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Check top 20 most expensive players in IPL 2026 mini auction here

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.

Prashant-Kartik and $3 million: CSK's switch from 'Dad's Army' to 'Gen Z'

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 ...

IPL 2026 Auction: KKR buys SL pacer Matheesha Pathirana for Rs 18 Crore

Pathirana's previous stint with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) saw him play a vital role before his release after a modest IPL 2025 campaign.

Kartik Sharma becomes joint most expensive uncapped player in IPL history

The signing was made within seconds of them buying another uncapped player in the form of Prashant Veer who was bought for the same amount of money making both players the join most expensive buys.

IPL 2026: CSK buy Prashant Veer for Rs 14.2 crore, priciest uncapped player

The 20-year-old left-arm spin-bowling allrounder, was first noticed while playing for Noida Super Kings in the UP T20 League.

Will IPL see 1st Rs 30 cr buy? But foreign players can fetch Rs 18 cr max

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.

IPL 2026 Auction: Date, time (IST), format and live streaming details

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.

Green to Bishnoi: List of players CSK can target during IPL 2026 auction

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

Green, de Kock part of 350 players listed for IPL 2026 auction on Dec 16

On December 16, IPL 2026 auction is scheduled to start at 2:30 PM IST in Abu Dhabi. All the ten IPL franchisees are set to spent around Rs 237.55 crore to fill up 77 available slots.

IPL 2026 retentions Highlights: CSK release Pathirana; KKR release Russell, Venkatesh

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

IPL retentions: Full list of retained, traded, released players with salary

IPL 2026's retention list is defined by three themes: the blockbuster Jadeja-Samson-Curran swap, the release of several global stars, and franchises making sharp value

IPL 2026 Retention: CSK's full list of retained players and players' salary

Pathirana's release follows two injury-affected seasons and a notable dip in form.

Toughest ever decision: CSK CEO explains why Jadeja traded for Samson

CSK MD Kasi Viswanathan reveals why the franchise made the tough call to trade Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran for Sanju Samson ahead of IPL 2026.

Rs 4 crore pay cut! Why Jadeja chose RR over a bigger CSK pay cheque

His return to the franchise that first dubbed him Rockstar marks a full-circle moment - but it also raises a key question: why would one of the IPL's top all-rounders accept a reduced salary now?

IPL 2026: Samson joins CSK, Jadeja moves to RR in a blockbuster trade move

The batter, who has three IPL and three international centuries to his name, is seen as MS Dhoni's replacement in the squad, both as a leader and a wicketkeeper-batter.

Top 10 players that could be released from teams ahead of IPL 2026 auction

Since this is not a mega auction, franchises have the freedom to retain or release as many players as they wish.

Will Sanju Samson's inclusion help CSK overcome 2025 debacle in IPL 2026?

The move is termed surprising as CSK fans are questioning whether Sanju in the squad is worth sending their legend Ravindra Jadeja over to the other side

IPL 2026's biggest trade: Life comes full circle for Jadeja if he joins RR

Seventeen years after he first wore the jersey of Rajasthan Royals in the inaugural IPL, the veteran all-rounder could return to the franchise where it all began, bringing his journey full circle

IPL 2026 Retention: All you need to know ahead of deadline on November 15

IPL 2026 retention rules allow franchises to retain an unlimited number of players, with no cap on the number of capped Indian players, overseas players, or uncapped players they can keep

IPL 2026 latest trade talk: Will Jadeja play for Rajasthan Royals?

Ravindra Jadeja for Sanju Samson, a swap once dismissed as fantasy by insiders, is now at the heart of active negotiations between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR)