IPL 2026 Auction: India’s Next ₹10 Crore Players
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Every IPL mini-auction consists of several surprises, and the underrated domestic cricketers never fail to surprise the Indian fans in the IPL. Several uncapped players will be up for grabs on their IPL spots this time around as well.
The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and other domestic tournaments in India give Indian players a stunning platform to showcase their limited-overs antics. Among them, three uncapped pacers have stolen the spotlight and might be turning the numbers into real money in the mini-auction.
Here is a list of Indian cricketers who can grab a whopping INR 10 crore bid in the IPL mini-auction:
3. Rajvardhan Hangargekar
The Maharashtra team pacer Rajvardhan Hangargekar, who played in the U-19 alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, went on to be picked several times in the IPL. Hangargekar has been part of the Chennai Super Kings and the Lucknow Super Giants camps.
Hangargekar, in this season of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, has picked 11 wickets in the last 7 matches for Maharashtra. The pacer produces some sheer quality and can be ideal to be picked into any side as an emerging talent in Indian cricket.
2. Raj Limbani
Baroda's pacer Raj Limbani has been the finest performer who has caught attention this season. Though he is just 20 years old as of now, he has picked 15 wickets already in the 7 matches of this year's Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
With the career-best figures of 3/5, he has simply dented the batting order of the opposition in the power play. Limbani is not some bowler with a high amount of tactical finesse or a large amount of variation; however, his technique is highly valued in T20s.
He simply attacks the stumps, making the ball move based on the seam and provoking the batters to take on the field. With his age, he is built perfectly for a long-term India pace core and might hence be on the radar for teams like CSK, Gujarat Titans, Punjab Kings, or the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
1. Auqib Nabi
The last name on this list has been one of the most renowned names in Indian domestic cricket over the last season. It's the Jammu & Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi who came to the limelight last season, but unlike the previously known bowlers from the state, he is more of a seamer than a deadly speedster.
However, Nabi has produced a very promising show with the ball and has also bagged 15 wickets in the 7 matches of the ongoing Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy season. Nabi has also been an absolute superstar and the root cause behind his team's dominating show in the Ranji Trophy as well.
With a startling average of 13.26 and an economy of 7.41 with the best figures of 4/16, he is renowned as a great swinger of the ball and has great control to bowl economically in the death overs. Among sides leaking runs in the powerplay, he will be an interesting demand, as the likes of LSG, SRH, and CSK might be interested in having him, alongside the Mumbai Indians, who would not be able to hold onto him much with their low purse.
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