New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has finalized the player list for the IPL 2026 auction, reducing it to 350 participants after removing 1,005 names from the longlist. Ahead of the auction, 35 new players, including some international stars and promising domestic talent, were added to the final roster.
One of the biggest surprises is the return of South African wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock, who recently reversed his international retirement. De Kock, who scored a century against India in the final ODI of the series in Vizag, was included in the auction at the request of a franchise. He has set his base price at Rs 1 crore, a significant drop from his Rs 2 crore base in the previous mega auction.
Other overseas players added to the auction list include Sri Lanka’s Traveen Mathew, Binura Fernando, Kusal Perera, and Dunith Wellalage, as well as Afghanistan’s Arab Gul and West Indies’ Akeem Auguste, who will be appearing in the IPL auction for the first time. England’s Miles Hammond and Dan Lategan, along with South Africans Connor Eztherhuizen, George Linde, and Bayanda Majola, also feature in the revised list.
The domestic circuit sees the addition of several players who were not part of the original registration, including Vishnu Solanki, Parikshit Valsangkar, Sadek Hussain, Izaz Sawariya, and 20 others, bringing new opportunities for emerging talent to enter the IPL.
The auction is scheduled to start at 1 pm UAE time (2:30 pm IST) on Tuesday, 16 December, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The bidding will begin with a full round of capped players, following the order of batters, all-rounders, wicket-keeper/batters, fast bowlers, and spinners. This sequence will then be repeated for uncapped players.
During the accelerated rounds, players ranked 71-350 will be presented first. Franchises will then have the option to submit names of unpresented or unsold players from the full list for further bidding rounds.
The final auction roster now combines a mix of experienced international stars and promising domestic talent, setting the stage for an exciting and competitive IPL 2026 season.
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