Oh, man. The Indian Premier League, IPL 2025, was just nuts. Seriously, like a rollercoaster ride that leaves you feeling a bit dizzy but super thrilled. So much drama, it’s hard to keep up, yet here I am, still wondering what’s gonna unfold next. Like, imagine all those twists and turns sparking a whole lot of chatter about what 2026 might bring. And right smack in the middle of this cricket madness? Ravichandran Ashwin. Yeah, you know him. The guy’s a legend with Chennai Super Kings, but lately, trade rumors are swirling around him. It seems like everyone’s got something to say about who might burn a hole in someone’s pocket in the next IPL season.
So I was tuning into his YouTube thing — ‘Ash ki Baat’ — and he starts talking about the 2026 mini-auction. Confession: I don’t always get cricket’s finer details, but Ashwin’s insights hook you in. It’s like he’s peeling back the curtain on this wild auction scene. He hints that snatching up Indian players is about to get tricky, with fresh faces possibly making waves. But get this, he’s betting big bucks on overseas players stealing the show. And, he sounded some warning bells. Releasing a high-profile Indian player? Now that’s playing with fire, folks. Oh, and cue a parade of Aussies hitting the auction.
“This’ll be a mini auction part circus, part chess match,” he muses. “You’ll scratch your head trying to get Indian players. Probably only newbies will pop up. The priciest picks are gonna be from abroad. Letting go of a top Indian player? Risky business, my friend. Expect a barrage of Aussie talent too,” he said.
And hey, if you’re in for a laugh, check out some hilarious online buzz about CSK legend MS Dhoni clapping back at a fan’s earnest plea. Priceless.
Now, Ashwin also goes out on a limb; predicting who’s gonna be hot property in the mini-auction. Names? Oh sure, Mitchell Owen comes up — he popped up for the Punjab Kings a few times. And then there’s Cameron Green. Ashwin’s crystal ball sees these guys as financial windfalls, especially as foreign all-rounders. Makes you wonder just how much dough teams are willing to throw around. He’s talking potentially INR 25–30 crore for talent like that. Yikes.
“Mitchell Owen, the fill-in guy you saw with Punjab Kings for a while, and this Cameron Green — someone’s gonna break the bank for these all-rounders,” Ashwin figures. “Teams are gearing up for a spending spree, likely around Rs 25-30 crore,” he adds.
Oh, and if you’re curious, Bollywood’s Salman Khan spills the beans on why he’s not jumping on the IPL franchise bandwagon. Quite a tale that’d make your eyebrows do a dance.
Anyway, there’s this electric feeling in the air about the whole affair. Or maybe that’s just me getting caught up in the cricket chaos. Whatever it is, 2026, bring it on!
