The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has released the final list of 350 players who will be put on sale during the Indian Premier League (IPL) mini auction on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
The board had initially released a list of 1355 players, but after receiving the preference list from all franchises, the list has been pruned by 75 per cent. Out of the final 350, 240 are Indians while the 110 are from abroad.
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Interestingly, 35 new players, who were not part of the first list, have been included. Some of the prominent names among them are Quinton de Kock, Dunith Wellalage, and George Linde. Afghanistan’s Arab Gul and West Indies’ Akeem Auguste have also been included.
De Kock has been added in the third set and has a base price of INR 1 crore. A scintillating ODI century in Visakhapatnam against India helped him boost his stock, and a franchise came forward to suggest his name in the final list.
77 players will be bought by the franchises, out of them 31 will be in the overseas quota.
New players added short list of 350 for IPL 2026 mini-auction
Overseas players: Arab Gul (Afghanistan), Miles Hammond (England), Dan Lategan (England), Quinton de Kock (South Africa) Connor Eztherhuizen (South Africa), George Linde (South Africa), Bayanda Majola (South Africa), Traveen Mathew (Sri Lanka), Binura Fernando (Sri Lanka), Kusal Perera (Sri Lanka), Dunith Wellalage (Sri Lanka), Akeem Auguste (West Indies).
Indian players: Sadek Hussain, Vishnu Solanki, Sabir Khan, Brijesh Sharma, Kanishk Chouhan, Aaron George, Jikku Bright, Srihari Nair, Madhav Bajaj, Shreevathsa Acharya, Yashraj Punja, Sahil Parakh, Roshan Waghsare, Yash Dicholkar, Ayaz Khan, Dhurmil Matkar, Naman Pushpak, Parikshit Valsangkar, Purav Agarwal, Rishabh Chouhan, Sagar Solanki, Izaz Sawariya and Aman Shekawat.
IPL 2026 Mini Auction Date and Venue
The IPL 2026 mini-auction will be held on December 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, marking the third consecutive year the event takes place outside India.
Phase | Description | Timeline / Notes |
Pre-Auction Trade Window | Player swaps and cash deals to rebalance squads | Open now and closes approximately 1 week before the auction |
Mini-Auction | Teams fill gaps left after trades | December 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi |
Post-Auction Trade Window | Final squad adjustments and tune-ups | Opens after the auction and closes approximately 1 month before IPL 2026 |
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