The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the final list of 350 players for the IPL 2026 auction. One of these names is Nikhil Chaudhary, who bowls leg-spin. Due to one mistake of BCCI regarding Nikhil, there has been a lot of uproar. Actually, Nikhil now lives in Australia, but in the list released for the auction, Nikhil was included in the list of Indians.

As soon as the list of 350 players was released for the IPL 2026 auction. Among them, Nikhil Chaudhary was included in the list of local players i.e. Indian uncapped players. There was a lot of uproar on social media regarding this and various types of claims came forward.

Doubts arose especially in the minds of Indian cricket fans, because BCCI does not allow Indian players to play in foreign leagues. Then how was Nikhil Chaudhary playing in the Big Bash League? Let us tell you that Nikhil has played for Hobart Hurricanes in BBL and is seen playing regularly in Australian domestic cricket.

BCCI corrected its mistake

Amidst this uproar, BCCI has rectified its mistake and included Nikhil Chaudhary in the list of foreign players. Nikhil’s name will now be mentioned in the list of uncapped foreign players, whose base price will be Rs 40 lakh. There is also news that BCCI can make changes in the auction list by 14th December, whereas the auction will be held on 16th December.

How many players, how many slots?

A total of 1390 players had registered for the auction, out of which only 350 players have been shortlisted, who will be bid in the auction. Out of these 350 players, only a maximum of 77 players will be able to be sold, because after the retention list of all the players comes, only 77 slots are left vacant in all the teams.

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The discussion about who will be the most expensive players in the IPL 2026 auction has now started among cricket fans. There will be a mini auction in Abu Dhabi next Tuesday (December 16), for which BCCI has released the list of 350 shortlisted players. A total of 238 players, including Indians and foreigners, are uncapped. Know who could be those 5 players who can be sold the most expensively in the uncapped category.

Kunal Chandela

All eyes will be on Kunal Chandela, who is currently the top run scorer in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. He has scored 350 runs in 7 innings at an average of 50. Before the IPL 2026 auction, his form can surely fetch him a huge amount, many teams can bet on him. Due to this their price may increase. The base price of Kunal is Rs 30 lakh.

31-year-old Kunal Chandela has scored 890 runs in 32 T20 innings at an average of 30.68, his strike rate is also good (134.84). He has scored 6 half-centuries in this format.

Ashok Sharma

Rajasthan’s Ashok Sharma is dominating the bowling in Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26. He is currently the bowler taking the most wickets in the tournament. He has taken 19 wickets in 7 matches. Ashok Sharma’s base price in IPL auction is Rs 30 lakh.

23 year old Ashok Sharma was in Rajasthan Royals last year, although he could not debut. He has taken 19 wickets in 7 T20 matches, which is fantastic. He has taken 4 wickets in 2 matches. Surely there can be a fight between the teams to buy him in the IPL auction.

Aaqib Nabi Dar

Aaqib Nabi Dar is one of the 8 Jammu and Kashmir players included in the IPL 2026 auction. The base price of the 29-year-old all-rounder is Rs 30 lakh. Aaqib has been in the news for the last several years, having scored 141 runs in 17 T20 innings. He has 43 wickets in his name in 34 T20 matches, he has taken 4 wickets twice. There may be a competition among IPL teams to buy him, due to which he can get a huge amount in IPL.

Vignesh Puthur

24-year-old Vignesh Puthur was a part of the Mumbai Indians team last year, who played 5 matches and took 6 wickets. Spinner Vignesh was in the news a lot. His base price is Rs 30 lakh. All the franchises know their game, now they also have tournament experience. He can get a big price in the IPL auction.

Nikhil Chaudhary

Nikhil Chaudhary, who has played for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, has registered his name in the Indian uncapped category. 29-year-old Nikhil played a total of 20 matches in the Big Bash League, in which he took 9 wickets. Born in Delhi, Nikhil plays for Punjab in domestic.

Nikhil Chaudhary has taken 16 wickets in a total of 36 T20 matches. He has scored 538 runs in 30 innings. Many teams can bet on him also, because he also has experience of playing in big leagues like Big Bash League. Nikhil’s base price in IPL auction is Rs 40 lakh.