Faf du Plessis was not retained by CSK.
Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis would be the most sought-after player in the next IPL 2022 mega-auction, with numerous franchises lining up to acquire his services owing to his leadership abilities, feels Brad Hogg.
Du Plessis is one of the ten players registered in the marquee set of the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction. He finished second in the IPL 2021 Orange Cap race, just one run behind CSK teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad.
However, Du Plessis was not retained by the Chennai Super Kings for the IPL 2022 and Hogg believes that CSK would attempt to acquire their former player.
Chennai will be put to the test by the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), according to the former Australian spinner, as they all are looking for a captain.
"Du Plessis will be the most sought out player in the auction, because of his leadership skills. RCB, PBKS and KKR, and CSK will go for him. He has leadership skills, which is why the other three teams will look to bring him in."He is very consistent at the top of the order as well. I reckon he could go for 7 crores, could blow out to 11 crores, especially after what he did last year," Hogg said on his official YouTube channel.
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Hogg also suggested that Shreyas Iyer will be the subject of a bidding battle between PBKS, RCB, and KKR as well due to his captaincy acumen. Hogg added that Mohammad Shami and Kagiso Rabada will also be hot items at the auction and would fetch a lot of money.
"Iyer is a consistent player, who controls the innings, but also with his experience of captaining in the IPL, I think PBKS and RCB will go for Iyer. KKR might even have a dab as well. I think he will go for about 4 crores.
"Rabada, always bowling in those dangerous situations and he does the job well, picks up wickets, bowls with a reasonable economy. I think he should go for 4-5 crores.
"All 10 teams will be very aggressive going after Shami. I wouldn't be surprised if he is up about the 5 Cr mark or more. Don't see Warner going for anything more than 4 crores," Hogg added.