IPL Auction 2026 Most Expensive Players List

T20 (Domestic)

Indian Premier League 2026

28 Mar – 31 May, 2026 · IN · 10 Teams · T20: 74 Matches

Matches

1/8

Final · Narendra Modi Stadium

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 5 wickets

Qualifier 2 · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

Result

219/3 (18.4)

214/6 (20)

GT won by 7 wickets

Eliminator · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

RR won by 47 runs

Qualifier 1 · Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 92 runs

Match 1 · M.Chinnaswamy Stadium

Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets

Match 2 · Wankhede Stadium

MI won by 6 wickets

Match 3 · Barsapara Cricket Stadium

RR won by 8 wickets

Match 4 · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium

PBKS won by 3 wickets

IPL Auction 2026 — Expensive Players

Overview Sold Players Unsold Players Retained Players Teams & Squad Team Budget Expensive Players

Retained

Rishabh Pant

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 27.00 Cr

LSG

Sold

Cameron Green

Australia • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 25.20 Cr

Sold To:

KKR

Retained

Heinrich Klaasen

• Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 23.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Virat Kohli

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 21.00 Cr

RCB

Retained

Nicholas Pooran

West Indies • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 21.00 Cr

LSG

Retained

Yuzvendra Chahal

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

PBKS

Retained

Yashasvi Jaiswal

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

Retained

Sanju Samson

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

CSK

Retained

Ruturaj Gaikwad

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

CSK

Retained

Ravindra Jadeja

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

Retained

Rashid Khan

Afghanistan • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

Retained

Pat Cummins

Australia • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Jasprit Bumrah

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

Retained

Arshdeep Singh

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 18.00 Cr

PBKS

Sold

Matheesha Pathirana

• Bowler

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 18.00 Cr

Sold To:

KKR

Retained

Axar Patel

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 16.50 Cr

Retained

Shubman Gill

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 16.50 Cr

Retained

Hardik Pandya

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 16.35 Cr

Retained

Surya Kumar Yadav

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 16.35 Cr

Retained

Rohit Sharma

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 16.30 Cr

Retained

Jos Buttler

England • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 15.75 Cr

Sold

Prashant Veer

India • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 0.30 Cr

Sold For ₹ 14.20 Cr

Sold To:

CSK

Sold

Kartik Sharma

India • Wicket-Keeper

Base Price ₹ 0.30 Cr

Sold For ₹ 14.20 Cr

Sold To:

CSK

Retained

Abhishek Sharma

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 14.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Riyan Parag

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 14.00 Cr

Retained

KL Rahul

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 14.00 Cr

Retained

Dhruv Jurel

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 14.00 Cr

Retained

Travis Head

Australia • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 14.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Kuldeep Yadav

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 13.25 Cr

Retained

Rinku Singh

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 13.00 Cr

KKR

Sold

Liam Livingstone

England • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 13.00 Cr

Sold To:

SRH

Retained

Jofra Archer

England • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 12.50 Cr

Retained

Josh Hazlewood

Australia • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 12.50 Cr

RCB

Retained

Trent Boult

New Zealand • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 12.50 Cr

Retained

Mohammed Siraj

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 12.25 Cr

Retained

Sunil Narine

West Indies • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 12.00 Cr

KKR

Retained

Shivam Dube

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 12.00 Cr

CSK

Retained

Varun Chakaravarthy

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 12.00 Cr

KKR

Retained

Mitchell Starc

Australia • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 11.75 Cr

Retained

Phil Salt

England • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 11.50 Cr

RCB

Retained

Ishan Kishan

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 11.25 Cr

SRH

Retained

Mayank Yadav

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 11.00 Cr

LSG

Retained

Jitesh Sharma

India • Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 11.00 Cr

RCB

Retained

Shimron Hetmyer

West Indies • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 11.00 Cr

Retained

Marcus Stoinis

Australia • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 11.00 Cr

PBKS

Retained

Rajat Patidar

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 11.00 Cr

RCB

Retained

Kagiso Rabada

• Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 10.75 Cr

Retained

T. Natarajan

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 10.75 Cr

Retained

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 10.75 Cr

RCB

Retained

Tristan Stubbs

• Wicket-Keeper

Retained Price ₹ 10.00 Cr

Retained

Noor Ahmad

Afghanistan • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 10.00 Cr

CSK

Retained

Mohammad Shami

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 10.00 Cr

LSG

Retained

Avesh Khan

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 9.75 Cr

LSG

Retained

Prasidh Krishna

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 9.50 Cr

Retained

Deepak Chahar

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 9.25 Cr

Sold

Mustafizur Rahman

• Bowler

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 9.20 Cr

Sold To:

KKR

Sold

Josh Inglis

Australia • Wicket-Keeper

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 8.60 Cr

Sold To:

LSG

Retained

Sai Sudharsan

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 8.50 Cr

Sold

Auqib Nabi Dar

India • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 0.30 Cr

Sold For ₹ 8.40 Cr

Sold To:

Retained

N. Tilak Varma

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 8.00 Cr

Retained

Harshal Patel

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 8.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Mukesh Kumar

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 8.00 Cr

Sold

Ravi Bishnoi

India • Bowler

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 7.20 Cr

Sold To:

Retained

Marco Jansen

• All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 7.00 Cr

PBKS

Sold

Venkatesh Iyer

India • Batter

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 7.00 Cr

Sold To:

RCB

Sold

Jason Holder

West Indies • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 2.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 7.00 Cr

Sold To:

Retained

Tushar Deshpande

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 6.50 Cr

Retained

Rasikh Dar Salam

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 6.00 Cr

RCB

Retained

Nitish Kumar Reddy

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 6.00 Cr

SRH

Retained

Krunal Pandya

India • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 5.75 Cr

RCB

Retained

Shashank Singh

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 5.50 Cr

PBKS

Retained

Naman Dhir

India • Batter

Retained Price ₹ 5.25 Cr

Retained

Will Jacks

England • All Rounder

Retained Price ₹ 5.25 Cr

Sold

Rahul Chahar

India • Bowler

Base Price ₹ 1.00 Cr

Sold For ₹ 5.20 Cr

Sold To:

CSK

Sold

Mangesh Yadav

India • All Rounder

Base Price ₹ 0.30 Cr

Sold For ₹ 5.20 Cr

Sold To:

RCB

Retained

Yash Dayal

India • Bowler

Retained Price ₹ 5.00 Cr

RCB