{"id":22485,"date":"2025-12-16T15:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=671849"},"modified":"2025-12-16T15:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T09:31:59","slug":"ipl-2026-auctions-why-cameron-green-will-receive-only-rs-18-crore-despite-rs-25-20-crore-bid-by-kkr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026-auctions-why-cameron-green-will-receive-only-rs-18-crore-despite-rs-25-20-crore-bid-by-kkr\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026 Auctions: Why Cameron Green will receive only Rs 18 crore despite Rs 25.20 crore bid by KKR"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:a7a69cde-237e-4562-a7cb-dd19535ac068-46\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-68\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a018a6ec-5ee7-43ee-9155-b8cc031e42b8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"106\" data-end=\"453\">Australian all-rounder <strong data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"146\">Cameron Green<\/strong> created history at the <strong data-start=\"170\" data-end=\"190\">IPL 2026 auction<\/strong> after being sold to <strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"270\">Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a record Rs 25.20 crore<\/strong>, making him the most expensive player ever in IPL auction history. However, despite the headline figure, <strong data-start=\"376\" data-end=\"423\">Green will personally earn only Rs 18 crore<\/strong>, not the full auction amount.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"466\">Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"468\" data-end=\"511\">The Rs 18 crore earnings cap explained<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"844\">Ahead of recent IPL auction cycles, the league clarified that <strong data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"631\">overseas players\u2019 earnings are capped at Rs 18 crore<\/strong>, which is the <strong data-start=\"646\" data-end=\"696\">highest retention price allowed for any player<\/strong>. This rule was introduced to maintain financial parity between Indian and overseas players and to prevent excessive inflation for foreign recruits.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"846\" data-end=\"983\">Under this framework, franchises are <strong data-start=\"883\" data-end=\"920\">allowed to bid beyond Rs 18 crore<\/strong>, but the <strong data-start=\"930\" data-end=\"982\">player\u2019s actual salary cannot exceed Rs 18 crore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1030\">What happens to the extra Rs 7.20 crore?<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1032\" data-end=\"1402\">In Cameron Green\u2019s case, although KKR bid <strong data-start=\"1074\" data-end=\"1092\">Rs 25.20 crore<\/strong>, the <strong data-start=\"1098\" data-end=\"1122\">excess Rs 7.20 crore<\/strong> will <strong data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1152\">not go to the player<\/strong>. Instead, the surplus amount is <strong data-start=\"1185\" data-end=\"1206\">taken by the BCCI<\/strong> and allocated towards <strong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1261\">players\u2019 welfare initiatives<\/strong>. These funds are used for areas such as medical support, insurance coverage, post-retirement assistance, and grassroots cricket development.<\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1404\" data-end=\"1438\">Impact on KKR\u2019s auction purse<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1707\">While Green will receive only Rs 18 crore, <strong data-start=\"1483\" data-end=\"1544\">KKR\u2019s auction purse is debited by the full Rs 25.20 crore<\/strong>. This means franchises must be extremely cautious while bidding above the cap, as it reduces their remaining budget without increasing the player\u2019s take-home pay.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Presenting Kolkata's all-new GREEN initiative \ud83d\ude09\ud83d\udc9c <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1lBJ7NTNPx\">pic.twitter.com\/1lBJ7NTNPx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KKRiders\/status\/2000860640479731793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4 data-start=\"1709\" data-end=\"1753\">Why franchises still bid beyond the cap<\/h4>\n<p data-start=\"1755\" data-end=\"1842\">Despite the rule, teams continue to push bids higher for elite overseas players due to:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1966\">\n<li data-start=\"1843\" data-end=\"1883\">\n<p data-start=\"1845\" data-end=\"1883\">Scarcity of high-impact all-rounders<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1884\" data-end=\"1924\">\n<p data-start=\"1886\" data-end=\"1924\">Match-winning ability across formats<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"1966\">\n<p data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1966\">Strategic importance in squad balance<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1968\" data-end=\"2201\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">In summary, <strong data-start=\"1980\" data-end=\"2040\">Cameron Green\u2019s Rs 25.20 crore sale is an auction record<\/strong>, but <strong data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2092\">Rs 18 crore remains his maximum IPL salary<\/strong>, with the remaining amount redirected to player welfare\u2014making it a historic deal both on and off the field.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian all-rounder Cameron Green created history at the IPL 2026 auction after being sold to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":42680,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/250"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22485"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22485\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}