The IPL 2026 Mini Auction has wrapped up in Abu Dhabi. A lot of players have found a new home, with some on record deals.
However, there have been plenty who, so far, have failed to generate interest from any of the 10 franchises.
This is usually seen with uncapped players, but this year's list of unsold players also features some experienced international stars, some of which have notable experience in the competition.
All Unsold Players In IPL 2026 Auction
Here is a list of all the players who went unsold at the IPL 2026 Mini Auction in Abu Dhabi.
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Devon Conway
- Gus Atkinson
- Wiaan Mulder
- Deepak Hooda
- KS Bharat
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Jonny Bairstow
- Jamie Smith
- Gerald Coetzee
- Spencer Johnson
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman
- Atharva Taide
- Anmolpreet Singh
- Abhinav Tejrana
- Abhinav Manohar
- Yash Dhull
- Aarya Desai
- Vijay Shankar
- Rajvardhan Hangarekar
- Mahipal Lomror
- Eden Apple Tom
- Tanush Kotian
- Sanvir Singh
- Ruchit Ahir
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti
- Vansh Bedi
- Tushar Raheja
- Raj Limbani
- Simarjeet Singh
- Akash Madhwal
- Shivam Shukla
- Wahidullah Zadran
- Karn Sharma
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Sediqullah Atal
- Michael Bracewell
- Sean Abbott
- Daryl Mitchell
- Dasun Shanaka
- Chetan Sakariya
- Waqar Salamkheil
- Salman Nizar
- Mayank Rawat
- KM Asif
- Murugan Ashwin
- Tejas Baroka
- KC Cariappa
- Mohit Rathee
- Dan Lawrence
- Taskin Ahmed
- Richard Gleeson
- Alzarri Joseph
- Riley Meredith
- Jhye Richardson
- Dheeraj Kumar
- Tanay Thyagarajan
- Connor Esterhuizen
- Irfan Umair
- Chintal Gandhi
- Vishal Nishad
- Nathan Smith
- Daniel Lategan
- Karan Lal
- Utkarsh Singh
- Ayush Vartak
- Jikku Bright
- Izaz Sawariya
- Manishankar Murasingh
- Manan Vohra
- Mayank Dagar
- Money Grewal
- Macneil Noronha
- Siddharth Yadav
- Ritik Tada
- Chama Milind
- Swastik Chikara
- William Sutherland
- RS Ambrish
Many of them remained unsold despite reappearing in later auction rounds.
IPL 2026 Auction: Top 5 Signings
Here is a look at the top 5 most expensive signings from today's IPL Mini Auction:
1) Cameron Green (Australia) - 25.20 Crore (KKR)
2) Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) - Rs 18.00 Crore (KKR)
3) Kartik Sharma (India) - Rs 14.20 Crore (CSK)
4) Prashant Veer (India) - Rs 14.20 Crore (CSK)
5) Liam Livingstone (England) - Rs 13.00 Crore (SRH)
It is worth noting that Livingstone went unsold in the first round.