Some players will get a windfall and laugh their way to the bank next week because the IPL teams have a lot of money in their pockets and there aren't many spots left in each squad. The majority of qualified foreign superstars have already signed contracts with teams, but some will be cut, and there will be enough organizations interested in hiring them for the next series.
It is more important to consider which players perform the most demanding tasks than player quality per se. This implies that there will always be a need for all-around players as well as excellent finishers and pace bowlers.

 Cameron Green
Cameron Green is without a doubt the front-runner to win the most money in this auction. One of the top players in T20 cricket, the Australian seam-bowling all-rounder returns as perhaps the finest player on the lists after missing a season due to injury. Additionally, he joined up as a pure batter, which means that when the purses are at their highest, he will be in the first group of participants.
Green is very certain to be a 20+ crore signing after a 2023 season in which he averaged 50.22 and struck at a rate of over 160. The landing location is expected to be either the Chennai Super Kings with their middle order demands or the Kolkata Knight Riders undergoing a complete revamp.

Pathirana Matheesa
Even the greatest teams will need Pathirana, a surprise release that is probably going to be viewed as the top death-bowling choice in the auction. Pathirana is expected to recover from a quiet 2025 season because he can hit yorkers at will. The Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants, two clubs that had trouble with death bowling in 2025, would compete with CSK if they decide to pursue their Sri Lankan star.
Ravi Bishnoi
Ravi Bishnoi, a talented leg-spinner on the Indian team's outskirts who will excel if given the correct conditions to flourish, may be the most expensive Indian player.Sunrisers Hyderabad are in dire need of some spin bowling assistance, CSK needs to replace the Jadeja-Ashwin tandem and find a partner for Noor Ahmad, and KKR might be interested in a three-pronged spin attack. The final two of these will be the top contenders for Bishnoi's signature, and he may demand more than 15 crore.
Venkatesh Iyer
Prithvi Shaw and Venkatesh Iyer are the two Indian hitters who will garner the most attention. After a season away from the league, Shaw returns, but he may be hesitant, which could prevent him from receiving a really high salary.Iyer, on the other hand, may have been overpaid for his potential, but teams will still want him even if he is not playing well. There are enough teams that could employ him to stabilize their middle orders, even if he is now essentially a pure batter and his bowling has declined over time. An inexpensive return to KKR?
 Wanindu Hasaranga
Another all-arounder from Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga's worth will come from his ability to provide four overs of excellent spin in addition to being a lower-order power hitter. Although teams have been hesitant to use Hasaranga's overseas slot for a spinner, he has performed incredibly well as a tonker late in the innings.Both CSK and past teams like SRH and RR, which all need support from the spin department and some lower-order hitting, should be extremely interested.
Honorable honors
Players like Matt Henry, a top seamer in international cricket, and Pathum Nissanka, who had a breakthrough in the Asia Cup and will be an intriguing foreign backup for many teams, are among those who will receive respectable bidding but probably won't blow the roof down. For those who miss out on Cam Green, Gerald Coetzee may be considered a quasi-all-rounder due to his propensity to hit deeper down the order.Ashok Sharma, who leads the wicket-taking statistics and is up for auction, is a player to watch from the upcoming Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. By the end of the auction, he may have three or four teams vying for his signature.