IPL 2026 Mini Auction: The 19th season of the Indian Premier League will take place in 2026, for which a mini auction is going to be held in a few weeks and all the franchises are ready to strengthen their team. In this mini auction, franchises can spend crores of rupees on those star all-rounders who can do wonders in batting as well as bowling. Teams always look for such players because they can single-handedly change the course of a match. Here we are going to tell about 5 such all-rounders, on whom you can bid crores of rupees in this mini auction.

Big bets will be placed on 5 all-rounders in the mini auction of IPL 2026

1. Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)

New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell is one of the most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Bracewell is a good left-handed batsman and also a useful off-spin bowler. Bracewell last played 5 matches for Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023, in which he scored 58 runs and was successful in taking 6 wickets. While playing in T20 International for New Zealand, he scored a total of 417 runs in 42 T20 matches and took 33 wickets.

2. Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe)

Zimbabwe’s experienced all-rounder Sikandar Raza is one of the second most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Sikandar has played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023 and 2024, in these two seasons Raza has scored 182 runs in 9 matches and taken 3 wickets. For Zimbabwe, Alexander scored a total of 2,883 runs in 127 T20 matches and also took 102 wickets. Raza has the ability to change the course of the match with both his batting and bowling. His off-spin bowling and aggressive batting in the middle order make him a reliable match-winner.

3. Matthew Short (Australia)

Australian all-rounder Matthew Short is one of the third most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Mathew played 6 matches for Punjab Kings in IPL 2023, in which he scored a total of 117 runs. Whereas Short has taken a total of 357 runs and 8 wickets in 19 T20 matches for Australia. Short’s aggressive batting at the top of the order and useful off-spin bowling make him an excellent all-rounder for T20 cricket.

4. Saransh Jain (India)

In Indian domestic cricket, Madhya Pradesh’s Saransh Jain is one of the fourth most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Saransh has attracted everyone’s attention with his brilliant performance in Ranji Trophy 2025-26. He has scored a century and taken 7 wickets in just two Ranji matches. In such a situation, Saransh Jain can prove to be a surprise pick in the mini auction of IPL 2026.

5. Jason Holder (West Indies)

West Indies’ experienced all-rounder Jason Holder is one of the fifth most talked about all-rounders in this time’s IPL 2026 mini auction. Holder has played for five different franchises in the IPL, in which he scored a total of 259 runs and took 53 wickets in 46 matches. While playing for West Indies, Holder scored a total of 746 runs in 86 T20 International matches and took 97 wickets.

Glenn Maxwell Withdraws From IPL 2026: The mini auction of IPL 2026 is going to be held on December 16 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, for which there is a lot of excitement among the fans. 1355 players have registered their names for this mini auction. Australia’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has not given his name for the mini auction. Maxwell has surprised everyone with his decision to stay away from IPL 2026. His stay away from the world’s biggest cricket league was revealed when Maxwell did not register his name in the mini auction for IPL 2026.

Maxwell played for Punjab Kings last season

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was part of Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. In the mega auction held last year, Punjab Kings bought Maxwell for Rs 4.2 crore. However, the Punjab franchise had released Maxwell from the team for IPL 2026. After Maxwell’s release, many franchises had their eyes set on him, but by not registering himself for the mini auction, he made it clear that he will not be seen playing in IPL 2026.

What could be the reason behind this decision of Maxwell?

There has been no disclosure yet about the reason behind Glenn Maxwell’s decision of not registering his name for IPL 2026. However, Maxwell has recently recovered from injury and has returned to international cricket. It would not be right to say that Maxwell did not put his name in the auction due to injury. We will have to wait a bit to know the real reason behind this decision of Maxwell. Only then will it become clear why he took this decision.

Maxwell earned around Rs 92 crore from IPL

After debuting in IPL in 2012, Glenn Maxwell has played a total of 13 seasons for 4 teams. In which he has played for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challenger Bangalore and Punjab Kings. Maxwell has earned around Rs 92 crore from 13 seasons of this tournament. Maxwell received the highest salary of Rs 14.25 crore in IPL 2021, when he was bought by RCB. Maxwell has played maximum 6 seasons of IPL with Punjab Kings.