NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders dominated proceedings at the IPL players’ auction on Tuesday, making two headline signings by spending Rs 25.20 crore on Australian all-rounder Cameron Green and Rs 18 crore to secure Sri Lankan fast bowler Matheesha Pathirana. While big money flowed for overseas stars, Indian batters Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan were among the notable names to remain unsold despite strong recent performances.Green’s acquisition rewrote the record books as he went past fellow Australian Mitchell Starc’s previous mark of Rs 24.75 crore to become the most expensive overseas player in IPL auction history. The bidding for Green turned into a fierce contest between KKR and Chennai Super Kings, before Kolkata eventually outbid their rivals.
KKR were also involved in the race for India all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer but stepped aside as Royal Challengers Bengaluru clinched him for Rs 7 crore. The three-time champions then turned their attention to Pathirana, entering the contest after Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants bowed out of the bidding. Starting at a base price of Rs 2 crore, Pathirana emerged as the costliest Sri Lankan ever sold at an IPL auction.Under current auction regulations, Green will earn Rs 18 crore for the season, with the remaining amount from the bid being allocated to the BCCI’s player development programme. Pathirana, however, will receive his full Rs 18 crore as it falls within the salary cap.Green, who has previously represented Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, has featured in 29 IPL matches, scoring 707 runs and claiming 16 wickets. Shaw and Sarfaraz, meanwhile, went unsold despite impressive domestic form, with Sarfaraz fresh off a blistering 22-ball 73 for Mumbai in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.Elsewhere, South African batter David Miller was picked up by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore, while New Zealand opener Devon Conway went unsold. Quinton de Kock returned to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1 crore, Spencer Johnson found no takers, and South African pacer Anrich Nortje was signed by Lucknow Super Giants after entering the auction at a base price of Rs 2 crore.
IPL Auction 2026 Sold Players List
| Player | Team | Price (In Rs crore) |
|---|---|---|
| Daksh Kamra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Sarthak Ranjan | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Krains Fuletra | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Praful Hinge | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Atharva Ankolekar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Amit Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Cooper Connolly | Punjab Kings | 3.00 |
| Onkar Tarmale | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Mohd Izhar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Sakib Hussain | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Ravi Singh | Rajasthan Royals | 0.95 |
| Salil Arora | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1.50 |
| Mangesh Yadav | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 5.20 |
| Aman Khan | Chennai Super Kings | 0.40 |
| Satvik Deswal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.20 |
| Danish Malewar | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9.20 |
| Tim Seifert | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1.50 |
| Matthew Short | Chennai Super Kings | 1.50 |
| Jason Holder | Gujarat Titans | 7.00 |
| Rahul Tripathi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.75 |
| Pathum Nissanka | Delhi Capitals | 4.00 |
| Vignesh Puthur | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Prashant Solanki | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Yash Raj Punja | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Sushant Mishra | Rajasthan Royals | 0.90 |
| Naman Tiwari | Lucknow Super Giants | 1.00 |
| Kartik Tyagi | Kolkata Knight Riders | 0.30 |
| Ashok Sharma | Gujarat Titans | 0.90 |
| Tejasvi Dahiya | Kolkata Knight Riders | 3.00 |
| Mukul Choudhary | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.60 |
| Kartik Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | 14.20 |
| Shivang Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.30 |
| Prashant Veer | Chennai Super Kings | 14.20 |
| Auqib Nabi | Delhi Capitals | 8.40 |
| Cameron Green | Kolkata Knight Riders | 25.20 |
| Finn Allen | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.00 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 7.00 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.00 |
| Jacob Duffy | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2.00 |
| Akeal Hosein | Chennai Super Kings | 2.00 |
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Anrich Nortje | Lucknow Super Giants | 2.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | Mumbai Indians | 1.00 |
| David Miller | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | Kolkata Knight Riders | 18.00 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Rajasthan Royals | 7.20 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Chennai Super Kings | 0.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13.00 |
| Rachin Ravindra | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2.00 |
| Akash Deep | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1.00 |
| Matt Henry | Chennai Super Kings | 2.00 |
| Shivam Mavi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0.75 |
| Rahul Chahar | Chennai Super Kings | 5.20 |
| Ben Dwarshuis | Punjab Kings | 4.40 |
| Jordan Cox | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.75 |
| Josh Inglis | Lucknow Super Giants | 8.60 |
| Lungi Ngidi | Delhi Capitals | 2.00 |
| Aman Rao Perala | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Mayank Rawat | Mumbai Indians | 0.30 |
| Pravin Dubey | Punjab Kings | 0.30 |
| Sahil Parakh | Delhi Capitals | 0.30 |
| Vishal Nishad | Punjab Kings | 0.30 |
| Brijesh Sharma | Rajasthan Royals | 0.30 |
| Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 3.00 |
| Prithvi Shaw | Delhi Capitals | 0.75 |
| Tom Banton | Gujarat Titans | 2.00 |
| Zak Foulkes | Chennai Super Kings | 0.75 |
| Adam Milne | Rajasthan Royals | 2.40 |
| Kuldeep Sen | Rajasthan Royals | 0.75 |
| Vicky Ostwal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Prithviraj Yarra | Gujarat Titans | 0.30 |
| Luke Wood | Gujarat Titans | 0.75 |
| Vihaan Malhotra | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
| Kanishk Chouhan | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0.30 |
IPL Auction 2026 Unsold Players List
| Player | Base Price (In Rs crore) | Sold/Unsold |
|---|---|---|
| Manisankar Murasingh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Izaz Sawariya | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jikku Bright | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Ayush Vartak | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Utkarsh Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Karan Lal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Daniel Lategan | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Nathan Smith | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Vishal Nishad | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Chintal Gandhi | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Irfan Umair | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Connor Esterhuizen | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tanay Thyagarajan | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Dheeraj Kumar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jhye Richardson | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Riley Meredith | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Alzarri Joseph | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Richard Gleeson | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Taskin Ahmed | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Dan Lawrence | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Mohit Rathee | 0.30 | Unsold |
| KC Cariappa | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tejas Baroka | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Murugan Ashwin | 0.30 | Unsold |
| KM Asif | 0.40 | Unsold |
| Mayank Rawat | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Vicky Ostwal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Salman Nizar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Waqar Salamkheil | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Chetan Sakariya | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Jordan Cox | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Tom Banton | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Dasun Shanaka | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Daryl Mitchell | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Michael Bracewell | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Sean Abbott | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Sediqullah Atal | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Kumar Kartikeya | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Karn Sharma | 0.50 | Unsold |
| Shivam Shukla | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Wahidullah Zadran | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Akash Madhwal | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Simarjeet Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Raj Limbani | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tushar Raheja | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Vansh Bedi | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Ruchit Ahir | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Sanvir Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Tanush Kotian | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Eden Apple Tom | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Mahipal Lomror | 0.50 | Unsold |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | 0.40 | Unsold |
| Yash Dhull | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Atharva Taide | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Spencer Johnson | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Jamie Smith | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Gus Atkinson | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Vijay Shankar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz | 1.50 | Unsold |
| Anmolpreet Singh | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Abhinav Manohar | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Srikar Bharat | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Deepak Hooda | 0.75 | Unsold |
| Devon Conway | 2.00 | Unsold |
| Jonny Bairstow | 1.00 | Unsold |
| Abhinav Tejrana | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Aarya Desai | 0.30 | Unsold |
| Gerald Coetzee | 2.00 | Unsold |
