The IPL 2026 auction took place on Tuesday, December 16, in Abu Dhabi. 350 players were there in the auction as all ten franchises were involved in the bidding wars. Many big names like Cameron Green, Venkatesh Iyer, and Liam Livingstone were in the auction, and they fetched a huge sum at the auction.

Meanwhile, three-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be there with the biggest purse of Rs 64.3 crore. However, 77 players were sold in the auction, with all 10 teams completing their 25-member quota as well.
Here are the players the Mumbai Indians retained before the mega auction.
Before Auction
Retained Players: Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (T), Sherfane Rutherford (T), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks
Total spent: ₹122.25 crore, Purse remaining: ₹2.75 crore – Remaining slots – 5 slots (1 overseas)
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During Auction
Quinton de Kock: The star wicketkeeper-batter goes to MI for his base price, 1 crore.

Danish Malewar: MI bought him at a base price of INR 30 Lakh.
Mohd Izhar: Izhar went to MI at his base price of INR 30 lakh.
Atharva Ankolekar: Atharva goes to MI at INR 30 lakh.
Mayank Rawat: He goes to MI at INR 30 lakh.
Full Squads After IPL 2026 Auction:
Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Robin Minz, Raj Bawa, Raghu Sharma, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks, Sherfane Rutherford, Mayank Markande, Shardul Thakur, Quinton de Kock, Danish Malewar, Mohammad Izhar, Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat
