India, Dec. 9 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday named nine new players who were freshly added to the existing Player List for the Indian Premier League 2026 auction, scheduled to be held in Abu Dhabi next week.

Earlier in the day, the board had unveiled a list of 350 players shortlisted from over 1300 registrations. A few hours later, BCCI released a revised list featuring nine additional names, taking the final count to 359.

The new additions include IPL winner Swastik Chikara, recently released by Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Virandeep Singh, the only player from an Associate nation (Malaysia) in this year's auction pool. The other seven players added are Tripura all-rounder Manisankar Murasingh, Chama...