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Since the 2016 edition, at least two Kerala players have played a minimum of two matches in an IPL season. That pattern was broken in IPL 2026.
Vishnu Vinod made his Punjab Kings debut almost at the end of his second season with the franchise.
Left-arm spinner Vignesh Puthur, who made an impact on his IPL debut with Mumbai Indians last season, was signed up for his base price of ₹30 lakh by Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi.
Jikku Bright, a tennis-ball spinner from Thiruvananthapuram is among the 11 Kerala players in the IPL 2026 auction list.
IPL sensation Vignesh Puthur and Karun Nair were the Malayalis who featured in the top-ten list of most-Googled Indians in 2025.
Vignesh Puthur made his senior Kerala debut against Chhattisgarh in the Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Trophy in Lucknow.
Vishnu Vinod, who did not get a chance in IPL 2025 was retained by Punjab Kings, while Vignesh Puthur and Sachin Baby were released by Mumbai Indians and SRH respectively.
Vignesh Puthur bagged 2/25 as an impact sub by Thrissur Titans crushed Alleppey Ripples by 7 wickets.
Sanju Samson is the biggest name on a list of 170 players registered for the auction ahead of the second season of Kerala Cricket League.
Mumbai have signed leg-spinner Raghu Sharma as a replacement for Vignesh
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