IPL news: transfers, milestones, injury updates across IPL 2026

IPL 2026 calendar: March-May league stage (74 matches). Late May playoffs (Qualifier 1, Eliminator, Qualifier 2, Final). IPL 2026 starts March 22 with CSK vs RCB at Chepauk.

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025: 577 players sold across 10 franchises for Rs 639.15 crore total spend. Top buys: Pant Rs 27 crore, Starc Rs 14 crore, KL Rahul Rs 14 crore, Cummins Rs 18 crore. Marquee players retained by 8 of 10 franchises.

IPL 2026 player movement: Pant DC to LSG. Starc KKR to DC. KL Rahul DC retained. Cummins SRH retained. Gaikwad CSK retained. Several marquee all-rounders moved between franchises for premium prices. 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

Transfer news: mega auction December 2025 saw 577 players sold for Rs 639.15 crore. Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore the highest IPL auction price ever. Mini auction mid-season rare.

Injury news: workload-managed pace bowlers (Bumrah, Shami, Natarajan) rested 1-2 matches. Comeback players (Shami IPL 2025) first 3-4 matches show fantasy upside.

Milestone news: Kohli 8,000+ IPL runs (all-time leader). Dhoni 5,000+ IPL runs. Rohit 6,000+ IPL runs. Bumrah 150+ IPL wickets. Milestone coverage weekly. 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 news calendar: pre-season coverage January-March (squad announcements, captain press conferences, practice matches). League stage coverage March-May (daily morning 9 AM, evening 7 PM IST drops). Playoff coverage late May (extended drops). IPL 2026 mega auction coverage December 2025: full auction table, top buys, marquee retentions, role allocation, fantasy impact per top buy. Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore the headline.

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. 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. 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.

Injury news: workload-managed pace bowlers (Bumrah, Shami, Natarajan) rested 1-2 matches. Comeback players (Shami IPL 2025) first 3-4 matches show fantasy upside. Milestone news: Kohli 8,000+ IPL runs (all-time leader). Dhoni 5,000+ IPL runs. Rohit 6,000+ IPL runs. Bumrah 150+ IPL wickets. Milestone coverage weekly. 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. 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. To

IPL 2026 mega auction December 2025: 577 players sold across 10 franchises for Rs 639.15 crore total spend. Top buys: Pant Rs 27 crore, Starc Rs 14 crore, KL Rahul Rs 14 crore, Cummins Rs 18 crore. Marquee players retained by 8 of 10 franchises. IPL 2026 player movement: Pant DC to LSG. Starc KKR to DC. KL Rahul DC retained. Cummins SRH retained. Gaikwad CSK retained. Several marquee all-rounders moved between franchises for premium prices. 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. 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. 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.

IPL 2026 news calendar: pre-season coverage January-March (squad announcements, captain press conferences, practice matches). League stage coverage March-May (daily morning 9 AM, evening 7 PM IST drops). Playoff coverage late May (extended drops).

IPL 2026 mega auction coverage December 2025: full auction table, top buys, marquee retentions, role allocation, fantasy impact per top buy. Pant to LSG for Rs 27 crore the headline.

IPL 2026 milestones: tracking Kohli 8K runs, Rohit 6K runs, Dhoni 5K runs, Bumrah 150 wickets. Milestone coverage weekly during the season. Special coverage when players reach milestone mid-match.