Auqib Nabi IPL 2026 Auction Price: Auqib Nabi, a 29-year-old pacer from Sheeri, a small hamlet of north Kashmir, has witnessed a remarkable turn in his cricketing career as he is all set for action for the first time in the IPL. Nabi was sold to the Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2026 auction for a whopping price of Rs 8.4 crore.

Having entered the mini auction with a base price of Rs 30 lakh, Nabi went on to become the joint seventh most expensive uncapped player in IPL history. Celebrations were quick to begin in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in his village in Baramulla town, as soon as the DC bagged his services.

Apart from his villagers and relatives, cricket fans across the Valley applauded the resilience of this young cricketer, whose hard work finally paid off with this massive breakthrough. "Today, he was rewarded for his hard work of over a decade. Everybody here is happy. I am thankful to the BCCI and the franchise that selected my son. I have no words to express this joy," said his father, Ghulam Nabi Dar, who is a teacher by profession.

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Notably, Nabi has been putting in consistent performances in domestic cricket lately and on the back of his commendable efforts in the Ranji Trophy, Duleep Trophy and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT), he has secured a bumper deal. Auqib Nabi has dismissed 125 batters in 59 innings of 36 first-class matches played so far, and he has also scored 870 runs with the bat. In List A cricket, he has 42 wickets to his credit in 29 matches, and in T20s, he has dismissed 43 batters in 34 matches.

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Zubair Ahmad Dar, general secretary of the Baramulla Cricket Forum, said, "The IPL will now open the door for him to international fixtures and will soon be playing for the national side. Aquib has performed well in Ranji and Duleep Trophy tournaments and hopefully will do wonders in the IPL too."

Zubair mentioned that Nabi's selection would now inspire other youngsters of the Valley, especially in north Kashmir. "Now onwards, he (Aquib) will be our role model,” said a young cricketer who was bursting crackers along with other enthusiasts in Baramulla town. Even fellow cricketers of his local club — Baramulla Reds — were all praise for his achievement. "I was his first captain. From day one, I had an intuition that he would get a big breakthrough," said Zubair.

Auqib Nabi is an impressive talent and possesses an outstanding pace and wicket-taking ability. He finished the SMAT 2025 season with 15 wickets in seven matches and picked up one four-wicket haul.