Of the England cricketers, only five were acquired at the IPL 2026 auction.
Twenty-three cricketers had signed up for the IPL 2026 auction. Of them, only five found deals at the auction. Of these five, only Liam Livingstone was sold at a rate more than his base price. Following frantic bidding, Sunrisers Hyderabad acquired Livingstone for INR 13 crores – significantly more than his base price of INR 2 crore.
Full list of England cricketers sold at 2026 IPL auction
| Cricketer | Franchise | Bid-losing franchise | Base price (INR) | Final price (INR) |
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | - | 2 crore | 2 crore |
| Tom Banton | Gujarat Titans | - | 2 crore | 2 crore |
| Jordan Cox | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | - | 0.75 crore | 0.75 crore |
| Liam Livingstone | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | 2 crore | 13 crore |
| Luke Wood | Gujarat Titans | - | 0.75 crore | 0.75 crore |
Seven England cricketers had been retained by the IPL franchises ahead of the auction, while Sam Curran was transferred from the Chennai Super Kings to the Rajasthan Royals. Jos Buttler will be the most expensive England cricketer at the 2026 IPL, followed by Livingstone, Jofra Archer, and Phil Salt.
Other England cricketers at the 2026 IPL
| Cricketer | Franchise | Price (INR) | Notes |
| Sam Curran | Rajasthan Royals | 2.4 crore | transferred |
| Jamie Overton | Chennai Super Kings | 1.5 crore | retained |
| Jos Buttler | Gujarat Titans | 15.75 crore | retained |
| Will Jacks | Mumbai Indians | 5.25 crore | retained |
| Jofra Archer | Rajasthan Royals | 12.5 crore | retained |
| Phil Salt | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 11.5 crore | retained |
| Jacob Bethell | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 2.6 crore | retained |
| Brydon Carse | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 crore | retained |
Eighteen England cricketers went unsold at the IPL 2026 auction. Of them, Gus Atkinson, Jamie Smith, Tom Banton, Dan Lawrence, and Liam Dawson had set INR 2 crore (the maximum allowed) as their base price.
Full list of England cricketers unsold at 2026 IPL auction
| Cricketer | Base price (INR) |
| Gus Atkinson | 2 crore |
| Jonny Bairstow | 1 crore |
| Jamie Smith | 2 crore |
| Saqib Mahmood | 1.5 crore |
| Rehan Ahmed | 0.75 crore |
| Dan Lawrence | 2 crore |
| Richard Gleeson | 0.75 crore |
| Joe Clarke | 0.5 crore |
| Tom Moores | 0.4 crore |
| Liam Dawson | 2 crore |
| George Garton | 0.75 crore |
| Matthew Potts | 0.75 crore |
| Olly Stone | 1.25 crore |
| Josh Tongue | 1 crore |
| Miles Hammond | 0.3 crore |
| David Lategan | 0.3 crore |
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