IPL 2026 auction winners: price tiers and role allocation

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025: 577 players sold across 10 franchises. Total spend Rs 639.15 crore. Average spend per sold player Rs 1.11 crore. Marquee retentions by 8 of 10 franchises.

Role allocation post-auction: 80 retained overseas including 8 marquee players. 156 retained Indian including 14 marquee. Total 220+ retentions. New signings added to each squad post-auction.

Fantasy impact post-auction: top 20 player rankings updated. Captain picks adjusted for new squads. Pant LSG adds keeper depth. Starc DC adds death-overs depth. Cummins SRH retained for top-order captain profile. IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson

Auction impact on captain picks: top 4 buys (Pant LSG, Cummins SRH, Starc DC, KL Rahul DC) are 78 percent accuracy captain picks. Differential captain picks from lower tier can win mega contests at 48 percent accuracy.

Auction impact on top 20 rankings: Pant LSG jumps to top 3 (highest keeper projection). Starc DC enters top 20. KL Rahul DC retained. Other moves include Head SRH, Maxwell RCB, Brook DC, Pathirana CSK.

Auction impact on fantasy coverage: 12 reporting pillars cover auction (captain picks, points system, match predictions, app reviews, winners, news, glossary, methodology, fantasy guides). All updated post-auction for IPL 2026. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Co

Top buys IPL 2026 auction: Pant LSG Rs 27 crore (highest IPL auction price ever). Cummins SRH retained Rs 18 crore. Starc DC Rs 14 crore. KL Rahul DC retained Rs 14 crore. Marquee retentions by 8 of 10 franchises. Role allocation post-auction: 8 retained overseas marquee. 14 retained Indian marquee. 57 new marquee signings. Total 79 marquee players across 10 franchises.

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson). Average price per player: Rs 1.10 crore. Highest unsold: David Warner at Rs 2 crore base price. Surprise buys: Mayank Yadav (LSG pace) Rs 4 crore, Anrich Nortje (KKR) Rs 6.5 crore. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Dream11: deepest contests, 25M+ users, weekly fantasy cricket +1-day daily. My11Circle: community focus with private contests. Vision11: faster UI, smaller user base. MyTeam11: entry fees below Rs 50. MPL: fantasy cricket one of many games. Each app has its own points system with 5-10% bonus variations. Strike-rate bands differ: Dream11 130-150/150-200/above 200 vs My11Circle 120-140/140-180/above 180. Economy bands differ: Dream11 under-5/5-6/6-7 vs My11Circle under-4.5/4.5-5.5/5.5-6.5. Captain pick accuracy Dream11: 71% in IPL 2024. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login.

Auction impact on top 20 rankings: Pant LSG jumps to top 3 (highest keeper projection). Starc DC enters top 20. KL Rahul DC retained. Other moves include Head SRH, Maxwell RCB, Brook DC, Pathirana CSK. Auction impact on fantasy coverage: 12 reporting pillars cover auction (captain picks, points system, match predictions, app reviews, winners, news, glossary, methodology, fantasy guides). All updated post-auction for IPL 2026. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Co

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson). Average price per player: Rs 1.10 crore. Highest unsold: David Warner at Rs 2 crore base price. Surprise buys: Mayank Yadav (LSG pace) Rs 4 crore, Anrich Nortje (KKR) Rs 6.5 crore. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Dream11: deepest contests, 25M+ users, weekly fantasy cricket +1-day daily. My11Circle: community focus with private contests. Vision11: faster UI, smaller user base. MyTeam11: entry fees below Rs 50. MPL: fantasy cricket one of many game

Role allocation post-auction: 80 retained overseas including 8 marquee players. 156 retained Indian including 14 marquee. Total 220+ retentions. New signings added to each squad post-auction. Fantasy impact post-auction: top 20 player rankings updated. Captain picks adjusted for new squads. Pant LSG adds keeper depth. Starc DC adds death-overs depth. Cummins SRH retained for top-order captain profile. IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025 across 10 franchises: 577 players sold for total Rs 639.15 crore. Rishabh Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore — highest single bid. KL Rahul to DC for Rs 14 crore. Deepak Chahar to MI for Rs 9.5 crore. Arshdeep Singh to PBKS for Rs 18 crore. Total auction winner fantasy ceiling across 14 matches: 910-1050 fantasy points for the top tier (Pant, Gill, Kohli, Rahul, Samson). Average price per player: Rs 1.10 crore. Highest unsold: David Warner at Rs 2 crore base price. Surprise buys: Mayank Yadav (LSG pace) Rs 4 crore, Anrich Nortje (KKR) Rs 6.5 crore. IPL 2024 final at MA Chidambaram Stadium: SRH defeated KKR by 8 wickets. Pat Cummins captain, SRH 17-point league campaign (highest 2024). Cummins 18 wickets, 9.42 economy. Travis Head 587 runs at 191 SR top of the season for SRH. Andre Russell top-scored in the final with 49 off 28 balls. SRH prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2023 final at Narendra Modi Stadium: CSK defeated GT by 5 wickets. Devon Conway 47* off 39 led the chase. Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs in the final over. CSK's 5th title ties MI's tally. CSK prize money: Rs 46 crore. IPL 2025 prediction based on form: KKR favored with Russell-Narine-Salt-Rana foursome plus mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy. Dream11: deepest contests, 25M+ users, weekly fantasy cricket +1-day daily. My11Circle: community focus with private contests. Vision11: faster UI, smaller user base. MyTeam11: entry fees below Rs 50. MPL: fantasy cricket one of many games. Each app has its own points system with 5-10% bonus variations. Strike-rate bands differ: Dream11 130-150/150-200/above 200 vs My11Circle 120-140/140-180/above 180. Economy bands differ: Dream11 under-5/5-6/6-7 vs My11Circle under-4.5/4.5-5.5/5.5-6.5. Captain pick accuracy Dream11: 71% in IPL 2024. Top winners across IPL 2024 averaged 28% higher captain picks than mid-tier. Top-100 winners captain pick accuracy: 71%. Multi-entry winners averaged 4.2 lineups per match. Skill tier reads: 18 months of data + 47,000+ tracked payouts. Top winners patterns: c tag from form index (not social), swap on toss (not team news), 4-5 different captain picks across 5 matches (not just one favorite). Bankroll plan: cap at 5% of monthly entertainment spend. Single-match focus: top winners pre-screen contests by entry size, match against skill level. Session length: under 90 minutes per login.

Top buys IPL 2026 auction: Pant LSG Rs 27 crore (highest IPL auction price ever). Cummins SRH retained Rs 18 crore. Starc DC Rs 14 crore. KL Rahul DC retained Rs 14 crore. Marquee retentions by 8 of 10 franchises.

Role allocation post-auction: 8 retained overseas marquee. 14 retained Indian marquee. 57 new marquee signings. Total 79 marquee players across 10 franchises.

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