Swastik Chikara and Virat Kohli - (Source: IPL/X.com)
In a significant development, the BCCI has made changes to the player list for the IPL 2026 mini-auction, which was released in the early hours of Tuesday, December 9. Notably, the apex cricket board of India has added nine more players to the 350-player list.
Swastik Chikara alongside nine more players added
Swastik Chikara, who failed to make the final cut in the earlier released list, is back in the auction and will go under the hammer on December 16 during the mini-auction in the UAE. Interesingly, Chikara featured for RCB in IPL 2025, but failed to get a solitary game. Here is the complete list of nine newly added players by the BCCI.
351. Mani Sankar Mura Singh
352. Virandeep Singh
353. Chama Milind
354. KL Srijith
355. Eathan Bosch
356. Chris Green
357. Swastik Chikara
358. Virat Singh
359. Rahul Raj Namala
BCCI corrects massive error ahead of IPL 2026 auction
Notably, Nikhil Chaudhary was earlier listed as an Indian player, which caused a huge uproar on social media. The fans were confused as to how Chaudhary was listed as an Indian uncapped cricketer when he plays foreign leagues such as the BBL.
However, in the latest events, the BCCI has rectified their mistake as Chaudhary has now been added as an Australian cricketer, which means he will be added in the overseas quota if any team look to buy the 29-year-old during the auction.
Here is the link to BCCI's latest auction list with revised names - IPL 2026 players auction list. Also, there are updates that the BCCI is most likely to make changes to the players list till December 14, which is two days before the auction day.
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