Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has not registered for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini-auction, which is scheduled to take place on December 16. Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone, Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer and Mathisha Pathirana are among the players with the highest base price of ₹2 crore.
A total of 1,355 players have registered for the much-awaited auction, and the complete list was shared with all the teams after registrations closed on November 30. Each franchise can have only 25 players in the squad, and there are just 77 places available across ten teams, including 31 places for overseas cricketers.
IPL will now cut down the list after the franchises send their preferred choices. Teams have been given time till December 5 to submit their shortlist. After this, the final auction list will be prepared for the event to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December.
Glenn Maxwell unlikely to feature in IPL 2026 season
According to ESPNcricinfo, Glenn Maxwell has not registered his name for the upcoming IPL mini-auction. Punjab Kings (PBKS) signed him for ₹4.20 crore in the mega auction. However, he was not retained by the franchise after his disappointing season.
Maxwell is unlikely to feature in the IPL 2026 season. He has scored 2,819 runs in 141 matches at an average of 23.88 and strike rate of 155.14, which includes 18 half-centuries. Maxwell has also taken 41 wickets at an average of 34.46. He was part of Mumbai Indians (MI)’s title-winning campaign in 2013.
Last season he scored only 48 runs in six innings at a strike rate below 100 and took just four wickets. His season ended early due to injury and Punjab replaced him with young Australian all-rounder Mitchell Owen.
Cameron Green, Steve Smith and Venkatesh Iyer among top bracket players
Cameron Green and Steve Smith are among the biggest international names to register for the IPL 2026 mini-auction. Names of many well-known Indian players are also included in this list. Green, who did not participate in the mega-auction due to a back injury, is likely to attract heavy bidding from franchises like KKR and CSK.
Many of the released players have placed themselves in the highest base-price bracket of ₹2 crore. Mathisha Pathirana, Liam Livingstone, Jamie Smith and Rachin Ravindra are also in the top bracket.
From India, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi have also chosen the base price of ₹2 crore. Bishnoi, who spent four seasons with Lucknow Super Giants and was retained for a hefty sum last year, has joined the auction after being released by the franchise.
Players listed at ₹2 crore base price for IPL 2026 auction
Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen Ul Haq, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Steve Smith, Mustafizur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Jamie Smith, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryl Mitchell, Will O’Rourke, Rachin Ravindra, Gerald Coetzee, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Riley Rousseau, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Wiese, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matisha Pathirana, Mahesh Theekshana, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
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