Apart from acting in films, actress Preity Zinta is also interested in sports. She is the owner of IPL team Punjab Kings. Preeti’s team Punjab Kings also reached the finals in IPL 2025. The actress earns a lot of money from IPL. Let us know what is the net worth of the actress.

Preity Zinta’s income from IPL
Preity Zinta earns a lot of money from IPL. She earns a lot from IPL ticket selling. Owners of IPL teams get up to 80 percent share. Apart from this, she also earns from sponsorship.

Let us tell you that Preity Zinta became the co-owner of Punjab Kings in 2008. In 2008, this team was purchased for 76 million dollars. This value will increase to $925 million in 2022. In 2008, Preeti had invested Rs 35 crore in this team. Now according to the money control report, this investment has become Rs 350 crore.

Preity Zinta’s net worth

It is known that Preity Zinta is a big actress of the industry. He has made a special place in the hearts of fans through his films. Preeti now enjoys luxury life. According to the report of Times of India, she is the owner of a net worth of Rs 183 crore. There are reports that Preeti charges Rs 1.5 crore for endorsing a brand. She earns from acting, brand endorsement, business. Preeti also has a house worth Rs 17 crore in Mumbai. Apart from this, he also has a house in Shimla. The price of this house is said to be Rs 7 crore.

Preeti is married to Gene Goodenough. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband. He also has a bungalow in Beverly Hills. Preeti is also the mother of two children.

On the work front, Preeti will be seen in the film Lahore 1947. In this film, she will be seen in the role opposite Sunny Deol. Aamir Khan is producing the film. Rajkumar Santoshi is directing the film.

Kolkata Knight Riders included Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman in their squad for a huge sum of Rs 9.2 crore. Chennai Super Kings was also showing interest in buying Mustafizur, but KKR won the final bid. New Zealand player Tim Seifert was also bought by KKR in the IPL 2026 auction.

The IPL 2026 auction had the highest purse balance after Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR had Rs 64.3 crore. He first bought Cameron Green for Rs 25.2 crore. After this he also spent Rs 18 crore for Mathisha Pathirana. After this, KKR made the third highest bid on Mustafizur Rahman.

mustafizur rahman ipl 2026

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Mustafizur Rahman for Rs 9 crore 20 lakh, his base price was Rs 2 crore. Talking about Mustafizur’s IPL record, he has played 60 matches for 5 teams. He has 65 wickets in IPL. In the last edition, he joined Delhi Capitals as a replacement, when he took 4 wickets in 3 matches.

KKR also bought Tim Seifert

KKR bought Tim Seifert at his base price (Rs 1.5 crore). Let us tell you that he has played for this team (KKR) in 2021. In 2022, he was a part of Delhi Capitals. He has 26 runs in 3 matches played in IPL.

Players bought by KKR

• Cameron Green – 25.2 crores
• Mathisha Pathirana – 18 crores
• Mustafizur Rahman – 9.2 crores
• Tejashwi Singh- 3 crores
• Finn Allen- 2 crores
• Tim Seifert – 1.5 crores
• Rahul Tripathi- 75 lakhs
• Daksh Kamra – 30 lakhs
• Sarthak Ranjan- 30 lakhs
• Prashant Solanki- 30 lakhs
• Kartik Tyagi- 30 lakhs

Before the Kolkata Knight Riders auction, 13 slots were vacant, the team has bought 11 players and can buy 2 more. Let us tell you that the team has used its strong purse well, the team was successful in including the most popular player Cameron Green in its team. Green has become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history.

The auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. A total of 77 slots are vacant for all the 10 teams, for which the teams will bid. The highest purse balance in the auction is of Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 64.3 crore), the lowest is of Mumbai Indians (Rs 2.75 crore). Know which 5 spinner bowlers can get the most money in the auction, for which there can be competition among many teams.

Ravi Bishnoi

Ravi Bishnoi is the most talked about thing in IPL auction. The leg-break spinner is known for his googlies, who made his mark by performing brilliantly in the IPL. He became the youngest bowler to take 50 wickets for India in T20 International.

Bishnoi was part of Lucknow Super Giants in the last edition, where he took 9 wickets in 11 matches. He has played a total of 77 matches in IPL for Punjab Kings and Lucknow, in which he took 72 wickets. Bishnoi had made a place in Team India on the basis of his performance in IPL, now he will be in the auction once again.

Mahesh Teekshana

Mahesh Teekshana of Sri Lanka is an off-break spin bowler, known for his pace, yorkers and misty spin. 25-year-old Teekshana has played 38 matches in IPL, in which he has taken 36 wickets. He played for CSK from 2022 to 2024, last year he was in Rajasthan Royals.

Chennai Super Kings is also looking for a spinner bowler, in such a situation it can also focus on Mahesh Tikshana. He has also played for CSK.

Rahul Chahar

26 year old Rahul Chahar can also get a big amount in the IPL auction. He has played a total of 79 matches for 4 teams (RPS, MI, PBKS and SRH) in IPL, in which he has taken 75 wickets. The base price of Chahar is Rs 1 crore.

mujeeb ur rehman

Afghanistan off-spinner bowler Mujeeb Ur Rahman started his IPL career in 2018, he played for Punjab Kings till 2020. In 2021, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, last year he was in Mumbai Indians. MI has released him, now he will be one of the most talked about spinners in the auction.

Mujeeb Ur Rahman has taken 20 wickets in total 20 matches played in IPL. Mujeeb’s base price in IPL 2026 auction is Rs 2 crore.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga is the leading leg-spin bowler of Sri Lanka. Hasaranga is such a player who can also bat well. In such a situation, teams can consider his name. Hasaranga is not only known for his wicket-taking ability, he is also adept at controlling the rate of runs. Hasaranga’s base price in IPL auction is Rs 2 crore.

Hasaranga has taken 46 wickets in 37 matches played in IPL. In the last edition, he took 11 wickets in 11 matches for Rajasthan Royals, his economy was 9.04.

BCCI has released the list of shortlisted players for IPL Auction 2026. A total of 350 players will be in the auction, out of which 110 will be foreign players. IPL auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. Let us tell you that the auction will be for only 1 day. Know which 5 foreign players can be sold the most expensive this time.

1. Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)

23-year-old Jake Fraser-McGurk of Australia has kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. He is an explosive batsman, who played for Delhi Capitals in the last 2 seasons. He has scored 385 runs in 15 IPL matches. What makes him special is his strike rate, Fraser-McGurk’s strike rate in the IPL has been close to 200 (199.48). He can become the foreign player to get a big amount in the IPL 2026 auction, many teams can place big bets on him.

2. Mathisha Pathirana (Sri Lanka)

Mathisha Pathirana of Sri Lanka is a brilliant bowler, who can do wonders in powerplay and death overs. Kolkata Knight Riders can bet big on him. Pathirana has been playing for Chennai Super Kings since 2022, for whom he has taken 47 wickets in 32 matches. In the last edition, Pathirana had taken 13 wickets in 12 matches.

If we look at the T20 record of Mathisha Pathirana, he has taken 132 wickets in 99 matches. Pathirana’s base price in the IPL 2026 auction is Rs 2 crore.

3. Matthew Short (Australia)

Australia’s top order batsman Matthew bats in an explosive style, on whom big bets can be made in the auction. Short’s base price is Rs 1.5 crore, but there may be a tough competition for him among many teams.

Short played his last IPL match in 2023, scoring only 117 runs in 6 matches for Punjab Kings that season. Although his only season was not good, he is now a dangerous T20 batsman who also contributes with the bowling. Short has scored 3431 runs in 140 T20 matches and taken 55 wickets.

4. Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand)

New Zealand’s Rachin Ravindra played for Chennai Super Kings in the last two seasons, in which he scored 413 runs in 18 matches. Although CSK has released him, other teams will keep an eye on him as he makes important contributions in bowling along with batting. Rachin is a top order batsman, his base price in IPL auction is Rs 2 crore.

Talking about T20 statistics, Rachin Ravindra has scored 1922 runs in 116 matches at a strike rate of 139.78. He also has 70 wickets in his name in this format.

5. Cameron Green (Australia)

Cameron Green can become the most expensive player of IPL 2026 auction, many big teams have their eyes on him. Cameron’s base price is Rs 2 crore. He has played for Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL. In 2023, he scored 452 runs in 16 matches for Mumbai, the strike rate was 160. In 2024, he played 13 matches for RCB, scoring 225 runs and taking 10 wickets.

Out of 350 players shortlisted for IPL 2026 auction, 8 are from Jammu and Kashmir, out of which Aaqib Nabi Dar is being discussed the most. The IPL auction will take place next Tuesday (December 16) in Abu Dhabi, it will start at 2:30 pm. Know what the record of Aaqib Ali Dar has been.

BCCI released the list of 350 shortlisted players for the IPL auction on Tuesday, December 9. 8 players from Jammu and Kashmir were included in this, they are – Aaqib Nabi Dar, Nasir Muzaffar, Atif Mushtaq, Wasim Khande, Vivarant Sharma, Kamran Iqbal, Abid Mushtaq and Ashwin Murugan. Aaqib Dar is a resident of Sheeri village in Baramulla district of North Kashmir.

Who is Aaqib Nabi Dar?

Aaqib Nabi Dar was born on November 4, 1996 in Sheeri village of Baramulla district of North Kashmir. Known for swinging the ball both ways, he is one of the consistent performers for Jammu and Kashmir. He has 44 wickets to his name in Ranji Trophy. His record also includes taking 4 consecutive wickets. Let us tell you that in the history of Duleep Trophy, he became the first bowler to take 4 wickets in 4 consecutive balls.

aqib nabi dar record

Aaqib Ali Dar has played 34 T20 matches, in which he has 141 runs and 43 wickets in his name. He has taken 4 wickets twice. His economy in T20 is 7.74.

Apart from this, Aaqib has scored 870 runs and taken 125 wickets in 36 first class matches. Has taken 351 runs and 42 wickets in 29 List A matches. Aaqib’s base price in IPL 2026 auction is Rs 30 lakh.

224 uncapped players included in IPL 2026 auction

BCCI has released the list of shortlisted players for the IPL auction. The base price of 40 players is Rs 2 crore. There are 227 players with a base price of Rs 30 lakh.

A total of 16 capped Indian and 96 foreign capped players are included in the auction. There are 224 Indian uncapped and 14 foreign uncapped players in the list.

On which date will IPL 2026 auction take place?

December 16, 2025 (Tuesday).

Where will IPL 2026 auction take place?

Abu Dhabi.

What time will IPL 2026 auction start?

From 2:30 pm onwards.

A total of 350 players have been shortlisted in the mini auction for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026). BCCI has released their list. These include 16 capped Indian and 96 capped foreign players. There are 224 uncapped Indian and 14 uncapped foreign players. The first set will have big players like Cameron Green, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller and Prithvi Shaw.

If we look at the base price, a total of 350 players are included in 8 different categories. The highest base price is Rs 2 crore, which includes 40 players. The lowest base price is Rs 30 lakh, with the highest being 227 players. IPL 2026 auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. The auction will start at 2:30 pm Indian time.

Players with base price of Rs 2 crore in IPL 2026 auction

• Devon Conway (New Zealand)
• Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)
• Cameron Green (Australia)
• David Miller (South Africa)
• Gus Atkinson (England)
• Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
• Venkatesh Iyer (India)
• Liam Livingstone (England)
• Ben Duckett (England)
• Jamie Smith (England)
• Gerald Coetzee (South Africa)
• Jacob Duffy (New Zealand)
• Anrich Nortje (South Africa)
• Mathisha Pathirana (Sri Lanka)
• Ravi Bishnoi (India)
• Akeal Hosein (West Indies)
• Mujeeb Rahman (Afghanistan)
• Mahesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
• Steve Smith (Australia)
• Sean Abbott (Australia)
• Michael Bracewell (New Zealand)
• Jason Holder (West Indies)
• Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
• Tom Banton (England)
• Shai Hope (West Indies)
• Josh Inglis (Australia)
• Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand)
• Adam Milne (New Zealand)
• Lungisani Ngidi (South Africa)
• William O’Rourke (New Zealand)
• Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh)
• Cooper Connolly (Australia)
• Tom Curran (England)
• Daniel Lawrence (England)
• Alzarri Joseph (West Indies)
• Naveen-ul-Haq (Afghanistan)
• Liam Dawson (England)

Players with base price of Rs 1.5 crore in IPL 2026 auction

• Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan)
• Spencer Johnson (Australia)
• Matt Henry (New Zealand)
• Matthew Short (Australia)
• Saqib Mahmood (England)
• Riley Meredith (Australia)
• Jhay Richardson (Australia)
• Tim Seifert (New Zealand)

Players with base price of Rs 1.25 crore in IPL 2026 auction

• Beau Webster (Australia)
• Roston Chase (West Indies)
• Kyle Mayers (West Indies)
• Olly Stone (England)

Players with base price of Rs 1 crore in IPL 2026 auction

• Viaan Mulder (South Africa)
• Finn Allen (New Zealand)
• Jonny Bairstow (England)
• Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
• Akash Deep (India)
• Fazalhaq Farooqui (Afghanistan)
• Rahul Chahar (India)
• 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)
• Dwayne Pretorius (South Africa)
• Charith Asalanka (Sri Lanka)

Players with base price of Rs 75 lakh in IPL 2026 auction

• Sarfaraz Khan (India)
• Prithvi Shaw (India)
• Deepak Hooda (India)
• K.S. Bharat (India)
• Shivam Mavi (India)
• Mayank Agarwal (India)
• Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan)
• Akeem Auguste (West Indies)
• Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
• Tim Robinson (New Zealand)
• Rahul Tripathi (India)
• Jordan Cox (England)
• Benjamin McDermott (Australia)
• Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
• Chetan Sakariya (India)
• Kuldeep Sen (India)
• Qais Ahmed (Afghanistan)
• Rishad Hossain (Bangladesh)
• Vyaskanth Vijayakanth (Sri Lanka)
• Rehan Ahmed (England)
• Taskin Ahmed (Bangladesh)
• Richard Gleeson (England)
• Shamar Joseph (West Indies)
• Navdeep Saini (India)
• Luke Wood (England)
• Muhammad Abbas (New Zealand)
• George Garton (England)
• Nathan Smith (New Zealand)
• Dunith Village (Sri Lanka)
• Tanzeem Hasan Saqib (Bangladesh)
• Matthew Potts (England)
• Nahid Rana (Bangladesh)
• Sandeep Warrier (India)
• Wesley Eggar (Australia)
• Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka)
• MD Shoriful Islam (Bangladesh)
• Joshua Little (Ireland)
• Obed McCoy (West Indies)
• Billy Stanlake (Australia)
• Jack Faulks (New Zealand)
• Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka)
• Bevon-John Jacobs (New Zealand)

50 lakh base price

• Mahipal Lomror (India)
• Tushar Deshpande (India)
• Yash Dayal (India)
• Joe Clark (England)
• Jack Edwards (Australia)

40 lakh base price

• Rajvardhan Hungergekar (India)
• KM Asif (India)
• Shubham Agarwal (India)
• Jalaj Saxena (India)
• Tom Moores (England)
• Arab Gul (Afghanistan)
• Nikhil Chaudhary (India)

30 lakh base price

• Arya Desai (India)
• Yash Dhull (India)
• Abhinav Manohar (India)
• Anmolpreet Singh (India)
• Atharva Tayde (India)
• Abhinav Tejarana (India)
• Auqib Dar (India)
• Tanush Kotian (India)
• Shivang Kumar (India)
• Vijay Shankar (India)
• Sanvin Singh (India)
• Aiden Tom (India)
• Prashant Veer (India)
• Ruchit Ahir (India)
• Vansh Bedi (India)
• Mukul Chaudhary (India)
• Tushar Raheja (India)
• Karthik Sharma (India)
• Tejashwi Singh (India)
• Raj Limbani (India)
• Akash Madhwal (India)
• Sushant Mishra (India)
• Ashok Sharma (India)
• Simarjit Singh (India)
• Naman Tiwari (India)
• Tyagi (India)
• Yashraj Punja (India)
• Vignesh Puthur (India)
• Karan Sharma (India)
• Shivam Shukla (India)
• Kumar Karthikeya Singh (India)
• Prashant Solanki (India)
• Waheedullah Zadran (Afghanistan)
• Ankit Kumar (India)
• Rohan Kunnumal (India)
• Danish Malewar (India)
• Topaz Mann (India)
• Salman Nizar (India)
• Aman Rao Perla (India)
• Akshat Raghuvanshi (India)
• Manan Vohra (India)
• Yuvraj Choudhary (India)
• Satwik Deswal (India)
• Aman Khan (India)
• Darshan Nalkande (India)
• Vicky Ostwal (India)
• Sairaj Patil (India)
• Suyash Prabhudesai (India)
• Mayank Rawat (India)
• Harsh Tyagi (India)
• Mangesh Yadav (India)
• Salil Arora (India)
• Ricky Bhui (India)
• Rahul Buddhi (India)
• Saurav Chauhan (India)
• Yashvardhan Dalal (India)
• Abhishek Pathak (India)
• Kunal Rathod (India)
• Ravi Singh (India)
• Saqib Hussain (India)
• Mohammad Izhar (India)
• Vidwatha Kawerappa (India)
• Vijay Kumar (India)
• Vidyadhar Patil
• P.V.Satyanarayana Raju (India)
• Omkar Tarmale (India)
• Prithviraj Yaara (India)
• Murugan Ashwin (India)
• Tejas Baroka (India)
• KC Cariappa (India)
• Karthik Chaddha (India)
• Praveen Dubey (India)
• Mohit Rathi (India)
• Himanshu Sharma (India)
• Bailapudi Yashwant (India)
• Kunal Chandela (India)
• Ayush Doseja (India)
• Qamran Iqbal (India)
• M.Dheera Kumar (India)
• Bhanu Paniya (India)
• Sahil Parakh (India)
• Arsh Cabin Ranga (India)
• Adarsh ​​Singh (India)
• Manoj Bhandge (India)
• Mayank Dagar (India)
• Raghav Goyal (India)
• Manwant Kumar (India)
• Abid Mushtaq (India)
• Atit Sheth (India)
• Hrithik Shaukeen (India)
• Jagadish Suchit (India)
• Tanay Thiagarajan (India)
• Connor Esterhuizen (South Africa)
• Ajitesh Guruswami (India)
• Siddharth June (India)
• Bipin Saurabh (India)
• Vishnu Solanki (India)
• Hardik Tamore (India)
• Sayan Ghosh (India)
• Mani Grewal (India)
• Arpit Guleria (India)
• Sunil Kumar (India)
• Tristan Luus (South Africa)
• Divesh Sharma (India)
• Abhilash Shetty (India)
• Irfan Umair (India)
• Kuldeep Yadav (India)
• Manan Bhardwaj (India)
• Shreyas Chavan (India)
• Parikshit Dhanak (India)
• Chintal Gandhi (India)
• Dharmendra Singh Jadeja (India)
• Amit Kumar (India)
• Vishal Nishad (India)
• Saumya Pandey (India)
• Jhatvedha Subramaniam (India)
• Sachin Das (India)
• Miles Hammond (India)
• Ahmed Imran (India)
• Vishwaraj Singh Jadeja (India)
• Ayaz Khan (India)
• Daniel Lategan (England)
• Siddhant Rana (India)
• Aaron Varghese (India)
• Atharva Ankolekar (India)
• Abdul Bazeeth (India)
• Karan Lal (India)
• Shams Mulani (India)
• Ripple Patel (India)
• Prince Rai (India)
• Vivarant Sharma (India)
• Utkarsh Singh (India)
• Ayush Vartak (India)
• Sanjay Yadav (India)
• Syed Irfan Aftab (India)
• Esakkimuthu Ayyakutty (India)
• Prafulla Hinge (India)
• Pankaj Jaiswal (India)
• Kulwant Khejroliya (India)
• Ravi Kumar (India)
• Rajan Kumar (India)
• Safwan Patel (India)
• Ishan Porel (India)
• Purav Agarwal (India)
• Jikku Brigh (India)
• Yash DiCholkar (India)
• Rakibul Hasan (Bangladesh)
• Traven Mathews (Sri Lanka)
• Naman Pushpak (India)
• Ijaz Sanwaria (India)
• Roshan Wagshare (India)
• R.S Ambareesh (India)
• Cranes Fultra (India)
• McNeil Noronha (India)
• R Rajkumar (India)
• Ninad Rathwa (India)
• Sunny Sandhu (India)
• Shivalik Sharma (India)
• Siddharth Yadav (India)
• R.Sonu Yadav (India)
• Wasim Khande (India)
• Atif Mushtaq (India)
• Atal Rai (India)
• C. Rakshan Reedy (India)
• Manish Reddy (India)
• Nishant Saranu (India)
• Deependra Singh (India)
• Rajat Verma (India)
• Rohit Yadav (India)
• Imanjot Chahal (India)
• Shubhang Hegde (India)
• Bal Krishna (India)
• Vihaan Malhotra (India)
• Khilan Patel (India)
• Delano Potgieter (South Africa)
• Hardik Raj (India)
• Sarthak Ranjan (India)
• Parth Rekhade (India)
• Tia Van Vuuren (South Africa)
• Srivatsa Acharya (India)
• Sadiq Hussain (India)
• Shubham Kapse (India)
• Aaqib Khan (India)
• Sabir Khan (India)
• Bayanda Majola (South Africa)
• Srihari Nair (India)
• Brijesh Sharma (India)
• Aman Shekhawat (India)
• Himanshu Bisht (India)
• Shreyan Chakraborty (India)
• Kanishk Chauhan (India)
• Mayank Gusain (India)
• Akash Pugajanti (India)
• Abhimanyu Singh Rajput (India)
• Shubham Rana (India)
• Arpit Rana (India)
• Mairamreddy Reddy (India)
• Sagar Solanki (India)
• Aryaman Singh Dhaliwal (India)
• Daksh Kamra (India)
• Vishal Mandwal (India)
• Arfaz Mohammad (India)
• Hemang Patel (India)
• Mridul Suroch (India)
• Anuj Thakral (India)
• Parth Vats (India)
• Lalit Yadav (India)
• Nitin Sai Yadav (India)
• Krish Bhagat (India)
• Prerit Dutta (India)
• Samar Gajjar (India)
• Nasir Lone (India)
• Ishaan Mulchandani (India)
• Akhil Scaria (India)
• Muhammad Sharafuddin (India)
• K.Ajay Singh (India)
• Hrithik Tada (India)
• Lucky Raj Singh Vaghela (India)
• Mohammed Ali (India)
• Madhav Bajaj (India)
• Akshu Bajwa (India)
• Varun Raj Singh Bisht (India)
• Rishabh Chauhan (India)
• Dianne Forrester (South Africa)
• Dhurmil Matkar (India)
• Arab Gul (Afghanistan)
• Miles Hammond (England)

Andre Russell has surprised everyone by retiring from IPL. Andre Russell, who has been playing for Kolkata Knight Riders since 2014, was not retained by KKR before the upcoming season (IPL 2026). Russell is a great all-rounder, so it was believed that there could be a tough competition in the auction among all the franchises to include him in their team. But even before that, Russell has announced his retirement from IPL.

Before the IPL 2026 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders had retained only 12 players. The most surprising thing was that the name of Andre Russell, who was known as the poster boy of KKR, was not there in it. Andre Russell announced his retirement from IPL and shared a video, which featured some of his memorable moments spent in KKR. Along with this it was told that he will be seen in a new role in KKR in IPL 2026.

Andre Russell retired from IPL

Andre Russell wrote, “Retiring from IPL, but not giving up the swag. Had a great IPL career, memories of 12 seasons, and a lot of love from the KKR family. I will keep hitting sixes and taking wickets in other cricket leagues of the world.”

Russell further wrote, “And what’s the best thing? That I am not leaving home. You will see me in a new role, in the support staff of KKR, as the power coach of 2026. New chapter, new energy. Always for the Knights.”

Andre Russell’s IPL career

Andre Russell was known as the poster boy of KKR, so many people would be surprised to know that Russell started his IPL career by playing for Delhi Capitals. He played for Delhi in 2012 and 2013. In 2014, he joined KKR and since then has become a special member of this team.

• Andre Russell for DC – 7 matches, 58 runs and 1 wicket
• Andre Russell for KKR – 133 matches, 2593 runs and 122 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

• How many players did KKR retain?- 12 (2 foreigners)
• Total expenditure on retained players- Rs 60.70 crore
• Available balance of KKR in IPL 2026 auction- Rs 64.30 crore

KKR’s retained players: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty.

Before the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), all the teams will buy players in the auction to fill their remaining slots. Lucknow Super Giants, captained by Rishabh Pant, has made a veteran a part of its team before the auction. However, this is not an appointment in the players squad, but in the coaching department. LSG has appointed Carl Crowe as spin bowling coach.

In a post on Tuesday, Lucknow Super Giants informed that Carl Daniel Crowe will be the spin bowling coach in the upcoming IPL season. He was earlier the spin bowling coach of KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders), under whose coaching the performance of Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narine was excellent.

Say hello to the man guiding all our tweakers pic.twitter.com/4z0zjelEpi

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) November 25, 2025

Talking about the cricket career of England’s Carl Crowe, he never played international cricket. He took 60 wickets in 42 first class matches, and has 33 wickets in 40 List A matches. He also played a T20 match, although he did not bowl in it, although he scored 9 runs with the bat.

Today is Karl Crow’s 50th birthday.

Karl Crowe will be the spin bowling coach of Lucknow Super Giants, this news was known for many days but the official information was given on Tuesday by posting it on his 50th birthday.

Coaching Department of Lucknow Super Giants

• Cricket Director- tom moody
• Strategic Advisor- kane williamson
• coach- justin langer
• Assistant Coach- lance klusener
• Bowling coach- Bharat Arun
• Spin bowling coach- Carl Crow.

Lucknow Super Giants will have to buy 6 players in the auction

Lucknow Super Giants have retained and traded 19 players including the most expensive player in IPL history, Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore). Lucknow can buy maximum 6 players in the IPL 2026 auction, slots for 4 foreign players are vacant in the squad. LSG has Rs 22.95 crore left in its purse.

10 teams will place bids to fill a total of 77 slots in the IPL 2026 auction. Most slots are vacant in Kolkata Knight Riders, they can buy maximum 13 players (6 foreigners). Punjab Kings have the least number of slots. They can buy only 4 players. IPL auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, in which money will be showered on many players. But there are also players who were once the poster boys of their teams and may remain unsold this time.

1. Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar was also in Chennai Super Kings, but he too was not retained by the franchise. 34 year old Vijay Shankar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.20 crore in the last edition.

Vijay Shankar played 6 matches for CSK in the last edition, in which he scored 118 runs. However, CSK did not make him bowl. It seems difficult to sell him in IPL 2026. If we look at his IPL career, he has played 78 matches for 4 teams (CSK, SRH, DC and GT), in which he has scored 1233 runs and taken 9 wickets.

2. Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi was in Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2022 to 2024, his price was Rs 8.50 crore. Although his salary reduced in the last edition, he got a bigger team. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 3.40 crore, but he could not leave much of an impact. As a result, CSK released him before IPL 2026.

Rahul Tripathi played 5 matches for CSK in the last edition of IPL, in which he could score only 55 runs. 34 year old Rahul Tripathi may remain unsold in the auction this time. Talking about his IPL career, he has played a total of 100 matches for 5 teams (RPS, RR, KKR, SRH and CSK) since 2017, in which he has scored 2291 runs.

3. Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma is also finding it difficult to sell in IPL 226 auction. The 37-year-old bowler was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore in the last edition, however he could not perform as per expectations. He played 8 matches for Delhi last season, but could take only 2 wickets. Now Delhi has released him, but it is difficult to sell him in the auction.

Mohit Sharma started his IPL career in 2013 while playing for CSK. Till now, he has played a total of 120 matches for 4 teams (CSK, PBKS, GT and DC), in which he has taken 134 wickets.

4. Glenn Maxwell

Australia’s explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell was criticized a lot in the last edition. Although he is a big name in the cricket world, his bat has often been silent in the IPL. Last season, there was a big decline in his IPL price, but still he was bought by Punjab Kings, but this time it seems very difficult to sell him.

In 2021, RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore, from 2022 to 2024 he remained in RCB with a price of Rs 11 crore, but before the last edition, RCB released him, then Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 4.20 crore. Although he could not justify even this price, he played 7 matches in 2025 and scored a total of 48 runs. Although Punjab reached the final this season, Maxwell had no contribution in it. The result was that Punjab did not keep Maxwell in the 21 retained players, now it is difficult to sell this big player.

5. Faf Du Plessis

Faf du Plessis is difficult to sell in the IPL 2026 auction, his age is also a factor in this. 41-year-old Faf has been playing IPL since 2012, he started his journey with CSK and in the last edition he was in Delhi Capitals. For Delhi in 2025, he scored a total of 202 runs in 9 matches, out of which there were 2 half-centuries. Although Delhi has released him.

Talking about his IPL career, Faf du Plessis has scored 4773 runs in 154 matches, which includes 39 half-centuries. But it seems difficult for the former South African captain to play in IPL 2026, hardly any team will bet on him.

6. Moeen Ali

England all-rounder Moeen Ali was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price (2 crores) in the last auction, although even then it seemed difficult to sell him. Now KKR has also released him, because his performance last year was not anything special. He played 6 matches in 2025, in which he took 6 wickets and scored only 5 runs in 2 innings. Now it seems difficult to sell him in the IPL 2026 auction. Age will also be a factor, Moeen Ali is 38 years old.

7. Karan Sharma

Mumbai Indians have retained 20 players, but Karn Sharma is not there. Whereas Mumbai had bought him last year for only Rs 50 lakh. Mumbai had reached the playoffs in the last edition, but Karna played only 6 matches. He bowled in 5 matches, in which he was able to take a total of 7 wickets. His economy was 8.53.

Karn Sharma may remain unsold in IPL 2026 auction. His last few seasons have not been good, while his age could also be a factor. 38-year-old Karn Sharma played 9 matches for RCB in 2024, in which he took 7 wickets but the economy was above 10 (10.58). Last season (2023), he gave away runs in 7 matches for RCB at an economy of more than 10 (10.37).

Before IPL 2026, a big news is coming regarding Rajasthan Royals. The franchise is considering changing its home ground. In the upcoming IPL edition, Rajasthan’s home games will not only be played in Jaipur but outside the state itself. It may shift to Pune, about 1200 kilometers away from Jaipur.

According to the report of Cricbuzz, there are indications that Rajasthan Royals may shift their home matches to Pune. However, nothing is final yet. The final decision regarding changing the venue will be taken by BCCI, but Maharashtra Cricket Association (MCA) will first have to confirm that it is ready to host the franchise’s home game.

Rajasthan Royals want to make MCA Stadium as home ground

According to the report, Rajasthan Royals management has started exploring options for a new base. He wants to make Pune’s MCA Stadium his home ground. Initial talks have already taken place between Rajasthan Royals and MCA officials.

Cricbuzz reported in its report that an operations team of the franchise had recently gone to Pune to look at the stadium, hotel options, airport connectivity and other logistics.

Dispute between RR and RCA?

According to the report, the reason for the shift of Rajasthan Royals is clearly due to some problems with the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA). In the last edition, an association official had accused the team of match-fixing. The franchise had denied the allegations and demanded strict action against the person.

If Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium becomes the home ground of Rajasthan Royals, then the team will play 4 matches here in the upcoming season and the other 3 matches are likely to be held in Guwahati. Let us tell you that an IPL team plays 7 matches on its home ground.

An MCA official told Cricbuzz, “Yes, they came here to know the details about the stadium capacity, pitches and hotels in the city. Our President, Mr. Rohit Pawar, is very keen that the IPL comes back to the city. He is doing everything possible.”

Let us tell you that the last time an IPL match was played in MCA was in 2022, this season the entire tournament was held in Maharashtra.

RCB had also approached

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) management is also looking for a venue, as the Karnataka government has refused to give permission to the franchise in M ​​Chinnaswamy. Let us tell you that last season many fans were killed in a stampede outside this stadium while celebrating the victory.

According to the report, MCA is also looking at its options. Explaining the situation with the defending champions, MCA told Cricbuzz, “RCB’s interest is genuine, but there is no guarantee that they will play at another venue. Any such move will depend on many factors.”