The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, the total purse of all 10 teams is more than Rs 200 crore. According to a report by Cricbuzz, 1355 players have registered for the mini auction. Two veteran players, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis, have already withdrawn their names from the auction, while Andre Russell has taken retirement from IPL. These veteran players will not be a part of the auction, but will all the 1355 players who have registered be bid in the auction? What are the rules regarding this, here you will get the answer to this question.

What are the rules? Know the whole process

Before the auction in the Indian Premier League, hundreds of players from India and abroad register their names. To register the name, a player has to obtain NOC (No-Objection Certificate) from the cricket board of his country or state. Players get registered with BCCI, after which the number of registered players is revealed. Meaning 1355 players have sent their names to BCCI for auction.

-After this, the list of players who have registered is sent to all the 10 teams of IPL. Each franchise prepares a new list by selecting players as per its choice. After that all the 10 teams send the list of shortlisted players back to BCCI.

-Suppose all 10 teams together show interest in only 500 players out of 1355 players for IPL 2026. BCCI team will prepare an auction pool of these 500 players. In these, uncapped, capped, Indian and foreign players will be divided into different categories. After this entire process, bidding will be held on these 500 players, who were shortlisted by all the ten teams together.

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All 10 teams have retained a total of 173 players for IPL 2026. Now everyone’s eyes will be on the auction, which is going to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16th December. Only a maximum of 77 players will be able to be sold in the auction, because only so many slots are left after retention, while the total purse of the teams is Rs 237.55 crore. This means that money is sure to be showered on the players in the auction, but the form and less effective performance of some of the stalwarts may also become the reason for their unsale. So see the list of those players, who can remain unsold in IPL 2026 Mini Auction.

faf du plessis

When RCB released Faf du Plessis before the mega auction, it was a shocking decision. Under his captaincy, RCB reached the playoffs of the 2024 season and he also individually scored 438 runs. But last season, he could score only 202 runs in the entire season for Delhi Capitals. Along with poor performance, his age is also increasing. IPL has seen a unique blend of youth and excitement, so perhaps 41-year-old Faf du Plessis going unsold in the mini auction would not be a surprise.

Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma made a comeback to Delhi Capitals after five years. Perhaps even he would not have thought that he would be able to take only 2 wickets in the 8 matches played in the entire season. After 2023, Mohit’s performance has continuously declined. Mohit has not even played domestic matches after IPL 2025. These two aspects can become the reason for them going unsold.

glen maxwell

Glenn Maxwell, a player who scored a double century in the World Cup despite having a leg injury. But when it comes to IPL, in the last two seasons he has been able to score only 100 runs after playing 17 matches. In IPL 2025 for Punjab Kings, he scored only 48 runs in 7 matches.

Vijay Shankar

In the IPL 2025 mega auction, CSK showed confidence in Vijay Shankar by buying him for Rs 1.2 crore. But after playing 6 matches in the season, he scored only 118 runs and his strike rate was only 129.67. On the other hand, he had no contribution in bowling. His slow nature of play may make Shankar unsold in the auction.

devon conway

Devon Conway is the same player who scored 672 runs for CSK in IPL 2023 at an amazing average of 51.7. While he could not play in the 2024 season, when he returned in the 2025 season, he scored only 156 runs in 6 matches.

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