IPL 2026 auction: Why did teams splurge on uncapped players?
Amol Karhadkar speaks to us about how the IPL 2026 mini-auction rewrote team strategies, with record spends and a surge in demand for Indian uncapped players.
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Show Notes
The Indian Premier League 2026 mini-auction delivered record spending and a clear shift in team priorities, as franchises splurged on Indian domestic talent alongside marquee overseas names. While Cameron Green became the costliest overseas buy in IPL history, the night belonged to uncapped players, several of whom attracted multi-crore bids and reshaped auction dynamics.
In this episode of In Focus, The Hindu’s Amol Karhadkar reports from the auction venue in Abu Dhabi. Amol analyses the biggest purchases, the rise in demand for domestic uncapped players and strategies adopted by teams such as CSK and KKR.
Guest: Amol Karhadkar, The Hindu’s sports reporter
Host: Reuben Joe Joseph
Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian
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