With only two weeks before the IPL 2026 auction, a total of 1355 players have registered for the event to be held on December 16 at Abu Dhabi.
After the player registration deadline for the 2026 IPL auction, it has emerged that an incredible number of 1355 cricketers have been named in the IPL 2026 auction players list for the world’s richest cricket league.
Surprisingly, Glenn Maxwell, who was expected to be one of the in-demand players at the next auction, has not registered for the auction.
Maxwell was one of the four marquee players to pull out of the upcoming IPL auction. With Faf du Plessis and Moeen Ali deciding to play in the PSL 2026.
The 37-year-old joined Punjab Kings during the 2025 mega auction for the INR 4.2 crore, but didn’t play the full season for the Punjab Kings after sustaining an injury and was replaced by Mitch Owen, who was retained by the franchise.
Meanwhile, Andre Russell has retired from the tournament after being appointed as the power coach for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
Only two Indian players, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi, have registered for the IPL 2026 auction for a base price of INR 2 crore—Iyer, who joined Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 23.75 crore at the mega auction.
He is expected to fetch a double-digit contract once again, and he might join the previous franchise during the auction.
Ravi Bishnoi, whom LSG retained for INR 11 crore, did not offer much and was released. Franchises like Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings might go for him in the auction.
Apart from them, 43 overseas players, including Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Jamie Smith, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Naveen ul Haq, Sean Abbott, Aston Agar, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Josh Inglis, Mustafizur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Daniel Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Daryl Mitchell, Rachin Ravindra, Michael Bracewell, Gerald Coetzee, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana and Hasaranga, have registered for INR 2 crore base price.
The list includes the overseas players from 14 countries – Afghanistan, Australia, England, Bangladesh, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Zimbabwe, the Netherlands, Scotland and the USA.
With retentions, all 10 teams have INR 237.55 crore collectively to be used in the auction. Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have the highest purse values and will be entering the auction with INR 64.30 crore and INR 43.40 crore, respectively. There are 77 slots to be filled, including 31 overseas positions, across the teams.
