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 were expected to fetch 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, the 10 teams need to fill up 77 slots with a total purse of Rs 237.55 crore and among them 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)

During Auction

Quinton de Kock: The star wicketkeeper-batter goes to MI for his base price, 1 crore.