auction.

Unsold list so far in IPL 2026:

• jake fraser mcgurk
• Prithvi Shaw
• devon conway
• Sarfaraz Khan
• Gus Atkinson
• Rachin Ravindra
• liam livingstone
• vian mulder
• Srikar Bharat
• jonny bairstow
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz
• jamie smith
• Deepak Hooda
• matt henry
• Akashdeep
• Shivam Mavi
• Gerald Coetzee

The most surprising name in the list of unsold players is that of Liam Livingstone of England, because he is a big international star and many teams needed an all-rounder. Despite this, no team has bid on him. Livingstone had set his base price at Rs 2 crore.

On the other hand, the names of Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw were present in the set first, yet they could not find any buyer. The base price of both the Indian batsmen was Rs 75 lakh. Devon Conway and England’s legendary batsman Jonny Bairstow also did not find any buyer.

The auction for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. This time there will be a mini auction in IPL, for which around 350 players have been shortlisted. In this auction, Australia’s Cameron Graeme and India’s Venkatesh Iyer can be sold for huge prices. Before the IPL 2026 auction, former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin organized a mock auction. Many big players remained unsold in this.

Ashwin conducted a mock auction on his YouTube channel. In this auction, big players like Australia’s Steve Smith, Jack Fraser McGurk, England’s Ben Duckett, Afghanistan’s Mubeez Ur Rahman, West Indies’ Akil Hussain, New Zealand’s Daryl Mitchell and Devon Conway remained unsold.

List of players who remained unsold in Ashwin’s mock auction

Devon Conway (New Zealand)
Jake Fraser McGurk (Australia)
Ben Duckett (England)
Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
Mujeeb Rahman (Afghanistan)
Steve Smith (Australia)
Sean Abbott (Australia)
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
Shai Hope (West Indies)
William O’Rourke (New Zealand)
Tom Curran (England)
Daniel Lawrence (England)
Liam Dawson (England)
Saqib Mahmood (England)
Tim Seifert (New Zealand)
Beau Webster (Australia)
Roston Chase (West Indies)
Kyle Mayers (West Indies)
Olly Stone (England)
Tabrez Shamsi (South Africa)
Reeza Hendrix (South Africa)
Daniel Sams (Australia)
Ben Dwarshius (Australia)
Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka)
Umesh Yadav (India)
Mohammad Waqar Salamkhel (Afghanistan)
George Linde (South Africa)
Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan)
William Sutherland (Australia)
Joshua Tong (England)
Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)

Cameron Green sold the most in Ravichandran Ashwin’s 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

BCCI has shortlisted 359 players for the IPL 2026 auction. This time there is to be a mini auction. Still, more than 1300 players had registered for this biggest league in the world. The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. Many big players may remain unsold in this auction. Here we will tell you about 30 such foreign players, who may remain unsold in the IPL 2026 auction.

So many players with base price of Rs 2 crore can remain unsold in the auction.

1- Ben Duckett (England)
2- Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
3- Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
4- Mujeeb Rahman (Afghanistan)
5- Sean Abbott (Australia)
6- Jason Holder (West Indies)
7- Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
8- Tom Banton (England)
9- Shai Hope (West Indies)
10- William O’Rourke (New Zealand)
11- Tom Curran (England)
12- Daniel Lawrence (England)
13- Liam Dawson (England)

So many players with base price of Rs 1.5 crore can remain unsold in the auction.

1- Matthew Short (Australia)
2- Saqib Mahmood (England)

So many players with base price of Rs 1.25 crore can remain unsold in the auction.

1- Beau Webster (Australia)
2- Roston Chase (West Indies)
3- Kyle Mayers (West Indies)
4- Olly Stone (England)

So many players with base price of Rs 1 crore can remain unsold in the auction.

1- Wiaan Mulder (South Africa)
2- Finn Allen (New Zealand)
3- Tabrez Shamsi (South Africa)
4- Reeza Hendricks (South Africa)
5- Daniel Sams (Australia)
6- Ben Dwarshius (Australia)
7- Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka)
8- Umesh Yadav (India)
9- Mohammad Waqar Salamkhel (Afghanistan)
10- George Linde (South Africa)
11- Gulbadin Naib (Afghanistan)
12- William Sutherland (Australia)
13- Joshua Tongue (England)
14- Dwayne Pretorius (South Africa)
15- Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)

These players can get huge amount, Cameron Green can be the most expensive

Australia’s dreaded all-rounder Cameron Graeme can be sold the most expensive in the IPL 2026 auction. Kolkata Knight Riders can spend a huge amount for Green. KKR will have the most money in the auction. Apart from this, players like Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone, Jack Fraser McGurk, David Miller, Jamie Smith, Steve Smith, Tim Seifert, Jonny Bairstow and Akashdeep can get huge amount in the auction.