The IPL 2026 Auction took place on 16th December 2025 , at 2:30PM (IST) , where all the teams took bet on various players in order to make their squads look more balanced and complete. Here are some highlsights , most expensive buy, top 10 players and top 10 unsold players.
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MOST EXPENSIVE PLAYER
The most expensive player of this 2026 auction , turns out to be an Australian allrounder CAMERON GREEN , sold for big ₹25.20CR , making him the most expensive foreign player in the history of IPL Auction , overtaking Mitchell Starc and Pat cummins , who got ₹24.75CR and ₹20.50CR respectively in the last auction. Green goes to KKR as the management wanted a dependable player in the middle order , who can bat , as well as bowl crucial overs if main bowlers are not available.
TOP 10 PLAYERS IN IPL 2026 AUCTION
Here are the list of 10 players who got well in the IPL 2026 AUCTION:
| # | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Green | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹25.20 Cr |
| 2 | Matheesha Pathirana | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹18.00 Cr |
| 3 | Kartik Sharma | ₹30 L | ₹14.20 Cr |
| 4 | Prashant Veer | ₹30 L | ₹14.20 Cr |
| 5 | Liam Livingstone | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹13.00 Cr |
| 6 | Mustafizur Rahman | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹9.20 Cr |
| 7 | Josh Inglis | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹8.60 Cr |
| 8 | Auqib Dar | ₹30 L | ₹8.40 Cr |
| 9 | Ravi Bishnoi | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹7.20 Cr |
| 10 | Jason Holder | ₹2.00 Cr | ₹7.00 Cr |
UNSOLD PLAYERS IN THE IPL 2026 AUCTION : TOP 10
| # | Player | Base Price | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devon Conway | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 2 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 3 | Gus Atkinson | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 4 | Jamie Smith | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 5 | Gerald Coetzee | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 6 | Mujeeb Rahman | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 7 | Maheesh Theekshana | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 8 | Steve Smith | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 9 | Sean Abbott | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
| 10 | Michael Bracewell | ₹2.00 Cr | Capped |
OVERALL TEAMS SPENT IN IPL 2026 AUCTION :
