Rajasthan Royals, the inaugural IPL champions, got the right-arm pacer Brijesh at his base price of Rs 30 lakhs during the IPL 2026 auction at Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Brijesh, from Udhampur, had to move to Bengal for better opportunities. There, he featured in the Bengal Pro T20 League, where
Royal Riders Punjab will compete in the upcoming seasons of Legends League Cricket, which features legendary cricketers from around the world and has successfully hosted multiple editions across India and international venues.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru made eight key additions at the TATA IPL 2026 Player Auction, headlined by the acquisition of Indian all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs 7 crore, alongside New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy, who was signed for Rs 2 crore.
Ravi Bishnoi, whose base price was Rs 2 crore, was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a whopping price of Rs 7.4 crore at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction on Tuesday.
Besides the international stars getting attention, the night continued to be a big payday for Indian uncapped players as MP batter Akshat Raghuvanshi went to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 2.2 crores and left-arm pacer from MP, Mangesh Yadav went to RCB for Rs 5.2 crores.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) coach Stephen Fleming said that they were watching Kartik Sharma for some time, and they needed Prashant after Ravindra Jadeja's trade to the Rajasthan Royals.
RR confirmed last month that former Sri Lanka stalwart Kumar Sangakkara will serve in a dual role as head coach and director of cricket for the franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.
RCB got off to a fine start in the IPL 2026 auction, getting seasoned India and Madhya Pradesh all-rounder Venkatesh Iyer for Rs seven crores and Kiwi pacer Duffy for Rs two crores.
Sri Lanka speedster Matheesha Pathirana was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 18 crore during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction on Tuesday.
Iyer went under the hammer for a Base price of Rs 2 crore. Lucknow Super Giants raise the paddle for the first time. Gujarat Titans also join the race after a brief pause.
Initially, it was Rajasthan Royals and the KKR that entered an intense bidding war, with the Royals opting out at around Rs 13 crores and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which entered the bidding, taking the price way beyond Rs 20 crores. CSK bid Rs 25 crores, and KKR followed it with a 25.20 cro
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