MAYANK AGARWAL (Base Price- 1 cr)

Mayank Agarwal came into the IPL 2022 tournament on the back of two consecutive seasons in which he had scored more than 400 runs for Punjab Kings (PBKS). He made 424 runs in IPL 2020 and 441 runs in IPL 2021.

But in IPL 2022, Agarwal was handed an additional responsibility of captaincy as KL Rahul had parted ways with PBKS and his friend and fellow opener Agarwal became the new captain. Much was expected from the young gun, who was leading a team in IPL in a full-time capacity for the first time.

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However, his batting was terribly impacted by the weight of captaincy and as PBKS faltered as the tournament progressed, Agarwal’s woes continued as he even batted down the order. Ultimately, he managed just 196 runs in 13 matches with one fifty to his name at a strike rate of 122.50 and an average of 16.33.

This led to PBKS releasing Mayank and making Shikhar Dhawan their captain for IPL 2023 and Agarwal found himself in the auction pool where he kept his base price at INR 1 cr.

Given his previous record in the tournament, where he has 2327 runs in 113 matches with 1 century and 12 fifties, expect the Karnataka batter to find a new home that will help him restart in a new year with new vigor.