India, Dec. 16 -- Punjab Kings acquired Cooper Connolly for INR 3 crore from his base price of INR 2 crore, at the IPL 2026 mini auction on Tuesday. Connolly is a batting all-rounder from Australia and has played in a Test match. Meanwhile, the franchise also roped in Ben Dwarshuis for INR 4.4 crore and Pravin Dubey for Rs.30 lakh.

PBKS retained much of their core for the upcoming season, and Shreyas Iyer will once again lead the side next season. They have also retained the likes of Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai and Marco Jasen. Even Yuzvendra Chahal and Arshdeep Singh have been retained.

Iyer, who was present during the mini auction, said, "There is no pressure as such. We had several meetings b...