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.

IPL 2026 Mini Auction Auctioner: The mini auction for the Indian Premier League 2026 is going to start at 2.30 pm today at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. At the beginning of IPL, the responsibility of conducting the auction was in the hands of Richard Madley. After that Hugh Adams came and after that Charu Sharma also took this responsibility, but Mallika Sagar is conducting the auction from the year 2024. This time too, Mallika Sagar has the responsibility of auctioning 369 players in the mini auction of IPL 2026.

How did Mallika become a female auctioneer?

Mallika Sagar has become an important part of the IPL auction, but there is a unique and historic journey behind her reaching this position. Born in Mumbai in 1975, Mallika has made her career in a field that connects two different worlds. Like:- Auction of fine art and big sports events.

Mallika belongs to a business family and her interest in auctioning started with a book in which a female auctioneer was the main character. Mallika Sagar earned a degree in Art History from Bryn Mawr College, Philadelphia. At the age of just 26, Mallika became the first Indian female auctioneer at Christie’s in New York and this was a major achievement which gave her recognition in the auction market around the world.

Mallika is the first Indian woman auctioneer

In the year 2021, Mallika Sagar achieved another big milestone by becoming the first female auctioneer in the Pro Kabaddi League. Two years later, she was given the responsibility of conducting the auction of the Women’s Premier League for the first time. He also conducted the mini auction of IPL 2024 and the mega auction of IPL 2025 held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Mallika Sagar was also the auctioneer in the mega auction of the Women’s Premier League held last month.