Australia all-rounder Cameron Green was the most expensive buy in IPL 2026 auction after being bought by KKR for ₹25.2 crore. Sri Lanka pacer Matheesha Pathirana was bought by KKR for ₹18 crore, becoming the most expensive Sri Lankan buy in IPL auction history. CSK bought uncapped players Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer for ₹14.2 crore each.