India, Dec. 2 -- Two Indian players have walked into the most expensive room in the auction hotel... just when their stock is at its weakest.

Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi Bishnoi have both listed themselves at the maximum base price of INR 2 cr for the IPL 2026 mini-auction - despite underwhelming IPL 2025 returns that already forced their franchise to cut ties.

For the upcoming mini-auction on December 16, 1,355 players have registered for just 77 available slots.

The final auction pool will only be pruned from this long list on December 5, but one thing is already clear: the fight at the top base-price band will be brutal.

As of now, 45 players have opted for the INR 2 cr bracket, and only two of them are Indian - Venkatesh Iyer and Ravi...