Abu Dhabi: The IPL 2026 auction, held in Abu Dhabi, delivered major surprises, record-breaking deals, and a strong statement from uncapped Indian players. While Australian all-rounder Cameron Green emerged as the most expensive buy at ₹25.20 crore, it was domestic talent that stole the spotlight.
Uncapped Indians Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma became the joint-most expensive uncapped players in IPL history, fetching ₹14.20 crore each from Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Overall, the 10 IPL franchises spent ₹215.45 crore to fill 77 slots, including 29 overseas players.
Below is the complete team-wise squad list and salaries after the IPL 2026 auction:
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Squad & Salaries
Players Bought:
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), Sarfaraz Khan (₹75 L), Zakary Foulkes (₹75 L), Aman Khan (₹40 L)
Retained/Existing:
Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, among others
Traded In: Sanju Samson (RR)
Remaining Purse: ₹2.40 crore
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Players Bought:
Quinton de Kock (₹1 cr), Mohammad Izhar (₹30 L), Danish Malewar (₹30 L), Atharva Ankolekar (₹30 L), Mayank Rawat (₹30 L)
Key Retained Players:
Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma
Traded In: Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, Mayank Markande
Remaining Purse: ₹55 lakh
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Players Bought:
Cameron Green (₹25.20 cr), Matheesha Pathirana (₹18 cr), Mustafizur Rahman (₹9.20 cr), Rachin Ravindra (₹2 cr), Finn Allen (₹2 cr)
Key Retained Players:
Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Varun Chakravarthy, Ajinkya Rahane
Remaining Purse: ₹45 lakh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Players Bought:
Venkatesh Iyer (₹7 cr), Mangesh Yadav (₹5.20 cr), Jacob Duffy (₹2 cr), Jordan Cox (₹75 L)
Retained Core:
Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood
Remaining Purse: ₹25 lakh
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Players Bought:
Ben Dwarshuis (₹4.40 cr), Cooper Connolly (₹2 cr)
Retained Players:
Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Yuzvendra Chahal
Remaining Purse: ₹3.50 crore
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Players Bought:
Jason Holder (₹7 cr), Ashok Sharma (₹90 L), Luke Wood (₹75 L)
Key Retentions:
Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Kagiso Rabada
Remaining Purse: ₹1.95 crore
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Players Bought:
Ravi Bishnoi (₹7.20 cr), Adam Milne (₹2.40 cr), Kuldeep Sen (₹75 L)
Traded In:
Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran
Remaining Purse: ₹2.65 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Players Bought:
Liam Livingstone (₹13 cr), Jack Edwards (₹3 cr), Salil Arora (₹1.50 cr)
Retained Players:
Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan
Remaining Purse: ₹5.45 crore
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Players Bought:
Josh Inglis (₹8.60 cr), Mukul Choudhary (₹2.60 cr), Wanindu Hasaranga (₹2 cr)
Traded In:
Mohammed Shami, Arjun Tendulkar
Remaining Purse: ₹4.55 crore
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Players Bought:
Auqib Nabi Dar (₹8.40 cr), Pathum Nissanka (₹4 cr), Kyle Jamieson (₹2 cr), David Miller (₹2 cr)
Retained Core:
Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Kuldeep Yadav
Remaining Purse: ₹35 lakh
With squads finalized and several teams banking on young Indian talent, IPL 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most competitive seasons in league history.
