The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction was held on Tuesday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The ten functional franchises participated in the event and selected their preferred players for the coming season. As many expected, Australian all-rounder Cameron Green got the highest bid of the day, ₹25.20 crore, from Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).The IPL 2024 champions secured his services after overcoming tough bidding battles with multiple franchises like Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR). CSK broke the bank for uncapped players, Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, by purchasing them for ₹14.20 crore each. They are now the highest-paid uncapped players in IPL history. Prashant is a left-arm orthodox spin bowling all-rounder from Uttar Pradesh, while Karthik is a big-hitting wicket-keeper from Rajasthan.After trying hard for Venkatesh Iyer during the previous auction and failing, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) managed to sign him this time with a ₹7 crores bid. English all-rounder Liam Livingstone received a salary hike as SRH procured his services for ₹13 crore. He was with RCB last year for ₹8.75 crore.The fierce bidding battles and all the action that unfolded during the IPL 2026 auction provided entertainment to the fans. They expressed their views by posting hilarious memes on X. Here are some of the best memes:"RCB management whenever KKR releases a Player," an X post read."They just have no fear" - CSK head coach Stephen Fleming on investing in youngsters ahead of IPL 2026Speaking after the IPL 2026 auction, CSK head coach Stephen Fleming shed light on the franchise's thought process after they invested heavily in uncapped and upcoming young Indian players. He said (as quoted by ESPNcricinfo):"Sometimes you can hang on to theories and philosophies because of past success but we identified that we needed to shift and partly the work that we did last season halfway through has enabled us to continue that work done. I just wonder if we're now seeing the product of T20 coming to the fore. We witnessed at the start of last year. My view used to be that experience was going to win, but now you have this fearless athlete that's been brought up on T20 cricket and has a skillset that's mouthwatering."Fleming continued: "They just have no fear about what environment they need to exhibit these skills. So that is one thing to acknowledge, that T20 babies are now coming through. And it's just that mental aspect. Sometimes an experienced player can get caught up in himself, trying to work out where the game's going and what's going on. But these young players these days, they're just very free and they only know one way."Which team looks the strongest after the auction? Let us know your views in the comments section.