IPL Auction 2026: Which 20 players are in first three sets of mini-auction in Abu Dhabi today? | Cricket News
The 2026 Indian Premier League (IPL) mini-auction is slated to begin at 2:30 PM at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday.
The IPL organising committee had previously unveiled a short-led roster from over a 1,000 players, trimmed down to 350. The l comprised of 240 Indian players and a 110 overseas stars, with 238 of them being uncapped players. Among them 14 uncapped players were overseas cricketers.
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However, it was revealed on Tuesday morning that the BCCI had approved of the addition of 19 more players into the auction player l, raising the overall tally to 369 with the addition of 19 more cricketers – including five overseas players, one associate nation cricketer from Malaysia and 13 uncapped Indian stars.
A maximum of 77 slots are now available with up to 31 being slotted for overseas players. Despite the inclusions, only the first 70 players across 10 different player sets will be called out manually the auctioneer, following the accelerated auction process will begin.
Though there are no marquee sets in the auction, there will be plenty of nervous energy and excitment in the auction hall when the first three sets of players are called out in the action. A major share of the top international and capped Indian stars belong to the three first three sets that enl batters, all-rounders and wicket-keepers.
There will be keen eyes on Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, England’s Liam Livingstone, Quinton de Kock and India batters such as Prithvi Shaw and Sarfaraz Khan who are seeking a return to the IPL limelight.
IPL Mini-Auction 2026: First 20 players to be up for grabs today
SR. NO.
SET NO.
SET
PLAYER
COUNTRY
C/U/A
1
1
BA1
Devon Conway
New Zealand
Capped
200
2
1
BA1
Jake Fraser-McGurk
Australia
Capped
200
3
1
BA1
Cameron Green
Australia
Capped
200
4
1
BA1
Sarfaraz Khan
India
Capped
75
5
1
BA1
David Miller
South Africa
Capped
200
6
1
BA1
Prithvi Shaw
India
Capped
75
7
2
AL1
Gus Atkinson
England
Capped
200
8
2
AL1
Wanindu Hasaranga
Sri Lanka
Capped
200
9
2
AL1
Deepak Hooda
India
Capped
75
10
2
AL1
Venkatesh Iyer
India
Capped
200
11
2
AL1
Liam Livingstone
England
Capped
200
12
2
AL1
Wiaan Mulder
South Africa
Capped
100
13
2
AL1
Rachin Ravindra
New Zealand
Capped
200
14
3
WK1
Finn Allen
New Zealand
Capped
200
15
3
WK1
Jonny Bairstow
England
Capped
100
16
3
WK1
KS Bharat
India
Capped
75
17
3
WK1
Quinton De Kock
South Africa
Capped
100
18
3
WK1
Ben Duckett
England
Capped
200
19
3
WK1
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Afghanan
Capped
150
20
3
WK1
Jamie Smith
England
Capped
200
