All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer, who earned ₹23.75 crore with KKR in IPL 2025, received the highest pay cut of ₹16.75 crore at IPL 2026 mini auction after being bought by RCB for ₹7 crore. He's followed by Akash Deep, who earned ₹8 crore in IPL 2025 and was bought by KKR for ₹1 crore. David Miller's salary reduced by ₹5.50 crore.