IPL 2026 Auction - As it happened
9:42 PM - Thank you everyone for joining in. Before we bid adieu, here's a quick glance at our Class of 2026: Rajat Patidar (C), Virat Kohli, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Krunal Pandya, Yash Dayal, Tim David, Suyash Sharma, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Nuwan Thushara, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh and Abhinandan Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satwik Desal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Kanishk Chouhan and Vihaan Malhotra. That's all from the live coverage. See you again, later.
9:40 PM - And so that's that! IPL Auction 2026 comes to a conclusion. We bag eight players in all. The latest inclusions to the RCB squad feature the likes of Venkatesh Iyer, Jacob Duffy, Satwik Desal, Mangesh Yadav, Jordan Cox, Vicky Ostwal, Kanishk Chouhan and Vihaan Malhotra.
9:25 PM - The final accelerated round comes to an end and we have three youngsters heading our way. Doing ripples in recent times, Vicky Ostwal joins the Red and Gold brigade at INR 30 lakhs. The Indian U19 star, Kanishk Chouhan who has been doing the rounds in the U19 Asia Cup has been picked at INR 30 lakhs. And we close our picks at the auction with a young Vihaan Malhotra who is a treat to watch with his solid technique. He is coming onboard at his base price of INR 30 lakhs.
8:25 PM - An absolute juggernaut in cricket's fastest lane, Jordan Cox, the English batter is ours for INR 75 lakhs. Known for his extraordinary numbers in the domestic circuit, Cox brings with him unbridled aggression which can be an elemental force in the making for RCB.
7:01 PM - Youngsters is what we are gunning for and another name joins the echelons. Mangesh Yadav comes in with his mercurial brand of left-arm seam blended with an undercurrent of hard-hitting whenever the opportunity comes knocking! A fierce tug-of-war ensues with SRH and he is coming to us at INR 5.2 crore.
6:58 PM - We go in for a young and exciting talent in Satwik Desal. INR 30 lakhs was his opening bid and we land him for the same. Welcome to RCB, Satwik!
5:45 PM – As we head into a break, we sit tight with Jacob Duffy and Venkatesh Iyer before the accelerated auction hits the shelves. Hold tight for the gears are about to be switched.
3:55 PM – A force in the Plunket Shield and a phenomenon in the T20Is! Kiwi pace ace, Jacob Duffy will be playing bold in IPL 2026. INR 2 crore is what we open our bidding with and that’s what we are getting him for.
3:23 PM – And we have our first buy and guess what, this one was a saga straight from the last audition, we missed. Venkatesh Iyer, the hard-hitting power striker, a versatile all-rounder and most importantly, a game-changer is ours. INR 7 crore is what we get Iyer for. This time we didn’t let KKR run away. Prepare yourself for some Iyer fire!
3:00 PM – Hi, it’s been a bit of silence for a while. Thought of dropping in a quick text. Nothing yet on RCB’s radar but we are gearing up for quite a handful of names to rumble our way. Stay tuned…
2:30 PM – Hello everyone, how are you all doing? So today we go to the war of paddles in Abu Dhabi. We have heard what you have been buzzing in recent times and we have our targets set. A purse of INR 16.40 crore and we look for a few important slots to be sealed. Let’s dance.
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