Final Squads After IPL 2026 Auction: Full Team Lists
The one-day mini IPL 2026 auction wrapped up on December 16 in Abu Dhabi with franchises clearly prioritising youth and local experience.
All 10 teams together bought 29 overseas players for INR 128.05 crore, while 48 Indian players cost INR 87.40 crore. Notably, most of that Indian spending went towards uncapped players.
Only 9 capped Indian players found buyers. Among them, 6 were sold at base price. 5 of those had a base price of just INR 75 lakh, while Akash Deep was priced at INR 1 crore.
Age was a major factor throughout the auction. Teams focused on players who could serve them long term. Domestic performers, especially those excelling in BCCI tournaments and state leagues, received strong backing from franchises.
A total of 32 players bought were under the age of 25 on auction day. 29 of them were Indians. On the other hand, 20 players aged 30 or above earned contracts and only 3 of them were Indians — Venkatesh Iyer, Rahul Tripathi and Praveen Dubey.
Only 3 Indians aged 26 or more earned at least twice their base price. Those were Rahul Chahar, Venkatesh Iyer and uncapped fast bowler Auqib Nabi.
Rahul Tripathi emerged as the oldest Indian bought, while David Miller was the only player aged 35 or more. Both were picked at their base prices.
Biggest Buys at IPL 2026 Auction
Once again, Cameron Green grabbed headlines. He fetched INR 25.20 crore, making him the most expensive overseas player in IPL history and the third-most expensive player overall. He joined Kolkata Knight Riders, with 113 bids raised by 4 teams. Under the new rules, Green will receive INR 18 crore, while the remaining amount will go towards player welfare.
Matheesha Pathirana followed closely. He earned an INR 18 crore bid from KKR, which is the highest ever for a Sri Lankan player in the IPL.
Chennai Super Kings, usually conservative at auctions, surprised many. They spent INR 14.20 crore each on Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma. Previously, CSK had crossed the INR 10 crore mark for an Indian only once, INR 14 crore for Deepak Chahar in 2022.
Overall, uncapped Indians dominated the IPL 2026 mini auction. Several lesser-known names triggered bidding wars, showing how franchises now value domestic form over reputation.
Final IPL 2026 Squads
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Retained: Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, *Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, *Nathan Ellis, *Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (T), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, *Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel
New Additions: Kartik Sharma (14.20 cr), Prashant Veer (14.20 cr), Rahul Chahar (5.20 cr), *Akeal Hosein (2 cr), *Matt Henry (2 cr), *Matthew Short (1.50 cr), Aman Khan (40 L), Sarfaraz Khan (75 L), *Zakary Foulkes (75 L)
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained: Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, *Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, *Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (T), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, *Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam
New Additions: Auqib Nabi Dar (8.40 cr), *Pathum Nissanka (4 cr), *Ben Duckett (2 cr), *David Miller (2 cr), *Lungi Ngidi (2 cr), Sahil Parakh (30 L), Prithvi Shaw (75L), *Kyle Jamieson (2 cr)
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Retained: Anuj Rawat, *Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, *Jos Buttler, *Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, *Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar
New Additions: *Jason Holder (7 cr), Ashok Sharma (90 L), *Luke Wood (75 L), Prithvi Raj Yarra (30 L), *Tom Banton (30 L)
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR IPL 2026 Squad)
Retained: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, *Rovman Powell, *Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
New Additions: *Cameron Green (25.20 cr), *Matheesha Pathirana (18 cr), *Mustafizur Rahman (9.20 cr), Tejasvi Singh (3 cr), *Finn Allen (2 cr), *Tim Seifert (1.50 cr), Rahul Tripathi (75 L), Kartik Tyagi (30 L), Daksh Kamra (30 L), Sarthak Ranjan (30 L), Prashant Solanki (30 L), Akash Deep (1 cr), *Rachin Ravindra (2 cr)
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Retained: Abdul Samad, *Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (T), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, *Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohd. Shami (T), *Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, *Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
New Additions: *Josh Inglis (8.60 cr), Mukul Choudhary (2.60 cr), Akshat Raghuwanshi (2.20 cr), *Anrich Nortje (2 cr), *Wanindu Hasaranga (2 cr), Naman Tiwari (1 cr)
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained: *Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, *Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), *Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, *Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (T), *Sherfane Rutherford (T), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, *Trent Boult, *Will Jacks
New Additions: *Quinton de Kock (1 cr), Mohammad Izhar (30 L), Danish Malewar (30 L), Atharva Ankolekar (30 L), Mayank Rawat (30 L)
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Retained: Arshdeep Singh, *Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, *Lockie Ferguson, *Marco Jansen, *Marcus Stoinis, *Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, *Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal
New Additions: *Cooper Connolly (2 cr), *Ben Dwarshuis (4.40 cr), Praveen Dubey (30 L), Vishal Nishad (30 L)
Rajasthan Royals (RR IPL 2026 Squad)
Retained: Dhruv Jurel, *Donovan Ferreira (T), *Jofra Archer, *Kwena Maphaka, *Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, *Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (T), Riyan Parag, *Sam Curran (T), Sandeep Sharma, *Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak
New Additions: Ravi Bishnoi (7.20 cr), Ravi Singh (95 L), Sushant Mishra (90 L), Vignesh Puthur (30 L), Yash Raj Punja (30 L), Aman Rao (30 L), Brijesh Sharma (30 L), Kuldeep Sen (75 L), *Adam Milne (2.40 cr)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained: Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, *Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, *Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, *Nuwan Thushara, *Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, *Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, *Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal
New Additions: Venkatesh Iyer (7 cr), Mangesh Yadav (5.20 cr), *Jacob Duffy (2 cr), Satwik Deswal (30 L), *Jordan Cox (75 L), Vihaan Malhotra (30 L), Kanishk Chouhan (30 L), Vicky Ostwal (30 L)
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Retained: Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, *Brydon Carse, *Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, *Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, *Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, *Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, *Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari
New Additions: Salil Arora (1.50 cr), Shivang Kumar (30 L), Sakib Hussain (30 L), Onkar Tarmale (30 L), Krains Fuletra (30 L), Praful Hinge (30 L), Amit Kumar (30 L), Shivam Mavi (75 L), *Liam Livingstone (13 cr), *Jack Edwards (3 cr)
Note: * denotes overseas players and (T) denotes traded players for IPL 2026.
That’s all from IPL 2026 Auctions. Meanwhile you can also check the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2026 squads here.