{"id":313669,"date":"2025-12-13T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313669\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T09:55:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T09:55:36","slug":"10-players-whore-likely-to-earn-maiden-ipl-deal-in-2026-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/313669\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Players Who’re Likely To Earn Maiden IPL Deal In 2026 Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Many top players from around the globe will be up for grabs in the IPL 2026 auction slated to take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16. In the one-day event taking place outside India for the third year in a row, apart from many high-profile Indian and overseas players, many players are expected to earn their maiden IPL contract after impressive performances in domestic and international cricket. Here\u2019s a look:<\/p>\n

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Jamie Smith (England): England’s wicketkeeper-batter Jamie Smith has played 97 T20 matches so far and amassed a total of 1687 runs. He impressed with his batting performances in the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy, which is why there’s a high possibility that he will secure a maiden IPL deal this time. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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Aquib Nabi (India): Jammu and Kashmir’s Auqib Nabi has dismissed 43 batters in 34 T20 matches played so far. He has made a lot of headlines with his performance in domestic cricket, and in all likelihood he will earn an IPL contract this time around. (Picture Credit: PTI)<\/p>\n

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Jacob Duffy (New Zealand): Former world No. 1 T20I bowler Jacob Duffy has also entered his name in the IPL 2026 auction. Duffy has 178 wickets to his name in 156 T20 matches. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka): Pathum Nissanka is Sri Lanka’s highest run getter in T20Is, and he also impressed with his performance in the Asia Cup, where he scored a century against India in Dubai on September 26. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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George Linde (South Africa): George Linde has made a big name for himself in T20 leagues around the world as a spinner who can also play impactful cameos with the bat. In 229 T20 matches played so far, the 34-year-old cricketer has scored 2520 runs and picked up 202 wickets. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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Cooper Connolly (Australia): Australia all-rounder Cooper Connolly has slammed 646 runs and picked up 13 wickets in 35 T20 matches played so far. He is a proven performer with both bat and ball and can be a long-term investment for any IPL team. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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Eden Apple Tom (India): 20-year-old Eden Apple Tom impressed with his performance in Ranji Trophy last season. He is expected to be picked by some IPL side this year. (Picture Credit: PTI)<\/p>\n

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Nahid Rana (Bangladesh): Bangladesh’s Nahid Rana is one of the best young pacers of present times. The 23-year-old has dismissed 18 batters in 22 T20 matches played so far. (Picture Credit: AFP)<\/p>\n

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Kartik Sharma (India): Rajasthan’s Kartik Sharma has hammered 334 runs in 12 T20 matches played so far. The 19-year-old stumper has made headlines for his attacking batting and is likely to secure his maiden IPL contract. (Picture Credit: Instagram)<\/p>\n

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Salil Arora (India): Punjab’s wicketkeeper-batter Salil Arora slammed a century in 39 balls against Jharkhand in SMAT 2025 match on December 12 to attract franchise’s attention. The 23-year-old has 267 runs to his credit in seven T20 matches played so far. (Picture Credit: Screengrab)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Many top players from around the globe will be up for grabs in the IPL 2026 auction slated…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,17773,17779,17774,57482,28017,113701,101,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-313669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cricket","tag-cricket","tag-indian-premier-league","tag-ipl","tag-ipl-2026","tag-ipl-2026-auction","tag-ipl-auction","tag-jamie-smith","tag-sports","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=313669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}