IPL 2026 Mini Auction: Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting will not be able to be present in the mini auction of Indian Premier League 2026 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 2025. Ponting, who joined Punjab Kings as head coach last year, has very little hope of going to the mini auction for IPL 2026. Actually, Ponting is currently in Australia and is associated with the broadcast channel as a commentator in the Ashes series.

Why will Ponting not come in the mini auction?

According to a report, Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting is under contract with Seven Network for commentary in the Ashes series being held in Australia. The third match of the series between Australia and England is to be played in Adelaide from December 17, hence Ponting will not be able to participate in the auction. In the absence of Ponting, Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer is expected to participate in the auction. Iyer is out of Team India due to injury.

News came out in Cricbuzz report

According to the report of Cricbuzz, the franchises have given the names of their representatives to BCCI for the auction, the last date of which was December 10. BCCI sources have revealed that Punjab Kings have included the name of captain Shreyas Iyer in their list. According to BCCI and auction guidelines, a maximum of eight team members can be present inside the auction hall. At the same time, six more people from the team can remain outside. According to sources, if there is no change in the plans at the last moment, then Shreyas Iyer is expected to be present in the auction to be held in Abu Dhabi.

Earlier, Gautam Gambhir had participated in the IPL auction as the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders and Rishabh Pant was also seen leading their delegation in the IPL 2024 auction for Delhi Capitals.

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.