The IPL 2026 longlist features 1,355 names. Glenn Maxwell is not among them.
The IPL 2026 auction will take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16, 2025. Between them, the ten franchises can acquire a maximum of 77 slots including 31 overseas players.
According to an ESPNcricinfo report, a total of 1,355 cricketers have signed up for the auction. Based on the wishlists of all ten franchises by December 5, the IPL committee will release a shortlist from these 1,355.
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Three notable omissions among the IPL superstars are Andre Russell, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell. Ahead of the auction, Russell announced his retirement from the league. The Kolkata Knight Riders, for whom he had a long-standing fruitful career, have appointed him as their “power coach”.
Du Plessis announced that he will be playing in the PSL, which usually has an overlap with the IPL. Maxwell, on the other hand, made the “big call” of not registering for the IPL 2026 auction.
According to the same report, 45 cricketers have set a base price of INR 2 crore (the highest). These include two Indians, Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi, who have been released by the Kolkata Knight Riders and the Lucknow Super Giants, respectively.
An injury had forced Cameron Green to opt out of IPL 2025, but he will be back this time. Since he has resumed bowling, it is expected that he will be at the centre of intense bidding.
Cricketers with an INR 2 crore base price at IPL 2026 auction
Indians
Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer
Overseas
Afghanistan: Mujeeb ur Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq
Australia: Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Cooper Connolly, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Josh Inglis, Steve Smith
Bangladesh: Mustafizur Rahman
England: Gus Atkinson, Tom Banton, Tom Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Dan Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Jamie Smith
New Zealand: Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Adam Milne, Daryll Mitchell, Will O'Rourke, Rachin Ravindra
South Africa: Gerald Coetzee, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Wiese
Sri Lanka: Wanindu Hasaranga, Mateesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana
West Indies: Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph
