The IPL 2022 will be a ten-team event with two new franchises to be added to the mix. These two teams are based out of Ahmedabad and Lucknow respectively and this means a mega auction will be held soon.
Many of the big-name players will be in the fray looking for new teams and one such player is expected to be Australia’s David Warner. He was removed as Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain midseason in the IPL 2021 and then dropped from the team altogether.
Though the bad form was cited as the reason behind Warner’s removal as captain and ultimately from the team. However, with 289 runs, three half-centuries, including a fifty in the final of the T20 World Cup 2021, Warner has become the hottest property going into the IPL 2022 auction, as he looks for a new home in IPL 2022.
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With Warner's association with SRH all but over, he would be in the radar of the remaining teams and former India captain Virender Sehwag weighed on the future of the T20 World Cup 2021 Player of the Tournament.
"I believe the two new franchises that are entering the fray, they will have the option of picking three fresh options, and David Warner could well be in their radar. They can get a dependable opener and a great captain. They can get two more players like him and you can form a team around those three players. No doubt, Warner will be approached by one of the two teams as captain and player," Sehwag said on Cricbuzz.
Sehwag lauded Warner for his terrific form at the T20 World Cup as Australia beat New Zealand by eight wickets in the final to be crowned T20 World Cup champions for the first time. Sehwag had played with Warner in the Indian Premier League for the Delhi Capitals (formerly Delhi Daredevils).
"David Warner started off as a T20 player and after that he played ODIs and Tests. I think before playing for Australia, he featured in the IPL. From there, the journey he has embarked upon has been a phenomenal one. He is mentally very strong. David Warner has that hunger to score runs and he too sees competition within the Australia team. He has that passion that drives him to score consistently across formats," added Sehwag.
