Historically, all-rounders and bowlers have been the biggest earners, and this year is expected to follow the same trend.
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 youngsters will be keenly watched as they look to take the next step in their cricketing careers at the prestigious IPL auction.
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.
Here's a look at the top five players the franchise could consider bidding for, including some exciting pace bowlers and all-rounders.
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
While the focus will be on domestic talent, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green is expected to be the headline act in the IPL 2026 mini-auction.
Just like every other IPL auction, batters are expected to be in high demand during the IPL 2026 players auction
The IPL 2026 mini-auction can replicate the last mini-auction result, where bowlers went for big bucks, surpassing batters and all-rounders
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.
RCB, which lifted its first IPL trophy in 2025, became the second most valuable IPL brand at $105 million
Mohit Sharma, part of India's 2015 ODI World Cup squad, has retired from all formats. The Haryana pacer played 26 ODIs and eight T20Is and featured in 100-plus IPL matches
One surprising omission from the longlist is Glenn Maxwell. The Australian allrounder, bought by Punjab Kings for INR 4.2 crore last year, is recovering from a fractured finger.
Russell has been a key figure for KKR since 2014, helping the franchise secure three IPL titles.
Post-2020, du Plessis enjoyed a resurgence as a premier batter in the IPL, first finishing runner-up in the 2021 scoring charts and then repeating the feat in 2023
A Nielsen-JioStar analysis of IPL 2025 finds minimal duplication in ad views and strong incremental reach from cross-screen media plans