IPL 2022 Auction: Tabraiz Shamsi, Piyush Chawla fail to find bids; CSK buys Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana

The second day of the IPL 2022 mega auction is taking place in Bangalore.

Fierce bidding war is going on for players on Day 2 of the IPL 2022 mega auction in Bangalore. While the likes of Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer, Nicholas Pooran, among others fetched over 10 Crore on Day 1, Liam Livingstone drew the attention with a price tag of INR 11.50 Crore on Day 2.

In the 15th set, capped spinners were up for grabs and Sri Lanka’s Maheesh Theekshana got the biggest bid while experienced campaigners like Tabraiz Shamsi and Piyush Chawla went unsold.

Here’s how the players fared in the 15th set:

Set 16 – Capped Spinners           

1. Mayank Markande (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – Sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 65 Lakh

2. Tabraiz Shamsi (Base Price INR 1 Crore) – UNSOLD

3. Qais Ahmad (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – UNSOLD

4. Shahbaz Nadeem (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 50 Lakh

5. Maheesh Theekshana (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – Sold to Chennai Super Kings for INR 70 Lakh

6. Karn Sharma (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – UNSOLD

7. Ish Sodhi (Base Price INR 50 Lakh) – UNSOLD

8. Piyush Chawla (Base Price INR 1 Crore) – UNSOLD

In the 16th set, uncapped batters were up for grabs and only two of them managed to attract bids.

Here’s how the players fared in the 16th set:

Set 16 – Uncapped Batters

1. Virat Singh (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

2. Himmat Singh (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

3. Sachin Baby (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

4. Harnoor Singh (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

5. Himanshu Rana (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD

6. Rinku Singh (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 55 Lakh

7. Manan Vohra (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – Sold to Lucknow Super Giants for INR 20 Lakh

8. Ricky Bhui (Base Price INR 20 Lakh) – UNSOLD