IPL 2026 Auction / IPL player auction today, Green and Venkatesh expected to attract big bids

Hello! Welcome to Zoom News' live blog. The mini-auction for IPL 2026 is today. All 10 franchises will bid for a total of 77 available spots. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have the largest purses available.

Hello! Welcome to Zoom News' live blog. The mini-auction for IPL 2026 is today. All 10 franchises will bid for a total of 77 available spots. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have the largest purses available.

Available purse for the 10 teams

Available purse for all 10 teams after releasing and retaining players

Team Available Purse (in crores of rupees)

  • Lucknow Super Giants - 22.95
  • Rajasthan Royals - 16.05
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad - 25.5
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore - 16.4
  • Kolkata Knight Riders - 64.3
  • Mumbai Indians - 2.75
  • Chennai Super Kings - 43.4
  • Delhi Capitals - 21.80
  • Gujarat Titans - 12.9
  • Punjab Kings - 11.5
Green, Venkatesh, and Livingstone could attract high bids

In addition to Cameron Green, Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer and England's aggressive batsman Liam Livingstone are also expected to attract high bids. Fast-bowling all-rounders have always been a priority for franchises.