International shortlisted Capped and Uncapped players for IPL 2026
10 Afghanistani performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
International players from a variety of nations were shortlisted for the IPL 2026 Capped and Uncapped Champion Players.
Ten players from Afghanistan are shortlisted to make their IPL 2026 debuts. Fazalhaq Farooqi, Naveen Ul Haq, Mujeeb Rahman, Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil, Qais Ahmad, Wahidullah Zadran, Arab Gul, and Gulbadin Naib, an all-rounder, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz, a wicketkeeper, are the seven players who are committed to bowling.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Fazalhaq | Farooqi | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Capped | 100 |
| 2 | Gulbadin | Naib | Afghanistan | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 3 | Mohammad Waqar | Salamkheil | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Capped | 100 |
| 4 | Mujeeb | Rahman | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 5 | Naveen | Ul Haq | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 6 | Qais | Ahmad | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 7 | Rahmanullah | Gurbaz | Afghanistan | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 150 |
| 8 | Sediqullah | Atal | Afghanistan | BATTER | Capped | 75 |
| 9 | Arab | Gul | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Uncapped | 40 |
| 10 | Wahidullah | Zadran | Afghanistan | BOWLER | Uncapped | 30 |
Rahmanullah Gurbaz is a powerful opener for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad for the 18th IPL 2025 session. Expert spinner Mujeeb Rahman is a member of the Mumbai Indians (MI) squad. A left-arm pacer for Rajasthan Royal (RR) teams is Fazalhaq Farooqi. Pacer bowler Naveen Ul Haq was a member of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squad.
Seven players—Arab Gul, Gulbadin Naib, Mohammad Waqar Salamkheil, Naveen Ul Haq, Qais Ahmad, Sediqullah Atal, and Wahidullah Zadran—are on the IPL 2026 shortlist for the first time. They are chosen and put up for auction depending on their performance.
19 Australia performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
The majority of the players on the best and oldest cricket team are from Australia. Nineteen players have been selected for the IPL 2026 Auction. Three Australian batsmen were shortlisted: Steve Smith, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Cameron Green. Beau Webster, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Daniel Sams, Jack Edwards, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, and William Sutherland are the eight all-arounders. Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Spencer Johnson, and Wesley Agar are six Australian bowlers, while Josh Inglis and Benjamin McDermott are two wicketkeepers.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Beau | Webster | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 125 |
| 2 | Ben | Dwarshuis | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 3 | Benjamin | McDermott | Australia | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 75 |
| 4 | Billy | Stanlake | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 5 | Cameron | Green | Australia | BATTER | Capped | 200 |
| 6 | Cooper | Connolly | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 7 | Daniel | Sams | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 8 | Jake | Fraser-McGurk | Australia | BATTER | Capped | 200 |
| 9 | Jason | Behrendorff | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 150 |
| 10 | Jhye | Richardson | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 150 |
| 11 | Josh | Inglis | Australia | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 12 | Matthew | Short | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 150 |
| 13 | Riley | Meredith | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 150 |
| 14 | Sean | Abbott | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 15 | Spencer | Johnson | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 150 |
| 16 | Steve | Smith | Australia | BATTER | Capped | 200 |
| 17 | Wesley | Agar | Australia | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 18 | William | Sutherland | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 19 | Jack | Edwards | Australia | ALL-ROUNDER | Uncapped | 50 |
Different Australian players compete for different clubs in the IPL 2025 season. Nathan Ellis is a member of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) squad. Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mitch Starc are members of the Delhi Capitals DC squad. Mitch Marsh is a member of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squad, and Justin Langer is the coach. Punjab Kings (PK) players include Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitch Owen, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Xavier Bartlett, and coach Ricky Ponting. Tim David and Josh Hazlewood are members of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team. Adam Zampa, Travis Head, and Pat Cummins are members of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SY) squad.
Beau Webster, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Daniel Sams, Jack Edwards, Matthew Short, Sean Abbott, William Sutherland, Cameron Green, Steve Smith, Billy Stanlake, Jason Behrendorff, Jhye Richardson, and Riley Meredith are among the fourteen Australian players who have been shortlisted for the first time in the IPL 2026 auction.
7 Bangladesh performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
Performer seven players are shortlisted in the IPL 2026 to debut from Bangladesh country. All player are specialized in bowling are Md Shoriful Islam, Mustafizur Rahman, Nahid Rana, Rakibul Hasan, Rishad Hossain, Tanzim Hasan Sakib and Taskin Ahmed.
Both Taskin Ahmed and Rakibul Hasan have been shortlisted for the first time in the 2026 Indian Premier League.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Md Shoriful | Islam | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 2 | Mustafizur | Rahman | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 3 | Nahid | Rana | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 4 | Rishad | Hossain | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 5 | Tanzim | Hasan Sakib | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 6 | Taskin | Ahmed | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 7 | Rakibul | Hasan | Bangladesh | BOWLER | Uncapped | 30 |
Mustafizur Rahman, a member of the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) franchise, was registered at the highest base price of Rs. 2 crore during the IPL 2025 season.
21 England performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
Twenty-one English players have been selected for the 2026 Indian Premier League. Seven all-rounders, one batsman, six bowlers, and seven wicketkeepers make up the shortlist of players. Gus Atkinson, Liam Livingstone, Daniel Lawrence, Rehan Ahmed, Tom Curran, George Garton, and Liam Dawson are all-arounders. Saqib Mahmood, Luke Wood, Richard Gleeson, Joshua Tongue, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, and Daniel Lategan, a batsman, are among the bowlers from England that made the short list. Joe Clarke, Tom Moores, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Jonny Bairstow, Jordan Cox, and Tom Banton are the seven wicketkeepers from the England national team that will compete in the 2026 IPL.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Ben | Duckett | England | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 2 | Daniel | Lawrence | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 3 | George | Garton | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 4 | Gus | Atkinson | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 5 | Jamie | Smith | England | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 6 | Jonny | Bairstow | England | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 100 |
| 7 | Jordan | Cox | England | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 75 |
| 8 | Joshua | Tongue | England | BOWLER | Capped | 100 |
| 9 | Liam | Livingstone | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 10 | Liam | Dawson | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 11 | Luke | Wood | England | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 12 | Matthew | Potts | England | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 13 | Olly | Stone | England | BOWLER | Capped | 125 |
| 14 | Rehan | Ahmed | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 15 | Richard | Gleeson | England | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 16 | Saqib | Mahmood | England | BOWLER | Capped | 150 |
| 17 | Tom | Curran | England | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 18 | Tom | Banton | England | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 19 | Daniel | Lategan | England | BATTER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 20 | Joe | Clarke | England | WICKETKEEPER | Uncapped | 50 |
| 21 | Tom | Moores | England | WICKETKEEPER | Uncapped | 40 |
Sam Curran and Jamie Overton are English players who play for the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Moeen Ali is a member of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad. Jofra Archer is a member of the Rajasthan Royals (RR) squad. Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, and Jacob Bethell are members of the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) squad. Will Jacks and Reece Topley are Mumbai Indians (MI) players. Jos Buttler is a member of the Gujarat Titans (GT) squad.
Daniel Lawrence, George Garton, Gus Atkinson, Liam Dawson, Tom Curran, Daniel Lategan, Joshua Tongue, Luke Wood, Matthew Potts, Olly Stone, Richard Gleeson, Saqib Mahmood, Ben Duckett, Jamie Smith, Joe Clarke, Jonny Bairstow, Jordan Cox, Tom Moores, and Tom Banton are among the new players who have been shortlisted.
1 Ireland performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
Only one player, Joshua Little of Ireland, has been selected for the IPL 2026 season. He was previously selected for the IPL 2024 and 2023, when Harry Tector played for the Gujarat Titans (GT) teams.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Joshua | Little | Ireland | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
16 New Zealand performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
All-rounder Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Michael Bracewell, Zak Foulkes, Bevon-John Jacobs, Muhammad Abbas, Nathan Smith, and two batsmen Devon Conway and Tim Robinson are among the sixteen players from New Zealand that were shortlisted for the 2026 Indian Premier League. Jacob Duffy, Matt Henry, Adam Milne, Kyle Jamieson, and William Orourke are the five bowlers. Finn Allen and Tim Seifert are the two wicketkeepers.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Bevon-John | Jacobs | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 2 | Daryl | Mitchell | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 3 | Michael | Bracewell | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 4 | Muhammad | Abbas | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 5 | Nathan | Smith | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 6 | Rachin | Ravindra | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 7 | Zak | Foulkes | New Zealand | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 8 | Devon | Conway | New Zealand | BATTER | Capped | 200 |
| 9 | Tim | Robinson | New Zealand | BATTER | Capped | 75 |
| 10 | Adam | Milne | New Zealand | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 11 | Jacob | Duffy | New Zealand | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 12 | Kyle | Jamieson | New Zealand | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 13 | Matt | Henry | New Zealand | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 14 | William | Orourke | New Zealand | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 15 | Finn | Allen | New Zealand | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 16 | Tim | Seifert | New Zealand | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 150 |
12 Sri Lanka performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
Twelve Sri Lankan players—eleven with caps and one without—were shortlisted for the 2026 Indian Premier League. Out of the twelve players, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka, Dunith Wellalage, and Wanindu Hasaranga are all-rounders. Pathum Nissanka is one of the twelve batters. Out of the twelve players, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Viyaskanth Vijayakanth, and Traveen Mathew are five bowlers. Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera are two of the twelve wicketkeepers.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Binura | Fernando | Sri Lanka | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 2 | Charith | Asalanka | Sri Lanka | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 3 | Dasun | Shanaka | Sri Lanka | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 4 | Dunith | Wellalage | Sri Lanka | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 75 |
| 5 | Kusal | Mendis | Sri Lanka | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 75 |
| 6 | Kusal | Perera | Sri Lanka | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 100 |
| 7 | Maheesh | Theekshana | Sri Lanka | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 8 | Matheesha | Pathirana | Sri Lanka | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 9 | Pathum | Nissanka | Sri Lanka | BATTER | Capped | 75 |
| 10 | Viyaskanth | Vijayakanth | Sri Lanka | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 11 | Wanindu | Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 12 | Traveen | Mathew | Sri Lanka | BOWLER | Uncapped | 30 |
Maheesh Theekshana’s base price of Rs. 2 crore was the highest of the six players listed with base and sold out in the IPL 2025 auction. Royal Challengers won the auction with a sold-out price of 4.40 crore (RR). Wanindu Hasaranga’s base price was Rs 2 crore, and Royal Challengers (RR) won the auction with the highest price of Rs 5.25 crore. The base price of Kamindu Mendis is Rs. 75 lacs, and the auction sold out at the same amount, which was won by (SRH).
9 West Indies performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
Three all-rounders, Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers, and Roston Chase, are among the nine West Indies capped players selected for the 2026 Indian Premier League. Akeem Auguste, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, and Akeal Hosein are the five batsmen, while Shai Hope is the wicketkeeper.
Only three players with the maximum price of two crores apiece were named for the 2025 Indian Premier League. Jason Holder, Alzarri Joseph, and Evin Lewis are the players.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Ackeem | Auguste | West Indies | BATTER | Capped | 75 |
| 2 | Akeal | Hosein | West Indies | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 3 | Alzarri | Joseph | West Indies | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 4 | Jason | Holder | West Indies | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 200 |
| 5 | Kyle | Mayers | West Indies | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 125 |
| 6 | Obed | McCoy | West Indies | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
| 7 | Roston | Chase | West Indies | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 125 |
| 8 | Shai | Hope | West Indies | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 200 |
| 9 | Shamar | Joseph | West Indies | BOWLER | Capped | 75 |
Evin Lewis (Rs. 2 crore), Alzarri Joseph (Rs. 2 crore), Jason Holder (Rs. 2 crore), Rovman Powell (Rs. 1.5 crore), Akeal Hossain (Rs. 1.5 crore), Sherfane Rutherford (Rs. 1.5 crore), Romario Shephard (Rs. 1.5 crore), Obed McCoy (Rs. 1.25 crore), Shai Hope (Rs. 1.25 crore), Dominic Drakes (Rs. 1.25 crore), Mathew Forde (Rs. 1.25 crore), and Keemo Paul (Rs. 1). Rs. 75 lakh for Brandon King, Rs. 75 lakh for Johnson Charles, Rs. 75 lakh for Andre Fletcher, Mikyl Louis, Shamar Joseph, Rs. 75 lakh for Gudakesh Motie, Rs. 75 lakh for Roston Chase, Rs. 75 lakh for Alick Athanaze, and Rs. 75 lakh for Odean Smith Rs. 75 lakh.
15 South Africa performers players are debuts in the IPL 2026
There are a total of 15 South African players shortlisted for the 2026 Indian Premier League, comprising 6 uncapped players and 9 capped players. All-rounder Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Wiaan Mulder, Delano Potgieter, Dian Forrester, and Tiaan Van Vuuren are among these six players. Reeza Hendricks and David Miller are only two hitters. Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, Lungisani Ngidi, Bayanda Majola, and Tristan Luus are the five bowlers. Quinton De Kock and Connor Esterhuizen are two wicket players.
Dwaine Pretorius, George Linde, Wiaan Mulder, and Reeza Hendricks are capped players with an auction reserve price of one crore apiece.David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Gerald Coetzee, and Lungisani Ngidi are the four players with a maximum reserve auction price of two crores apiece.
Uncapped players, each of whom has a 30 lacs auction reserve price. Delano Potgieter, Dian Forrester, Tiaan Van Vuuren, Bayanda Majola, Tristan Luus, and Connor Esterhuizen are among the players.
The table below displays the players, nation, and reserved rates.
| Sr. No. | First Name | Surname | Country | Specialism | C/U/A | Reserve Price Rs Lakh (2026) |
| 1 | Dwaine | Pretorius | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 2 | George | Linde | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 3 | Wiaan | Mulder | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Capped | 100 |
| 4 | Reeza | Hendricks | South Africa | BATTER | Capped | 100 |
| 5 | David | Miller | South Africa | BATTER | Capped | 200 |
| 6 | Anrich | Nortje | South Africa | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 7 | Gerald | Coetzee | South Africa | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 8 | Lungisani | Ngidi | South Africa | BOWLER | Capped | 200 |
| 9 | Quinton | De Kock | South Africa | WICKETKEEPER | Capped | 100 |
| 10 | Delano | Potgieter | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 11 | Dian | Forrester | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 12 | Tiaan | Van Vuuren | South Africa | ALL-ROUNDER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 13 | Bayanda | Majola | South Africa | BOWLER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 14 | Tristan | Luus | South Africa | BOWLER | Uncapped | 30 |
| 15 | Connor | Esterhuizen | South Africa | WICKETKEEPER | Uncapped | 30 |
31 players from South Africa are registered for auction in the IPL 2025, with prices ranging from 30 lakhs to 2 crore. Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Faf du Plessis, Marco Jansen, Rilee Roussouw, and Rassie van der Dussen are the nine players that registered with the highest fee of Rs. 2 crore. Gerald Coetzee and Nandre Burger, two players, each have a registration fee of Rs. 1.25 crore. Ryan Rickelton, Wayne Parnell, and Lungi Ngidi are three players that have a Rs. 1 crore registration.
Donovan Ferreira, Keshav Maharaj, Dewald Brevis, Nqabayomzi Peter, Tabraiz Shamsi, Matthew Breetzke, Kyle Verreynne, Kwena Maphaka, Lizaad Williams, Ottneil Baartman, Wiaan Mulder, Dwaine Pretorius, Junior Dala, Daryn Dupavillon, and Patrick Kruger are the maximum number of players who have registered for Rs. 75 lakhs. Players Duan Jansen and Corbin Bosch have only 30 lakhs.