IPL 2022 mega auction ended. There were some tight bids between franchises for certain players. All 10 franchises were highly active in the bidding game. Bidding wars between franchises increased the value of the players. 204 players were sold among the 10 franchises and a total of ₹5,51,70,000 was spent on the players. The auction was held at Bengaluru.
Young Indian players dominated the auction rather than foreign players. Ishan Kishan became the most valuable player as Mumbai Indians procured him for the highest bid of ₹15.25 Cr. Deepak Chahar became the most expensive Indian pace bowler to be ever bought at an IPL auction when Chennai Super Kings secured him for 14 Cr. Kolkata Knight Riders spent the most amount on Shreyas Iyer, buying the stylish right-handed batsman for ₹12.25 Cr. Liam Livingstone, Wanindu Hasaranga, Nicholas Pooran, Shradul Thakur, and Lockie Ferguson got great bids at the auction. The new IPL entrant Lucknow SuperGiants bid ₹10 Cr for Avesh Khan, making him the most expensive uncapped player in the history of IPL. All the 10 franchises were very enthusiastic for two days at the mega auction. This sets way for a fantastic Tata IPL 2022. Among the204 players sold for ₹5,51,70,000, 67 were overseas players.
Chennai Super Kings have ₹2.95 Cr remaining in their bank while Delhi Capitals have ₹10,00,000 to spare. Gujarat Titans got ₹15,00,000 and Kolkata Knight Riders have ₹45,00,000. Lucknow SuperGiants have exhausted their account leaving no spare money. Mumbai Indians got ₹10,00,000 in reserve. Punjab Kings have ₹3,45,00,000 left in their account. Rajasthan Royals got ₹95,00,000 while Royal Challengers Bangalore have ₹1,55,00,000 and Sunrisers Hyderabad have ₹10,00,000 remaining.
The teams spent most of their money on certain players. Mumbai Indians bought Ishan Kishan for ₹15.25 Cr, Chennai Super Kings secured Deepak Chahar for ₹14 Cr, Kolkata Knight Riders got Shreyas Iyer for ₹12.25 Cr, Punjab Kings procured Liam Livingstone for ₹11.5 Cr, Delhi Capitals secured Shradul Thakur for ₹10.75 Cr, Royal Challengers Bangalore procured Harshal Patel for ₹10.75 Cr and Sunrisers Hyderabad got Nicholas Pooran for ₹10.75 Cr. Gujarat Titans got Lockie Ferguson for ₹10 Cr, Lucknow SuperGiants claimed Avesh Khan for ₹10 Cr, and Rajasthan Royals secured Prasidh Krishna for ₹10 Cr. With this, the IPL 2022 Mega auction ended.
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