IPL 2026 Mini Action: The mini auction for the Indian Premier League 2026 has ended on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In this auction, five-time champion Chennai Super Kings was sitting on the auction table with the second largest purse. Chennai had Rs 43.40 crore for the auction. CSK bid on a total of 16 players in the auction, but were able to buy 9 players. In the mini auction held in Abu Dhabi, CSK made the highest bid on Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma, which was Rs 14.20 crore for both the uncapped players. Chennai had also placed a big bet on Cameron Green. CSK had bid up to Rs 25 crore with Kolkata Knight Riders, but ultimately KKR won and added Green for Rs 25.20 crore.

CSK had vacant slots for 9 players

A total of 9 players’ slots were vacant in the CSK team for IPL 2026, out of which there was space for 5 Indian and 4 foreign players. CSK included foreign players Matt Henry, Akil Hussain, Matthew Short and Zachary Foulkes in their team. At the same time, CSK has added 5 Indian players Prashant Veer, Karthik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Rahul Chahar and Aman Khan. In the mini auction, CSK spent a total of Rs 41 crore to include these 9 players in their team. Even after this, Chennai was left with a purse of Rs 2.40 crore.

Players bought by CSK in the mini auction for IPL 2026:

• Prashant Veer (14.20 crores)
• Karthik Sharma (14.20 crores)
• Sarfaraz Khan (75 lakhs)
• Rahul Chahar (5.20 crores)
• Aman Khan (40 lakhs)
• Zackary Faulks(75 lakhs)
• Matt Henry (2 crores)
• Akil Hussain (2 crores)
• Matthew Short (1.50 crore)

CSK’s squad for IPL 2026:

MS Dhoni, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Jamie Overton, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, Shreyas Gopal, Khalil Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Urvil Patel, Karthik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Akil Hosein, Matt Henry, Matthew Short, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan, Rahul Chahar and Jack Foulkes.

Sarfaraz Khan remained unsold in the first set of IPL 2026 auction, but he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the second set. After this, CSK bought Rahul Chahar for Rs 5.2 crore, his base price was Rs 1 crore. Rachin Ravindra was also sold in the second bid, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders.

Sarfaraz Khan’s comeback

Sarfaraz Khan was bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price (Rs 75 lakh). Sarfaraz has not played in the last 2 IPL editions, he was last part of Delhi Capitals in 2023. Sarfaraz has played for 3 teams (RCB, PBKS and DC) in IPL since 2015. In 50 matches played in IPL, he has scored 585 runs, he has been able to score only one half-century. If we look at his IPL record, he is still in search of his dream IPL season.

CSK also bought Rahul Chahar

Spinner Rahul Chahar was a part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last edition, although he got to play only 1 match. In that too he had bowled only 1 over. Before Hyderabad, he has played in Punjab Kings, Mumbai Indians. He made his IPL debut while playing for Rising Pune Supergiants.

The base price of Rahul Chahar in the IPL 2026 auction was Rs 1 crore. His former franchise Punjab Kings also wanted to buy him, which went up to Rs 5 crore for him. But Chennai Super Kings included Chahar in their team by bidding Rs 5.20 crore. Chahar has taken 75 wickets in 79 matches played in IPL.

KKR bought Rachin Ravindra

New Zealand all-rounder Rachin Ravindra was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price. Rachin’s base price was Rs 2 crore, when his name came up, KKR made the first bid. Apart from them, no other team showed interest in buying Rachin. Rachin has scored 413 runs in 18 matches for CSK in IPL.

Chennai Super Kings spent a lot of money on 2 uncapped players in the IPL 2026 auction. CSK bought Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma for Rs 28.4 crore, making them jointly the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history. Whereas Delhi Capitals bought Aaqib Dar, who is making a splash in the domestic field, for Rs 8 crore 40 lakh. See which 7 uncapped players got the highest price in the auction this time.

Rs 14.2 crore- Prashant Veer (CSK)

Chennai Super Kings bought Prashant Veer for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh, his base price was Rs 30 lakh but Sunrisers Hyderabad was also trying hard to buy him. Prashant performed brilliantly in UP T20 League and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. CSK had seen Prashant closely in the trials also, only after which they played a big bet on him.

Rs 14.2 crore- Karthik Sharma (CSK)

Chennai Super Kings also spent Rs 14 crore 20 lakh for Karthik Sharma. Hyderabad was also bidding for Karthik, but keeping the purse balance in mind, Hyderabad had to back out. Prashant and Karthik have jointly become the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history.

Rs 8.4 crore- Aaqib Dar (DC)

Aaqib Dar made a lot of noise in domestic cricket, seeing which Delhi Capitals played a big bet on him. Aaqib’s base price in the auction was Rs 30 lakh. Aaqib’s specialty is his swing bowling, especially in the death overs. He has taken 15 wickets in 7 matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. His statistics show that he can become a game changer bowler in IPL also.

Rs 3 crore- Tejashwi Singh (KKR)

Tejashwi Singh Dahiya was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 3 crore. Earlier Mumbai was also bidding for him, later Rajasthan Royals also came. Tejashwi is an explosive batsman. His average in T20 is 56.5. Tejashwi scored a half-century in just 12 balls in the Delhi Premier League, in the entire tournament he scored 339 runs at a strike rate of 190. He hit 29 sixes in the tournament.

Rs 2.6 crore- Mukul Choudhary (LSG)

Mukul’s performance in domestic cricket was also excellent, he scores runs at a fast pace. This player from Rajasthan has scored 210 runs in 7 T20 matches at a strike rate of 165.35. On the day of the auction itself, he played an unbeaten inning of 54 runs in 28 balls in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, in which he hit 3 sixes and 4 fours.

Rs 1 crore- Naman Tiwari (LSG)

20 year old Naman Tiwari is a left arm bowler. Naman has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 1 crore. Naman’s base price was Rs 30 lakh, Rajasthan Royals were also gambling to buy him but they stopped at Rs 95 lakh.

Rs 90 lakh- Sushant Mishra (RR), Ashok Sharma (GT)

Rajasthan Royals bought Sushant Mishra and Gujarat Titans bought Ashok Sharma for Rs 90 lakh each. The base price of both in the IPL 2026 auction was Rs 30 lakh.

The most expensive player sold in the IPL 2026 auction is Cameron Green, who was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25 crore 20 lakh. He has also become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history. Apart from him, KKR also spent a huge amount of Rs 18 crore for Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana. Whereas Chennai Super Kings spent more than Rs 28 crore for 2 uncapped players Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma. See who are the 7 most expensive players of IPL 2026 auction.

Cameron Green- Rs 25.2 crore (KKR)

Australian batsman Cameron Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25 crore 20 lakh. Apart from KKR, Chennai Super Kings were also eager to buy him, but CSK made the last bid of Rs 25 crore. Green has become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history, breaking the record of his compatriot (Mitchell Starc).

Mathisha Pathirana – Rs 18 crore (KKR)

Kolkata Knight Riders placed the second most expensive bet in the auction on Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana. KKR had the highest purse balance in the auction, which they used well. KKR bought Pathirana for Rs 18 crore. He has become Sri Lanka’s most expensive selling player in IPL history.

Prashant Veer- Rs 14.2 crore (CSK)

Prashant Veer had performed brilliantly while playing for Noida Super Kings in the UP T20 League. He also did wonders with bat and ball in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. Scored 192 runs at a strike rate of 160 and took 9 wickets in 7 matches of SMAT. After the departure of Ravindra Jadeja, Chennai Super Kings was looking for a similar left-handed all-rounder, which is now complete. Chennai Super Kings bought uncapped player Prashant for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh, while his base price was Rs 30 lakh. Hyderabad also wanted to buy him, who raised their bid to Rs 14 crore.

Karthik Sharma- Rs 14.2 crore (CSK)

On behalf of Prashant Veer, there was a fight between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings in the auction regarding Karthik Sharma, in this also CSK won. Hyderabad bid up to Rs 14 crore, after which Chennai Super Kings included Karthik Sharma in their team by bidding Rs 14.20 crore.

Aaqib Dar – Rs 8.4 crore (DC)

Indian domestic cricket legend Aaqib Dar has joined the list of expensive players sold in the IPL auction. The base price of all-rounder Aaqib Ali Dar was only Rs 30 lakh, along with Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad was also continuously increasing the bid to buy him. Hyderabad made its last bid of Rs 8.20 crore, after which Delhi increased the price to Rs 8.40. Then Hyderabad ‘give-up’. Delhi Capitals bought Aaqib Dar for Rs 8.40 crore.

Ravi Bishnoi- Rs 7.2 crore (RR)

Rajasthan Royals have bought Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 7 crore 20 lakh, whose base price was Rs 2 crore. 25-year-old Bishnoi was playing for Lucknow Super Giants for the last 4 editions. Rajasthan Royals is his third IPL team, he played for Punjab Kings in 2020 and 2021.

Venkatesh Iyer- Rs 7 crore (RCB)

Venkatesh Iyer was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2026 auction. His former team KKR also wanted to buy him, but they did not put forward their bid after Rs 6.80 crores. Last year his IPL price was Rs 23 crore 75 lakh, this time Venkatesh Iyer’s IPL price is Rs 7 crore.

Experienced South African batsman David Miller has been bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price. Miller is considered a big match player, who also has good experience in IPL. He was earlier in Lucknow Super Giants. Delhi Capitals bought Miller for Rs 2 crore.

The base price of David Miller was Rs 2 crore. Their bidding started, first no team bid, then Delhi raised its hand. However, no franchise showed interest in his name, due to which Delhi included him in their team for just Rs 2 crore. The Delhi camp looked very happy after this winning bid.

Indian Premier League 2026 will be the 19th edition of the tournament, for which the auction is taking place today. All 10 teams had released their retention list on 15th of last month (November). Let us tell you that there can be a maximum of 25 players in a team. The auction process is taking place in Abu Dhabi today to fill the remaining slots of the team.

david miller ipl career

Miller has played 141 matches for 4 IPL teams from 2012 to 2025, in which he has 3077 runs in his name. His highest innings in IPL is 101 runs. He has scored 1 century and 13 half-centuries in the tournament. Last year he was in Lucknow Super Giants, before this he has played for Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings.

These players remained unsold in the first set

The first name to appear in the Indian Premier League auction was Devon Conway, who was not bought by any team. His base price was 2 crores. The biggest surprise was when no team bought Prithvi Shaw even at the base price of Rs 75 lakh. David Miller became the first player to be sold in this auction, who was bought by Delhi for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Australian explosive batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk also remained unbeaten in the first set.

Prashant Veer is now ready to make a splash in the IPL, he was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction for a huge amount of Rs 14 crore 20 lakh. The base price of uncapped player Prashant in the auction was only Rs 30 lakh, but considering his performance in the UP T20 League, there was competition between Sunrisers Hyderabad and CSK.

Who is Prashant Veer who joined CSK?

Prashant, who joined Chennai Super Kings, was born on November 24, 2024 in Amethi, Uttar Pradesh. 20 year old Prashant is an all-rounder player. He is a left-handed batsman, who is a slow left arm orthodox bowler.

Prashant Veer made his mark while playing for Noida Super Kings in the UP T20 League. The all-rounder player also performed brilliantly in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. After the departure of Ravindra Jadeja, CSK was looking for a similar player.

Prashant Veer has scored 112 runs in 7 innings of 9 T20 matches. His strike rate was 167.16. He has taken 12 wickets in 9 T20s. In his last match played on 8 December, he scored unbeaten 40 runs against Bihar and took 1 wicket.

Performed brilliantly in SMAT

Prashant Veer took 9 wickets in 7 matches played in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, and also scored 192 at a strike rate of 170. His economy in bowling was 6.76.

Chennai Super Kings spent a huge amount not only for Prashant Veer but also for Karthik Sharma. Karthik’s base price towards Prashant was also Rs 30 lakh. Chennai also bought him for Rs 14 crore 20 lakh. Karthik also wanted to buy Hyderabad, but keeping her purse balance in mind, she had to step back. It had reached 14 crores for Hyderabad Karthik.

Before Karthik and Prashant Veer, Chennai Super Kings bought the first player in the IPL 2026 auction in the form of Akeal Hosein. CSK bought this capped foreign player at his base price (Rs 2 crore).

Everyone was speculating about Cameron Green that he would get a huge amount in the IPL 2026 auction, the same happened. Kolkata Knight Riders had the highest balance in their purse, taking advantage of which they bought the Australian batsman for Rs 25.20 crore. However, due to the new rule, Green will get only Rs 18 crore. Know where the remaining Rs 7.2 crore will go, will the franchise benefit from it?

The auction for IPL 2026 is being held in Abu Dhabi. Australian batsman Cameron Green’s name was in the first set, before him Devon Conway and Jake Fraser-McGurk were unsold. It was already predicted about Green that he would become the most expensive player of this year. Chennai Super Kings along with KKR were trying their best to buy him. CSK had reached Rs 25 crore for him, but KKR made a bid of Rs 25.20 and included him in their team.

What will happen to the money deducted from Cameron Green’s salary?

Cameron Green will get only 18 crores. Rs 7.2 crore will be deducted from his salary, however, the amount of the bid will be deducted from the purse balance of the IPL franchise. That means only Rs 25.20 crore will be deducted from KKR’s purse. This means the franchisee will not benefit from it.

Let us tell you that the remaining amount will be redirected to the player welfare programs run by BCCI. This means that Kolkata Knight Riders will pay Rs 18 crore to Green, and the remaining Rs 7.20 crore will go to BCCI.

INR 25.20 Crore

The third most expensive player in the history of #TATAIPL auction!

Cameron Green will play for @KKRiders #TATAIPLAuction pic.twitter.com/c0ErBPWHju

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 16, 2025

cameron green ipl career

26-year-old Cameron Green made his IPL debut in 2023. In 16 matches played for Mumbai Indians that season, he scored 452 runs and took 6 wickets. In 2024, he joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, that season he scored 255 runs in 13 matches and took 10 wickets. Kolkata Knight Riders has become Cameron Green’s third IPL team for which he will play in IPL 2026.

Indian batsman Prithvi Shaw was in the first set of IPL auction, his base price was Rs 75 lakh but no team bought him. Australia’s explosive batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk also remained unbeaten in the first set. Devon Conway, who played for Chennai Super Kings, has also remained unsold.

The first player to be sold in the IPL 2026 auction is David Miller, who was bought by Delhi Capitals. Delhi bought him for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Let us tell you that the players who remained unsold in the first set of auction can come again in the accelerator round, if the teams give their names.

Sarfaraz Khan also remained unsold

Sarfaraz Khan also remained unsold in the first set, his base price was also only Rs 75 lakh. In the first set, Cameron Green got a record price, he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 25.20 crore. The base price of Australian player Green was Rs 2 crore, now he has become the most expensive player in the history of IPL auction.

Australia’s ace batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk and England’s all-rounder Gus Atkinson also remained unsold in the first set, their base price was Rs 2 crore.

Squad can be of maximum 25 players

Indian Premier League 2026 will be the 19th edition of the tournament, for which the auction is taking place today. All 10 teams had released their retention list on 15th of last month (November). Let us tell you that there can be a maximum of 25 players in a team. The auction process is taking place in Abu Dhabi today to fill the remaining slots of the team.

ipl 2026 teams

Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Titans, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Experienced South African batsman David Miller has been bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price. Miller is considered a big match player, who also has good experience in IPL. He was earlier in Lucknow Super Giants. Delhi Capitals bought Miller for Rs 2 crore.

The base price of David Miller was Rs 2 crore. Their bidding started, first no team bid, then Delhi raised its hand. However, no franchise showed interest in his name, due to which Delhi included him in their team for just Rs 2 crore. The Delhi camp looked very happy after this winning bid.

Indian Premier League 2026 will be the 19th edition of the tournament, for which the auction is taking place today. All 10 teams had released their retention list on 15th of last month (November). Let us tell you that there can be a maximum of 25 players in a team. The auction process is taking place in Abu Dhabi today to fill the remaining slots of the team.

david miller ipl career

Miller has played 141 matches for 4 IPL teams from 2012 to 2025, in which he has 3077 runs in his name. His highest innings in IPL is 101 runs. He has scored 1 century and 13 half-centuries in the tournament. Last year he was in Lucknow Super Giants, before this he has played for Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings.

These players remained unsold in the first set

The first name to appear in the Indian Premier League auction was Devon Conway, who was not bought by any team. His base price was 2 crores. The biggest surprise was when no team bought Prithvi Shaw even at the base price of Rs 75 lakh. David Miller became the first player to be sold in this auction, who was bought by Delhi for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Australian explosive batsman Jake Fraser-McGurk also remained unbeaten in the first set.

IPL 2026 auction is to be held today. This time there is a mini auction. This auction will be held in Abu Dhabi. You will be able to watch IPL 2026 auction live on both TV and mobile. Apart from this, you will get all the updates of IPL 2026 auction on abplive.com. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green can be sold the most expensive in this auction.

More than 350 players will be auctioned in the IPL 2026 auction. However, a maximum of 77 players can be sold in this. Kolkata Knight Riders have the most money in this auction. KKR has Rs 64 crore 30 lakh. KKR will be eyeing to revamp the team as the team has to buy around 13 players in the auction.

In this mini auction, all 10 teams will sit in the auction to be held in Abu Dhabi to buy a total of 77 players. In which a total amount of Rs 237 crore 55 lakh is available with all the teams. Mumbai Indians have the least money in the auction. MI has only Rs 2 crore 75 lakh.

Chennai Super Kings has more than Rs 43 crores

In the mini auction for IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders have the biggest purse of Rs 64 crore 30 lakh. KKR’s eyes will be on revamping the team, because the team has to buy a total of 13 players in the auction. Knightriders may face a challenge from the Super Kings while bidding on players in this mini auction. Chennai has the second largest purse in the auction of Rs 43 crore 40 lakh. At the same time, Super Kings would also like to buy good players according to their team balance in the mini auction.

Eyes will be on these star players in IPL 2026 auction

Apart from Cameron Green, everyone’s eyes will be on star players like Venkatesh Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith, Tim Seifert, Mathisha Pathirana, Sarfaraz Khan, Steve Smith and Prithvi Shaw in the IPL 2026 auction. In this, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone, Ravi Bishnoi and Cameron Green can be sold for a huge amount. Former Australian captain Steve Smith remained unsold last season, but once again he has been shortlisted for the auction.