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December 16 was all about the IPL 2026 auction. Cameron Green went big. CSK went crazy for capped players. Venkatesh Iyer will play for a new franchise. A Kashmiri pacer sparked a bidding frenzy. Two unsold, uncapped stars had their fortunes changed. Lastly, Axar Patel’s replacement has made his Test aspirations clear. Cricket 58 mins From Josh Inglis to Liam Livingstone, worst buys of IPL 2026 auction KKR get Cameron Green As expected, Cameron Green was the most expensive player of the IPL 2026 auction. An intense battle ensued between KKR and CSK for the Australian all-rounder. In the end, the former bagged Green for a whopping INR 25.25 crore. In the process, he became the most expensive buy at mini auctions. CSK’s uncapped punt After CSK couldn’t get their hands on Green, the 5-time champions broke the bank for 2 uncapped players . CSK paid INR 14.20 crore for Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma. The former is a replacement for Ravindra Jadeja from Uttar P...

Mini auctions are always a great place to be in, especially for the foreign players, where they tend to make a lot of money, as per the requirements of different teams. The IPL 2026 auction was no different, where a host of overseas players got heavy pay cheques. As expected, Cameron Green was the most expensive on the list — fetching a total of INR 25.20 Cr by KKR. In fact, that was just the start of what was to come. Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana made the list of most expensive as well, as he was bagged for a serious amount of 18 Cr. So, on that note, InsideSport takes a look at the most expensive overseas buys at IPL 2026 auction. Most expensive overseas played at IPL auction No Team Player Base Price Winning Bid 1 KKR Cameron Green ₹2,00,00,000 ₹25,20,00,000 2 KKR Matheesha Pathirana ₹2,00,00,000 ₹18,00,00,000 3 SRH Liam Livingstone ₹2,00,00,000 ₹13,00,00,000 4 KKR Mustafizur Rahman ₹2,00,00,000 ₹9,20,00,000 5 LSG Josh Inglis ₹2,0...

While the buzz today would certainly circle around the IPL 2026 auction, Cricket Australia (CA) has announced the playing XI for the upcoming crucial third Ashes Test in Adelaide. On the eve of the potential Ashes-winning game, Australia have revealed that Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon are back in the side. However, Michael Neser is unfortunate to miss out despite taking a match-winning fifer in the last game at Gabba. Brendan Doggett has been excluded as well, expectedly. Australia Playing XI: Usman Khawaja excluded again The biggest talking point from Australia’s selection is the omission of Usman Khawaja, a call that could quietly signal the end of his long Test career. Khawaja, who turns 39 during the Adelaide Test, was ruled out of the Gabba match due to back spasms but had publicly stated earlier this week that he was fully fit and keen to retain his place. Despite that, the selectors have chosen to move on, sticking with Jake Weatherald and Travis Head at the top after their pr...

Unsurprisingly, Cameron Green went to Kolkata in a mock auction. Shane Bond spoke about the Sanju Samson split. BCCI announced the window for the IPL 2026 auction. Axar Patel won’t play against South Africa. All players must play the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Lastly, what’s going wrong with Shubman Gill in T20Is? Cricket 28 mins 6 most expensive players in IPL mini auction history ft. Cameron Green IPL 2026 start date IPL 2026 will commence on March 26 and end on May 31. Interim BCCI CEO Hemang Amin has informed the franchise about the window ahead of the auction in Abu Dhabi. As reigning champions, RCB will play the IPL 2026 opener, but it’s unclear whether they’ll be allowed to host the match in Bengaluru. RR ready for Samson-less future RR’s assistant and fast-bowling coach Shane Bond has opened up about Sanju Samson’s exit from the team. The former New Zealand cricketer admitted it’ll be a little weird seeing Samson in yellow instead of pink. But thinks i...

It is not a norm that a cricket association allows players to access their mobile phones just before the commencement of a match. However, an exception was made after the gut-wrenching news came out about the Bondi Beach incident. Cricket Australia (CA) allowed the Sydney Sixers players to check upon their family and friends after two gunmen opened fire at the beach on December 14, the opening day of the new season of the Big Bash League (BBL). Horrifying news for Sydney Sydney Sixers started BBL 15 with their trip to the Perth Stadium, with Perth Scorchers winning the truncated game by five wickets. The match started 80 minutes late after rain delays. However, going against Cricket Australia’s strict anti-corruption rules, which force players to surrender their phones after reaching the venue, players were allowed to use their phones in the wake of the tragic incident. The gunmen, who were a father-and-son duo, reportedly killed 16 people, with Sydney police taking one man into cus...

Sarfaraz Khan continues to impress in the lead-up to the IPL 2026 auction, while Cameron Green has admitted to making a mistake. While Hardik Pandya created a record in Dharamshala, Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill continued to struggle. BCCI hasn’t paid any heed to ICC’s request. Uthappa backs SKY In an exclusive chat with InsideSport, Robin Uthappa claimed that Suryakumar Yadav isn’t out of form . The former Indian and IPL star thinks the T20I captain hasn’t been giving himself enough time and clarity. Uthappa thinks that once Suryakumar plays at a fixed position, runs will start flowing off his bat. Hardik Pandya, once-in-a-lifetime player Hardik Pandya has become the first fast-bowling all-rounder to achieve the double of 100 wickets and 1000 runs in T20I cricket. After claiming Tristan Stubbs’ wicket in Dharamshala, Hardik became the third Indian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20Is , after Arshdeep Singh and Jasprit Bumrah. Cameron Green’s auction mistake After Cam...

The legendary Lionel Messi is all set to visit the ‘City of Dreams’ Mumbai on Day 2 of the highly-anticipated GOAT tour on Sunday (December 14). After visiting Kolkata and Hyderabad on Saturday, where he was greeted by enthusiastic and ecstatic fans, the Argentine national is all set to visit the third Indian city. Along with Luiz Suarez and Rodrigo De Paul, the GOAT is expected to attend an exhibition match, attend a fashion show, meet several personalities during his visit to the financial capital of the country. Lionel Messi schedule on Dec 14 Messi is expected to leave for Mumbai from Hyderabad on Sunday morning. He will then head to the Cricket Club of India at 4.30 PM IST to grace his presence at a padel tournament where he is also set to meet the legendary Sachin Tendulkar. Following that, Messi will head to the Wankhede stadium at 5 PM IST where he will watch an exhibition match. As per Khel Now, the gates at the iconic venue will be thrown open for fans from 2 PM onwards. T...