IPL 2026 Mini-Auction: Registration, Rules & All You Need to Know

abhinayreddy — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 22:34:31 GMT

The BCCI hasn’t officially confirmed the dates yet, but the IPL 2026 mini-auction is expected to happen from December 13 to 15, 2025, most likely in India. This comes after the last two auctions were held abroad (in Dubai in 2024 and Jeddah in 2025) to make travel and coordination easier.

Teams need to submit their list of retained and released players by November 15. After that, the BCCI will make the final list of registered players who will be part of the auction.

IPL 2026 Auction: Player Registration Eligibility

Category	Rules	Notes
Indian Players	Must be registered with a state cricket team. Must have played at least one first-class or List A match. U-19 players must have played senior matches too.	No strict age limit. Players under 16 usually aren’t allowed unless they’ve played senior cricket.
Overseas Players	Must be from countries other than Pakistan. Must have played at least one first-class or List A match.	Need a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their cricket board.
How to Register	Fill the IPL registration form online. Your board checks your eligibility and sends it to IPL. BCCI makes a list of registered players.	Only shortlisted players go into the final auction pool.

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IPL 2026: Released Players

Player	Team
Faf du Plessis	Delhi Capitals
Ravichandran Ashwin	CSK
Rashid Khan	Gujarat Titans
Quinton de Kock	KKR
David Miller	LSG
Glenn Maxwell & Marcus Stoinis	Punjab Kings
Ishan Kishan	SRH