New Delhi: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction was full of local flavour, with several franchises making, perhaps, the biggest pivot in the tournament’s history of moving from the traditional strategy of investing in talented and unproven youth instead of tried and tested experienced players.

After an exhilarating evening of bidding wars, 10 teams successfully filled their allocated 25 slots. The teams entered the auction needing to fill 77 slots between them, and they did so by splurging a cumulative sum of Rs. 212.85 crore.

Big-money deals for uncapped youngsters, Prashant Veer, Kartik Sharma and Auqib Nabi Dar marked a tectonic shift in the auction strategy of the franchises, who moved on from the years of tradition to bring an uncapped revolution.

Historically known to invest in senior, established players,........

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