Courtesy: BCCI/IPL
David Miller was surprisingly sold for his base price of 2 Crore to Delhi Capitals. He found no interest from other teams. Delhi Capitals were struggling to find a finisher last season and this is really a steal for them. Miller has played 41 IPL matches for GT from 2022 to 2024. Overall, he has 3077 runs to his name in 141 IPL matches for four teams.
DC need a strong middle power-hitting player who can control the second half of the innings and Miller provides them with that. David Miller recently played for South Africa and could not notch up high scores. He has also been injured for some part for 2025 which dint help his chances in the auction.
A total of 359 players – 246 Indians and 113 overseas players will be part of the IPL 2026 auction pool with the 10 franchises bidding to fill up a maximum of 77 slots, including 31 reserved for foreign players. As per the IPL rules, each team can register a maximum squad size of 25. The number of overseas players is eight. The IPL 2026 auction will also introduce a salary cap for overseas players.
The maximum fee payable will be the lower of two figures – the highest retention price (₹18 crore) or the highest bid from the previous mega auction. In a mini-auction defined by scarcity, franchises will pay not for reputation, but for fit and those holding the purse strings know it. The Indian Premier League 2026 will start on March 26 and go on till May 31. There will be 74 matches for this season
