IPL 2026 Auction: Now less than a month is left for the auction of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League. IPL fans seem very excited about this, because this time’s mini action is going to be very interesting. Many big players are entering the auction.
IPL 2026 Mini Auction: Before the IPL 2026 mini auction, all 10 teams have released the retention list of their respective players. A mini auction is scheduled to take place on December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. This season’s auction will be very interesting for the fans, because more than one player is going to be auctioned. In such a situation, we are going to tell you about those 5 players on whom the franchises had spent a lot of money last season, but this time they can be sold at throwaway prices.
liam livingston
England cricket team’s all-rounder Liam Livingston has been released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Even after becoming the champion last season, the franchise expressed confidence in this player for IPL 2026. Last season he was bought for Rs 8.75 crore. However, his performance was very poor in terms of money. He scored 112 runs in 8 innings and took 2 wickets with the ball in 5 innings. This time there is less hope of a big bid being placed on them.
jack fraser mcgruck
Young Australian opener Jack Fraser McGruck performed very shamefully for Delhi Capitals last season. However, in the first season he dominated with the bat and scored 330 runs in 9 innings at a strike rate of 234.04. Due to his performance, Delhi bought the RTM card for Rs 9 crore using it. But, scored 55 runs in 6 innings in IPL 2025. In such a situation, now this player has been released and is about to enter the mega auction. It is difficult to get big money in mini auction.
Ravi Bishnoi
Indian spin bowler Ravi Bishnoi is also going to enter the IPL 2026 mini auction. Bishnoi, who played last season for Lucknow Supergiants, has been released. Last season, he was kept in the team by paying Rs 11 crore, but the performance was not special in terms of money. Apart from this, Digvesh Rathi bowled amazingly in the team, after which it has become difficult for him to play now. This is the reason why the team did not express confidence and now sent it for auction. In such a situation, many teams will definitely go in the auction for him, but it will be difficult to get a big amount.
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glen maxwell
Australia’s all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who is playing for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, has been released from the team. In such a situation, there is a possibility of bidding on him in the mini auction, but the biggest thing is that his last few seasons have not been special. Last season, Punjab bought him for Rs 4.2 crore, but in the name of performance, he scored 48 runs in 6 innings and took 4 wickets. Due to this poor performance, the team was shown the door and now they are going to come in the auction. Before this, he was also playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore, but could not do anything amazing. Now it will not be easy to make a big bid in IPL 2026.
Venkatesh Iyer
Venkatesh Iyer, who took Rs 23.75 crore for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025, is out. This is not the first time that fans have been shocked, people were also shocked when such a huge amount was given in the auction. He was the third most expensive player last season, but his performance was very disappointing. This left-handed batsman scored 142 runs in 7 innings. In such a situation, the team has now shown the way out. If Rs 10 crore is also given for IPL 2026, then once again cricket fans will get a big shock.
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