Full list of players with ₹1 crore base price for IPL 2026 auction

The much-awaited final player list for the upcoming IPL 2026 auction was confirmed on Tuesday, December 9. While 1,390 players had registered for mini-auction, the list was pruned to 350 players, who will now go under the hammer in Abu Dhabi on December 16.

The final player list for the auction features 240 Indian players and 110 overseas cricketers. The list includes 224 uncapped Indian cricketers and 14 uncapped overseas players. Also, there are 16 capped Indian players and 96 capped overseas cricketers in the final pool of players.

The 10 IPL franchises will compete to fill up a maximum of 77 slots at the auction, with 31 of the spots being reserved for overseas cricketers. Like previous years, the highest reserve price for this year's auction remains ₹2 crore.

---

Players with reserve price of ₹1 crore for IPL 2026 auction

A total of 17 players have registered for the IPL 2026 auction at a base price of ₹1 crore. The list includes South Africa's Quinton de Kock, who recently reversed his ODI retirement and has been in impressive form in white-ball cricket. De Kock was part of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during IPL 2025.

South African all-rounder Wiaan Mulder, veteran England keeper-batter Jonny Bairstow, India pacer Akash Deep, Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera and Charith Asalanka are some of the other prominent names in the ₹1 crore base price category. Leg spinner Rahul Chahar, who has the experience of 79 IPL games, but played only one match for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in 2025, is also part of the list.

Below is the full list of players who have registered a base price of ₹1 crore for the IPL 2026 auction.

Wiaan Mulder, Jonny Bairstow, Quinton de Kock, Akash Deep, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahul Chahar, Reeza Hendricks, Ben Dwarshuis, Daniel Sams, Kusal Perera, Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil, George Linde, Gulbadin Naib, William Sutherland, Charith Asalanka, Dwaine Pretorius, Joshua Tongue

---

KKR will head into the mini-auction with the largest purse of ₹64.3 crore. They can fill up a maximum of 13 slots, with six overseas spots available. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have the second-biggest purse of ₹43.4 crore and a maximum of nine slots available (four overseas).