Overseas stars, particularly Cameron Green, will arguably be the biggest name at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on December 16. There is every likelihood that franchises will be interested in him, with many expecting an intense bidding war, although some reports even mention that Green may cross the previous auction records as far as the final bid amount is concerned. However, for all the frenzy and madness, Green, no matter how high the bidding goes, will not get more than ₹18 crore. Cameron Green Among Top Picks At IPL 2026 Mini-Auction A back injury had forced Green to skip the IPL 2025 mega auction, following which Royal Challengers Bengaluru let him go. Fully fit now, he has plunged into the mini-auction pool and is being viewed as one of the strongest available overseas options. His worth has gone up further as fellow Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has opted out of entering the auction after being released by Punjab Kings. With fewer quality overseas all-rounders available, the franchises are expected to go hard for Green. Also Read | IPL 2026: Why Cameron Green Listed Himself as Batter in Mini-Auction? Past Auction Records Set by Australian Stars The record-breaking bids in auctions have already been seen in the IPL. At the 2024 auction in Dubai, Pat Cummins became the first player to cross the ₹20 crore mark when Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for ₹20.5 crore. Just minutes later, Mitchell Starc shattered that record when Kolkata Knight Riders signed him for a whopping ₹24.75 crore. Later, Rishabh Pant would become the most expensive player in the history of the IPL after Lucknow Super Giants bought him for ₹27 crore in the mega auction. New Rule Caps Overseas Player Salary Incidentally, the Australian all-rounder won't get the full bid money if the bid crosses ₹18 crores due to a new rule that has been brought in by the IPL Governing Council. The rule was in place after a meeting between the BCCI and IPL franchises in Mumbai last year. The franchises had complained that overseas players use mini auctions to get very high prices because of limited supply. As per the rule, the bidding process would go on normally but the actual salary paid to an overseas player will be capped: The IPL's rule on the salary cap for overseas players read: “Any overseas player’s auction fee at small auction will be lower than the highest retention price [of INR 18 crore] and the highest auction price at the big auction. In case the highest auction price at the big auction is INR 20 crore, then INR 18 crore will be the cap. If the highest auction price at big auction is INR 16 crore, then the cap will be INR 16 crore." Also Read | IPL 2026 Mini-Auction: 3 Players Who Could Become the Costliest Buys Extra Amount to Go to BCCI In case the final bid crosses the cap amount, then this extra money will not go to the player or to the franchise. It added: "The incremental amount over INR 16 or 18 crore, as the case may be, will be deposited with BCCI. The incremental amount deposited with BCCI will be utilised towards players’ welfare." This means Green will still get ₹18 crore even if a team bids ₹22 crore or more for him.