A total of 74 players were sold on the first day of the mega player auction for the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
India pacer Avesh Khan born on 13 December 1996 and presently in his 26th year became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of the tournament in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction in Bengaluru, since he was sold for Rs 10 crore to Lucknow SuperGiants on day 1 of auction.
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IPL 2022 Mega Auction
| PLAYERS | COUNTRY | TEAM | SOLD FOR | DATE OF BIRTH |
| Shikhar Dhawan | India | PBKS | 8.25 crore | 5.12.1985 |
| R Ashwin | India | RR | 5 crore | 17.9.1986 |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | KKR | 7.25 crore | 08.05.1993 |
| Kagiso Rabada | SA | PBKS | 9.25 crore | 25.5.1995 |
| Trent Boult | NZ | RR | 8 crore | 22.07.1989 |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | KKR | 12.25 crore | 06.12.1994 |
| Mohd. Shami | India | GT | 6.25 crore | 03.09.1990 |
| Faf du Plessis | SA | RCB | 7 crore | 13.07.1984 |
| Quinton de Kock | SA | LSG | 6.75 crore | 17.12.1992 |
| David Warner | Australia | DC | 6.25 crore | 27.10.1986 |
| Manish Pandey | India | LSG | 4.6 crore | 10.09.1989 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | WI | RR | 8.5 crore | 26.12.1996 |
| Robin Uthappa | India | CSK | 2 crore | 11.11.1985 |
| Jason Roy | England | GT | 2 crore | 21.07.1990 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | India | RR | 7.75 crore | 07.07.2000 |
| Dwayne Bravo | WI | CSK | 4.4 crore | 07.10.1983 |
| Nitish Rana | India | KKR | 8 crore | 27.12.1993 |
| Jason Holder | WI | LSG | 8.75 crore | 05.11.1991 |
| Harshal Patel | India | RCB | 10.75 crore | 22.11.1990 |
| Deepak Hooda | India | LSG | 5.75 crore | 19.04.1995 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | RCB | 10.75 crore | 29.7.1997 |
| Washington Sundar | India | SRH | 8.75 crore | 05.10.1999 |
| Krunal Pandya | India | LSG | 8.25 crore | 24.3.1991 |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | DC | 6.5 crore | 20.10.1991 |
| Ambati Rayudu | India | CSK | 6.75 crore | 23.9.1985 |
| Ishan Kishan | India | MI | 15.25 crore | 18.7.1998 |
| Jonny Bairstow | England | PBKS | 6.75 crore | 26.09.1989 |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | RCB | 5.5 crore | 01.06.1985 |
| Nicholas Pooran | WI | SRH | 10.75 crore | 02.10.1995 |
| T Natarajan | India | SRH | 4 crore | 04.04.1991 |
| Deepak Chahar | India | CSK | 14 crore | 07.08.1992 |
| Prasidh Krishna | India | RR | 10 crore | 19.02.1996 |
| Lockie Ferguson | NZ | GT | 10 crore | 13.06.1991 |
| Josh Hazlewood | Australia | RCB | 7.75 crore | 08.01.1991 |
| Mark Wood | England | LSG | 7.5 crore | 11.01.1990 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | SRH | 4.2 crore | 05.02.1990 |
| Shardul Thakur | India | DC | 10.75 crore | 16.10.1991 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Bangladesh | DC | 2 crore | 06.09.1995 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | DC | 2 crore | 14.12.1994 |
| Rahul Chahar | India | PBKS | 5. 25 crore | 04.08.1999 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | RR | 6.5 crore | 23.07.1990 |
| Priyam Garg | India | SRH | 20 lakh | 30.11.2000 |
| Abhinav Sadarangani | India | GT | 2.6 crore | 16.09.1994 |
| Dewald Brevis | SA | MI | 3 crore | 29.04.2003 |
| Ashwin Hebbar | India | DC | 20 lakh | 15.11.1995 |
| Rahul Tripathi | India | SRH | 8.5 crore | 02.03.1991 |
| Riyan Parag | India | RR | 3.8 crore | 10.11.2001 |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | SRH | 6.5 crore | 04.09.2000 |
| Sarfaraz Khan | India | DC | 20 lakh | 22.10.1997 |
| Shahrukh Khan | India | PBKS | 9 crore | 27.5.1995 |
| Shivam Mavi | India | KKR | 7.25 crore | 26.11.1998 |
| Rahul Tewatia | India | GT | 9 crore | 20.05.1993 |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India | DC | 1.1 crore | 28.12.1999 |
| Harpreet Brar | India | PBKS | 3.8 crore | 16.09.1995 |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | India | RCB | 2.4 crore | 12.12.1994 |
| KS Bharat | India | DC | 2 crore | 03.10.1993 |
| Anuj Rawat | India | RCB | 3.4 crore | 17.10.1999 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | India | PBKS | 60 lakh | 10.08.2000 |
| Sheldon Jackson | India | KKR | 60 lakh | 22.10.1993 |
| Jitesh Sharma | India | PBKS | 20 lakh | 22.10.1993 |
| Basil Thampi | India | MI | 30 lakh | 11.09.1993 |
| Kartik Tyagi | India | SRH | 4 crore | 08.11.2000 |
| Akash Deep | India | RCB | 20 lakh | 15.12.1996 |
| KM Asif | India | CSK | 20 lakh | 24.07.1993 |
| Avesh Khan | India | LSG | 10 crore | 13.12.1996 |
| Ishan Porel | India | PBKS | 25 lakh | 05.09.1998 |
| Tushar Deshpande | India | CSK | 20 lakh | 15.05.1995 |
| Ankit Singh Rajpoot | India | LSG | 50 lakh | 4.12.1993 |
| Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | GT | 30 lakh | 03.01.2005 |
| Murugan Ashwin | India | MI | 1.6 crore | 08.09.1990 |
| KC Cariappa | India | RR | 30 lakh | 13.04.1994 |
| Shreyas Gopal | India | SRH | 75 lakh | 04.09.1993 |
| J Suchith | India | SRH | 20 lakh | 16.1.1994 |
| R Sai Kishore | India | GT | 3 crore | 6.11.1996 |
TATA IPL Auction – 2022
204 players were sold and INR 5,51,70,00,000 was splurged amongst the ten franchises during the two-day TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Auction in Bengaluru. Young Indian cricketers dominated the proceedings at the auction, with Ishan Kishan attracting the topmost bid of INR 15.25 Crore which saw him return to MI.
Meanwhile, Deepak Chahar, who returned to CSK for INR 14 Crore, became the most expensive Indian pace bowler to be ever bought at the IPL Auction. KKR broke the bank for Shreyas Iyer and bought the stylish right-handed batter for INR 12.25 Crore. Liam Livingstone, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nicholas Pooran, Shardul Thakur and Lockie Ferguson also made merry at the Auction. All and all, the ten franchises had two fruitful days at the mega auction and that sets up for a fascinating TATA IPL 2022.
Conclusion:
As the 15th season of IPL is about to start, hence its safe to say that the IPL fever is already on and the whole of India today is counting on their favorite team to win the prestigious trophy.
Undoubtedly IPL and its money have created multiple platforms and have offered a career path for cricketers, besides laying out a new path to donning the national colors.
“IPL is a great thing but it’s not everything….these so called IPL stars should also look at playing for the Country and making India proud”- Suggests Hirav Shah, Renowned Sports Astrologer and Strategist.
Hirav Shah is a prolific Sports Advisor, Strategist, Consultant and arguably India’s Most Influential Sports Astrologer.
