IPL Auction: Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan's IPL exile ends; Cameron Green makes history, uncapped Indians rise and shine

IPL Auction LIVE: Gus Atkinson first player to go under the hammer in the second set. Mallika Sagar is waiting for any bid but he finds no buyers here and the Englishman remains unsold.

IPL Auction LIVE: Surprise, surprise! Only two players sold. Cameron Green for ₹25.2 crore and David Miller for ₹2 crore. Jake Fraser McGurk, Prithvi Shaw, Sarfaraz Khan and Devod Conway unsold. So all that promising domestic show hasn’t impressed the franchises enough.

IPL Auction LIVE: Only two players find the buyers from the first set, with Cameron Green hitting the jackpot - INR 25.2 crore, while David Miller joined DC for INR 2 crore. The likes of Sarfaraz Khan, Prithvi Shaw, Devon Conway and Jake Fraser McGurk remain unsold.

IPL Auction LIVE: Cameron Green had the most bids for a player – 117. The previous record was held by Shreyas Iyer – 103.

IPL Auction LIVE: Sarfaraz Khan the last player in this set to go under the hammer. Surprisingly, despite his recent SMAT form, no franchises shown interest in him and he remain unsold for now.

IPL Auction LIVE: Rajasthan Royals have decided to go almost all out for Cameron Green but KKR have the biggest purse and they are in no mood to let go of the Aussie superstar. He has already gone past 12 crore here with KKR leading the bid at the moment. RR are not stopping here, and the bidding war goes on here. RR are out here, and KKR had the highest bid with INR 13.60 crore. And here comes Chennai Super Kings with a 13.8 crore bid. A new war begins at the auction. He has already gone past INR 15 crore. None of them is backing down, and the paddles keep going up for Green. After a brief pause, KKR return and bids INR 19.2 crore.

The INR 20 crore-mark has been breached for Green! The war goes on as he is all set to break Mitchell Starc's record for the most expensive overseas player in the Auction. And he has broken the record as CSK raise the paddle for INR 25 crore. Meanwhile, KKR make another bid for INR 25.20 crore and Green joins the three-time IPL champions.

IPL Auction LIVE: Cameron Green is up for grabs now. The battle begins, the Mumbai Indians started the bid with a 2 crore bid, followed by the Rajasthan Royals. After a brief pause, KKR, as expected, joined the bid here. The Royals and KKR are engaged in a bidding war here. The price has increased to INR 5 crore in a short time. Both teams are on backing down to get him. RR, with only 16.05 crore in its purse, is going all guns blazing.

IPL Auction LIVE: Devon Conway is up for grabs and no bidding for him too. The New Zealand opener had a flop last season which led to his release from Chennai Super Kings and he finds no buyers here.

IPL Auction LIVE: Prithvi Shaw is back in the auction for the base price of INR 75 Lakh. Interestingly, no bidding for Shaw also as he remained unsold for the second year in a row. He might get some attention in the accelerated round.

IPL Auction LIVE: David Miller is the second player to go under the hammer here. A complete silence amongst the teams. It seems like he might also go unsold. Wait a minute… Delhi Capitals enter the race, and he gets sold for INR 2 crore.

IPL Auction LIVE: Jake Fraser McGurk is the first player to go under the hammer. No IPL team is interested in the Australian opener, who was released by the Delhi Capitals after an underwhelming season.

IPL Auction LIVE: Mallika Sagar takes the centre stage here as she will be the auctioneer once again. She invites Arun Dhumal back on the stage for bail-picking to get the first set underway.

IPL Auction LIVE: Arun Dhumal welcomes the decision makers at the auction ceremony. He delivers a speech about the emergence of IPL 2008 from now, as it has become the biggest league in the world. The IPL franchise owners are all serious about getting involved in the bidding wars.

IPL Auction LIVE: We are just a few minutes away from the mega auction here. The process began with a massive pool of 1,390 players who put their names forward. After the first round of scrutiny, the list was cut down to 1,005 cricketers. From there, franchises zeroed in on 369 shortlisted players who will go under the hammer. These names will compete for just 77 available slots across the 10 teams ahead of the 19th edition of the world’s biggest T20 league, with 31 of those positions reserved for overseas players, highlighting how fierce the competition is likely to be.

IPL Auction LIVE: Cameron Green is expected to be one of the biggest attractions at the upcoming IPL mini auction, with the Australian all-rounder tipped to command a record-breaking bid. Several franchises believe Green could surpass Rishabh Pant’s ₹27 crore mark, given his value as a multi-dimensional player. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are likely to be at the centre of an intense bidding battle, especially after underwhelming IPL 2025 campaigns. Both franchises will enter the auction with sizeable purses and see Green as a long-term solution capable of strengthening their core for the next season and beyond.

IPL Auction LIVE: Kolkata Knight Riders will head into the auction with the strongest spending power, holding a massive purse of INR 64.3 crore — the highest among all franchises. The defending champions can fill up to 13 vacant slots, including six overseas positions, giving them plenty of flexibility. Chennai Super Kings are not far behind, entering the auction with INR 43.4 crore at their disposal. The five-time champions have a maximum of nine slots to fill, making them another key player expected to shape the dynamics of the auction with their significant financial room and targeted recruitment strategy.

IPL Auction LIVE: The IPL auction shortlist underlines Australia’s strong presence, with Cameron Green expected to be the headline act and a serious contender to become the most expensive buy. Green features alongside fellow Australian Jake Fraser-McGurk, while New Zealand opener Devon Conway and South Africa’s seasoned finisher David Miller complete the elite group. All four have been placed in the top bracket with a base price of ₹2 crore. Among them, Green’s all-round value and proven impact in the league make him the standout name as franchises prepare for aggressive bidding.

IPL Auction LIVE: South Africa’s ongoing T20I series against India has also turned the spotlight on a strong group of Proteas set to feature in the IPL 2026 auction. Veteran hitters Quinton de Kock and David Miller lead a 15-player contingent, offering firepower and big-match experience. The pace unit looks equally tempting, with Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi and Gerald Coetzee providing express speed and aggression, while Wiaan Mulder brings versatility as a seam-bowling all-rounder. With these players testing India in the current series, IPL franchises are closely tracking their performances, already weighing how to neutralise such threats when the auction table opens.

IPL Auction LIVE: Matheesha Pathirana is another big name, alongside Cameron Green, expected to attract massive bids at the IPL mini auction. His release by Chennai Super Kings came as a surprise, and the franchise could still look to bring him back. Teams such as Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are also expected to enter the race. Although the right-arm pacer endured a relatively quiet season, his unique slingy action and ability to bowl at the death continue to make him one of the toughest bowlers to read in the shortest format, keeping his market value high.

IPL Auction LIVE: If you ever needed one stat-strip to explain Punjab’s auction habits, it’s this: PBKS’ “highest buy” line jumps from Irfan Pathan ₹3.8 cr (2008) to Shreyas Iyer ₹26.75 cr (2025) — basically a franchise that’s never been shy of the big swing.

Along the way, you get the landmark spikes: Mitchell Johnson ₹6.5 cr (2014), KL Rahul ₹11 cr (2018), Jhye Richardson ₹14 cr (2021), Sam Curran ₹18.5 cr (2023), Harshal Patel ₹11.75 cr (2024), and then the Iyer mega-bid that briefly sat at the top of the auction… until Pant went higher a few minutes later.

IPL Auction LIVE: Venkatesh Iyer is set for another stint at the IPL auction after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders, even following their title-winning 2024 season. The Madhya Pradesh all-rounder will head into the 2026 auction with a base price of ₹2 crore, a steep drop from the ₹23.75 crore price tag he fetched at the 2022 mega auction. Despite the reset, Iyer remains a proven match-winner, valued for his power-hitting at the top and his ability to contribute with the ball in pressure situations.

IPL Auction LIVE: Sarfaraz Khan, who has a base price of INR 75 lakh, is the third Indian cricketer to send a reminder to the franchises, smashing a 15-ball fifty. With a 22-ball 73 in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Rajasthan, the right-handed batter is all set to become a crorepati. What a time to get some runs under your belt.

IPL Auction LIVE: Prithvi Shaw is set for another shot at the IPL as he re-enters the 2026 auction after going unsold last season, this time with a base price of ₹75 lakh. The 26-year-old opener, now representing Maharashtra, has rebuilt momentum through impressive domestic performances ahead of the December 16 auction in Abu Dhabi. Shaw led Maharashtra in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025 and scored at a brisk strike rate of 161, despite the side missing out on the knockouts in a tight Group B. His standout knock was a blistering 36-ball 66 against Hyderabad, highlighted by a rapid 23-ball fifty.

IPL 2026 Auction LIVE: PBKS didn’t “shop” at the IPL 2025 mega auction in Jeddah — they made a statement. When Shreyas Iyer came up, Punjab kept the paddle up all the way to ₹26.75 crore, making him the first player to cross ₹25 crore at an IPL auction and, for a few minutes, the most expensive buy in IPL auction history.

The funny bit? Iyer later said he basically stepped away to the washroom during the madness because the bidding war was too much to process.

And the cruel IPL-auction bit: within minutes, Rishabh Pant went for ₹27 crore, so Iyer’s “costliest-ever” crown lasted about as long as a strategic timeout.

Why it’s peak PBKS: this wasn’t about “filling a slot” — it was Punjab buying a captaincy + identity reset in one swing.

IPL 2026 Auction LIVE: There was a phase when PBKS had a full-on reputation at the auction table: they were trying to bid for most of the available players — not just the ones they needed, but the ones they wanted to keep in play. And in IPL 2018, the numbers kind of backed the chatter.

That auction had 353 player lots brought up (including re-calls). PBKS raised the paddle for 56 different players — meaning they entered the contest for 15.86% of all the lots that came up. They ultimately landed 21 of those 56 targets.

So yeah, the “PBKS bid for everyone” tag wasn’t just fan banter — it was a real, measurable habit: stay involved, test the room, stretch rivals, and then pick the battles worth winning.