The IPL 2022 mega auction has finally come to an end and the teams are all set for the upcoming season of the tournament. It was indeed a brilliant couple of days for cricket fans as some talented players and big names went under the hammer in Bengaluru on Feb 12 and 13.
Just in case if you missed the mega auction, here is the entire summary of how things unfolded in Bengaluru on Sunday:
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Final Squads
Chennai Super Kings
Ravindra Jadeja, Deepak Chahar, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dwayne Bravo, Shivam Dube, Robin Uthappa, Tushar Deshpande, KM Asif, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Simarjeet Singh, Devon Conway, Dwaine Pretorius, Mitchell Santner, Adam Milne, Subhranshu Senapati, Mukesh Choudhary, Prashant Solanki, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Chris Jordan, K Bhagath Varma
Delhi Capitals
Rishabh Pant, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Mitchell Marsh, Anrich Nortje, David Warner, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Srikar Bharat, Kuldeep Yadav, Mustafizur Rahman, Mandeep Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungisani Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal
Gujarat Titans
Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya, Lockie Ferguson, Rahul Tewatia, Shubman Gill, Mohammed Shami, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Abhinav Manohar, Jason Roy, Jayant Yadav, Vijay Shankar, Dominic Drakes, Noor Ahmad, Darshan Nalkande, Yash Dayal, Alzarri Joseph, Pradeep Sangwan, David Miller, Wriddhiman Saha, Matthew Wade, Gurkeerat Singh, Varun Aaron
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shreyas Iyer, Andre Russell, Nitish Rana, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakaravarthy, Shivam Mavi, Pat Cummins, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Sheldon Jackson, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Aman Khan
Lucknow Super Giants
KL Rahul, Avesh Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Ravi Bishnoi, Dushmantha Chameera, Krishnappa Gowtham, Ankit Rajpoot, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, B Sai Sudarshan
ALSO READ | Complete list of players for Lucknow Super Giants
Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Dewald Brevis, Murugan Ashwin, Basil Thampi, Tilak Varma, Sanjay Yadav, Daniel Sams, Jofra Archer, Tymal Mills, Tim David, Riley Meredith, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Anmolpreet Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Rahul Buddhi, Hrithik Shokeen, Arjun Tendulkar, Aryan Juyal, Fabian Allen
Punjab Kings
Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Odean Smith, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell
Rajasthan Royals
Sanju Samson, Prasidh Krishna, Jos Buttler, Shimron Hetmyer, Trent Boult, Devdutt Padikkal, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Riyan Parag, Navdeep Saini, KC Cariappa, Obed Mccoy, Kuldeep Sen, Karun Nair, Dhruv Jurel, Tejas Baroka, Kuldip Yadav, Shubham Garhwal, Jimmy Nesham, Nathan Couler-Nile, Rassie van der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, Faf du Plessis, Mohammed Siraj, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Sidharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Kane Williamson, Nicholas Pooranl, Washington Sundar, Rahul Tripathi, Abhishek Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Marco Jansen, Abdul Samad, T Natarajanl, Kartik Tyagi, Umran Malik, Aiden Markram, Shreyas Gopal, Priyam Garg, Jagadeesha Suchith, Romario Shepherd, Sean Abbott, R Samarth, Shashank Singh, Saurabh Dubey, Vishnu Vinod, Glenn Phillips, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Total Players and Overseas slots
Chennai Super Kings: Total players - 25; Overseas players - 8
Delhi Capitals: Total players - 24; Overseas players - 7
Gujarat Titans: Total players - 23; Overseas players - 8
Kolkata Knight Riders: Total players - 25; Overseas players - 8
Lucknow Super Giants: Total players - 21; Overseas players - 7
Mumbai Indians: Total players - 25; Overseas players - 8
Punjab Kings: Total players - 25; Overseas players - 7
Rajasthan Royals: Total players - 23; Overseas players - 4
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Total players - 22; Overseas players - 8
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Total players - 23; Overseas players - 8
Key Purchases (Day 2)
Some of the big money signings made on Day 2 of IPL 2022 mega auction were as follows:
Liam Livingstone - Rs 11.50 crore to Punjab Kings
(Most expensive overseas player overall)
Tim David - Rs 8.25 crore to Mumbai Indians
Jofra Archer - Rs 8 Crore to Mumbai Indians
Top 3 expensive signings overall
Among both the days, these were the most expensive buys of IPL 2022 mega auction:
Ishan Kishan - Rs 15.25 Cr to Mumbai Indians
Deepak Chahar - Rs 14 Cr to Chennai Super Kings
Shreyas Iyer - Rs 12.25 Cr to Kolkata Knight Riders
Big names who remained unsold
Among few big players who remained list, there were Suresh Raina, Steve Smith, Ishant Sharma, Marnus Labuschagne, Eoin Morgan, Aaron Finch, Shakib Al Hasan, Adil Rashid, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Imran Tahir, Adam Zampa, Amit Mishra, Sandeep Lamichhane.
Team captains for IPL 2022
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya
Kolkata Knight Riders: Not announced
(Potential options: Shreyas Iyer, Pat Cummins, Ajinkya Rahane)
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma
Punjab Kings: Not announced
(Potential options: Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, )
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Not announced
(Potential options: Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson