The IPL 2026 mini auction takes place today, December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Key personnel from all ten franchises attend to finalize squads after retentions and trades.
Kolkata Knight
Riders hold the largest remaining purse of ₹64.3 crore to fill up to 13 slots. Chennai Super Kings follow with ₹43.4 crore for a maximum of nine slots, giving them strong buying power.
KKR promoted Abhishek Nayar as head coach after Chandrakant Pandit's resignation, adding Tim Southee as bowling coach and Shane Watson as assistant. Rajasthan Royals reappointed Kumar Sangakkara as head coach following Rahul Dravid's exit. Lucknow Super Giants hired Bharat Arun as bowling coach and Carl Crowe as spin consultant. This single-day mini auction follows overseas events in Dubai (2024) and Jeddah (2025), with a total team purse of ₹237.55 crore.
IPL 2026 Auction LIVE Updates
A significant number of important personnel will be present at the auction in Abu Dhabi. The coaches, mentors, and some teams may also have their captains at the auction centre and engage in the bidding process. Shreyas Iyer, the Punjab Kings captain, has already reached the venue, while KKR will be represented by Venky Mysore, Jahnvi Mehta among the big names.
IPL 2026 Auction: Likely Representatives of All Teams at Auction Table in Abu Dhabi
Chennai Super Kings
- Head Coach: Stephen Fleming
- Captain: Ruturaj Gaikwad
- CEO: Kasi Viswanathan
- Other Personnel: Rupa Gurunath
Mumbai Indians
- Head Coach: Mahela Jayawardene
- Team Manager: Rahul Sanghvi
- CEO: Ashish Kumar Chauhan
- Owner Representative: Nita Ambani, Akash Ambani
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
- Head Coach: Andy Flower
- Chairman: Prathmesh Mishra
- Director of Cricket: Mo Bobat
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Head Coach: Abhishek Nayar
- Mentor: Dwayne Bravo
- CEO: Venky Mysore
- Owner Representative: Jahnvi Mehta
Rajasthan Royals
- Head Coach: Kumar Sangakkara
- Batting Coach: Vikram Rathour
Delhi Capitals
- Head Coach: Hemang Badani
- Assistant Coach: Venugopal Rao
- Owner Representative: GM Rao
Punjab Kings
- Head Coach: Ricky Ponting
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Owner: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia
- CEO: Satish Menon
Lucknow Super Giants
- Head Coach: Justin Langer
- Director: Tom Moody
- Advisor: Kane Williamson
- Owner Representative: Sanjiv Goenka
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Head Coach: Daniel Vettori
- CEO: K Shanmugham
- Owner Representative: Kavya Maran
Gujarat Titans
- Head Coach: Ashish Nehra
- Batting Coach: Parthiv Patel
- Director of Cricket: Vikram Solanki
- CEO: Arvinder Singh
- Owner Representative: Siddharth Patel
