IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 896 Indian and 318 International Players to go under the hammer
Updated: Feb 12, 2022
896 Indian and 318 International Players to go under the hammer in IPL 2022 Mega Auction
The 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction is around the corner and the players from different nations have already registered their names for the mega auction which is scheduled to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru.
The deadline to register names for the mega auction was closed on January 20 following which, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Saturday released a detailed list of 1214 players that includes 270 capped, 903 uncapped and 41 associate nation players.
Category-wise list of Players
Capped Indian [61 players]
Capped International [209 players]
Uncapped Indians [692 players]
Uncapped International [62 players]
Associate Nations [41 players]
Uncapped Indian players who were a part of previous IPL seasons [143 players]
Uncapped International players who were a part of previous IPL seasons [6 players]
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List of 318 Overseas Players (Country-wise)
Countries | No. of Players |
Australia | 59 |
South Africa | 48 |
West Indies | 41 |
Sri Lanka | 36 |
England | 30 |
New Zealand | 29 |
Afghanistan | 20 |
Nepal | 15 |
USA | 14 |
Bangladesh | 9 |
Namibia | 5 |
Ireland | 3 |
Oman | 3 |
Zimbabwe | 2 |
Bhutan | 1 |
Netherlands | 1 |
Scotland | 1 |
UAE | 1 |
Players with Base Price of INR 2 Crore
Indian Players: Suresh Raina, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Deepak Chahar, Shikhar Dhawan, Shardul Thakur, Robin Uthappa, Umesh Yadav, Dinesh Karthik, Shreyas Iyer, Mohammed Shami, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Harshal Patel, Ambati Rayudu, Ishan Kishan, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Overseas Players: David Warner, Shakib Al Hasan, Mujeeb Zadran, Craig Overton, Adil Rashid, Jason Roy, James Vince, David Willey, Ashton Agar, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mustafizur Rahman, Sam Billings, Saqib Mahmood, Chris Jordan, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, Mark Wood, Trent Boult, Lockie Ferguson, Quinton de Kock, Marchant de Lange, Faf du Plessis, Kagiso Rabada, Imran Tahir, Fabian Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Evin Lewis, Odean Smith
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Players with Base Price of INR 1.5 crore
Amit Mishra, Ishant Sharma, Washington Sundar, Dawid Malan, Adam Milne, Colin Munro, Jimmy Neesham, Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, Nathan Lyon, Kane Richardson, Jonny Bairstow, Alex Hales, Eoin Morgan, Glenn Phillips, Tim Southee, Colin Ingram, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Nicholas Pooran
Players with Base Price of INR 1 Crore
Manish Pandey, Piyush Chawla, Prasidh Krishna, T Natarajan, Ajinkya Rahane, Nitish Rana, Tymal Mills, Aiden Markram, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen, Wanindu Hasaranga, Wriddhiman Saha, Kedar Jadhav, Kuldeep Yadav, Jayant Yadav, Mohammad Nabi, James Faulkner, Moises Henriques, Marnus Labuschagne, Riley Meredith, Josh Philippe, Liam Livingstone, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, D’arcy Short, Andrew Tye, Dan Lawrence, Ollie Pope, Devon Conway, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner
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Players unavailable for IPL 2022 Auction
While some of the biggest names from the cricketing world have decided to go under the hammer, few have made themselves unavailable for this year's mega auction.
West Indies explosive opening batter Chris Gayle, Australia pacer Mitchell Starc, England pacer Jofra Archer, England all-rounders Ben Stokes and Sam Curran have not registered their names for the mega auction ahead of the upcoming IPL 2022.
Mitchell Starc has been opting out of playing in the mega tournament to keep himself fresh for Australia in the white-ball formats. As for Curran, he wants to focus on rehabilitation to make his comeback to the England cricket team.
Lucknow & Ahmedabad Franchises announced their Draft Picks
Ahead of the mega auction, the two new franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, announced their three draft picks each. While Lucknow picked KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi, Ahmedabad opted for Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill.
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List of draft picks of new franchises with their prices
Team Ahmedabad
Hardik Pandya [Rs 15 crore]
Rashid Khan [Rs 15 crore]
Shubman Gill [Rs 8 crore]
Team Lucknow
KL Rahul [Rs 17 crore]
Marcus Stoinis [Rs 9.2 crore]
Ravi Bishnoi [Rs 4 crore]