The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16. (File)IPL 2026 Auction Date, Players List: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Auction will host 350 players to go under the hammer in the mini-auction process, slated to be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, the BCCI confirmed on Tuesday.
A total of 1390 players had initially registered for the auction process, a list whittled down to include 240 Indian and 110 are overseas recruits. The pool includes 224 uncapped Indian players and 14 uncapped overseas players, vying for 77 spots in total across 10 franchises.
As many as 40 players have named themselves in the highest bracket at Rs 2 crore.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will approach the auction with the largest purse, with ₹64.3 crore. This is due to their decision to retain only 12 players from their 2025 squad, maximising their available funds for new acquisitions.
Following KKR is the Chennai Super Kings (CSK), who also possess a substantial budget of ₹43.4 crore. Mumbai Indians have the smallest purse at Rs 2.75 crore, followed by Punjab Kings at Rs. 11.5 crore.
Complete breakdown of capped and uncapped players
| Sr. No | Capped/Uncapped players | No. of players |
| 1 | Capped Indians | 16 |
| 2 | Capped Overseas | 96 |
| 3 | Uncapped Indian | 224 |
| 4 | Uncapped overseas | 14 |
| Total | 350 |
| S.No. | Player | Price Bracket |
| 1 | Devon Conway | 2 Cr |
| 2 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | 2 Cr |
| 3 | Cameron Green | 2 Cr |
| 4 | David Miller | 2 Cr |
| 5 | Gus Atkinson | 2 Cr |
| 6 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 Cr |
| 7 | Venkatesh Iyer | 2 Cr |
| 8 | Liam Livingstone | 2 Cr |
| 9 | Rachin Ravindra | 2 Cr |
| 10 | Finn Allen | 2 Cr |
| 11 | Ben Duckett | 2 Cr |
| 12 | Jamie Smith | 2 Cr |
| 13 | Gerald Coetzee | 2 Cr |
| 14 | Jacob Duffy | 2 Cr |
| 15 | Matt Henry | 2 Cr |
| 16 | Anrich Nortje | 2 Cr |
| 17 | Matheesha Pathirana | 2 Cr |
| 18 | Ravi Bishnoi | 2 Cr |
| 19 | Akeal Hosein | 2 Cr |
| 20 | Mujeeb Rahman | 2 Cr |
| 21 | Maheesh Theekshana | 2 Cr |
| 22 | Steve Smith | 2 Cr |
| 23 | Sean Abbott | 2 Cr |
| 24 | Michael Bracewell | 2 Cr |
| 25 | Jason Holder | 2 Cr |
| 26 | Daryl Mitchell | 2 Cr |
| 27 | Tom Banton | 2 Cr |
| 28 | Shai Hope | 2 Cr |
| 29 | Josh Inglis | 2 Cr |
| 30 | Kyle Jamieson | 2 Cr |
| 31 | Adam Milne | 2 Cr |
| 32 | Lungisani Ngidi | 2 Cr |
| 33 | William Orourke | 2 Cr |
| 34 | Mustafizur Rahman | 2 Cr |
| 35 | Cooper Connolly | 2 Cr |
| 36 | Tom Curran | 2 Cr |
| 37 | Daniel Lawrence | 2 Cr |
| 38 | Alzarri Joseph | 2 Cr |
| 39 | Naveen Ul Haq | 2 Cr |
| 40 | Liam Dawson | 2 Cr |
Stay updated with the latest sports news across Cricket, Football, Chess, and more. Catch all the action with real-time live cricket score updates and in-depth coverage of ongoing matches.
2 min read
