IPL 2026 Auction LIVE Updates: KKR Snap Up Cameron Green For INR 25.20 Crore; Venkatesh Iyer Goes To RCB

Akash Deep and Matt Henry go UNSOLD!

Jacob Duffy sold to RCB for INR 2 crore

Gerald Coetzee and Shivam Mavi go UNSOLD

Matheesha Pathirana is now involved in a bidding war between DC and LSG.

Ness Wadia said, “From retaining two [in the 2025 auction] to 21, it’s a dream. We have very little to do in the auction tomorrow, so we have come here to see what other teams do. If we find the right player at the right price, we might step in.”

Wadia also commented on how a mini-auction can be tougher than a mega one as every decision needs to be made carefully.

“Without a doubt, a mini-auction is more difficult because you are looking for a top-up. While you are doing that, others are topping up too. Some have bigger purses, while yours is different. But like I said, we have retained 21 players, so as far as we’re concerned, we are set,” said the owner.

Captain Shreyas Iyer, who will also be at the auction table on Tuesday, recognized the transition the team has undergone over the past year to build a more stable squad.

Crediting head coach Ricky Ponting for this change, Iyer said: “I feel it all started with Ricky coming on board. He is fabulous. His player management skills are amazing. He provides confidence and freedom to every individual, from the most senior player to the newcomers.”

He continued: “When you have people like that alongside you, it gives a player immense motivation and confidence. I felt that basically gave us the liberty to go out there and perform to the best of our abilities.”

QDK goes to Mumbai Indians for INR 1 cr

Ben Duckett goes to Delhi Captails for INR 2 crore.

Finn Allen goes to KKR for INR 2 crore

Englishman Gus Atkinson is the first name to be in the fray. However, no paddles go up and is UNSOLD!

Rachin Ravindra also in the reckoning and is UNSOLD!

Liam Livingstone also goes UNSOLD and so does Wian Mulder.

LSG buy Wanindu Hasaranga for INR 2cr! Smart buy that.

Venkatesh Iyer's name now enters the fray and GT look to be interested with LSG also now competing.

RCB enter the bidding process for Venkatesh Iyer

KKR now enter the fray too with RCB in pole position to snap up Iyer.

RCB snap up Venkatesh Iyer for INR 7 crore!

Deepak Hooda too goes unsold!

Pity Sarfaraz here! The guy just walloped a 22-ball 73 in SMAT but has not attracted any buyers in the IPL 2026 Auction.

MI, Royals, KKR are three franchises interested for the Aussie all-rounder! It seems Mumbai Indians have backed out and the tussle is now between KKR and Royals.

Hello, hello! Chennai Super Kings have now entered the fray.

CSK and MS Dhoni would want a player like Green in their squad. What a buy he would be.

This is turning out to be some bid for the Australian all-rounder.

20 CRORE for Cameron Green and rising! The Aussie all-rounder must be jumping in his backyard or in his hotel room right now.

Cameron Green goes to KKR for INR 25.20 crore!

Kiwi batter Devon Conway, listed at INR 2 cr, now going through the auction process and goes UNSOLD!

Opening bid of INR 75lakh for Prithvi Shaw and none seem interested from the franchises. UNSOLD!

Proteas star David Miller, formerly with GT, now in the bid. No franchise interested and seems DC are interested at INR 2 cr. Delhi Capitals buy David Miller for INR 2cr.

Jake Fraser-McGurk GOES Unsold!

Chairman of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is Arun Singh Dhumal kicks things off with an opening speech in the auction.

Devon Conway, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Greenm, Sarfaraz Khan, David Miller, Prithvi Shaw , Gus Atkinson, Wanindu Hasaranga, Deepak Hooda, Venkatesh Iyer, Liam Livingstone, Wiaan Mulder, Rachin Ravindra , Finn Allen, Jonny Bairstow, KS Bharat, Quinton De Kock , Ben Duckett, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jamie Smith

With IPL 2026 Auction, SMAT Super League stage matches are being held in Pune and Sarfaraz Khan has made every franchise take notice. The batter has scored 22-ball 73 against Rajasthan. Can the 10 franchises be tempted to have a bid at the Mumbai batter?

Players released: Arjun Tendulkar (traded to LSG), Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Krishnan Shrijith, Satyanarayana Raju, Vignesh Puthur

Players retained: Shardul Thakur (traded in from LSG), Sherfane Rutherford (traded in from GT), Mayank Markande (traded in from KKR), AM Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks

Purse remaining: INR 2.75 crore

Players released: Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Ravi Bishnoi, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shardul Thakur (traded to MI), Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph.

Players retained: Abdul Samad, Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (traded in from MI), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami (traded in from SRH), Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed.

Purse remaining: INR 22.95 crore

Players released: Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Luvnith Sisodia, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Venkatesh Iyer

Players retained: Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy

Purse remaining: INR 64.30 crore

Players released: Donovan Ferreira (traded to RR), Darshan Nalkande, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Sediqullah Atal

Players retained: Nitish Rana (traded in from RR), Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, Mitchell Starc, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam, Mukesh Kumar

Purse remaining: INR 21.80 crore

Players released: Ravindra Jadeja (traded to RR), Andre Siddarth, Deepak Hooda, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana, Sam Curran (traded to RR), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Vijay Shankar

Players retained: MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (traded in from RR), Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brewis, Shivam Dube, Urvil Patel, Noor Ahmad, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Khaleel Ahmed, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Mukesh Choudhary, Jamie Overton, Gurjapneet Singh, Anshul Kamboj

Purse remaining: INR 43.40 crore Slots remaining: 9 (4 overseas)

Players released: Sherfane Rutherford (traded to MI), Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mahipal Lomror

Players retained: Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammed Siraj, Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, B Sai Sudharsan, M Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar

Purse remaining: INR 12.90 crore Slots remaining: 5 (4 overseas)

Check out the five things to know about the IPL 2026 auction, that will go ahead in Abu Dhabi later in the day as 10 franchises look to fill up 77 slots.

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The Indian Premier League mini-auction for the 2026 season is all set to get underway tomorrow on Tuesday, December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This BCCI have kept the trend of hosting the event outside of the country with Saudi Arabia hosting the previous edition of the format two years ago.

Here's all you need to know about the 5 uncapped Indian players to be looked at HERE

Overseas talents have always been a key attraction in the Indian Premier League history. That's why IPL is regarded as the best T20 competition around the world as it unearths and hands plenty of opportunities to local and foreign talents.

Check 5 uncapped overseas players to watch out, HERE

The IPL 2026 Auction will start from 2:30 PM IST, and it will be televised on the Star Sports Network. It will also be available to stream live on the JioHotstar app and website.