The mini auction of IPL 2026 will start in Abu Dhabi this Tuesday afternoon. Teams will be competing to purchase talented players for their sides. There are a total of 359 players for auction.
Team Budgets
Out of the ten IPL franchises, the Mumbai Indians have the lowest wallet size, which is ₹2.75 crore. Kolkata Knight Riders possess the largest wallet with a size of ₹64.30 crore. Chennai Super Kings possess a wallet size of ₹43.40 crore.
Player Retention and Release
- Kolkata Knight Riders will look to buy 13 players in the auction. The list of retained players includes Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Harshit Rana. Kolkata also let go of Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, and Venkatesh Iyer
- Mumbai Indians retained Arjun Tendulkar, Anmolpreet Singh, Hrithik Shokeen, Ramیز Khan, Dewald Brevis, Tim David, Sandeep Lamichhane, and Riley Meredith. The Mumbai Indians traded Hardik Pendharkar to Rajasthan Royals. The Mumbai Indians released Ben Cutting and An
- Mumbai Indians retained Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Trent Boult, and Will Jack
Franchises & Budgets
- 1. Kolkata Knight Riders – ₹64.30 crores
- 2. Chennai Super Kings - ₹43.40 crores
- 3. SunRisers Hyderabad – ₹25.5 crores
- 4. Lucknow Super Giants – ₹22.95 crores
- 5. Delhi Capitals – ₹21.80 crores
- 6. Royal Challengers Bangalore - ₹16.40 crores
- 7. Rajasthan Royals – ₹16.05 crores
- 8. Gujarat Titans: ₹12.90 crores
- 9. Punjab Kings – ₹11.50 crores
- 10. Mumbai Indians - ₹2.75 crores
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