The mini auction of IPL 2026 was surprising in many ways. While on one hand the franchises spent a lot of money on uncapped players, on the other hand there were some veteran players who were sold at very low prices. Looking at the experience and record of these players, it was believed that they would get big bids, but the picture appeared different on the auction table.

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Experienced South African batsman David Miller was bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore. Miller, who has played more than 140 matches in IPL, has scored more than 3000 runs and has shown his ability to finish matches many times. Despite this, no big bid was made on them.

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England’s aggressive opener Ben Duckett also came into the account of Delhi Capitals. He was also bought at the base price of Rs 2 crore. Duckett is known for scoring runs quickly in limited overs cricket and has a good record in the T20 format. In such a situation, this deal is considered beneficial for Delhi.

Sarfaraz Khan

The auction journey of Sarfaraz Khan, who scored consecutive runs in domestic cricket, was the most interesting. No team bought him in the first round, but in the second round, Chennai Super Kings included him in their team at a base price of Rs 75 lakh. Considering Sarfaraz’s batting ability, this deal is being considered quite cheap.

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South African wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock was bought by Mumbai Indians for just Rs 1 crore. De Kock is a big name in international cricket and his performance in IPL has also been excellent. Getting such a player at such a low price is like a jackpot for Mumbai.

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Indian fast bowler Akash Deep was included in their team by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1 crore. Akash Deep has shown his ability at the domestic and international level, so this deal can prove beneficial for KKR.

IPL 2026: What happened regarding Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Josh English in the IPL 2026 auction surprised everyone. After being released by Punjab Kings, it was believed that English would be able to play only a few matches due to marriage and honeymoon. However, on the day of the auction, there was tremendous bidding between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants and finally Lucknow bought him for Rs 8.6 crore. This huge amount changed the entire picture regarding the availability of English.

Decision on marriage and honeymoon may change

According to reports, Josh English is going to get married on April 18 and the plan was to have a honeymoon after that. However, now there is a possibility that he may postpone the honeymoon. Sources say that English may come to India at the beginning of the IPL season, then go back for a short time for the wedding and after that will join the team again. After such a big bid, his move can be a news of relief for both the franchise and the fans.

Team management was already ready

According to the report of Cricbuzz, Lucknow Super Giants coach Justin Langer and director Tom Moody were better aware of English’s condition. At the same time, Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Daniel Vettori and captain Pat Cummins also seemed confident about his availability. SRH bowling coach Varun Aaron said that after the auction, players often rethink their personal decisions and the same can happen with English.

Punjab Kings’ displeasure

Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia had already expressed his displeasure over this entire matter. He said that English informed about his unavailability just 45 minutes before the retention deadline, which was not professional attitude at all. The team wanted to retain him, but due to last-minute notice they had to release him.

LSG can get big benefit

If Josh English really decides to play the entire season in IPL 2026, then it will be great news for Lucknow Super Giants. His aggressive batting and wicket-keeping skills can give the team a strong lead in the tournament.

The auction for the Indian Premier League 2026 was held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. CSK bought Rahul Chahar and Karthik Sharma in the auction. All-rounder Deepak Chahar has congratulated Rahul and Karthik on becoming a part of the CSK family.

In a video posted on CSK’s official

He said, “The biggest problem for our family is who to support now. It is good for both of us that we are playing for the best franchise. Ask any player, he wants to be a part of CSK or MI.”

Deepak said, “My father is the happiest at this time. Along with both his sons, a student, Karthik Sharma, has also become a part of CSK.”

The MI all-rounder said, “I want to wish Rahul and Karthik all the best that they are going to a good franchise. The environment there is very good. I have been there for a long time. I remember everything, but will meet on the field, in a different style.”

Deepak Chahar has been a part of CSK from 2018 to 2024. During this period he took 76 wickets in 76 matches. Deepak was released by CSK in 2025. MI bought him in the auction.

Rahul Chahar is the brother of Deepak Chahar. Rahul has played for Rising Pune Supergiants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Rahul is a leg spinner and has taken 75 wickets in total 79 matches of IPL. In the IPL 2026 auction, Rahul Chahar, who had a base price of Rs 1 crore, was bought by CSK for Rs 5.20 crore.

Whereas wicketkeeper batsman Karthik Sharma, who had a base price of Rs 30 lakh, was bought by CSK for a record Rs 14.20 crore. Karthik is jointly the most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. Along with Karthik, CSK also bought Prashant Veer for Rs 14.20 crore.

Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma were not even born at the time when Mahendra Singh Dhoni had become a star. When ‘Captain Cool’ was writing a new success story in the initial years of the Indian Premier League, both these cricketers were children.

Nineteen-year-old wicketkeeper batsman Karthik and 20-year-old left-arm spin all-rounder Veer would never have imagined that Chennai Super Kings would spend Rs 14 crore 20 lakh on them and they would share the dressing room with Dhoni.

Only time will tell whether Karthik will get a chance to play with Dhoni and Sanju Samson or whether Veer will be made an alternative to Ravindra Jadeja, but Chennai Super Kings have taken the decision looking towards the future.

The Chennai team, which has always emphasized on experience, has rarely invested in young players who have not been tried, but that was Dhoni’s era and if sources are to be believed, the team management is preparing the team according to the new captain Ruturaj Gaikwad.

Those who know IPL teams closely know that AR Srikkanth, who spent fifteen years with Kolkata Knight Riders, has played an important role in identifying local and global talent.

Now he is the head of talent and player procurement of Chennai team. If they have selected Veer and Karthik, who have a total experience of 21 matches of Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, then there must be something between them.

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The IPL 2026 mini auction was held on Tuesday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, in which famous players like Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Yash Dhull, Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda and Alzarri Joseph could not find buyers.

A total of 369 players had entered this auction, of which 253 were Indians and 116 were foreigners. In this auction, 10 teams had a total of 77 slots vacant. All the teams added 25-25 players for this season. A total of Rs 215.45 crore was spent in the auction.

Cameron Green became the most expensive player of the IPL auction for Rs 25.20 crore, while Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma were bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14.2 crore each. Both of them became the most expensive uncapped players of the IPL auction. Come, let us know about those players who remained unsold this season.

Players with base price Rs 30 lakh: Ambrish, Swastik Chikara, Chama Milind, Hrithik Tada, Siddharth Yadav, McNeil Noronha, Mani Grewal, Mayank Dagar, Manan Vohra, Mani Shankar Moorsingh, Ejaz Sawaria, Jikku Bright, Ayush Vartak, Utkarsh Singh, Karan Lal, Daniel Lategan, Chintal Gandhi, Irfan Umair, Connor Esterhoun, Tanay Thiagarajan, M Dheeraj Kumar, Mohit Rathi, KC Cariappa, Tejas Baroka, M Ashwin, Anmolpreet Singh, Salman Nizar, Kumar Karthikeya, Shivam Shukla, Wahidullah Zadran, Akash Madhwal, Simarjeet Singh, Raj Limbani, Tushar Raheja, Vansh Bedi, Ruchit Ahir, Sanveer Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Tanush Kotian, Eden Apple Tom, Yash Dhull, Atharva Tayde, Vijay Shankar, Abhinav Manohar, Abhinav Tejarana and Arya Desai.

Players with base price Rs 40 lakh: Rajvardhan Hangargekar and KM Asif.

Players with base price Rs 50 lakh: Karan Sharma and Mahipal Lomror.

Players with base price of Rs 75 lakh: Chetan Sakariya, Dasun Shanka, Sediqullah Atal, Nathan Smith, Richard Gleeson, Taskin Ahmed, Shrikar Bharat, Deepak Hooda,

Players with base price of Rs 1 crore: Waqar Salamkhel, Will Sutherland, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Wiaan Mulder and Jonny Bairstow.

Players with base price of Rs 1.5 crore: Spencer Johnson, Jhay Richardson, Rylee Meredith and Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Players with base price Rs 2 crore: Gerald Coetzee, Devon Conway, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Jamie Smith, Gus Atkinson, Mahish Tikhana, Alzarri Joseph, Dan Lawrence, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Shaun Abbott and Jake Fraser-McGurk.

In the mini auction held in Abu Dhabi for the Indian Premier League 2026, 5 players have received an amount of Rs 10 crore or more. There are three foreign players in it, while two are Indian uncapped players.

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green got the highest price in the mini auction held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday for IPL 2026. Green, whose base price was Rs 2 crore, was bought by KKR for Rs 25.20 crore. Green has become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history and also the most expensive player of KKR.

Sri Lanka’s right-arm fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana was the second most expensive player. KKR bought this player with a base price of Rs 2 crore for Rs 18 crore. Two uncapped Indian players, Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer, were bought by CSK for Rs 14.20 crore each. The base price of both was 30 lakhs. Prashant and Karthik have become the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history. Liam Livingstone’s luck, who was unseeded in the first round, shone in the end. SRH bought this all-rounder with a base price of Rs 2 crore for Rs 13 crore.

Apart from this, Mustafizur Rahman with a base price of 2 crores was given to KKR for 9.20 crores, Josh Inglis with a base price of 2 crores was given to LSG for 8.60 crores, Aaqib Nabi Dar with a base price of 30 lakhs was given to DC for 8.40 crores, Ravi Bishnoi with a base price of 2 crores was given to RR for 7.20 crores, Venkatesh Iyer with a base price of 2 crores was given to RCB. GT bought Jason Holder with a base price of Rs 7 crore, Rs 2 crore, Rahul Chahar with a base price of Rs 7 crore, Rs 1 crore was bought by CSK, Mangesh Yadav with a base price of Rs 30 lakh was bought by RCB for Rs 5.20 crore.

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction was held at the Etihad Arena on Tuesday, in which Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) made the highest bid of Rs 25.20 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green. With this, Cameron became the most expensive foreign player in the IPL auction.

Come, let us know about those 5 foreign players on whom the biggest amount has been spent this season.

Cameron Green: The Australian all-rounder was added by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for Rs 25.20 crore. With this he became the most expensive foreign player in the IPL auction. Green played 16 matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2023, in which he scored 452 runs with 1 century. After this, playing for RCB in the next season, he scored 255 runs.

Mathisha Pathirana: The base price of the 22-year-old Sri Lankan player was Rs 2 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders added him for Rs 18 crore. This player played the last four seasons of his IPL career for Chennai Super Kings, taking 47 wickets in 32 matches.

Liam Livingstone: The English player was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 13 crore. Livingstone has played a total of 49 matches for three teams in his IPL career, in which he scored 1,051 runs at an average of 26.27. During this period, 7 half-centuries came from his bat.

Mustafizur Rahman: Bangladesh’s fast bowler has been bought by KKR for Rs 9.20 crore. This player has so far played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings in his IPL career. During this period, he took 65 wickets in 60 matches with an average of 28.44.

Josh English: The Australian wicketkeeper-batsman was signed by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 8.60 crore. Josh made his debut in this league in IPL 2025. In his first season, he played 11 matches for Punjab Kings and scored 278 runs at an average of 30.88.

Prithvi Shaw had posted a heartbreak emoticon on his Instagram story soon after going unsold twice in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction, but when Delhi Capitals added him for Rs 75 lakh, the 26-year-old player had to delete his Insta story.

The base price of Prithvi Shaw was Rs 75 lakh. His name appeared in the accelerated auction of unsold players. However, once again during the day no one bought them. After this Shaw posted a story on his Instagram account, in which he wrote ‘It’s OK’. Along with this, Shaw also added a heartbreak emoji.

After some time, his name came up for the third time at the end of the auction. Eventually, Delhi Capitals bought him. Shaw deleted his previous post within six minutes and instead posted a picture of himself taking a selfie with Delhi Capitals captain Akshar Patel.

Prithvi Shaw titled this new post with a heart emoji – “Returning to my family.”

26-year-old Prithvi Shaw has played 5 Test and 6 ODI matches for India since making his debut against West Indies in October 2018. On July 25, 2021, he played a T20 match for India, after which he did not get a chance in any international match again.

Prithvi Shaw has played IPL only for Delhi Capitals since 2018. He scored 1,892 runs in 79 matches at an average of 23.94. During this period, 14 half-centuries came from Shaw’s bat.

This right-handed batsman scored 479 runs in IPL 2021 at an average of 31.93, which also included 4 half-centuries.

Prithvi Shaw scored 339 runs for India in 5 Test matches with 1 century and 2 half-centuries, while he scored 189 runs in 6 ODI matches. Shaw could not open his account in the only T20 match of his career.

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.

Chennai Super Kings spent Rs 41 crore to buy 9 players in IPL 2026. The franchise spent more than Rs 28 crore on 2 uncapped players. The salary of both will be more than 3 times that of MS Dhoni. The team’s squad of 25 players has been completed, Rs 2 crore 40 lakh is also left in the purse.

Chennai Super Kings had included Sanju Samson in their squad through trade before the IPL 2026 auction. Sanju’s salary is Rs 18 crore. Including Samson, CSK had retained a total of 16 players, out of which 4 were foreigners. The slots of 9 players of the team were vacant, which have now been filled.

CSK’s most expensive player in IPL 2026 auction

Karthik Sharma and Prashant Veer were the most expensive players bought by Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2026 auction. Both are uncapped players, whose base price was only Rs 30 lakh. But other teams also showed interest in him, due to which his price kept increasing. Chennai bought Karthik for Rs 14.2 crore and Prashant for Rs 14.2 crore, which means the franchise spent a total of Rs 28.4 crore on these two players.

Chennai Super Kings Squad 2026 (With Price)

1. Anshul Kamboj (Retained) – 3.4 crores
2. Gurjapneet Singh (Retained) – 2.2 crores
3. Jamie Overton (Retained) – Rs 1.5 crore
4. MS Dhoni (Retained) – 4 crores
5. Mukesh Chaudhary (Retained) – 30 lakhs
6. Nathan Ellis (Retained) – Rs 2 crore
7. Noor Ahmed (Retained) – Rs 10 crore
8. Ramakrishna Ghosh (retained) – 30 lakhs
9. Sanju Samson (Trade) – 18 crores
10. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retained) – 18 crores
11. Shivam Dubey (Retained) – 12 crores
12. Ayush Mhatre (Ret.) – 30 lakhs
13. Dewald Brevis (retained) – 2.2 crores
14. Urvil Patel (Retained) – 30 lakhs
15. Khaleel Ahmed (Retained) – 4.8 crores
16. Shreyas Gopal (Retained) – 30 lakhs
17. Akeal Hosein (Sold) – 2 Crore
18. Prashant Veer (Sold) – 14.2 crores
19. Karthik Sharma (Sold) – 14.2 crores
20. Matthew Short (Sold) – Rs 1.5 crore
21. Aman Khan (Sold) – 40 lakhs
22. Sarfaraz Khan (Sold) – 75 lakhs
23. Matt Henry (Sold) – Rs 2 crore
24. Rahul Chahar (Sold) – Rs 5.2 crore
25. Zachary Foulkes (Sold) – 75 lakhs

Bought these players including Sarfaraz at base price

Chennai Super Kings bought Sarfaraz Khan, Matt Henry, Akeal Hosein, Matthew Short and Zakari Foulkes at their base price in the IPL 2026 auction.