Seven Bangladeshis in final list for IPL auction

Sports Desk

There are seven Bangladeshi cricketers in the final list of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Among them, except for Mustafizur Rahman, none of them has IPL experience, and all seven Bangladeshis are bowlers.

A total of 1,390 players registered for the 2026 mini-auction, a BCCI press release said on Tuesday. After the screening, 350 players have been shortlisted, including 240 Indians and 110 foreign players. A maximum of 77 players can get a team in this auction, out of which a maximum of 31 slots are available for foreign players.

The 30-year-old Mustafizur Rahman has been placed in the highest base price category of Rs 2 crore, out of a total of 40 players. He has played 60 IPL matches for five franchises, taking 65 wickets at an average of 28.44 and an economy rate of 8.13.

Five Bangladeshi cricketers have been placed in the base price category of Rs 7.5 million: leg-spinner Rishad Hossain, left-arm pacer Shariful Islam and right-arm pacers Taskin Ahmed, Nahid Rana and Tanjim Hasan Shakib.

23-year-old left-arm spinner Rakibul Hasan has been placed in the base price category of Rs 3 million—which has caused some surprise.

However, there was no place for veteran all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan in the auction list. Although his name was on the long list, he did not make it to the final shortlist.