Quinton de Kockhas made a return to the pool of players to feature at the auction for the 2026 Indian Premier League. The South African wicketkeeper-batter's name will appear in the third lot of players. The event is scheduled to take place on December 16 in Abu Dhabi.
Kolkata Knight Riders had decided on releasing him ahead of the auction. Initially, he had not featured in the list of players to be a part of the auction. However, it is understood that KKR themselves pushed for the inclusion of the top-order batter, who smashed a dynamic ton against India in the third and final ODI of the series in Visakhapatnam on December 6.
It is important to note that de Kock's base price has been set at INR 1 crore. This is a net drop of 50 from his base price at the mega auction last year. His base price was INR 2 crore ahead of IPL 2025. de Kock was purchased at INR 3.60 crore.
