Who is Mangesh Yadav: IPL 2026 Mini Auction was organized today in Abu Dhabi, Dubai. Today, big bids were placed on many players, while many players remained unsold. Cameron Green of Australia became the most expensive player in the mini auction of IPL 2026, while Sarfaraz Khan and Prithvi Shaw have also found buyers in this mini auction.

A player was also seen in the mini auction of IPL 2026, for whom Virat Kohli’s RCB included him in their team by bidding 17 times more than his base price. The name of this player is Mangesh Yadav.

Who is Mangesh Yadav?

Talking about Mangesh Yadav, he plays for Madhya Pradesh in domestic tournaments. RCB captain Rajat Patidar also comes from this state. Mangesh Yadav attracted everyone’s attention in the MP T20 League 2025, during which he took 14 wickets and was the highest wicket taker in the tournament.

Mangesh Yadav is adept at swinging the ball on both sides and is adept at bowling accurate yorkers. This 23 year old player is adept at bowling effectively in powerplay and death overs. Apart from this, this player is also adept at playing explosive innings when needed. Mangesh Yadav has proved this by playing an inning of 75 runs against Punjab in the Buchi Babu Tournament.

These teams bid for Mangesh Yadav

The teams of Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad bid heavily for Mangesh Yadav. When Mangesh Yadav’s name appeared in the mini auction of IPL 2026, his base price was Rs 30 lakh. Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad teams bid on Mangesh Yadav, but in the end Royal Challengers Bangalore included Mangesh Yadav in their team by paying 17 times his base price i.e. Rs 5 crore.

This player has performed extremely well in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and that is why the RCB team has made such a big bid for him. In the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2025-26, this player has taken 3 wickets and also scored 28 runs while batting in an innings.