The Indian Premier League (IPL) Auction 2026 is nearly there and all 10 franchises are now sorting out their last bits of preparation ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini Auction on December 16, Tuesday, in Abu Dhabi, starting off with the IPL trials.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) 18 year long wait finally ended in IPL 2025 as they won their maiden IPL trophy under Rajat Patidar. But barely after the season ends, the attention shifts to next season already.
And next IPL season’s preparation begins with conducting player trials during the off-season (July-December). This is an important phase of off-season preparation where the ultimate aim is to find players to target during the IPL Auction 2026.
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Almost all 10 IPL franchises conduct their respective IPL trials and players from across the country, who play professional or non-professional cricket, attend several teams’ trials during this period upon receiving invitation.
This IPL player trials also gives an idea to the fans of the respective teams as to which players their favourite team might be interested in buying during the IPL auction 2026.
In this article today, with the IPL 2026 Mini Auction nearing, we have listed players who attended trials for various IPL franchises.
Note: All 10 IPL teams hold IPL player trials privately. Each trial day includes between 25-50 players who attend the trials for one particular team, but not all names come out in public. Hence, we have only listed those players whose name is out in the public domain like X formerly (Twitter), Facebook, Instagram and Reddit.
Table of Contents
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL Auction 2026 Players Trials List
- KKR Player Trials News for IPL 2026 Mini Auction
- RCB Player Trials List IPL 2026 Auction
- Mumbai Indians IPL Trials Update for IPL 2026
- LSG IPL Trials for IPL Auction News
- Rajasthan Royals IPL Trials News
- Delhi Capitals IPL Trials Player Names
- SRH IPL 2026 Auction Player Trials Update
- GT IPL Trials News
- Punjab Kings IPL 2026 Players Trials News
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL Auction 2026 Players Trials List
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Aman Khan | Middle-order Batter |
| Sunny Sandhu | All-rounder |
| Esakkimuthu | Right-arm Medium Pacer |
| Prashant Veer | Left-arm Orthodox Spinner |
| Rajagopal | Right-arm Medium Pacer |
| Sanjay Yadav | Left-arm Orthodox Spinner |
| G Ajitesh | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Harsh Tyagi | Left-arm Orthodox Spinner |
| Ayush Vartak | Middle-order Batter |
| Arshin Kulkarni | All-rounder |
| Naman Tiwari | Left-arm Pacer |
| Salman Nizar | Left-hand Batter |
| Karthik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Tushar Raheja | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Macneil Noronha | All-rounder |
The 5-times IPL champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have been very busy over the off-season conducting several player trials in different phases.
Salman Nizar is the hottest name to attend the trials. The Kerala batter was part of the early CSK trials after a terrific Kerala Cricket League (KCL) 2025 campaign in which he scored 296 runs in 6 innings at a strike rate of 193.47 and average of 98.67.
Meanwhile, with Ravindra Jadeja traded to Rajasthan Royals as part of the deal involving Sanju Samson joining CSK, the Super Kings now need to fill the void left by Jaddu. CSK have had three left-arm orthodox spin bowlers attend the trials, including Sanjay Yadav, Harsh Tyagi and Prashant Veer. Among them, Prashant Veer is touted as the most likely option as he is very good with the bat as well as ball.
The franchise is also looking to add to its Indian pace bowling unit with Naman Tiwari and Esakkimuthu attending the trials. Tiwari is a former India U19 international while Esakkimuthu made the headlines with 14 wickets in TNPL 2025.
KKR Player Trials News for IPL 2026 Mini Auction
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Sunny Sandhu | All-rounder |
| Yash Dhull | Right-hand Batter |
| Karan Lal | All-rounder |
| Rahul Tripathi | Right-hand Batter |
| Sahil Parakh | Left-hand Batter |
| Salil Arora | Right-hand Batter |
| Karthik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| R Rajkumar | All-rounder |
| Macneil Noronha | All-rounder |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is going into the IPL 2026 Mini Auction with the most purse available, INR 64.30 Crore. They will be doing most of the business for major names, but the franchise is also known for unearthing new gem players. They have been silently conducting trials and not many names have been leaked yet.
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is in serious need of wicketkeeper batters with no keepers in the squad except for a makeshift Angkrish Raghuvanshi. Rajasthan’s 19-year-old wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma is one of the wicketkeeper batsmen who attended KKR trials. Kartik is an explosive keeper batter who has impressed many with his performance in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (SMAT) 2025. However, he will be in a lot of demand as he has reportedly attended as many as 7 IPL teams trials.
KKR being a club representing Kolkata and West Bengal, they have long not had a Bengali player in their team due to lack of quality Bengali players. But this year, one Bengal lad has caught the eyes of the franchise during KKR IPL trials, that is Karan Lal. Karan is an all-rounder who is a solid player with bat and ball. He can bat anywhere in the playing XI and bowls off-spin. He recently stunned everyone with a century in the SMAT 2025 vs Himachal Pradesh.
RCB Player Trials List IPL 2026 Auction
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Karthik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Macneil Noronha | All-rounder |
| Manisankar Murasingh | All-rounder |
| Ashok Sharma | Right-arm Pacer |
| Rohan Kunnumal | Right-hand Batter |
| Money Grewal | Right-arm Pacer |
| Navdeep Saini | Right-arm Pacer |
| Ravi Singh | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Prashant Solanki | Leg-spin Bowler |
| Karan Lal | All-rounder |
The defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have kept most of their players and would look to make some smart buys with an INR 16.40 Crore purse.
Looks like the franchise is targeting some Indian pace bowlers in the auction given the number of pacers who attended the trials. Navdeep Saini, Money Grewal, Ashok Sharma and Manisankar Murasingh are top pace bowlers who attended RCB trials.
Ravi Singh and Kartik Sharma were among the wicketkeeper batters who attended the Royal Challengers Bengaluru players trials for IPL 2026. And if the reports are to be believed, the franchise is quite interested in Kartik Sharma, who impressed in the trial.
Mumbai Indians IPL Trials Update for IPL 2026
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Shubham Rana | Left-arm Orthodox Spinner |
| Macneil Noronha | All-rounder |
| Auqib Nabi | Right-arm Pacer |
| Akshat Raghuvanshi | Right-hand Batter |
| Bhanu Pania | All-rounder |
| Salil Arora | Right-hand Batter |
| Mukul Choudhary | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Kartik Chadha | All-rounder |
| Yash Punja | Off-spin Bowler |
With only INR 2.75 Crore left in their purse, you would expect the 5-times champions Mumbai Indians (MI) to make only smart buys at a low price. They have also had player trials and some interesting names were in attendance.
With Vignesh Puthur released, MI continues their search for an Indian spin bowler. Shubham Rana and Yash Punja were among the spin bowlers who attended the trials. Yash is an unknown talent but Shubham Rana is an exciting bowler who has performed very well in the Punjab T20 league.
The Hardik Pandya led side has also been looking at talented young Indian batters. Madhya Pradesh’s Akshat Raghuvanshi, Salil Arora and Mukul Chaudhary attended MI IPL trials for IPL 2026. It remains to be seen whether MI will bid for any of them.
Interestingly, the most notable name in attendance at the Mumbai Indians players trials was Jammu and Kashmir’s talented pacer Auqib Nabi, who has been brilliant in the domestic circuit. However, given MI’s low purse and huge interest in Nabi, he looks out of reach for MI.
LSG IPL Trials for IPL Auction News
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Karan Lal | All-rounder |
The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) trials news is not publicly available except for one player, Bengal’s Karan Lal.
Rajasthan Royals IPL Trials News
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Vihaan Malhotra | All-rounder |
| Ayush Vartak | Right-hand Batter |
| Kartik Yadav | All-rounder |
| Kartik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Manisankar Murasingh | All-rounder |
The Rajasthan Royals have been focusing on a lot of young talents during their IPL 2026 player trials camp. India U19 player Vihaan Malhotra, Ayush Vartak, Kartik Yadav are some of the notable young players who attended the Rajasthan Royals trials.
Meanwhile, with captain Sanju Samson now traded to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), the Rajasthan Royals now need a wicketkeeper batter and local lad Kartik Sharma was one of the attendees in the trials.
Delhi Capitals IPL Trials Player Names
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Auqib Nabi | Right-arm Pacer |
| R Rajkumar | All-rounder |
| Kartik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Lochan Gowda | Right-hand Batter |
| Esakkimuthu | Right-arm Medium Pacer |
The Delhi Capitals had two pace bowlers attend the trials including Auqib Nabi and Esakkimuthu. Nabi is going to be a hot property among various franchises because of his performance in the recent Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and other domestic tournaments. Meanwhile, Esakkimuthu is a player who also attended the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) trials after impressing in the Tamil Nadu Premier League (TNPL) 2025 season.
Meanwhile, Delhi Capitals is another franchise who had invited the talented wicketkeeper batter Kartik Sharma for the trials.
SRH IPL 2026 Auction Player Trials Update
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Aman Rao | Right-hand Batter |
| Kartik Sharma | Wicketkeeper Batter |
| Auqib Nabi | Right-arm Pacer |
| Money Grewal | Right-arm Pacer |
| Sakib Hussain | Right-arm Pacer |
| Jonty Sidhu | Right-hand Batter |
| Madhav Kaushik | Right-hand Batter |
| Anunya Singh | Right-arm Medium Pacer |
| Gajendra Goswami | Right-arm Pacer |
The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) held their trials in two different phases. The first phase was held at the Ishan Kishan Academy where the main agenda was to find some talented pacers.
Among the pace bowlers who attended SRH trials camp included the likes of Auqib Nabi, Money Grewal, Sakib Hussain, Anunya Singh and Gajendra Goswami. With Mohammed Shami traded to Lucknow Super Giants, SRH need at least one good Indian pace bowler, so don’t be surprised if they go big for Auqib Nabi.
Local Hyderabad batter Aman Rao was also in attendance in the 2nd phase of the SRH trials and reportedly has impressed the management. Kartik Sharma, Jonty Sidhu and Madhav Kaushik are the other names that are publicly available.
GT IPL Trials News
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Not Available | Not Available |
There is no public news on IPL 2022 champions Gujarat Titans’ player trials update.
Punjab Kings IPL 2026 Players Trials News
| Player | Role |
|---|---|
| Raj Limbani | Right-arm Pacer |
| Kartik Chadha | All-rounder |
| Shivam Shukla | Spin Bowler |
| Money Grewal | Right-arm Pacer |
| Shivam Mavi | Right-arm Pacer |
The IPL 2025 runners-up Punjab Kings have a settled line-up, not requiring many additions into the squad. But with a purse of INR 11.50 Crore, they could still buy some good players.
However, there is not much update on Punjab Kings IPL 2026 players trials news. So far, only three pace bowlers’ names are out in the public in Shivam Mavi, Money Grewal and former India U19 starlet Raj Limbani.
NOTE: Franchises hold IPL trials in private. Only the names available in public have been listed in this article.