With one day left for the IPL 2026 Auction, here is a list of top-3 expensive players from each of the previous mini-auctions

With the IPL 2026 Auction being a mini-auction, let us look at the list of most expensive players from each of the previous mini-auctions

ipllogo - 1 The IPL 2026 Auction will be held on Tuesday (December 16) in Abu Dhabi | BCCI/IPL

Less than 24 hours remain for the IPL 2026 auction that will be held on Tuesday (December 16) in Abu Dhabi. For those unaware, this will be a mini-auction, as we just had a mega auction last year. Therefore, this auction is about teams wanting to fill the gaps that they have or in some cases, make a major overhaul like what Kolkata Knight Riders or Chennai Super Kings are planning to come.

Let us have a look at the top-3 expensive buys from each of the previous mini-auctions. Remember, the mega auctions were in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2025.

IPL 2009 Auction

Andrew Flintoff (Chennai Super Kings) and Kevin Pietersen (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): $1.55 million

JP Duminy (Mumbai Indians): $950,000

Tyron Henderson (Rajasthan Royals): $650,000

IPL 2010 Auction

Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) and Shane Bond (Kolkata Knight Riders): $750,000

Kemar Roach (Deccan Chargers): $720,000

Wayne Parnell (Delhi Capitals): $610,000

 

IPL 2012 Auction

Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings): $2 million

Mahela Jayawardene (Delhi Capitals): $1.40 million

Brendon McCullum (Kolkata Knight Riders): $900,000

IPL 2013 Auction

Glenn Maxwell (Mumbai Indians): $1 million

Ajantha Mendis (Pune Warriors India): $725,000

Kane Richardson (Pune Warriors India): $700,000

IPL 2015 Auction

Yuvraj Singh (Delhi Capitals): Rs 16 crore

Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 10.50 crore

Angelo Mathews (Delhi Capitals): Rs 7.50 crore

IPL 2016 Auction

Shane Watson (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 9.50 crore

Pawan Negi (Delhi Capitals): Rs 8.50 crore

Chris Morris (Delhi Capitals) and Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad): Rs 7 crore

IPL 2017 Auction 

Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant): Rs 14.50 crore

Tymal Mills (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 12 crore

Trent Boult (Kolkata Knight Riders): Rs 5 crore

IPL 2019 Auction 

Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals) and Varun Chakaravarthy (Punjab Kings): Rs 8.40 crore

Sam Curran (Punjab Kings): Rs 7.20 crore

Colin Ingram (Delhi Capitals): Rs 6.40 crore

IPL 2020 Auction

Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders): Rs 15.50 crore

Glenn Maxwell (Punjab Kings): Rs 10.75 crore

Chris Morris (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 10 crore

IPL 2021 Auction 

Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals): Rs 16.25 crore

Kyle Jamieson (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 15 crore

Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bengaluru): Rs 14.25 crore

IPL 2023 Auction 

Sam Curran (Punjab Kings): Rs 18.50 crore

Cameron Green (Mumbai Indians): Rs 17.50 crore

Ben Stokes (Chennai Super Kings): Rs 16.25 crore

IPL 2024 Auction

Mitchell Starc (Kolkata Knight Riders): Rs 24.75 crore

Pat Cummins (Sunrisers Hyderabad): Rs 20.50 crore

Daryl Mitchell (Chennai Super Kings): Rs 14 crore