The auction for IPL 2026 will be held in Abu Dhabi on 16th (December). 10 teams will bid for 77 slots, this process will start at 2:30 pm. Of course the T20 format provides extra help to the batsmen but a good bowler can turn the lost game in favor of his team. That’s why Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins became the first two players who got more than Rs 20 crore in the auction. Know which 5 balls can get more money in the upcoming auction.

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Indian fast bowler Akash Deep has been playing IPL since 2022, but he did not get enough opportunities in any season. In 4 seasons, he has played a total of 14 matches, in which he has taken 10 wickets. Akash has played 3 seasons for RCB and 1 season for Lucknow Super Giants, but LSG has released him. Akash’s base price in IPL auction is Rs 1 crore, but CSK, Hyderabad can make a big bet to buy him.

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29-year-old South African fast bowler Lungi Ngidi was a part of the champion team (RCB) last year, but Royal Challengers Bangalore has released him. The base price of Ngidi is Rs 2 crore, but this amount can go much higher. The reason behind this is his recent form.

Lungi Ngidi bowled brilliantly in the first 2 T20s against India, he dismissed Shubman Gill in the very first over of both the matches. He has taken a total of 5 wickets in 2 matches. Last year, he played only 2 matches for RCB, in which he took 4 wickets.

Mathisha Pathirana

Many teams will have their eyes on Sri Lankan fast bowler Mathisha Pathirana, who has been playing for Chennai Super Kings for the last 4 editions. He has taken 47 wickets in 32 matches played in IPL, his specialty is that he bowls brilliantly in powerplay and death overs.

The base price of Mathisha Pathirana in the auction is Rs 2 crore. If we look at his record in T20 International, he has taken 31 wickets in 21 matches. CSK can also include him back in their team.

Enrique Norkhia

South Africa’s other bowler could be Enrique Norkhia, who can get a huge amount. 32-year-old Norkhia was a part of the KKR team last year, but the team has released him too. However, in the last edition, he got to play only 2 matches, in which he could take only 1 wicket. Apart from this, he has taken 60 wickets in 46 matches for Delhi Capitals.

Chetan Sakariya

27-year-old Chetan Sakaria was also a part of Kolkata Knight Riders last year, he got to play only 1 match. Sakariya is a good bowler, although he has not got enough opportunities to prove himself. In IPL he has taken 20 wickets in 20 matches. Chetan Sakaria’s base price is Rs 75 lakh, but he can get an amount worth crores.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore will play as a defending champion in the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026). Under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, the team won their first IPL title by defeating Punjab Kings Kings in the last edition. Now there will be a mini auction from IPL 2026, in which all teams would like to make some changes in their squad. The teams will release some players before the auction. Let us know which 4 players RCB can release.

Liam Livingstone (England)

England all -rounder Liam Livingstone was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 8.75 crore before IPL 2025. Earlier, he was part of the Punjab Kings team from 2022 to 2024 for Rs 11.50 crore (every year). Talking about the performance of IPL 2025, he disappointed, he could not perform as expected. He scored 112 runs in 8 innings, he could not do anything special even in bowling. He took just 2 wickets. RCB may release Livingstone before the auction for IPL 2026.

Talking about Liam Livingstone’s IPL career, he has scored 1051 runs in 49 matches, including 7 half -century innings. His strike rate is 158.76. He also has 13 wickets in his name.

Mayank Agarwal (India)

Last season, Royal Challengers Bangalore included Mayank Agarwal as a replacement of his injured player Devdutt Padikkal. He played 4 matches for RCB in 2025, scoring 95 runs at a strike rate of 148.43. If the dignity will be available for the next season, then the team can consider releasing Mayank to keep more funds in their purse in the auction.

Talking about Mayank Agarwal’s IPL record, he has played 131 matches for a total of 5 teams, scored 2756 runs in it. He has scored 1 century and 13 half -centuries in the IPL.

Lungi Nagidi (South Africa)

South African fast bowler Lungi Nagidi is a good bowler, but his influence in the IPL was not much. He was first associated with an amount of Rs 50 lakh in CSK and then Delhi Capitals, before the previous edition, he was bought by RCB for Rs 1 crore. This was his base price. But throughout the season, he was able to play only 2 matches, in which he took 4 wickets.

Talking about the record of IPL, Lungi Nagidi, who has been playing since 2018, has played only 16 matches, there is no season in which he has played all the matches. In this, he has 29 wickets in his name. They can also be released before the RCB auction.

Rasik Salaam (India)

Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Rasik Salaam was bought by RCB for IPL season 18 for Rs 6 crore. This is his fourth team in the IPL, before that he has played for Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals. However, RCB fed him only 2 matches. It was finding it difficult to make a place in the playing 11 with fast bowlers like Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

They have more price but their playing is not able to make a place in 11, in view of this, RCB can consider releasing them. Talking about his IPL record, he has taken 10 wickets in 13 matches.

When will the auction for IPL 2026?

It is reported that the mini auction for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League may be between December.