The IPL 2026 Auction (December 16, 2025) was a wild ride. Here are the 5 most shocking moments-
Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player, sold to KKR for ₹25.20 Crore.
CSK stunned everyone by spending ₹14.20 Crore each on two uncapped Indians: Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma.
England star all-rounder Liam Livingstone went unsold in the initial rounds, sending shockwaves through the auction, before SRH picked him up for ₹13 crore in the accelerated round.
After letting their star pacer go before the auction, CSK tried desperately to buy back Matheesha Pathirana. However, KKR swooped in and outbid them, securing the Sri Lankan "Baby Malinga" for ₹18 Crore.
Because of a new BCCI rule for mini-auctions, any bid over ₹18 Crore for an overseas player results in the surplus money going to a welfare fund. KKR bid ₹25.2 Crore for Green, meaning they "lost" ₹7.2 Crore from their purse that didn't even go to the player.