Ravichandran Ashwin predicts the most expensive choices for the mini-sale

THE Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 was filled with drama and full of surprising reversals that made fans of the season speak. These rebounds have aroused great speculations on what could change IPL 2026. In the midst of all this, the legend of Indian cricket and the star of Chennai Super Kings Ravichandran Ashwin found itself in commercial rumors. He has now talked about who he thinks could be the most expensive purchases of the next edition of the most difficult T20 League in the world.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel ‘Ash ki Baat’, Ashwin explained that the next auction will make it difficult to secure Indian players, most new additions are likely to be new faces. He thought that the most expensive choices will be stars abroad and warned that the release of a great Indian player could be a very risky decision for any franchise. Ashwin has also noted that the auction should see a strong presence of Australian players.

“It will be a mini-sale at auction where you will find it difficult to get Indian players. Perhaps only new players will come. The expensive choices will be players abroad. A franchise that publishes a great Indian player is a very risky formula. So many Australian players will come in auction,” Ashwin said.

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Ashwin predicts that superior choices can target in IPL 2026

Ashwin also spoke of players who could be the main priorities during the next auction mini-sale, mentioning Mitchell Owenwho presented as a replacement player for three games for the Kings of Punjab, and Cameron Greenwhich will be part of the auction pool. He thinks that the two are likely to obtain significant prices as a foreign versatile. According to Ashwin, the auction mini-sale could see teams spending in the range of 25 to 30 INR to obtain such talents.

“You have Mitchell Owen, who was a replacement player for three games for the Kings of Punjab. Then you have someone like Cameron Green enters auction. They will go at a high price because they are foreign versatile. Ashwin also added.

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