New Zealand's Finn Allen and England's Ben Duckett will feature in the tournament for KKR and Delhi Capitals (DC), respectively, as they have been sold for Rs 2 crore each
Venkatesh Iyer (Pic: X/@RCBTweets)
Star all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who used to represent Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will play for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026. The Bengaluru-based franchise has acquired his services for Rs 7 crore. Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's slinger Matheesha Pathirana is set to play for KKR. They have bought him for Rs 18 crore.
New Zealand's Finn Allen and England's Ben Duckett will feature in the tournament for KKR and Delhi Capitals (DC), respectively, as they have been sold for Rs 2 crore each.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have acquired the services of Sri Lanka's star spinner, Wanindu Hasaranga, for Rs 2 crore. Quinton de Kock will return to the Mumbai Indians (MI) for Rs 1 crore. Also, Jacob Duffy will represent Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2026. Spinner Ravi Bishnoi will represent the Rajasthan Royals (RR).
Deepak Hooda, KS Bharat, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Jonny Bairstow, and Jamie Smith have failed to find any buyers. Indian pacers Akash Deep and Shivam Mavi also didn't get any bidders.
Prithvi Shaw's name came with a base price of Rs 75 lakh. However, despite the low price tag, the bidding room stayed silent as the right-handed batsman went unsold in the auction.
This is the second consecutive time that Shaw failed to find any bidders. Earlier, Delhi Capitals (DC) released him ahead of the 2025 edition and had previously acquired his services for Rs 6 crore.
Along with him, Team India's explosive batsman, Sarfaraz Khan, also remains unsold. Australia's Jake Fraser-McGurk and Devon Conway are other unsold players for the upcoming edition.
On the other hand, David Miller emerged as the first player to be sold at the IPL 2026 auction. The Delhi-based franchise has acquired his services for Rs 2 crore.
Australia's star all-rounder, Cameron Green, who was a hot topic before the auction, has walked away with a hefty price ahead of the upcoming edition. Green will represent KKR, as he has been sold for a whopping Rs 25.20 crore. With this, he also became the third most expensive player in the history of the cash-rich league.
The Australian, who previously turned up for Mumbai Indians (MI) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), has so far played 29 matches in the IPL to aggregate 707 runs and take 16 wickets. The 26-year-old all-rounder also surpassed compatriot Mitchell Starc (Rs 24.75 crore) to become the most expensive overseas buy at an IPL auction.
(With Inputs from Agencies)
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