IPL Auction

The IPL 2026 mini auction is done, and all ten franchises have finalised their squads. From record-breaking overseas signings to uncapped Indian bets and quiet value buys,

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

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

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was an established India star even before Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma were born. They were literally in their nappies when the legend of 'Captain Cool' was taking shape during those formative years of the Indian Premier League. But if they put hands on their hearts, neither the 19-year-old keeper-batter Kartik nor the 20-year-old left-arm spin bowling all-rounder Veer would have thought that by Tuesday evening, they would jointly walk into the record books with bank-breaking deals of Rs 14.20 crore from Chennai Super Kings. More enticing than that is the opportunity of a lifetime to share the dressing room with none other than Dhoni, already 44 and still going strong. Whether keeper Kartik will get a look-in when Sanju Samson and Dhoni can don the big gloves or if Veer can be groomed as a long-term replacement of Ravindra Jadeja is a matter of debate. But Chennai Super Kings have displayed a clever switch in philosophy looking at the future when Ruturaj ...

The live telecast of the IPL 2026 players' auction will be available on Star Sports Network in India

According to a media report by Cricbuzz, the timeline for IPL Season 19 was shared during a pre-auction briefing conducted by IPL CEO Hemang Amin

Under the IPL's maximum-fee rule, an overseas player's auction fee is capped at the lower of the highest retention slab and the highest price fetched at the previous mega auction.

Mumbai captain Shardul Thakur believes Sairaj Patil could attract big bids at the IPL 2026 auction, citing his Mumbai T20 League exploits and strong Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy showings.

The IPL 2026 Auction is scheduled to begin on December 16 (Tuesday), 2025. The IPL mini auction 2026 will begin at 2:30 PM IST.

CSK will walk into the IPL 2026 auction with the second-largest purse of Rs 43.40 crore, only behind KKR

Green, despite being an all-rounder, was listed as a batter only in the earlier released IPL 2026 auction players list

Just like every other IPL auction, batters are expected to be in high demand during the IPL 2026 players auction

CSK have released 11 players, the most among the 10 franchises, as they attempt to reset after finishing bottom of the table for the first time in their IPL history

After two years of being hosted abroad, the 2026 IPL auction looks set for an Indian venue

Veteran Australian coach Tom Moody joins Lucknow Super Giants as global director of cricket ahead of IPL 2026 auction, marking his return to the league after leaving Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2022.

In 18 years, the IPL has grown in size and heft, with the 10-franchise league being a major summer spectacle that chugs along uninterrupted by events like the Lok Sabha elections or the pandemic

GT started their training camp in Surat on Monday, January 13, with players like Anuj Rawat, Ishant Sharma, and Jayant Yadav present at the camp

The 22-year-old uncapped pacer of Sri Lanka is currently playing in the inaugural season of the Sri Lanka T10 League for Hambantota Bangla Tigers

Mumbai Indians will now have a new head coach, bowling coach, and fielding coach in IPL 2025