Men’s Hundred 2026 Auction, Live Updates: Hello and a really warm welcome to News18 CricketNext’s live coverage of the 2026 auction of The Hundred. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)’s flagship 100-ball competition enters a brand new era with its first-ever player auctions in central London.
Joe Root was the primary to be signed for £240,000 by Welsh Fire. To this point, all-rounder James Coles has been the most costly signing at £390,000 for a similar side. Two Pakistanis have gone unsold, with Usman Tariq to Birmingham Phoenix for £140,000 being the one from the country to search out a buyer, who also roped in Bangladesh’s Mustafizur Rahman for £100,000.