IPL Auction 2026: The Big Winners and Surprising Misses

By Aditya Nagar | December 18, 2025

The IPL Auction has always been interesting. The new 2026 auction is no exception. While some were lucky enough to see their dreams come true, others faced disappointment.

Now, once again, let us see who got the big amount, made new teams, and who were the unluckier ones.

Star Players in IPL Auction: Why They Are In High Demand

In every auction, there are players with star appeal and the ones which attract heavy bidding. These are those players who are efficient in clinching victory for the team.

They are given names like Powerful batters or All-rounders, and Skilful bowlers. They deserve to get a higher amount as they contribute to boosting the team spirit with their self-confidence.

Some young players prove their mettle with their robust performances in domestic cricket.

With their performance, teams can trust them. Some first-time players do become rich overnight.

The popular international players with exceptional IPL records are usually in high demand, especially the ones who are able to deliver fabulous performances in Indian conditions.

Buying useful players at low prices

If you think all the good signings are costly, then you are wrong. Some useful players are considered by teams in a minimal amount.

They may be experienced players who can still perform well in specific roles, such as bowling at the end of innings or being the finishers with powerful batting.

Some players are not sold early but can be referred to later at a low price. Often, these signings prove correct decision when it comes to filling the specific gaps.

Fact Behind the Unsold Players

When a player is not considered for buying, this does not mar his reputation for lacking talent. Auction results often rest upon the need for a team, budgets, and timings.

A player with good spinning talent may go unselected due to the presence of ample spinners in the team.

Senior players may miss the chances when teams prefer younger options over them. There are cases when a high base price is set by a player that lessens the interest.

Current pathetic performance and injuries are also some main reasons. Players from minor cricket nations may find it very hard to get listed because teams are already equipped with limited overseas slots.

Players Face Pressure After Auction

Players who are sold begin preparing to join their new teams. They move to new cities and adjust to different teammates and coaches. Players bought for big money face pressure to perform well.

Those who get sold in the auction join the new teams. These players then move to new places and adjust to new teammates and coaches.

In the case of unsold players, they struggle hard to make their mark.

Many are of the notion that if they perform well in domestic cricket, they will either get selected or considered for replacements.

Some are chosen for T20 leagues worldwide to sustain their sports career.

Cricket Becoming Both Sport & Business

The IPL auction reveals that cricket is no more a sport but has also shaped into a business.

Within minutes, lots of money is spent. Young players with their good performance become overnight stars.

Besides excitement in the auction, there are emotions noticed. For fans, the new IPL Auction is filled with enthusiasm, rivalries and expectations of who will take away the trophy.

IPL Auction 2026 sold & unsold players list with price

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Kartik Sharma (Rs 14.20 Cr)
Prashant Veer (Rs 14.20 Cr)
Akeal Hosein (Rs 2 Cr)
Matthew Short (Rs 1.5 Cr)
Aman Khan (Rs 40 lakhs)
Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 75 lakh)
Matt Henry (Rs 2 Cr)
Rahul Chahar (Rs 5.2 Cr)
Jack Edwards (Rs 3 Cr)
Zak Foulkes (Rs. 75 Lakh)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | Sold Players

Mukul Choudhary (Rs 2.6 Cr)
Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 2 Cr)
Anrich Nortje (Rs 2 Cr)
Naman Tiwari (Rs 1 Cr)
Akshat Raghuvanshi (Rs 2.2 Cr)
Josh Inglis (Rs 8.6 Cr)

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Sold Players

Cameron Green (Rs 25.20 Cr)
Finn Allen (Rs 2 Cr)
Tejasvi Singh (Rs 3 Cr)
Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 18 Cr)
Mustafizur Rahman (Rs 9.2 Cr)
Tim Seifert (Rs 1.5 Cr)
Prashant Solanki (Rs 30 lakh)
Kartik Tyagi (Rs 30 lakh)
Rahul Tripathi (Rs 75 lakh)
Sarthak Ranjan (Rs 30 lakh)
Daksh Kamra (Rs 30 lakh)
Rachin Ravindra (Rs 2 Cr)
Akash Deep (Rs 1 Cr)

Delhi Capitals| Sold Players

Ben Duckett (Rs 2 Cr)
David Miller (Rs 2 Cr)
Auqib Nabi (Rs 8.4 Cr)
Pathum Nissanka (Rs 5 Cr)
Lungi Ngidi (Rs 2 Cr)
Prithvi Shaw (Rs. 75 lakh)
Sahil Parekh (Rs 30 lakh)
Kyle Jamieson (Rs. 2 Crore)

Mumbai Indians (MI)| Sold Players

Quinton de Kock (Rs 1 Cr)
Danish Malewar (Rs 30 lakhs)
Mohammad Izhar (Rs 30 lakhs)
Atharva Ankolekar (Rs 30 lakhs)
Mayank Rawat (Rs 30 lakhs)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | Sold Players

Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 7 Cr)
Jacob Duffy (Rs 2 Cr)
Satwik Deswal (Rs 30 lakh)
Mangesh Yadav (Rs 5.2 Cr)
Jordan Cox (Rs 75 lakh)
Vicky Ostwal (Rs. 30 Lakh)
Vihaan Malhotra (Rs. 30 Lakh)
Kanishk Chouhan (Rs. 30 Lakh)

Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Sold Players

Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 7.4 crore)
Adam Milne (Rs. 2.4 Cr)
Sushant Mishra (Rs 90 lakh)
Vignesh Puthur (Rs 30 lakh)
Yash Raj Punja (Rs 30 lakh)
Ravi Singh (Rs 95 lakh)
Aman Rao (Rs 30 lakh)
Brijesh Sharma (Rs 30 lakh)
Kuldeep Sen (Rs. 75 Lakh)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Sold Players

Shivang Kumar (Rs 30 lakh)
Salil Arora (Rs 1.5 Cr)
Sakib Hussain (Rs 30 lakh)
Omkar Tarmale (Rs 30 lakh)
Amit Kumar (Rs 30 lakh)
Prafule Hinge (Rs 30 lakh)
Krains Fuletra (Rs 30 lakh)
Liam Livingstone (Rs 13 Cr)
Shivam Mavi (Rs 75 lakh)

Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Sold Players

Cooper Connolly (Rs 3 Cr)
Ben Dwarshuis (Rs 4.4 Cr)
Pravin Dube (Rs 30 lah)
Gujarat Titans (GT) Sold Players
Jason Holder (Rs 7 Cr)
Ashok Sharma (Rs 90 lakh)
Tom Banton (Rs. 2 Cr)
Prithviraj Yarra (Rs. 30 Lakh)
Luke Wood (Rs. 75 Lakh)

List of Unsold Players

Devon Conway – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Jake Fraser-McGurk – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Gus Atkinson – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Jamie Smith – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Gerald Coetzee – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Mujeeb Rahman – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Maheesh Theekshana – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Steve Smith – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Sean Abbott – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Michael Bracewell – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Daryl Mitchell – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Shai Hope – Rs. 2,00,00,000
William O’Rourke – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Tom Curran – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Daniel Lawrence – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Alzarri Joseph – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Naveen-ul-Haq – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Liam Dawson – Rs. 2,00,00,000
Rahmanullah Gurbaz – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Spencer Johnson – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Saqib Mahmood – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Umesh Yadav – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Riley Meredith – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Jhye Richardson – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Jason Behrendorff – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Ben Sears – Rs. 1,50,00,000
Beau Webster – Rs. 1,25,00,000
Roston Chase – Rs. 1,25,00,000
Kyle Mayers – Rs. 1,25,00,000
Olly Stone – Rs. 1,25,00,000
Kyle Verreynne – Rs. 1,25,00,000
Wiaan Mulder – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Jonny Bairstow – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Fazalhaq Farooqi – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Reeza Hendricks – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Daniel Sams – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Kusal Perera – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil – Rs. 1,00,00,000
George Linde – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Gulbadin Naib – Rs. 1,00,00,000
William Sutherland – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Charith Asalanka – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Dwaine Pretorius – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Joshua Tongue – Rs. 1,00,00,000
Deepak Hooda – Rs. 75,00,000
K.S. Bharat – Rs. 75,00,000
Mayank Agarwal – Rs. 75,00,000
Sediqullah Atal – Rs. 75,00,000
Ackeem Auguste – Rs. 75,00,000
Tim Robinson – Rs. 75,00,000
Dasun Shanaka – Rs. 75,00,000
Benjamin McDermott – Rs. 75,00,000
Kusal Mendis – Rs. 75,00,000
Chetan Sakariya – Rs. 75,00,000
Qais Ahmad – Rs. 75,00,000
Rishad Hossain – Rs. 75,00,000
Viyaskanth Vijayakanth – Rs. 75,00,000
Rehan Ahmed – Rs. 75,00,000
Bevon-John Jacobs – Rs. 75,00,000
Taskin Ahmed – Rs. 75,00,000
Richard Gleeson – Rs. 75,00,000
Shamar Joseph – Rs. 75,00,000
Navdeep Saini – Rs. 75,00,000
Muhammad Abbas – Rs. 75,00,000
George Garton – Rs. 75,00,000
Nathan Smith – Rs. 75,00,000
Dunith Wellalage – Rs. 75,00,000
Tanzim Hasan Sakib – Rs. 75,00,000
Matthew Potts – Rs. 75,00,000
Nahid Rana – Rs. 75,00,000
Sandeep Warrier – Rs. 75,00,000
Wesley Agar – Rs. 75,00,000
Binura Fernando – Rs. 75,00,000
Md Shoriful Islam – Rs. 75,00,000
Joshua Little – Rs. 75,00,000
Obed McCoy – Rs. 75,00,000
Billy Stanlake – Rs. 75,00,000
Eathan Bosch – Rs. 75,00,000
Chris Green – Rs. 75,00,000
Blessing Muzarabani – Rs. 75,00,000
Mahipal Lomror – Rs. 50,00,000
Karn Sharma – Rs. 50,00,000
Joe Clarke – Rs. 50,00,000
Rajvardhan Hangargekar – Rs. 40,00,000
K.M. Asif – Rs. 40,00,000
Shubham Agrawal – Rs. 40,00,000
Jalaj Saxena – Rs. 40,00,000
Tom Moores – Rs. 40,00,000
Arab Gul – Rs. 40,00,000
Nikhil Chaudhary – Rs. 40,00,000
Aarya Desai – Rs. 30,00,000
Yash Dhull – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhinav Manohar – Rs. 30,00,000
Anmolpreet Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Atharva Taide – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhinav Tejrana – Rs. 30,00,000
Tanush Kotian – Rs. 30,00,000
Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Rs. 30,00,000
Vijay Shankar – Rs. 30,00,000
Sanvir Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Edhen Tom – Rs. 30,00,000
Ruchit Ahir – Rs. 30,00,000
Vansh Bedi – Rs. 30,00,000
Tushar Raheja – Rs. 30,00,000
Raj Limbani – Rs. 30,00,000
Akash Madhwal – Rs. 30,00,000
Simarjeet Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Shivam Shukla – Rs. 30,00,000
Kumar Kartikeya Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Wahidullah Zadran – Rs. 30,00,000
Ankit Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Rohan Kunnummal – Rs. 30,00,000
Pukhraj Mann – Rs. 30,00,000
Salman Nizar – Rs. 30,00,000
Manan Vohra – Rs. 30,00,000
Yuvraj Chaudhary – Rs. 30,00,000
Darshan Nalkande – Rs. 30,00,000
Sairaj Patil – Rs. 30,00,000
Suyash Prabhudessai – Rs. 30,00,000
Harsh Tyagi – Rs. 30,00,000
Ricky Bhui – Rs. 30,00,000
Rahul Buddhi – Rs. 30,00,000
Saurav Chauhan – Rs. 30,00,000
Yashvardhan Dalal – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhishek Pathak – Rs. 30,00,000
Kunal Rathore – Rs. 30,00,000
Vidwath Kaverappa – Rs. 30,00,000
Vijay Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Vidyadhar Patil – Rs. 30,00,000
P.V. Satyanarayana Raju – Rs. 30,00,000
Murugan Ashwin – Rs. 30,00,000
Tejas Baroka – Rs. 30,00,000
K.C. Cariappa – Rs. 30,00,000
Kartik Chadha – Rs. 30,00,000
Mohit Rathee – Rs. 30,00,000
Himanshu Sharma – Rs. 30,00,000
Bailapudi Yeswanth – Rs. 30,00,000
Kunal Chandela – Rs. 30,00,000
Ayush Doseja – Rs. 30,00,000
Qamran Iqbal – Rs. 30,00,000
M. Dheeraj Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Bhanu Pania – Rs. 30,00,000
Arsh Kabir Ranga – Rs. 30,00,000
Adarsh Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Manoj Bhandage – Rs. 30,00,000
Mayank Dagar – Rs. 30,00,000
Raghav Goyal – Rs. 30,00,000
Manvanth Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Abid Mushtaq – Rs. 30,00,000
Atit Sheth – Rs. 30,00,000
Hritik Shokeen – Rs. 30,00,000
Jagadeesha Suchith – Rs. 30,00,000
Tanay Thyagarajann – Rs. 30,00,000
Connor Esterhuizen – Rs. 30,00,000
Ajitesh Guruswamy – Rs. 30,00,000
Siddharth Joon – Rs. 30,00,000
Bipin Saurabh – Rs. 30,00,000
Vishnu Solanki – Rs. 30,00,000
Hardik Tamore – Rs. 30,00,000
Sayan Ghosh – Rs. 30,00,000
Money Grewal – Rs. 30,00,000
Arpit Guleria – Rs. 30,00,000
Sunil Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Tristan Luus – Rs. 30,00,000
Divesh Sharma – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhilash Shetty – Rs. 30,00,000
Irfan Umair – Rs. 30,00,000
Kuldip Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Manan Bhardwaj – Rs. 30,00,000
Shreyas Chavan – Rs. 30,00,000
Parikshit Dhanak – Rs. 30,00,000
Chintal Gandhi – Rs. 30,00,000
Dharmendrasinh Jadeja – Rs. 30,00,000
Saumy Pandey – Rs. 30,00,000
Jhathavedh Subramanyan – Rs. 30,00,000
Sachin Dhas – Rs. 30,00,000
Miles Hammond – Rs. 30,00,000
Ahammed Imran – Rs. 30,00,000
Vishvarajsinh Jadeja – Rs. 30,00,000
Ayaz Khan – Rs. 30,00,000
Daniel Lategan – Rs. 30,00,000
Siddhant Rana – Rs. 30,00,000
Aaron Varghese – Rs. 30,00,000
Abdul Bazith – Rs. 30,00,000
Karan Lal – Rs. 30,00,000
Shams Mulani – Rs. 30,00,000
Ripal Patel – Rs. 30,00,000
Prince Rai – Rs. 30,00,000
Vivrant Sharma – Rs. 30,00,000
Utkarsh Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Ayush Vartak – Rs. 30,00,000
Sanjay Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Sayed Irfan Aftab – Rs. 30,00,000
Esakkimuthu Ayyakutti – Rs. 30,00,000
Pankaj Jaswal – Rs. 30,00,000
Kulwant Khejroliya – Rs. 30,00,000
Ravi Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Rajan Kumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Safvan Patel – Rs. 30,00,000
Ishan Porel – Rs. 30,00,000
Purav Agarwal – Rs. 30,00,000
Jikku Bright – Rs. 30,00,000
Yash Dicholkar – Rs. 30,00,000
Rakibul Hasan – Rs. 30,00,000
Traveen Mathew – Rs. 30,00,000
Naman Pushpak – Rs. 30,00,000
Izaz Sawariya – Rs. 30,00,000
Roshan Wagshare – Rs. 30,00,000
R.S. Ambrish – Rs. 30,00,000
Macneil Noronha – Rs. 30,00,000
R. Rajkumar – Rs. 30,00,000
Ninad Rathva – Rs. 30,00,000
Sunny Sandhu – Rs. 30,00,000
Shivalik Sharma – Rs. 30,00,000
Siddharth Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
R. Sonu Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Waseem Khanday – Rs. 30,00,000
Atif Mushtaq – Rs. 30,00,000
Atal Rai – Rs. 30,00,000
C. Rakshann Readdi – Rs. 30,00,000
Manish Reddy – Rs. 30,00,000
Nishanth Saranu – Rs. 30,00,000
Deependra Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Rajat Verma – Rs. 30,00,000
Rohit Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Emanjot Chahal – Rs. 30,00,000
Shubhang Hegde – Rs. 30,00,000
Bal Krishna – Rs. 30,00,000
Khilan Patel – Rs. 30,00,000
Delano Potgieter – Rs. 30,00,000
Hardik Raj – Rs. 30,00,000
Parth Rekhade – Rs. 30,00,000
Tiaan Van Vuuren – Rs. 30,00,000
Shreevatsha Acharya – Rs. 30,00,000
Sadek Hussain – Rs. 30,00,000
Shubham Kapse – Rs. 30,00,000
Aaqib Khan – Rs. 30,00,000
Sabir Khan – Rs. 30,00,000
Bayanda Majola – Rs. 30,00,000
Srihari Nair – Rs. 30,00,000
Aman Shekhawat – Rs. 30,00,000
Himanshu Bisht – Rs. 30,00,000
Shreyan Chakraborty – Rs. 30,00,000
Mayank Gusain – Rs. 30,00,000
Akash Pugazhanthi – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhimanyusingh Rajput – Rs. 30,00,000
Shubham Rana – Rs. 30,00,000
Arpit Rana – Rs. 30,00,000
Maramreddy Reddy – Rs. 30,00,000
Sagar Solanki – Rs. 30,00,000
Aryaman Singh Dhaliwal – Rs. 30,00,000
Vishal Mandwal – Rs. 30,00,000
Arfaz Mohammad – Rs. 30,00,000
Hemang Patel – Rs. 30,00,000
Mridul Surroch – Rs. 30,00,000
Anuj Thakral – Rs. 30,00,000
Parth Vats – Rs. 30,00,000
Lalit Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Nitin Sai Yadav – Rs. 30,00,000
Krish Bhagat – Rs. 30,00,000
Prerit Dutta – Rs. 30,00,000
Sammar Gajjar – Rs. 30,00,000
Nasir Lone – Rs. 30,00,000
Ishan Mulchandani – Rs. 30,00,000
Akhil Scaria – Rs. 30,00,000
Muhammed Sharafuddeen – Rs. 30,00,000
K. Ajay Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Ritik Tada – Rs. 30,00,000
Luckyrajsinh Vaghela – Rs. 30,00,000
Mohamed Ali – Rs. 30,00,000
Madhav Bajaj – Rs. 30,00,000
Akshu Bajwa – Rs. 30,00,000
Varun Raj Singh Bisht – Rs. 30,00,000
Rishabh Chauhan – Rs. 30,00,000
Dian Forrester – Rs. 30,00,000
Dhurmil Matkar – Rs. 30,00,000
Shiva Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Parikshit Valsangkar – Rs. 30,00,000
Mani Sankar Mura Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Virandeep Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Chama Milind – Rs. 30,00,000
K.L. Shrijith – Rs. 30,00,000
Swastik Chikara – Rs. 30,00,000
Rahul Raj Namala – Rs. 30,00,000
Virat Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Abhimanyu Easwaran – Rs. 30,00,000
Tripuresh Singh – Rs. 30,00,000
Rajesh Mohanty – Rs. 30,00,000
Swastik Samal – Rs. 30,00,000
Saransh Jain – Rs. 30,00,000
Sooraj Sangaraju – Rs. 30,00,000
Tanmay Agarwal – Rs. 30,00,000

FAQs

Q: When will IPL Auction 2026 take place?

A: IPL Auction 2026 will take place in December 2025. The BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) will declare the official date and place soon.

Q: How much expenditure is spent by teams?

A: There is a fixed budget for every team to buy players. The decision on the amount depends on the BCCI. Teams must apply the money to complete their squad.

Q: What happens if a player doesn’t get sold?

A: Players who are not sold can join the teams later. They can replace the injured players during the season. Otherwise, they can retry for upcoming auctions.

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