India wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan was the costliest buy on the opening day of the IPL 2022 mega auction held in Bangalore, with his former team and five-time title winners Mumbai Indians spending a high price of INR 15.25 crores to acquire his services. Deepak Chahar became the second costliest purchase on Saturday with Chennai Super Kings splurging INR 14 crores on the bowling all-rounder, who has proven his batting skills with the Indian team in recent opportunities.
The right-arm fast bowler Avesh Khan became the costliest purchased by any team among uncapped players in the history of IPL auctions as he was roped in by Lucknow Super Giants for a price of INR 10crores.
It was also a day full of disappointment for plenty of big names who went unsold, with the list including one of IPL’s highest run-maker Suresh Raina, former Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith, Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade, Adam Zampa, South Africa’s Imran Tahir, India’s Umesh Yadav, Wriddhiman Saha, England’s Adil Rashid, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan, Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi and South Africa’s David Miller.
The IPL 2022 mega auction witnessed teams favouring fast bowlers more than spinners, as apart from Chahar, New Zealand fast bowler Lockie Ferguson, India’s Prasidh Krishna and Shardul Thakur went for INR 10 crores 10.75 crores respectively.
Kolkata Knight Riders spent INR 12.25 crores to acquire the services of India middle-order batsman and former Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer, who can also serve as a captain as the team looks to revive their squad going forward into the 10-team tournament. KKR had released their regular captain Eoin Morgan in the lead up to the mega auction.
Here is a team-wise rundown of action on day one:
Delhi Capitals: David Warner for INR 6.25 crores, Ashwin Hebbar for INR 20 lakhs, Sarfaraz Khan for INR 20 lakhs, KS Bharat for INR 2 crores, Mustafizur Rahman for INR 2 crores, Kuldeep Yadav for INR 2 crores, Mitchell Marsh for INR 6.50 crores, Shardul Thakur for INR 10.75 for crores, Kamlesh Nagarkoti for INR 1.1 crores.
Chennai Super Kings: Robin Uthappa for INR 2 crores, Ambati Rayudu for INR 6.75 crores, Deepak Chahar for INR 14 crores, KM Asif for INR 20 lakhs, Tushar Deshpande for INR 20 lakhs, Dwayne Bravo for INR 4.40 crores.
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Josh Hazlewood for INR 7.75 crores, Faf du Plessis for INR 7 crores, Harshal Patel for INR 10.75 crores, Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga for INR 10.75 crores, Dinesh Karthik for INR 5.5 crores, Shahbaz Ahmed for INR 2.40 crores, Anuj Rawat for INR 3.40 crores, Akash Deep for INR 20 lakhs.
Mumbai Indians: Ishan Kishan for INR 15.25 crores, Basil Thampi for INR 30 lakh, South Africa’s “Baby AB” Dewald Brevis for INR 3 crores, Murugan Ashwin for INR 1.60 crores.
Rajasthan Royals: Shimron Hetmyer for INR 8.50 crores, Devdutt Padikkal for INR 7.75 crores, Trent Boult for INR 8 crores, Prasidh Krishna for INR 10 crores, Yuzvendra Chahal for INR 6.5 crores, KC Kariappa for INR 30 lakhs, Ravichandran Ashwin for INR 5 crores, Riyan Parag for INR 3.80 crores.
Punjab Kings: Shikhar Dhawan for INR 8.25 crores, Jonny Bairstow for INR 6.75 crores, Prabhsimran Singh for INR 60 lakhs, Jitesh Sharma for INR 20 lakhs, Kagiso Rabada for INR 9.25 crores, Rahul Chahar for INR 5.25 crores, Ishan Porel for INR 25 lakhs, Shahrukh Khan for INR 9 crores, Harpreet Brar for INR 3.8 crores.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Nicholas Pooran for INR 10.75 crores, Priyam Garg for INR 20 lakhs, Rahul Tripathi for INR 8.5 crores, T Natarajan for INR 4 crores, Bhuvneshwar Kumar for INR 4.2 crores, Kartik Tyagi for INR 4 crores, Shreyas Gopal for INR 75 lakhs, Jagadeesh Suchith for INR 20 lakhs, Washington Sundar for INR 8.75 crores, Abhishek Sharma for INR 6.5 crores.
Lucknow Super Giants: Quinton de Kock for INR 6.75 crores, Manish Pandey for INR 4.60 crores, Mark Wood for INR 7.5 crores, Avesh Khan for INR 10 crores, Ankit Rajpoot for INR 50 lakhs, Jason Holder for INR 8.75 crores, Deepak Hooda for INR 5.75 crores, Krunal Pandya for INR 8.25 crores.
Gujarat Titans: Jason Roy for INR 2 crores, Abhinav Manohar for INR 2.6 crores, Mohammed Shami for INR 6.25 crores, Lockie Ferguson for INR 10 crores, Noor Ahmad for INR 30 lakhs, R Sai Kishore for INR 3 crores, Rahul Tewatia for INR 9 crores.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer for INR 12.25 crores, Sheldon Jackson for INR 60 lakhs, Pat Cummins for INR 7.25 crores, Nitish Rana for INR 8 crores, Shivam Mavi for INR 7.25 crores.