By Devadyuti Das | Updated: November 19, 2025 11:42 AM IST
In these collection of pictures, we find out all about star cricketers who will be top targets for Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata Knight Riders team at the IPL 2026 Player Auction next month.
Shah Rukh Khan's KKR have the biggest purse ahead of IPL 2026 Player Auction. They will go into the auction on December 16 with Rs 64.3 crore.
Shah Rukh Khan's KKR released Venkatesh Iyer on IPL 2026 Retention Day. He was bought for Rs 23.75 crore at IPL 2025 mega auction.
Kolkata Knight Riders have also released Andre Russell who was retained for Rs 12 crore before IPL 2025 mega auction.
1. Glenn Maxwell: Australian all-rounder has been released by Punjab Kings after he was bought for Rs 4.2 crore at IPL 2025 mega auction.
2. Matheesha Pathirana: Sri Lanka pacer has been released by MS Dhoni's CSK after he was retained for Rs 13 crore before IPL 2025 mega auction last year.
3. Cameron Green: The Australian all-rounder was one of IPL's biggest trade for Rs 17.5 crore from MI to RCB but missed the IPL 2025 season due to injury.
4. Finn Allen: New Zealand batter has scored 4415 runs in T20 cricket with a strike-rate of over 173 with 4 hundreds and 29 fifties and can be a destructive addition to any IPL team.