List of Players With Base Price of INR 2 Cr. for IPL 2026 Auction 

Players from associate nations, including Malaysia, Scotland, and the UAE, have registered for the 2026 IPL auction scheduled for December 16.

List of Players With Base Price of INR 2 Cr. for IPL 2026 Auction 

45 players have registered for the 2026 IPL auction. (via Inside Sport)

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The 2026 IPL mini-auction is just round the corner, with the BCCI having most recently, announced the list of players who have registered for the upcoming season. A total of 1,355 players have registered for the mini-auction, with 45 of them having the maximum reserve price of INR 2 crores. 

Over a thousand players have put their name in the auction pool, for them to be acquired by one of the ten IPL franchises. The day-long 2026 IPL mini-auction will be held on 16 December, in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Leading cricketers from Australia, England, South Africa, New Zealand, West Indies, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka have registered for the auction.

45 out of the 1,355 players have listed themselves in the maximum reserve price category, with 43 out of those being overseas stars. One of the two Indian stars in the top-most category is Venkatesh Iyer, who was released by the KKR after an underwhelming 2025 campaign, freeing up funds worth INR 23.75 crores. Ravi Bishnoi is the only other player to have registered in the INR 2 crore category for the auction, after being released by the LSG. 

A total of 77 slots are expected to be filled at the mini-auction, with 31 of those belonging to overseas players. While several capped and uncapped Indian players are expected to attract big money, the focus will be on overseas all-rounders, including Australian star Cameron Green. The 26-year-old is likely to attract interest from the KKR and CSK, who have the strongest purses going into the auction. KKR has a whooping INR 63.5 crores, while CSK is second with INR 43.4 crores.

Apart from Green, several other overseas stars, with a reserve price of INR 2 crores are expected to go big, including Englishman Liam Livingstone, who has scored over 500 runs in 15 T20s at an average close to 50 and a strike-rate of over 160, since the end of the 2025 IPL season. Veteran stars like David Miller, Steve Smith, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, and others might also attract interest from franchises.

Player NameCountry2024 IPL Team
Venkatesh IyerIndiaKKR
Ravi BishnoiIndiaLSG
Mujeeb Ur-RahmanAfghanistanMI
Naveen ul-HaqAfghanistan
Sean AbbottAustralia
Ashton AgarAustralia
Ben CuttingAustralia
Jake Fraser-McGurkAustraliaDC
Cameron GreenAustralia
Josh InglisAustraliaPBKS
Steve SmithAustralia
Mustafizur RahmanEnglandDC
Gus AtkinsonEngland
Tom BantonEngland
Tom CurranEngland
Liam LivingstoneEnglandRCB
Tymal MillsEngland
Jamie SmithEngland
Dan LawrenceEngland
Ben DuckettEngland
Liam DawsonEngland
Finn AllenNew Zealand
Michael BracewellNew Zealand
Devon ConwayNew ZealandCSK
Jacob DuffyNew Zealand
Matt HenryNew Zealand
Kyle JamiesonNew ZealandPBKS
Adam MilneNew Zealand
Daryl MitchellNew Zealand
William O’RourkeNew ZealandLSG
Rachin RavindraNew ZealandCSK
Gerald CoetzeeSouth AfricaGT
David MillerSouth AfricaLSG
Lungi NgidiSouth AfricaRCB
Anrich NortjeSouth AfricaKKR
Rilee RossouwSouth Africa
Tabraiz ShamsiSouth Africa
David WieseNamibia
Wanindu HasarangaSri LankaRR
Matheesha PathiranaSri LankaCSK
Maheesh TeekshanaSri LankaRR
Jason HolderWest Indies
Shai HopeWest Indies
Akeal HoseinWest Indies
Alzarri JosephWest Indies

This list will now be pruned by the BCCI, once the franchises submit their wishlists ahead of the IPL auction. The ten franchises have been given time till December 5, 2025, to decide on their choices, with an option open for them to add additional names to the pool of players. 

Glenn Maxwell, Moeen Ali pull out of 2026 IPL auction

Glenn Maxwell and Moeen Ali have officially confirmed their decision to pull out of the upcoming 2026 IPL mini-auction, hitting at retirement from the league. Maxwell and Ali are the third and fourth players, part of a high-profile group of veteran stars, to have pulled out of participating in IPL 2026.

Glenn Maxwell and Moeen Ali out of IPL 2026
Glenn Maxwell and Moeen Ali pulled out of the 2026 IPL auction. (via News 18)

Having made a name for himself in the IPL, Glenn Maxwell has played for DC, PBKS, MI and RCB since his debut in 2012. The 37-year-old all-rounder boasts an impressive tally of 2,819 runs in 141 IPL matches, at an average of 23.89, while having also taken 41 wickets. Maxwell announced his decision to pull out of the auction on social media with a heavy heart, sharing how the IPL shaped him as a player.

Apart from the Australian, former England all-rounder Moeen Ali also confirmed that he is opting out of the upcoming 2026 IPL auction, adding that he is prepared to participate in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) next summer. Ali has played 73 matches in the competition, and was a notable contributor in CSK’s 2021 and 2023 IPL triumphs, but now follows former Chennai teammate Faf du Plessis to PSL.

Until now, four IPL icons have pulled out of the competition ahead of the 2026 auction. West Indies icon Andre Russell had also retired from the IPL, earlier this week, but is set to continue his association after being appointed KKR’s new ‘power’ coach.

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