Indian Names Led by Mayank Agarwal, Ravi Bishnoi, Prithvi Shaw, and Umesh Yadav

Over 1,000 players have listed their names for the IPL 2026 mini auction. Mayank Agarwal, KS Bharat, Rahul Chahar, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Deepak Hooda, Sarfaraz Khan, Shivam Mavi, Navdeep Saini, Chetan Sakariya, Kuldeep Sen, Prithvi Shaw, Rahul Tripathi, Sandeep Warrier and Umesh Yadav headline the Indian candidates. A total of 45 players, including Venkatesh Iyer, have listed their base price as ₹2 crore. All of them will go under the hammer in a one-day mini-auction on December 16th, to be held in Abu Dhabi.

According to a Cricbuzz report, a total of 1,355 players are registered for the IPL 2026 mini-auction. This includes major international names from England, Australia, and South Africa. Cameron Green, Matthew Short, and Steve Smith are among the Australian players expected to find buyers. Josh Inglis has also registered for the auction, but his availability is uncertain due to his marriage. This long list also includes players like England's Jamie Smith and Jonny Bairstow, New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra, and Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga and Mathisha Pathirana.

A total of 45 players, including just two Indians: Bishnoi and Iyer, have set their base price at ₹2 crore. The 43 foreign players include Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Jamie Smith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq (both from Afghanistan), Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Inglis, Mustafizur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Daniel Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Daryl Mitchell, Ravindra Jadeja, Michael Bracewell, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana, and Hasaranga, whose base price is also ₹2 crore.

IPL veteran Shakib Al Hasan, who has played 71 matches in nine seasons, has set his base price at ₹1 crore. New Zealand right-arm spinner Aditya Ashok is also included in this list, with a base price of ₹7.5 million. Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, and Alzarri Joseph occupy the highest base price slots.

Foreign players from 14 countries, including Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, Netherlands, Scotland, and the USA, have registered their names for the IPL 2026 mega auction. Malaysia also received one entry. Indian-born right-arm all-rounder Virandeep Singh will be available for auction with a base price of ₹3 million.

After retention, the 10 IPL franchises will have a total purse of ₹237.55 crore (₹237.55 crore) at stake. Kolkata Knight Riders are heading to Abu Dhabi with the highest purse of ₹64.30 crore (₹64.30 crore). Chennai Super Kings are second on the list with ₹43.40 crore (₹43.40 crore). A total of 77 slots are to be filled in the teams, out of which 31 slots are for foreign players.