Here’s Where to Watch IPL 2026 Auction Live Today

Abu Dhabi is getting ready to be the venue for the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday, December 16, which is when all the 10 franchises are already prepping to fasten their squads for the coming 19th edition of the Indian Premier League. A collection of 350 players will be present at the event, which will surely be the main attraction not only for the teams but also for the fans.

The most desired players this time around are none other than Cameron Green from Australia, Venkatesh Iyer from India, and Liam Livingstone from England. The experts speculate that the top players might fetch really high bids at the auction. The case with Cameron Green is especially the most likely one since his all-around skill and steady performance in recent international tournaments have made him the hot favorite to be the one who commands the highest price.

One of the franchises, the Kolkata Knight Riders, is going to be a big player at the auction with the biggest purse available, thus expectations concerning the players they will go after are really high. Inter-teams’ strategies in deciding on players will be fundamentally instrumental in building the lineup as they will focus on the perfect mix of star players and the rising talents.

The IPL 2026 mini auction will be live on Star Sports, which is the place for fans who want to catch the action live. People watching online can connect to the event through JioHotsar, which gives access to every device.

The auction will kick off at 2:30 PM IST at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi. The teams, players, and fans are all eagerly waiting for the powerful session of bidding that will determine the line-up for the coming season.

The wait is still there, but cricket lovers will be very curious to see which franchises have landed the star players and what the resulting changes in the number of players in each squad will be like in the tinkering for IPL 2026.