New Delhi, Dec. 11 -- Another year and another Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Since it's inception, the world's richest franchise league has crossed 18 glorious seasons, studded with some of best memories, the latest being Virat Kohli lifting the silverware for the first time in his career.

With the IPL 2026 auction is just five days away, the buzz around the sporting extravaganza has once again started with 350 players to go under the hammer in Abu Dhabi on December 16 for the 77 vacant slots. The highest base price at the auction is Rs.2 crore with 40 cricketers opting to enter the bidding war in this bracket.

Furthermore, players have also registered themselves in brackets - Rs.1.5 crore (9 players), Rs.1.25 crore (4), Rs.1 cro...