Most expensive overseas players at IPL 2026 auction
by Madhav Agarwal · Inside Sport IndiaIt was an IPL auction 2026, where the foreign players were much in demand, and got hefty pay cheques.
Mini auctions are always a great place to be in, especially for the foreign players, where they tend to make a lot of money, as per the requirements of different teams. The IPL 2026 auction was no different, where a host of overseas players got heavy pay cheques. As expected, Cameron Green was the most expensive on the list — fetching a total of INR 25.20 Cr by KKR.
In fact, that was just the start of what was to come. Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana made the list of most expensive as well, as he was bagged for a serious amount of 18 Cr. So, on that note, InsideSport takes a look at the most expensive overseas buys at IPL 2026 auction.
Most expensive overseas played at IPL auction
| No | Team | Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| 1 | KKR | Cameron Green | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹25,20,00,000 |
| 2 | KKR | Matheesha Pathirana | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹18,00,00,000 |
| 3 | SRH | Liam Livingstone | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹13,00,00,000 |
| 4 | KKR | Mustafizur Rahman | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹9,20,00,000 |
| 5 | LSG | Josh Inglis | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹8,60,00,000 |
| 6 | GT | Jason Holder | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹7,00,00,000 |
| 7 | PBKS | Ben Dwarshuis | ₹1,50,00,000 | ₹4,40,00,000 |
| 8 | DC | Pathum Nissanka | ₹75,00,000 | ₹4,00,00,000 |
| 9 | PBKS | Cooper Connolly | ₹2,00,00,000 | ₹3,00,00,000 |
| 10 | SRH | Jack Edwards | ₹50,00,000 | ₹3,00,00,000 |
As far as the most expensive Indian buys are concerned, that laurel went to Indian uncapped players — Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer, who were sold for a massive INR 14.5 Cr. That was because bidding wars were sparked, when the duo went under the hammer at the IPL 2026 auction.