The IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi was a historic event, with Kolkata Knight Riders cameron green Made record breaking purchases. The Australian all-rounder achieved the title of the most expensive overseas player in the history of the tournament after being bought by KKR for ₹25.20 crore, surpassing Mitchell Starc’s previous benchmark.
Entering the auction with the biggest budget of ₹64.30 crore, the three-time champions showed consistency, also signing Sri Lankan fast bowler Matesha Pathirana for ₹18 crore. Despite starting with the minimum number of retained players, KKR’s aggressive strategy made them the first franchise to finalize their full 25-man squad for the upcoming season.
Apart from international stars, untapped Indian talent grabbed the headlines at the Etihad Arena. Chennai Super Kings Prashant Veer and Karthik Sharma Set a new precedent by signing him for ₹14.2 crore, making him the most expensive uncapped player in history, surpassing the previous record held by Avesh Khan.
All the teams together invested a total of ₹237.55 crore to fill the 77 available slots from a pool of 369 cricketers. While big spenders featured prominently, Mumbai Indians made a smart move in a limited budget by acquiring experienced Quinton de Kock for just ₹1 crore.
With the auction over and the lineup decided, the stage is set for another exciting edition of the competition.
Full squads of all IPL teams for the 2026 season
Chennai Super Kings
MS Dhoni, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapaneet Singh, Jamie Overton*, Mukesh Chaudhary, Nathan Ellis*, Noor Ahmed*, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dubey, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khalil Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis*, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma, Prashant Veer, Rahul Chahar, Matt Henry*, Akil Hossain*, Matthew Short*, Zak Faulks*, Sarfaraz Khan, Aman Khan
Delhi Capitals
Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Akshar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera*, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwary, Mitchell Starc*, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs*, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Dar, Pathum Nissanka*, Kyle Jamieson*, Lungi Ngidi*, Ben Duckitt*, David Miller*, Prithvi Shaw, Sahil Parakh
Gujarat Titans
Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips*, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler*, Kagiso Rabada*, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nischay Sindhu, Pradeep Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan*, Sai Sudarshan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder*, Tom Banton*, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood*, Prithviraj Yarra.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramdeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell*, Sunil Narine*, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakraborty, Cameron Green*, Matesha Pathirana*, Mustafizur Rahman*, Tejasvi Singh, Rachin Ravindra*, Finn Allen*, Tim Seifert*, Akash Deep, Rahul Tripathi, Daksh Kamara, Sarthak Ranjan, Prashant Solanki, Kartik Tyagi
Lucknow Super Giants
Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram*, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Britzke*, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mitchell Marsh*, Mosin Khan, Nicholas Pooran*, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed, Josh Inglis*, Mukul Chaudhary, Akshat Raghuvanshi, Enrich Nortje*, Wanindu Hasaranga*, Naman Tiwari
Mumbai Indians
Allah Ghazanfar*, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch*, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande
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