IPL 2022 auction: Warner, Ashwin, Rabada, Bravo list maximum base price
Some of the big names on the list, which includes 17 Indians and 32 overseas players, are R Aswhin, Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishan Kishan, Suresh Raina, Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Steven Smith, Shakib al Hasan, Mark Wood, Trent Boult, Faf du Plessis, Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada and Dwayne Bravo.
Overall, a total of 1214 cricketers, including 270 capped players, 312 uncapped players and 41 from Associate countries, have enlisted themselves in the registered auction pool, which was sent to the 10 franchises on Friday. A final, trimmed list will be prepared by IPL closer to the two-day auction, scheduled in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, once the franchises send back their wish-lists.
This will be the first mega auction conducted by the IPL since 2018 when the tournament featured eight teams. This auction, there are two more teams after the IPL sold two new franchises – Lucknow and Ahmedabad – last October for a record sum. The 10 franchises have already spent nearly INR 338 crore ($45 million approx) to retain and acquire 33 players. Most of the franchises will enter the auction with significant money to spend in order to compile a fresh squad, but the likes of Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals will have a swollen purse.
Harshal, who was traded by Delhi Capitals to Royal Challengers ahead of the 2021 IPL, finished last season as the highest wicket-taker with 32 scalps. Harshal opted to move to the auction this time, though, confident about attracting buyers with his ability to bowl both with the new ball as well at death overs where he has made the most impact with his clever change of pace.
Meanwhile Tamil Nadu batter Shahrukh Khan, who is likely to get a massive bid and even rejected an offer from his previous franchise Punjab Kings, has put his base price at the minimum of INR 20 lakhs. Shahrukh, a tall and strong power hitter, is known for his lower-order finishing skills and had been paid INR 5.25 crore ($700,000 approx) in the 2021 auction by Punjab. Another Indian uncapped player who has listed himself at the 20-lakhs base price and is expected to attractive significant offer is Madhya Pradesh fast bowler Avesh Khan, who was bought by Delhi Capitals for INR 70 lakhs ($94000) couple of years ago and was the second-highest wicket taker behind Harshal in the 2021 IPL.
INR 1.5 crore bracket
Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Dawid Malan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Colin Ingram, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran.
INR 1 crore bracket
Piyush Chawla, Kedar Jadhav, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Manish Pandey, Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Wriddhiman Saha, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Mohammad Nabi, James Faulkner, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, D’arcy Short, Andrew Tye, Dan Lawrence, Liam Livingstone, Tymal Mills, Ollie Pope, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Aiden Markram, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Wanindu Hasaranga, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford.
Nagraj Gollapudi is news editor at ESPNcricinfo
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