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Pant to Green: Most expensive player buys in the IPL Auction history

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.

IPL 2026 auction: Australia's Cameron Green, uncapped pair rewrite records

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

IPL 2026: Check Delhi Capitals' full squad and players' salary here

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.

IPL 2026: Check Mumbai Indians' full squad and players' salary here

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

IPL 2026: Check Rajasthan Royal's full squad, players' salary here

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.

IPL 2026: Check Royal Challengers Bengaluru's full squad, players' salary

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

IPL 2026: Check Chennai Super Kings' full squad, players' salary here

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

IPL 2026: Check Kolkata Knight Riders' full squad, players' salary here

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

IPL 2026: Check Gujarat Titans' full squad and players' salary here

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

IPL 2026 Auction HIGHLIGHTS: Top overseas & uncapped players, full list of sold and unsold players

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

IPL 2026 Auction: Remaining purse, retained players list of all 10 teams

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

IPL 2026: Check Lucknow Super Giants' full squad, players' salary here

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

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.

IPL 2026: Check Sunrisers Hyderabad's full squad, players' salary here

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.

IPL 2026: Check Punjab Kings' full squad and players' salary here

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

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 ...

Auqib to Prashant: Uncapped players who become Crorepati in IPL 2026

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) led the way in splashing cash on emerging stars, signaling their commitment to securing a strong future while preparing for another exciting IPL season.

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.