NEW DELHI: The player auction for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players are set to go under the hammer.Capped batters came up for bidding in the first round. There were no marquee sets in a mini-auction.Jake Fraser-McGurk was the first player to go under the hammer, but he went unsold in the initial round. While DC got David Miller for Rs 2 crore.Then came Cameron Green, emerging as the biggest buy of the day, as Kolkata Knight Riders signed the Australian all-rounder for Rs 25.20 crore at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The deal made Green the third-most expensive player in IPL history and the costliest overseas player in the league.Follow live updatesMumbai Indians opened the bid for Green at Rs 2 crore, with only a purse of Rs 2.5 crore, followed by Rajasthan Royals. KKR then entered at Rs 2.8 crore. RR exited at around Rs 13 crore. Chennai Super Kings then entered the contest and pushed the price past Rs 20 crore. CSK bid up to Rs 25 crore, but KKR returned with a final bid of Rs 25.20 crore to secure the player.Elsewhere, South Africa middle-order batter David Miller was picked up by Delhi Capitals at his base price of Rs 2 crore.Domestic batters Prithvi Shaw of Maharashtra and Sarfaraz Khan of Mumbai went unsold despite strong performances in recent domestic tournaments.Meanwhile, Matheesha Pathirana became the most expensive Sri Lankan player in IPL auction history, as KKR got him for Rs 18 crore.The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 is set to take place from March 26 to May 31, continuing its traditional slot in the cricket calendar.IPL 2026 All Teams Squad
Delhi Capitals
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| David Miller | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Ben Duckett | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
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Mumbai Indians
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Quinton de Kock | Rs 1 crore | Rs 1 crore |
Punjab Kings
Chennai Super Kings
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Akeal Hosein | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Rs 2 crore | Rs 7 crore |
| Jacob Duffy | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
Kolkata Knight Riders
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Cameron Green | Rs 2 crore | Rs 25.20 crore |
| Finn Allen | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Rs 2 crore | Rs 18 crore |
Rajasthan Royals
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Rs 2 crore | Rs 7.20 crore |
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Gujarat Titans
Lucknow Supergiants
| Player | Base price | Sold at |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
The list will be updated
