Big Bucks, Big Names: IPL 2026 Auction Records Fall – All Teams’ Final Player Lists

–Cameron Green Shatters Records as Most Expensive Overseas Player; Uncapped Indians Shine Big

Patiala, March 16 (Shahi)

The IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi saw intense bidding, with Australia’s all-rounder Cameron Green becoming the most expensive overseas player in IPL history after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured him for ₹25.20 crore. This surpassed Mitchell Starc’s previous record of ₹24.75 crore (also by KKR in 2024). However, under new IPL rules capping overseas player contracts at ₹18 crore, the excess amount goes to the BCCI’s player welfare fund.

The auction featured a total purse of ₹237.55 crore spent across teams, with base prices ranging from ₹30 lakh to ₹2 crore. A record 77 slots were filled from 369 available players, bringing squads to between 18–25 players (max 8 overseas). Uncapped Indian talents stole the show: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) made Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma joint-most expensive uncapped players at ₹14.20 crore each, topping Avesh Khan’s prior record.

Three-time champions KKR entered with the largest purse (₹64.30 crore) and completed their squad first at 25 players. Other highlights include high-profile buys like Matheesha Pathirana (₹18 crore to KKR) and big uncapped paydays.

Key Auction Records – IPL 2026

• Most expensive player overall: Cameron Green (₹25.20 crore, KKR)
• Most expensive overseas player: Cameron Green (₹25.20 crore, KKR)
• Most expensive Indian/uncapped players: Prashant Veer & Kartik Sharma (₹14.20 crore each, CSK)

(Note: Retained players have no auction price listed; trades and replacements are noted where applicable.)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Full Squad

1. Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retained, Indian capped, Batter, Captain)
2. MS Dhoni (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
3. Dewald Brevis (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
4. Ayush Mhatre (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
5. Urvil Patel (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
6. Anshul Kamboj (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
7. Jamie Overton (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
8. Ramakrishna Ghosh (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
9. Shivam Dube (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
10. Khaleel Ahmed (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
11. Noor Ahmad (AFG, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
12. Mukesh Choudhary (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
13. Nathan Ellis (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
14. Shreyas Gopal (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
15. Gurjapneet Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
16. Sanju Samson (Trade, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
17. Akeal Hosein (WI, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore
18. Prashant Veer (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹14.20 crore
19. Kartik Sharma (Auction, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹14.20 crore
20. Matthew Short (AUS, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹1.50 crore
21. Aman Khan (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹40 lakh
22. Sarfaraz Khan (Auction, Indian capped, Batter) – ₹75 lakh
23. Rahul Chahar (Auction, Indian capped, Bowler) – ₹1.00 crore
24. Matt Henry (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore
25. Zak Foulkes (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹75 lakh

Delhi Capitals (DC) – Full Squad

1. KL Rahul (Retained, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
2. Karun Nair (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
3. Abishek Porel (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
4. Tristan Stubbs (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
5. Axar Patel (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
6. Sameer Rizvi (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
7. Ashutosh Sharma (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
8. Vipraj Nigam (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
9. Ajay Mandal (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
10. Tripurana Vijay (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
11. Madhav Tiwari (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
12. Mitchell Starc (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
13. T. Natarajan (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
14. Mukesh Kumar (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
15. Dushmantha Chameera (SL, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
16. Kuldeep Yadav (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
17. Nitish Rana (Trade, Indian capped, Batter)
18. Auqib Dar (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹8.40 crore
19. Ben Duckett (ENG, Auction, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹2.00 crore
20. David Miller (SA, Auction, Overseas capped, Batter) – ₹2.00 crore
21. Pathum Nissanka (SL, Auction, Overseas capped, Batter) – ₹4.00 crore
22. Lungi Ngidi (SA, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore
23. Sahil Parakh (Auction, Indian uncapped, Batter) – ₹30 lakh
24. Prithvi Shaw (Auction, Indian capped, Batter) – ₹75 lakh
25. Kyle Jamieson (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore

Gujarat Titans (GT) – Full Squad (7 overseas)

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1. Shubman Gill (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
2. Sai Sudharsan (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
3. Kumar Kushagra (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
4. Anuj Rawat (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
5. Jos Buttler (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
6. Nishant Sindhu (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
7. Glenn Phillips (NZ, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
8. Washington Sundar (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
9. Arshad Khan (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
10. Shahrukh Khan (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
11. Rahul Tewatia (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
12. Kagiso Rabada (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
13. Mohammed Siraj (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
14. Prasidh Krishna (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
15. Ishant Sharma (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
16. Gurnoor Singh Brar (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
17. Rashid Khan (AFG, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
18. Manav Suthar (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
19. Sai Kishore (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
20. Jayant Yadav (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
21. Ashok Sharma (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹90 lakh
22. Jason Holder (WI, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹7.00 crore
23. Tom Banton (ENG, Auction, Overseas capped, Batter) – ₹2.00 crore
24. Luke Wood (ENG, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹75 lakh
25. Prithviraj Yarra (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Full Squad

1. Ajinkya Rahane (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
2. Rinku Singh (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
3. Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
4. Manish Pandey (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
5. Rovman Powell (WI, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
6. Anukul Roy (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
7. Ramandeep Singh (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
8. Vaibhav Arora (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
9. Sunil Narine (WI, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
10. Varun Chakaravarthy (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
11. Harshit Rana (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
12. Umran Malik (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
13. Cameron Green (AUS, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹25.20 crore
14. Matheesha Pathirana (SL, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹18.00 crore
15. Finn Allen (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹2.00 crore
16. Tejasvi Singh (Auction, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹3.00 crore
17. Prashant Solanki (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
18. Kartik Tyagi (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
19. Rahul Tripathi (Auction, Indian capped, Batter) – ₹75 lakh
20. Tim Seifert (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹1.50 crore
21. Sarthak Ranjan (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
22. Daksh Kamra (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
23. Akash Deep (Auction, Indian capped, Bowler) – ₹1.00 crore
24. Rachin Ravindra (Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹2.00 crore
25. Blessing Muzarabani (Replacement, Overseas capped, Bowler) – TBA (for Mustafizur Rahman)

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Full Squad (7 overseas)

1. Rishabh Pant (Retained, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
2. Ayush Badoni (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
3. Abdul Samad (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
4. Aiden Markram (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
5. Himmat Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
6. Matthew Breetzke (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
7. Nicholas Pooran (WI, Retained, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
8. Mitchell Marsh (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
9. Shahbaz Ahamad (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
10. Arshin Kulkarni (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
11. Mayank Yadav (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
12. Avesh Khan (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
13. Mohsin Khan (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
14. M. Siddharth (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
15. Digvesh Rathi (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
16. Prince Yadav (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
17. Akash Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
18. Arjun Tendulkar (Trade, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
19. Mohammed Shami (Trade, Indian capped, Bowler)
20. Anrich Nortje (SA, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore
21. Wanindu Hasaranga (SL, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹2.00 crore
22. Mukul Choudhary (Auction, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹2.60 crore
23. Naman Tiwari (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹1.00 crore
24. Akshat Raghuwanshi (Auction, Indian uncapped, Batter) – ₹2.20 crore
25. Josh Inglis (AUS, Auction, Overseas capped, Batter) – ₹8.60 crore

Mumbai Indians (MI) – Full Squad

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1. Rohit Sharma (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
2. Surya Kumar Yadav (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
3. Robin Minz (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
4. Ryan Rickelton (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
5. Tilak Varma (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
6. Hardik Pandya (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
7. Naman Dhir (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
8. Mitchell Santner (NZ, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
9. Will Jacks (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
10. Corbin Bosch (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
11. Raj Bawa (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
12. Trent Boult (NZ, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
13. Jasprit Bumrah (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
14. Deepak Chahar (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
15. Ashwani Kumar (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
16. Raghu Sharma (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
17. Allah Ghazanfar (AFG, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
18. Mayank Markande (Trade, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
19. Shardul Thakur (Trade, Indian capped, All-rounder)
20. Sherfane Rutherford (WI, Trade, Overseas capped, Batter)
21. Quinton de Kock (SA, Auction, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹1.00 crore
22. Atharva Ankolekar (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
23. Mohammad Izhar (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
24. Danish Malewar (Auction, Indian uncapped, Batter) – ₹30 lakh
25. Mayank Rawat (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh

Punjab Kings (PBKS) – Full Squad

1. Shreyas Iyer (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
2. Nehal Wadhera (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
3. Vishnu Vinod (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
4. Harnoor Pannu (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
5. Pyla Avinash (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
6. Prabhsimran Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper)
7. Shashank Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
8. Marcus Stoinis (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
9. Harpreet Brar (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
10. Marco Jansen (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
11. Azmatullah Omarzai (AFG, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
12. Priyansh Arya (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
13. Musheer Khan (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
14. Suryansh Shedge (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
15. Mitch Owen (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
16. Arshdeep Singh (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
17. Yuzvendra Chahal (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
18. Vyshak Vijaykumar (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
19. Yash Thakur (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
20. Xavier Bartlett (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
21. Lockie Ferguson (NZ, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
22. Cooper Connolly (AUS, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹3.00 crore
23. Ben Dwarshuis (AUS, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹4.40 crore
24. Vishal Nishad (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
25. Pravin Dubey (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh

Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Full Squad

1. Shubham Dubey (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
2. Vaibhav Suryavanshi (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
3. Lhuan-dre Pretorius (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
4. Shimron Hetmyer (WI, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
5. Yashasvi Jaiswal (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
6. Dhruv Jurel (Retained, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
7. Riyan Parag (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
8. Yudhvir Singh Charak (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
9. Jofra Archer (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
10. Tushar Deshpande (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
11. Sandeep Sharma (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
12. Kwena Maphaka (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
13. Nandre Burger (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
14. Ravindra Jadeja (Trade, Indian capped, All-rounder)
15. Sam Curran (ENG, Trade, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
16. Donovan Ferreira (SA, Trade, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
17. Ravi Bishnoi (Auction, Indian capped, Bowler) – ₹7.20 crore
18. Sushant Mishra (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹90 lakh
19. Vignesh Puthur (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
20. Yash Raj Punja (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
21. Ravi Singh (Auction, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹95 lakh
22. Brijesh Sharma (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
23. Aman Rao (Auction, Indian uncapped, Batter) – ₹30 lakh
24. Adam Milne (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.40 crore
25. Kuldeep Sen (Auction, Indian capped, Bowler) – ₹75 lakh

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – Full Squad

1. Rajat Patidar (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
2. Virat Kohli (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
3. Tim David (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
4. Devdutt Padikkal (Retained, Indian capped, Batter)
5. Phil Salt (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
6. Jitesh Sharma (Retained, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
7. Krunal Pandya (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
8. Jacob Bethell (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
9. Romario Shepherd (WI, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
10. Swapnil Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
11. Josh Hazlewood (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
12. Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
13. Rasikh Salam (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
14. Yash Dayal (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
15. Suyash Sharma (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
16. Nuwan Thushara (SL, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
17. Abhinandan Singh (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
18. Venkatesh Iyer (Auction, Indian capped, All-rounder) – ₹7.00 crore
19. Jacob Duffy (NZ, Auction, Overseas capped, Bowler) – ₹2.00 crore
20. Mangesh Yadav (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹5.20 crore
21. Satvik Deswal (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
22. Jordan Cox (ENG, Auction, Overseas capped, Batter) – ₹75 lakh
23. Kanishk Chouhan (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
24. Vihaan Malhotra (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
25. Vicky Ostwal (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – Full Squad

1. Travis Head (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Batter)
2. Abhishek Sharma (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
3. Aniket Verma (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
4. R Smaran (Retained, Indian uncapped, Batter)
5. Ishan Kishan (Retained, Indian capped, Wicketkeeper)
6. Heinrich Klaasen (SA, Retained, Overseas capped, Wicketkeeper)
7. Nitish Kumar Reddy (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
8. Harsh Dubey (Retained, Indian uncapped, All-rounder)
9. Kamindu Mendis (SL, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
10. Harshal Patel (Retained, Indian capped, All-rounder)
11. Brydon Carse (ENG, Retained, Overseas capped, All-rounder)
12. Pat Cummins (AUS, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
13. Jaydev Unadkat (Retained, Indian capped, Bowler)
14. Eshan Malinga (SL, Retained, Overseas capped, Bowler)
15. Zeeshan Ansari (Retained, Indian uncapped, Bowler)
16. Shivang Kumar (Auction, Indian uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹30 lakh
17. Salil Arora (Auction, Indian uncapped, Wicketkeeper) – ₹1.50 crore
18. Krains Fuletra (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
19. Praful Hinge (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
20. Amit Kumar (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
21. Onkar Tarmale (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
22. Sakib Hussain (Auction, Indian uncapped, Bowler) – ₹30 lakh
23. Liam Livingstone (ENG, Auction, Overseas capped, All-rounder) – ₹13.00 crore
24. Shivam Mavi (Auction, Indian capped, Bowler) – ₹75 lakh
25. Jack Edwards (AUS, Auction, Overseas uncapped, All-rounder) – ₹3.00 crore

The IPL 2026 season promises exciting contests with these revamped squads blending experience, youth, and international flair.

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