Cricket News | The preparations for the mega auction of IPL have started. The mega auction is to be held on February 12 and 13. For this the final list of players has come. 590 players will enter the mega auction this time. At the same time, 10 teams have a total of 217 slots vacant. This time 1214 players from 19 countries had registered for the Mega Auction, out of which 590 players have been shortlisted for the final auction.
This time around, the franchises will be competing to secure the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent. This time Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav and many other great Indian players are part of the auction.
At the same time, the franchises will also bid for some big names this time, including Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan and Wanindu Hasaranga. players are included.
Total 590 players registered for the IPL 2022 Auction
370 are Indian and 220 foreign players. Most of these 47 players are from Australia, while 34 from West Indies, 33 from South Africa, 24 from England and New Zealand, 23 from Sri Lanka, 17 from Afghanistan, five each from Bangladesh-Ireland, three from Namibia, two from Scotland and Zimbabwe. One player each from Nepal and America is included.
It is worth mentioning that IPL has always been a tournament where the talented get opportunities. In such a situation, India’s Under-19 star players Yash Dhul, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and some emerging Indian players Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Kunal Pandya, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan would also like to make their mark in the auction and then the competition.
This time the under-19 stars will also have a temper in the auction. Yash Dhul, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hungergekar, who are playing the Under-19 World Cup, will also enter the auction. Apart from this, big bids are also expected on Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Krunal Pandya, Shah Rukh Khan, Deepak Hooda and Avesh Khan.
