IPL Auction 2026 - Top-10 Highest Paid
The IPL auction is an annual event where teams bid for players to build their squads for the upcoming Indian Premier League season. Below is a list of the Top-10 Highest-earning players from the auction in 2026. Australian all-rounder Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player in the history of IPL auction. His auction price of ₹25,20,00,000 is equivalent to US$2.8 million.
| # | Player | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameron Green | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹25,20,00,000 |
| 2 | Matheesha Pathirana | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹18,00,00,000 |
| 3 | Kartik Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | ₹14,20,00,000 |
| 4 | Prashant Veer | Chennai Super Kings | ₹14,20,00,000 |
| 5 | Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹13,00,00,000 |
| 6 | Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹9,20,00,000 |
| 7 | Josh Inglis | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹8,60,00,000 |
| 8 | Auqib Dar | Delhi Capitals | ₹8,40,00,000 |
| 9 | Ravi Bishnoi | Rajasthan Royals | ₹7,20,00,000 |
| 10 | Jason Holder | Gujarat Titans | ₹7,00,00,000 |
Notes:
- A crore (cr) is a unit in the Indian numbering system representing ten million (10,000,000), or 100 lakhs. 10 crore Indian rupees (₹) is about 1.1 million USD (in 2025).
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