The Indian Premier League player auction lived up to its billing as the one of the biggest flexes of financial muscle in sport as many players turned into millionaires in Abu Dhabi.
The Etihad Arena was the trading floor for this year's bidding war for a limited number of players, unlike last year's mega auction. All teams had retained and traded the majority of the players they needed for the 2026 season, with only a handful of reinforcements required.
Even so, there was more than enough left in the purse of each franchise as the auction started on Tuesday.
The biggest beneficiary of the day was Australia all-rounder Cameron Green, who was snapped up by Kolkata Knight Ride
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