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- Published: Tue Dec 16, 2025, 1:00 PM
IPL auction 2026 in Abu Dhabi ends after fierce contests, historic bids
By:SM Ayaz ZakirAjanta PaulPoojaraj Maniyeri- Share:
Key Events
6:39 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Liam Livingstone to SRH
5:35 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Mangesh Yadav to RCB
4:41 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Mixed fortunes uncapped spinners
4:36 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Uncapped Indian players go big
3:30 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Prashanth Veer sold to CSK
2:43 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Bishnoi sold to Royals
2:34 PM,Dec 16, 2025
KKR swoop Pathirana
1:54 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Venkatesh Iyer sold to RCB
1:28 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Green goes to Kolkata
1:17 PM,Dec 16, 2025
Miller sold!
Summary
- Cameron Green shattered records, going to KKR for a jaw-dropping Rs25.20 crore
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru get Venkatesh Iyer for Rs7 crore
- Matheesha Pathirana sold to KKR for Rs18 crore
- What a blockbuster moment! Prashanth Veer sold to CSK for Rs14.20 crore
- Chennai Super Kings went all-in, grabbing Kartik for a whopping Rs14.20 crore
- Big amounts at play as Jason Holder goes to Gujarat Titans for Rs7 crores
- Mustafizur Rahman sells to KKR for Rs9.20 crores
- After a fierce contest, SRH bags Liam Livingstone with a staggering Rs13 crores.
- Rahul Chahar sold to CSK for Rs5.20 crores.
- Mangesh Yadav, all-rounder was sold to RCB for Rs5.20 crore, up from a base price of Rs30 lakh
9:46 PM, Dec 16, 2025 9:46 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Watching IPL being built
9:43 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Fans take time off work
8:29 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Top 5 buys in IPL auction 2026
7:38 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Who's gone where?
7:33 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Round 3 starts
7:22 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Round 2 ends
7:02 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Stars swooped up
6:54 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Ben Dwarshuis to Punjab Kings
6:49 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Rahul Chahar to CSK
6:45 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Its all in the name
6:39 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Liam Livingstone to SRH
6:34 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Another round of accelerated auction
6:30 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Break ongoing
5:59 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Sold in an instant
5:52 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Going at base prices
5:46 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Connolly to Punjab Kings
5:45 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Cricketers snapped up
5:38 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Salil Arora to SRH
5:35 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Mangesh Yadav to RCB
5:34 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Going, going, gone!
5:30 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Akshat Raghuwanshi to LSG
5:27 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Shikhar Dhawan reacts
5:17 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Stars being sold for big amounts!
5:10 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Accelerated auction underway
4:41 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Mixed fortunes uncapped spinners
4:36 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Uncapped Indian players go big
4:33 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Stephen Fleming on team's mid-tournament shift
4:01 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Naman Tiwari sold to LSG
3:56 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Ashok Sharma sold to Gujarat Titans
3:52 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Tejasvi Singh sold to KKR
3:46 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Mukul Choudhary to LSG
3:42 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Kartik Sharma sold for Rs14.20 crore
3:36 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Next up, Kartik Sharma
3:30 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Prashanth Veer sold to CSK
3:24 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Prashanth Veer sparks a bidding war
3:20 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Got lucky with Quinton
3:17 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Auqib Dar sold!
3:15 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Aquib Dar up next
3:13 PM, Dec 16, 2025 The story so far
3:11 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Uncapped allrounders: Set 7
3:09 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Venky Iyer joins RCB
3:01 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Happy with Green's price tag
2:55 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Lethal combination
2:52 PM, Dec 16, 2025 No luck for uncapped batters
2:48 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Players in the set 6 goes unsold
2:43 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Bishnoi sold to Royals
2:40 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Paddles go up for Bishnoi
2:37 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Nortje to LSG
2:34 PM, Dec 16, 2025 KKR swoop Pathirana
2:30 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Pathirana triggers bidding war
2:26 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Mixed Fortunes at the Auction table
2:18 PM, Dec 16, 2025 David Miller buzzing
2:08 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Cameron Green hits it hard
ð½ï¸ Cameron Green is a KNIGHT ð
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) December 16, 2025
The all-rounder had the auction room buzzing ð¥
He becomes the most expensive overseas pick in the history of #TATAIPLAuction ð®ð#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/DtB9aixO3o2:04 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Finn Allen sold to KKR
2:00 PM, Dec 16, 2025 No buyers for keepers
1:58 PM, Dec 16, 2025 De Kock back to MI
1:57 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Deepak Hooda goes unsold
1:56 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Ben Duckett sold to DC
1:54 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Venkatesh Iyer sold to RCB
1:51 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Venkatesh Iyer is next
1:44 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Hasaranga goes to LSG
1:43 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Rachin Ravindra goes unsold
1:41 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Anything to watch auction live
1:38 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Number of slots available
1:32 PM, Dec 16, 2025 CSK fans in force
1:28 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Green goes to Kolkata
1:25 PM, Dec 16, 2025 CSK vs KKR for Green
1:23 PM, Dec 16, 2025 The top 3 overseas players at the IPL 2025 auction
1:21 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Intense bidding for Green
1:20 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Who got richer last time?
1:17 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Miller sold!
1:15 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Let the bidding begin!
1:10 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Buzz around Cameron Green
1:09 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Who is Mallika Sagar, the auctioner?
1:09 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Fans turn up in droves
1:05 PM, Dec 16, 2025 Auction fever
1:00 PM, Dec 16, 2025 All eyes on Abu Dhabi
