IPL 2026 Auction Date Update
IPL 2026 Auction Date Update: Many major updates are coming out every day regarding IPL 2026. Everyone is very excited about IPL 2026. All the teams have already begun their preparations for IPL 2026. Many major updates are also coming out regarding the IPL 2026 auction. So let’s tell you when the much-awaited IPL Auction 2024 is.
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IPL 2026 Auction Date Update
Many major updates regarding the IPL Auction 2026 are emerging daily on social media. However, no concrete news regarding the dates of the 2026 IPL Auction has yet emerged.
Now, the news market is once again abuzz with speculation about the IPL Auction 2026, which is causing IPL fans to be quite excited.
Media reports suggest that the IPL Auction 2026 is likely to take place in the third week of December. Consequently, the IPL Auction 2026 is likely to take place on December 13th and 15th. Although no official announcement has been made regarding these dates, it is expected that the IPL Auction 2026 will take place on these dates.

IPL 2026: Mega Auction or Mini Auction
The biggest question on everyone’s mind regarding the IPL auction is whether there will be a mega auction or a mini auction this time. Let us tell you that last year, a mega auction was held in 2025, which is why this year’s mini auction will be held. A mini auction is held every three years after the mega auction.

The team can retain these players
| Team | Key Players |
|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Devon Conway, R. Ashwin, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmed |
| Mumbai Indians (MI) | Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Tilak Varma, Trent Boult, Will Jacks, Deepak Chahar |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Liam Livingstone, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Harshit Rana, Andre Russell |
| Delhi Capitals (DC) | KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Harry Brook, Abhishek Porel, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T. Natarajan |
| Gujarat Titans (GT) | Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler, Rashid Khan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan |
| Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Mayank Yadav, Akash Deep, Abdul Samad |
| Punjab Kings (PBKS) | Shreyas Iyer (c), Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Marco Jansen, Nehal Wadhera |
| Rajasthan Royals (RR) | Sanju Samson (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jofra Archer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shimron Hetmyer, Nitish Rana, Akash Madhwal, Tushar Deshpande |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | Pat Cummins (c), Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Mohammed Shami, Harshal Patel, Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar |
