India, Dec. 9 -- The Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26 has doubled up as a live audition for the IPL 2026 mini-auction, and a handful of uncapped batters have climbed straight to the front of the queue. Here is a look at three batters who stand out as the ones who can draw big bids during the upcoming auction.

Uttarakhand's Kunal Chandela is currently the leading run-getter in SMAT 2025/26, with 350 runs in seven innings at an average of 50.00 and a strike rate of 150.86. He has already hit four fifties, with a highest of 94, and his 36 fours and 14 sixes in the tournament tell you he is doing it with great aggression.

Listed in the IPL 2026 auction as an uncapped right-handed batter at a base price of INR 30 lakh, Chandela looks tailor-m...