Sarfaraz Khan’s dedication towards improving his fitness has worked wonders. We recently saw the 28-year-old score his maiden T20 hundred against Assam. It’s expected that Sarfaraz will garner some interest at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction.
Sarfaraz Khan returns to IPL at Ashwin’s mock auction
That’s why, at Ravichandran Ashwin’s mock auction, Sarfaraz had not one but two bidders. The official IPL 2026 auction will take place on December 16, but Ashwin has decided to organise an event of his own. Whatever happened there may not happen in Abu Dhabi, but this Sarfaraz prediction might come true.
As a capped Indian, Sarfaraz was listed at INR 75 lakh. That’s where the bidding started in Ashwin’s mock auction as well. Bengaluru was the first to show interest, and Kolkata joined in. After just a couple more bids, Bengaluru managed to bag the 28-year-old for INR 1.50 crore.
Kartik Sharma goes big
As Aakash Chopra predicted, Kartik Sharma ended up as the most expensive uncapped player at the mock auction. Chennai started the bid for the wicketkeeper batter, with Gujarat chiming in. Bengaluru jumped in at INR 2 crore, and Lucknow joined as well.
Lucknow bowed out as Kolkata entered the race with INR 3.50 crore. Gujarat and Kolkata went back and forth until Hyderabad joined at the nth hour with a big INR 6.50 crore bid and ended up one-upping Kolkata to buy the 19-year-old for INR 7.50 crore.
Full list of sold & unsold players at Ashwin’s IPL 2026 mock auction
| Player | Price |
|---|---|
| Steve Smith | Unsold |
| Devon Conway | Unsold |
| Cameron Green | 21 crore – Chennai |
| Liam Livingstone | 18.50 crore – Kolkata |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 10.50 crore – Hyderabad |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 17.50 crore – Kolkata |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 7 crore – Delhi |
| Prithvi Shaw | 5.25 crore – Kolkata |
| Jake Fraser McGurk | 2 crore – Hyderbad |
| David Miller | 4.5 crore – Punjab |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 crore – Lucknow |
| Rachin Ravindra | 2.25 crore – Punjab |
| Jason Holder | 9 crore – Lucknow |
| Jonny Bairstow | 3.75 crore – Kolkata |
| Tim Seifert | 3 crore – Delhi |
| Ben Duckett | 4 crore – Kolkata |
| Jamie Smith | 3.75 crore – Delhi |
| Josh Inglis | 2 crore – Chennai |
| Akash Deep | 3.25 crore – Chennai |
| Mustafiur Rahman | 3.5 crore – Bengaluru |
| Anrich Nortje | 3 crore – Hyderabad |
| Rahul Chahar | 3.25 crore – Rajasthan |
| Akeal Hossain | 2 crore – Chennai |
| Atharva Taide | 60 lakh – Chennai |
| Anmolpreet Singh | 30 lakh – Rajasthan |
| Sachin Baby | Unsold |
| Abhinav Manohar | 1.75 crore – Lucknow |
| Auqib Nabi | 3 crore – Delhi |
| Mahipal Lomror | 2.25 crore – Delhi |
| Manoj Bhanage | 30 lakh – Bengaluru |
| Tushar Raheja | 30 lakh – Bengaluru |
| Vansh Bedi | 50 lakh – Mumbai |
| Kartik Sharma | 7.5 crore – Hyderabad |
| Kartik Tyagi | 30 lakh – Delhi |
| Ashok Sharma | 4.25 crore – Gujarat |
| P Satyanarayana Raju | 30 lakh – Rajasthan |
| Akash Madhwal | 4.50 crore – Chennai |
| Kumar Kartikeya | 30 lakh – Punjab |
| Vignesh Puthur | 3.5 crore – Chennai |
| Karn Sharma | 50 lakh – Rajasthan |
| Sarfaraz Khan | 1.5 crore – Bengaluru |
| Rahul Tripathi | 75 lakh – Rajasthan |
| Pathum Nissanka | 1.25 crore – Kolkata |
| Bevon Jacobs | 75 lakh – Gujarat |
| Ben Dwarshuis | 2.5 crore – Kolkata |
| Chetan Sakariya | 75 lakh – Bengaluru |
| Jacob Duffy | 2 crore – Chennai |
| Matt Henry | 8 crore – Kolkata |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | 1 crore – Gujarat |
| Yash Dhull | 30 lakh – Punjab |
| Prashant Veer | 4.75 crore – Lucknow |
| Tanush Kotian | 30 lakh – Chennai |
| Krains Fuletra | 7.5 crore – Bengaluru |
| Sunny Sandhu | 70 lakh – Rajasthan |
| Delango Potgeiter | 30 lakh – Delhi |
| Shubham Rana | 6 crore – Rajasthan |
| V Kaverappa | 30 lakh – Bengaluru |
| Esakkimuthu A | 30 lakh – Mumbai |
| Sushant Mishra | 30 lakh – Hyderabad |
| Shivam Shukla | 1.75 crore – Hyderabad |
| Akshat Raghuvanshi | 30 lakh – Mumbai |
| Wiaan Mulder | 1 crore – Bengaluru |
| Mayank Agarwal | 75 lakh – Bengaluru |
| Naman Tiwari | 30 lakh – Kolkata |
| Shai Hope | 2 crore – Gujarat |
| Tanzim Hasan | 75 lakh – Gujarat |
| Gerald Coetzee | 4 crore – Lucknow |
| Luvnith Sisodia | 30 lakh – Lucknow |
| Reece Topley | 75 lakh – Mumbai |
| Kyle Jamieson | 2 crore – Rajasthan |
| Deepak Hooda | 75 lakh – Rajasthan |
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