Youngest Player, IPL 2026 Auction: Vaibhav Suryavanshi was the youngest player in the last IPL auction. He was bought for ₹1.10 crore. Now, do you know the age of the youngest player in the IPL 2026 auction?

14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi is the youngest player in the history of the IPL auction. He was sold in last season's auction. Now, after him, there's another player in the IPL 2026 auction who isn't much older. In fact, he's the youngest player to enter the IPL 2026 auction. The player we're talking about is Wahidullah Zadran. This Afghan cricketer will be the youngest player in the IPL auction, scheduled for December 16, 2025.

Youngest player in IPL 2026 auction

Now the question is, how young is Wahidullah Zadran, making him the youngest of the 350 players entering the auction? Wahidullah Zadran, who hails from Afghanistan , is just over 18 years old. He will be just 18 years and 31 days old on the day of the IPL 2026 auction. At this age, he will be the youngest among the players participating in the auction.

28 wickets in 19 T20 matches

Wahidullah Zadran is a right-arm spinner and, before entering the IPL auction, had experience in 19 T20Is, taking 28 wickets, with his best performance being 4 for 22. Wahidullah Zadran also had experience in ILT20 cricket before entering the IPL 2026 auction. Wahidullah Zadran set his base price at ₹30 lakh (approximately ₹30 lakh).

Base Price of Afghani Mystery Spinner Wahidullah Zadran is Just 30 Lacs 🔥

He’s So Similar To Mujeeb ur Rahman pic.twitter.com/glPVz2fxoZ

— Junaid Khan (@JunaidKhanation) December 9, 2025

Triangular series played for Afghanistan's U19 team

Wahidullah Zadran represented the Afghanistan Under-19 team in the recently concluded triangular ODI series against two Indian Under-19 teams . He took three wickets in three matches of the series played on Indian soil. He also scored 12 runs in two innings.