Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises have invested heavily in international stars and it was time to go after the budding Indian cricketers after the lunch break on Day 2 of the IPL 2022 mega-auction.
The set 17 of uncapped all-rounders featured India U19 World Cup-winning captain Yash Dhull, his teammate Raj Bawa, and Ravardhan Hangargekar. Anukul Roy, Mahipal Lomror, and Lalit Yadav, who has played in the previous IPL seasons, were also up for grab.
Delhi Capitals (DC) showed good interest in the youngsters, picking up three players from the uncapped all-rounder's category, including Yash Dhull. So did Mumbai Indians (MI), who got two players from the set.
N Tilak Varma found Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Rajasthan Royals (RR), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), and Mumbai Indians (MI) bidding for him. After a bit of bidding battle with CSK, MI secured Varma for INR 1.7 crore.
The bidding for Raj Bawa jumped to two crores from his base price of INR 20 lakh after Punjab Kings (PBKS), Mumbai, and Hyderabad engaged in a bidding war for him. Punjab got him at INR 2 crore eventually; making him the highest-paid player from the set 17.
Here is the list of uncapped all-rounders:
Lalit Yadav (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to DC for INR 65 lakh
Ripal Patel (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to DC for INR 20 lakh
Yash Dhull (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to DC for INR 50 lakh
N. Tilak Varma (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to MI for INR 1.7 crore
Mahipal Lomror (India) [Base price: 40 lakh] SOLD to RCB for INR 95 lakh
Anukul Roy (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to KKR for INR 20 lakh
Darshan Nalkande (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to GT for INR 20 lakh
Raj Angad Bawa (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to PBKS for INR 2 crore.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar (India) [Base price: 30 lakh] SOLD to CSK for INR 1.5 crore
Sanjay Yadav (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] SOLD to MI for INR 50 lakh
Vicky Ostwal (India) [Base price: 20 lakh] UNSOLD
The next set was that of the uncapped bowlers' list. Out of this only Yash Dayal was bought by Gujarat Titans for INR 3.20 crores and Simarjeet Singh was bought by Chennai Super Kings for his base price of INR 20 lakhs.
Here is the list of uncapped bowlers:
Vasu Vats (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold
Yash Thakur (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold
Yash Dayal (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- SOLD To Gujarat Titans- INR 3.20 Crores
Arzan Nagwaswalla (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold
Simarjeet Singh (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- SOLD To Chennai Super Kings- Base Price
Mujtaba Yousuf (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold
Kuldeep Sen (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold
Akash Singh (Base Price- INR 20 Lakhs)- Unsold