IPL 2026 Auction: Green Gets ₹25.2 Cr, Bishnoi to RR for ₹7.2 Cr
16 Dec 2025 8:55 AM IST16 Dec 2025 8:55 AM IST
Earlier, a total of 1390 players registered for the IPL 2026 player auction, of which 350 were shortlisted. The pool also comprises 224 uncapped Indian players and 14 uncapped overseas players, adding significant depth and fresh talent to this year's auction roster.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Cameron Green plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Chennai Super Kings, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Green was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for a record-breaking Rs 25.20 crore on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, after bidding war at IPL players' auction in Abu Dhabi. - PTI
Abu Dhabi: Kolkata Knight Riders splurged a record-breaking Rs 25.20 to land top Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to acquire the services of Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana in the Indian Premier League players' auction here on Tuesday.Uncapped Indian players were also a big hit with Uttar Pradesh's 20-year-old left-arm spinner Prashant Veer and Rajasthan's 19-year-old keeper-batter Kartik Sharma going to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14.20 crore each.
Both became the highest paid uncapped players in the history of IPL auction after coming in at a base price of Rs 30 lakh each.
Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi Dar also attracted a hefty sum of Rs 8.40 crore from Delhi Capitals to be among the top gainers in the mini auction. Dar's base price was also Rs 30 lakh.
India internationals Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan went unsold despite their good run of form with the bat. However, Sarfaraz was later bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 75 lakh during the accelerated auction.
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UNSOLD: Vijay Shankar, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Mahipal Lomror, and Edhen Tom.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle with agency inputs )
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