The IPL 2022 mega auction to take place on Feb 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
The IPL 2022 is reportedly slated to take place in India itself with the league stage to be played in Maharashtra which has four international stadiums in Wankhede stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai, and the MCA Stadium in Pune.
The playoffs are expected to be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations.
Some big-name players like 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, and more are in line to be bid upon by the eight original and the two new franchises.
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 – Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga amongst others.
INR 2 crores 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 INR 1.5 crores while 34 players are on the list of cricketers with a reserve price of INR 1 crore.
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.
(IPL inputs)