Cameron Green becomes the most expensive foreign player

IPL 2026: Money rained on players in mini auction held in Abu Dhabi

Sports: A huge amount of money was spent on many players in the mini auction held in Abu Dhabi under the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026. In this auction, 5 players got Rs 10 crore or more. The special thing is that these include three foreign and two uncapped Indian players.

list of expensive players

1. Cameron Green- Rs 25.20 crore

2. Mathisa Pathirana – Rs 18 crore

3. Karthik Sharma- Rs 14.20 crore

4. Prashant Veer- Rs 14.20 crore

5. Liam Livingston- Rs 13 crore

Cameron Green becomes the most expensive foreign player of IPL

Australian all-rounder Cameron Green was bought at the highest price in this auction. Green’s base price was Rs 2 crore, but Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) included him in their team for a sum of Rs 25.20 crore. With this price, Green has become the most expensive foreign player in IPL history. Not only this, he has also proved to be the most expensive player for KKR.

KKR made big purchases

Apart from Cameron Green, teams also spent huge sums on other players. Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was bought by KKR for Rs 9.20 crore, whose base price was Rs 2 crore. At the same time, Australian wicketkeeper batsman Josh Inglis was included in their team by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 8.60 crore. The base price of English was also Rs 2 crore.

Aaqib Nabi Dar’s luck shines

Aaqib Nabi Dar, who had a base price of Rs 30 lakh, was bought by Delhi Capitals (DC) for Rs 8.40 crore. This auction proved to be very profitable for him. At the same time, Rajasthan Royals (RR) included experienced spinner Ravi Bishnoi in their squad for Rs 7.20 crore, whose base price was Rs 2 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bought all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore. His base price was also Rs 2 crore. Additionally, Gujarat Titans (GT) added West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder to their squad for Rs 7 crore.

Change in players’ fortunes

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bought leg spinner Rahul Chahar for Rs 5.20 crore, whose base price was Rs 1 crore. RCB surprised everyone by buying young bowler Mangesh Yadav, who had a base price of Rs 30 lakh, for Rs 5.20 crore. Overall, in this mini auction of IPL 2026, teams spent a good amount of money on players and thus the fortunes of many players changed overnight.