As many as 18 players with a base price of ₹2 crore each went unsold in the IPL 2026 mini auction. They include Devon Conway, Steve Smith, Maheesh Theekshana, Daryl Mitchell, Jake Fraser-McGurk and Michael Bracewell. Other prominent players to not find any takers include Vijay Shankar, Umesh Yadav, Jonny Bairstow, Deepak Hooda and Mayank Agarawal.