Big Unsold Players In IPL 2026 Auction: Apart from a few major boosts to several players, including young cricketers, the IPL 2026 auction turned out to be a massive heartbreak for many in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. A total of 369 players went under the hammer for the remaining 77 slots. A whopping amount of Rs 215.45 crore was spent by all 10 franchises in the mini auction in order to strengthen their respective squads.
A few familiar faces went unsold, leaving fans and experts shocked. Among the biggest names to find no bidders were New Zealand’s Devon Conway, former Australia captain Steve Smith, Afghanistan’s spin wizard Mujeeb Ur Rahman, and English wicketkeeper-batter Jonny Bairstow. All of them had base prices of Rs 2 crore, the highest in the IPL auction. However, they have no buyers and will not be seen playing in the IPL 2026.
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Other notable players who remained unsold include Afghanistan keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz, India veteran Umesh Yadav, all-rounder Deepak Hooda, former Test opener Mayank Agarwal, and ex-Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka. On the other hand, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green became the highest buy of the auction, snatching a Rs 25.20 crore bid by KKR. Matheesha Pathirana, who got Rs R 18 crore by KKR, was the second-highest buy in the auction.
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IPL 2026: List of big names that went unsold in mini auction
Devon Conway (New Zealand)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 1080 runs in 29 matches
Previous teams: CSK
Steve Smith (Australia)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 2485 runs in 103 matches
Previous teams: RCB, PWI, RR, RPSG, DC
Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 20 wickets in 20 matches
Previous teams: PBKS, SRH, KKR, MI
Jonny Bairstow (England)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 1674 runs in 52 matches
Previous teams: SRH, PBKS, MI
Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 36 wickets in 38 matches
Previous teams: CSK, RR
Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 385 runs in 15 matches
Previous teams: DC
Daryl Mitchell (New Zealand)
Base Price: Rs 2 crore
IPL career: 351 runs in 15 matches
Previous teams: CSK, RR
Yash Dhull (India)
Base Price: Rs 30 lakh
IPL career: 16 runs in 4 matches
Previous teams: DC
IPL 2026 Auction Unsold Players List Capped Players
Set 1
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Devon Conway
Set 2
Gus Atkinson
Wiaan Mulder
Deepak Hooda
Set 3
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
KS Bharat
Jonny Bairstow
Jamie Smith
Set 4
Gerald Coetzee
Spencer Johnson
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Set 5
Maheesh Theekshana
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
IPL 2026 Mini Auction: Accelerated Round Unsold Players
Sediqullah Atal
Sean Abbott
Michael Bracewell
Daryl Mitchell
Dasun Shanaka
Kyle Jamieson
Chetan Sakariya
Waqar Salamkheil
Daniel Lawrence
Taskin Ahmed
Richard Gleeson
Alzarri Joseph
Riley Meredith
Jhye Richardson
Nathan Smith
Daniel Lategan
IPL 2026 Auction: Uncapped Players going Unsold
Atharva Taide
Anmolpreet Singh
Abhinav Tejrana
Abhinav Manohar
Yash Dhull
Aarya Desai
Yash Dhull
Vijay Shankar
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Mahipal Lomror
Edhen Apple Tom
Tanush Kotian
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Sanvir Singh
Ruchit Ahir
Vansh Bedi
Tushar Raheja
Raj Limbani
Simarjeet Singh
Akash Madhwal
Wahidullah Zadran
Shivam Shukla
Karn Sharma
Kumar Kartikeya
Salman Nizar
RS Ambrish
Manan Vohra
KM Asif
Murugan Ashwin
Tejas Baroka
KC Cariappa
Mohit Rathee
M Dheeraj Kumar
Tanay Thyagarajan
Irfan Umair
Chintal Gandhi
Chama Milind
Money Grewal
Karan Lal
Utkarsh Singh
Ayush Vartak
Jikku Bright
Izaz Sawariya
Manishankar Murasingh