Kolkata Knight Riders reshaped their squad at the IPL mini-auction in Abu Dhabi, signing 13 players for the 2026 season. The franchise made headlines with a record outlay on Cameron Green and also brought in Delhi batter Sarthak Ranjan,

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) entered the IPL Auction 2026 with the biggest purse and a clear plan, spending heavily on impact players, but middle-order concerns and injury risks remain.

Check out what Ravichandran Ashwin had to say about CSK missing out on Cameron Green at the IPL 2026 mini-auction, only on CricTracker.

IPL 2026 auction analysis breaks down team spending patterns, big buys by KKR and CSK, the surge in uncapped players, and how franchise strategies are reshaping the IPL landscape.

Chennai Super Kings stunned the IPL 2026 mini auction by signing 19-year-old Kartik Sharma for INR 14.20 crore, with the emotional wicketkeeper-batter becoming the joint-highest paid uncapped player i

Indian uncapped Indian players Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma were picked by Chennai Super Kings for a whopping Rs 14.20 crore each. The duo became the highest-paid uncapped players in the history of IPL auction after coming in at a base price of Rs 30 lakh each.