IPL 2026 Mini-Auction The match, which begins today, December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE at 2:30 PM IST, will attract global attention as the teams improve after their retention. With over 350 players on offer from an initial pool of 1,390 registrants, the franchises have varying purses-KKR Increase of ₹64.30 crore for 13 slots, Chennai Super Kings ₹43.40 crore for 9, while MI Scrap with ₹2.75 crore for 5 – setting the stage for strategic bids on stars like cameron green And Venkatesh Iyer,
This one-day event follows the retention deadline of 15 November. High-profile owners and coaches gathered in Abu Dhabi, mixing glamor with strategy, like Bollywood icons Preity Zinta And business descendants like Kavya Maran Join think tank to shape IPL 2026 line-up amid tough competition
IPL 2026 auction: Potential team representatives at the auction table in Abu Dhabi
- Chennai Super Kings
- CEO: Kashi Viswanathan
- Owner: N Srinivasan
- Mumbai Indians
- CEO: Ashish Kumar Chauhan
- Owner: Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani
- Royal Challengers Bangalore
- Chairman (RCB has no CEO): Prathamesh Mishra
- Owner: United Spirits (Diageo) + Homble Films (expected)
- Kolkata Knight Riders
- CEO: Venky Mysore
- Owner: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla and Jai Mehta
- Rajasthan Royals
- CEO: Jake Lush Macrame
- Owner: Manoj Badale and Lachlan Murdoch
- Delhi Capitals
- CEO: Sunil Gupta
- Owner: Parth Jindal and Kiran Kumar Grandhi
- punjab kings
- CEO: Satish Menon
- Owner: Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta and Karan Paul
- Lucknow Super Giants
- CEO: Vinay Chopra
- Owner: Sanjeev Goenka
- Sunrisers Hyderabad
- CEO: Kavya Maran
- Owner: Kalanidhi Maran and Kavya Maran
- Gujarat Titans
- CEO: Arvinder Singh
- Owner: CVC Capital and Karan Adani
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