IPL 2026: IPL Mini Auction 2026 was held on 16 December in Abu Dhabi. But the interesting thing is that this time the highest bids were made on unknown faces in the auction. Most of them were uncapped players. At the same time, there were some big names about whom no one could have even imagined that despite being such a big name, they would be bought for a pittance. Let us know further about those 4 players who were bought at throwaway prices in Auction 2026 (IPL 2026).

1. Quinton de Kock

The first name in the list is the name of South Africa’s explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Quinton de Kock. De Kock has a lot of experience from IPL to international cricket. De Kock played for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2025. But this time he was bought by Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2026 auction. However, MI included Quinton De Kock in their team at the base price of Rs 1 crore.

2. Sarfaraz Khan

The second name in the list is that of Sarfaraz Khan. Although Sarfaraz remained unsold in IPL 2025. At the same time, this year Sarfaraz Khan had a great performance in domestic cricket. Despite this, he was not sold in the first round of the Indian Premier League 2026 auction (IPL 2026), but for the second time Chennai Super Kings bought him at the base price of Rs 75 lakh. Cricket lovers were expecting that bids for Sarfaraz Khan would be around Rs 1 crore.

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The third name in this list is the name of Indian player Akash Deep. It is believed that the value of players playing in Team India increases in IPL. But the opposite happened with Akash Deep. Actually, the franchises did not show much interest in the auction regarding Akash Deep. At the same time, Kolkata Knight Riders included him in the team at the base price of Rs 1 crore.

4. Ben Duckett

The fourth and last name in the list is the name of England’s opening batsman Ben Duckett. He is known for power hitting. In the IPL 2026 auction, Ben Duckett was bought by Delhi Capitals for the base price of just Rs 2 crore. Although he remained unsold in IPL 2025. Despite this, he deserved more than this amount.