IPL 2026 Auction: 35 New Faces Grab First-Time Deals in Abu Dhabi

• The IPL 2026 mini auction in Abu Dhabi saw 35 players sold for the first time in their careers.
• Chennai Super Kings picked Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer; Delhi Capitals added Auqib Dar and Sahil Parakh.
• Gujarat Titans acquired Ashok Sharma and Prithviraj Yarra; KKR signed Tejasvi Singh, Daksh Kamra, Sarthak Ranjan.
• LSG invested in Mukul Choudhary, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Naman Tiwari; MI picked Mayank Rawat, Atharva Ankolekar, Mohammad Izhar, Danish Malewar.
• RCB strengthened with Mangesh Yadav, Kanishk Chouhan, Vihaan Malhotra, Satvik Deswal; SRH added Jack Edwards and others.

Why It Matters: IPL 2026 auction provided a major platform for 35 uncapped players to debut their careers.