The final list of cricketers who will go under the hammer at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction is finally out with a total of 590 players up for grabs. The two-day mega auction will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament. Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations.
“A fierce battle to acquire the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards when the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, etc. go under the hammer,” an IPL statement read.
The 10 IPL franchisees – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Team Ahmedabad will also be bidding to have some of the biggest cricketing names from Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan to Wanindu Hasaranga in their squad.
The dates are out, the stage is set!
IPL 2022 Auction will be held on February 12 & 13 in Bengaluru.
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— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) February 1, 2022
“Rs 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket. There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of Rs 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of Rs 1 crore,” the statement added.
The IPL has always been a tournament where talent and opportunity co-exist and India’s U19 stars such as Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and some of the talked-about Indian cricketers such as Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Krunal Pandya, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda and Avesh Khan will be looking to cash in and make their mark during the auction and then, in the competition.
A bidding war on the cards
Here are the 10 Marquee Players at the 2022 #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/lOF1hBCp8o
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 1, 2022
A total of 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players will be up for grabs in what promises to be an action-packed IPL 2022 Player Auction in Bengaluru.
The country-wise breakdown of 220 overseas players is listed below:
Afghanistan - 17
Australia - 47
Bangladesh - 5
England - 24
Ireland - 5
New Zealand - 24
South Africa - 33
Sri Lanka - 23
West Indies - 34
Zimbabwe - 1
Namibia - 3
Nepal - 1
Scotland - 2
USA - 1
