Just a few days remain for the IPL 2026 auction, and the only question that everyone is interested in is, who would be the most expensive player this time around. Last year, LSG broke the bank to get Rishabh Pant for a massive 27 Cr, and this year could see a new record being created. This IPL auction has a combined purse of over 230 Cr, which is massive, and it wouldn’t be really a surprise for someone to go past that mark.
So, instead of speculating, we at InsideSport put AI at work. AI tried to find out the answer to, ‘Who could be the most expensive player at IPL 2026 Auction’? As per Gemini, Australia’s Cameron Green is the prime suspect, while there could be others in the mix too. Let’s discuss all.
Cameron Green
Potential buyers: CSK, KKR
Batting in T20s: M – 63, R – 1334, SR – 151, 100s – 1, 50s – 8
Bowling in T20s: M – 63, W – 28, Eco – 9.05
*Could fill the void for Andre Russell for KKR
Venkatesh Iyer
Potential Buyers: KKR, LSG, DC
Batting in T20s: M – 142, R – 3149, SR – 139, 100s – 1, 50s – 18
Bowling in T20s: M – 142, W – 51, Eco – 7.81
*Iyer fetching the highest price looks unlikely, but a bidding war can change everything.
Ravi Bishnoi
Potential Buyers: KKR, RR, SRH
Bowling in T20s: M – 166, W – 194, Eco – 7.54
*Among Indian players he has the highest base price of 2 Cr, and teams with dearth of spinners will target him.
Dark horse at IPL 2026 Auction
As per Gemini, the other player who could be in line for biggest bid is South Africa batter David Miller, who was released by LSG. In 538 T20s, he has scored 11,447 runs at an average of 35 and a strike-rate of 138. He has 4 100s and 50 fifties to his name.
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