Ten teams to fill 77 slots with cumulative purse of ₹237.55 crore

Mini-auctions ahead of an IPL season have often produced record bids, particularly for overseas cricketers

A mini-auction for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be held on Tuesday (December 16, 2025) in Abu Dhabi, with 10 teams needing to fill up 77 slots with a cumulative purse of ₹237.55 crore.

Cameron Green could well be the biggest beneficiary of IPL’s skewed demand-supply market dynamic surrounding seam-bowling all-rounders during the auction, with Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings seemingly ready to break the bank for the Australian.

Also read: Uncapped domestic players to watch out for Mumbai Indians (₹2.75 crore) will hardly have any role to play, save picking a few uncapped players at their base price. Franchises such as Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings, who possess the largest purses, are free to bid beyond that figure. However, the player’s take-home amount will be restricted to ₹18 crore. The provision was communicated to franchises ahead of last year’s mega auction in a document titled ‘IPL Player Regulations 2025–27: Key Points’.

Mini-auctions ahead of an IPL season have often produced record bids, particularly for overseas cricketers. In a move aimed at preserving the value of Indian players — and discouraging foreign stars from targeting mini-auctions for inflated paydays — the IPL authorities have introduced a rule that caps the amount an overseas player can earn at a mini-auction.

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