IPL 2025 News

Punjab Kings are particularly intrigued by Connolly's temperament in pressure situations. Skipper Shreyas Iyer has highlighted the youngster's potential as a finisher

Sarthak's journey to this point has been far from easy. His rise in the cricketing world has been marked by personal struggles and the shadow of his parents' high-profile political careers.

Prashant's breakthrough came when he made it to Uttar Pradesh's Under-19 team, impressing with his performances in the Cooch Behar Trophy in 2022-23.

With the IPL 2026 Auction presenting another opportunities for teams to strengthen their squads, this time the star shined for the uncapped Indian players who were rewarded heavily on the day.

Cameron Green turned out to be the eventual biggest signing of the IPL 2026 Auction with KKR roping him in for a whopping Rs 25.20 Crore, making him the most expensive overseas signing in IPL.

With this, Green crossed the record held by Mitchell Starc, another Australian cricketer, at Rs 24.75 crore

DC acquired South African star David Miller for his base price of ₹2 crore, with no competition for his services, being the first team to pick a player on the day.

Earlier, MI retained key players like Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, and Will Jacks.

In addition to Bishnoi, RR also acquired three uncapped Indian players: Sushant Mishra for ₹90 lakh, Yash Raj Punja for ₹30 lakh, and Vignesh Puthur for ₹30 lakh.

Their first signing at the mini-auction was all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, whom they acquired for ₹7 crore.

CSK bought two uncapped players Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma for Rs 14.20 Crore each.

The auction saw an intense battle between Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings for Green, with KKR eventually emerging as the highest bidder.

Key players like Rashid Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Shahrukh Khan, and Jos Buttler also remained integral to the team's plans.

The accelerated rounds featured further big purchases, including Pathum Nissanka, Jason Holder, Mustafizur Rahman, Liam Livingstone and Josh Inglis.

KKR will walk into the IPL 2026 players auction with the biggest purse, while five-time champions MI will have the smallest purse

Additionally, LSG surprised many by securing uncapped wicketkeeper-batter Mukul Choudhary for ₹2.60 crore, after a bidding war with Mumbai Indians.

PL 2026 mini auction: Cameron Green tops the list at Rs 25.20 cr. Check top 20 costliest buys, including Pathirana, Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer, with teams and prices.

Following last month's retention window, SRH chose to maintain their core group, which is led by captain Pat Cummins, along with explosive opener Abhishek Sharma and power-hitter Travis Head.

Punjab's first pick came in the accelerated round, where they secured Australian batting all-rounder Cooper Connolly for ₹3 crore.

Spending more than USD 3 million (Rs 28.40 crore) and nearly 60 percent of their purse on players, who can proverbially be termed as wet behind the ears, does display a change in mindset.