Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are expected to be involved in a fierce bidding battle at the IPL 2026 mini-auction, which will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16. Shah Rukh Khan (L), MS Dhoni and Ruturaj Gaikwad (R). (PIC - X)

Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings are expected to be involved in a fierce bidding battle at the IPL 2026 mini-auction, which will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, thanks to having the largest budgets among the 10 teams.

KKR enter the auction with Rs 64.30 crore after releasing underperforming players like Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 23.75 crore) and Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore). CSK, even after trading Sanju Samson, have freed up Rs 40 crore by letting go of several players.

KKR aim to rebuild their team almost from scratch, while CSK are li

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