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

Meanwhile, three-time 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 Gujarat Titans retained before the mega auction.

Before Auction

Retained Players: Anuj Rawat, Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, Jos Buttler, Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar

Total spent: ₹112.10 crore, Purse remaining: ₹12.90 crore – Remaining slots – 5 slots (4 overseas)

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During Auction

Jason Holder: CSK made the opening bid for the veteran all-rounder at his base price of INR 2 crore. Gujarat Titans joined soon and bought him for INR 7 crore.

Tom Banton: He goes to the Gujarat Titans at INR 2 crore.

Prithvi Raj: GT bought him for 30 lakh.

Luke Wood: GT bought him for 75 lakh.

Full Squads After IPL 2026 Auction:

Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav, Ashok Sharma, Jason Holder, Tom Banton, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Luke Wood