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Hundred Auction 2026: Top buy James Coles' Rs 4.8 crore price tag won't even make IPL Auction 2026 top 10

Hundred Auction 2026: Top buy James Coles' Rs 4.8 crore price tag won't even make IPL Auction 2026 top 10

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Mar 13, 2026, 15:13 IST

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Hundred Auction 2026: Top buy James Coles' Rs 4.8 crore price tag won't even make IPL Auction 2026 top 10

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The Hundred Auction 2026 delivered plenty of surprises as franchises spent heavily to secure top talent for the upcoming season. While some big names went unsold, several players attracted massive bids, highlighting the growing financial strength of England’s 100-ball league. However, when discussions around record-breaking auctions begin, it is hard to ignore the Indian Premier League (IPL), which continues to dominate the cricket economy with staggering player salaries every season. The IPL 2026 auction once again saw franchises splurge crores on star players, dwarfing the spending seen in most other leagues.

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The Hundred vs IPL 2026 Auction: Top 10 Most Expensive Players ComparisonTop 10 Buys in The Hundred 2026 (Converted to INR)

James Coles	London Spirit	£390,000	Rs 4.8 crore
Tom Curran	MI London	£260,000	Rs 3.2 crore
Adil Rashid	Southern Brave	£250,000	Rs 3.08 crore
Heinrich Klaasen	Manchester Super Giants (Pre-signed)	£250,000	Rs 3.08 crore
Joe Root	Welsh Fire	£240,000	Rs 2.95 Crore
Dan Lawrence	Sunrisers Leeds	£210,000	Rs 2.58 crore
Scott Currie	Birmingham Phoenix	£210,000	Rs 2.58 crore
Aiden Markram	Manchester Super Giants	£200,000	Rs 2.46 crore
Josh Tongue	Manchester Super Giants	£200,000	Rs 2.46 crore
James Vince	MI London	£190,000	Rs 2.34 crore

The biggest buy of the auction was James Coles, who secured a deal worth roughly Rs 4.8 crore with London Spirit.

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The inclusion of England stars like Joe Root, Adil Rashid, and international players like Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram underlines the growing competitiveness of the league.

Top 10 Buys in IPL 2026 Auction

Cameron Green	Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Rs 25.20 Crore
Matheesha Pathirana	Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Rs 18 Crore
Prashant Veer	Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	Rs 14.20 Crore
Kartik Sharma	Chennai Super Kings (CSK)	Rs 14.20 Crore
Liam Livingston	Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)	Rs 13 Crore
Mustafizur Rahman	Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)	Rs 9.20 crore
Josh Inglis	Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)	Rs 8.60 crore
Auqib Nabi	Delhi Capitals	Rs 8.40 crore
Ravi Bishnoi	Rajasthan Royals	Rs 7.20 crore
Venkatesh Iyer	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	Rs 7.00 crore

The IPL once again dominated the financial charts with Cameron Green emerging as the most expensive player at Rs 25.20 crore, nearly five times the highest bid in The Hundred.

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IPL vs The Hundred: A Massive Financial Gap
A quick comparison highlights the scale difference between the two leagues:

Highest Hundred salary: Rs 4.8 crore
Highest IPL salary: Rs 25.20 crore

This means the top IPL player earned over 5 times more than the highest-paid player in The Hundred. The reason behind this massive gap lies because of the broadcasting rights of IPL which is much more globally popular than The Hundred and with higher franchise revenues the IPL boost one of the largest funded T20 League.

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