IPL 2026 Mini Auction Prediction: IPL 2025 was not a very good year for the big teams, where IPL winners Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders finished their journey at tenth and eighth place in the points table respectively. According to sources, these teams can make big changes in their teams before the IPL 2026 season.
Meanwhile, former Team India veteran off-spinner and long-time key member of CSK, Ravichandran Ashwin, who is in the news these days regarding the IPL trade window, has made his prediction about the most expensive players in the IPL 2026 mini auction.
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Ashwin’s prediction before mini auction
According to Ashwin, there is a possibility of heavy bidding on foreign players in this auction, while it will be difficult for famous Indian players to get big money. On his YouTube channel, Ashwin said, “This auction will be such where it will be difficult to get Indian players. Perhaps only new faces will come and the most expensive players will be foreigners.”
He further said, “It is risky for a team to release a big name Indian player. Many Australian players will also be seen in the auction.”
Ashwin placed two Australian players, Mitchell Owen and Cameron Green in the list of most expensive players to be sold. He said, “Mitchell Owen played three matches for Punjab Kings as a replacement, while Cameron Green will enter this auction. Both are foreign all-rounders, so their price will be high. 25-30 crores will be a game for each team in the mini auction.
Green did not participate in the IPL 2025 mega auction as he suffered a back injury in the 2024 England series. Mitchell Owen went unsold in the 2025 mega auction, but was later taken by Punjab Kings as a replacement. He got a chance in one match, in which he was out for zero off two balls. Ashwin also said that Lucknow Super Giants fast bowler Mayank Yadav could be one of the most talked about Indian players in this auction.
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