Bangalore: 10 teams with bullets and wallets to fill the T20 festival with pre-season stargazing, 590 cricketers aspiring to become millionaires in the auction, two days of anything that can happen with surprises, twists and ransoms … Bangalore is set to bid fiercely this time around. We know the complete details of the thrill and star auction of the IPL, the largest franchise league in T20 cricket.
10 franchises with addition and subtraction
With the entry of the Lucknow and Gujarat franchises, 10 teams have been on the field since the 15th season of the IPL. Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.
These are the ones with the chairs
Chennai Super Kings: Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 16 crore), MS Dhoni (Rs 12 crore), Moin Ali (Rs 8 crore) and Ruthuraj Gaikwad (Rs 6 crore).
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore), Jaspreet Bumra (Rs 12 crore), Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 8 crore) and Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crore).
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (Rs 15 crore), Glenn Maxwell (Rs 11 crore) and Mohammad Siraj (Rs 7 crore).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson (14 crore), Abdul Samad (4 crore) and Umran Malik (4 crore).
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson (Rs 14 crore), Jose Butler (Rs 10 crore) and Yashaswi Jaiswal (Rs 4 crore).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell (12 crore), Varun Chakraborty (8 crore), Venkatesh Iyer (8 crore) and Sunil Narine (6 crore).
Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant (Rs 16 crore), Akshar Patel (Rs 9 crore), Prithviraj Shah (Rs 7.5 crore) and Andrich Norkia (Rs 6.5 crore).
Punjab Kings: Mayank Agarwal (12 crore), Arshdeep Singh (4 crore).
Draft
Gujarat Titans: Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore) and Shubhman Gill (Rs 8 crore).
Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul (Rs 17 crore), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 9.2 crore) and Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4 crore).
Not retail, 590 players up for auction
A total of 590 players will be up for auction in the two-day auction. Of these, 228 are capped players and 355 are uncapped players. Seven players from the ICC Associate Nations have been named in the final list. Out of the total players, 370 are from India. 220 players are foreigners. There are 48 players in the highest base price of Rs 2 crore. 1.5 crore base price 20 players and 1 crore 34 players were selected.
For the money that can be accounted for …
Chennai Super Kings (Rs 48 crore), Delhi Capitals (Rs 47.5 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 48 crore), Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 59 crore), Mumbai Indians (Rs 48 crore), Punjab Kings (Rs 72 crore) and Rajasthan Royals (Rs 62 crore). , Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 57 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 68 crore) and Team Ahmedabad (Rs 52 crore).
Can’t take players for granted!
Punjab has 23 players, while Rajasthan, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Lucknow have 22 each, while Chennai, Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai have 21 each. Punjab has eight, Kolkata has six and other franchises have seven each.
Foreigners at auction
Afghanistan (17 players), Australia (47), Bangladesh (5), England (24), Ireland (5), New Zealand (24), South Africa (33), Sri Lanka (23), West Indies (34) and Zimbabwe (1) ), Namibia (3), Nepal (1), Scotland (2), USA (1).
Look at them …
The Marquee stars are Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammad Shami, Faf Duplessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, R Ashwin, Quinton Decock, Kagiso Rabada and Trend Bolt. Indian stars Ishant Kishan, Yusvendra Chahal, Washington Sunder, Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar will also be in the fray. Among them, Shreyas Iyer and Ishant Kishan are said to be followed by franchises with wallets. The auction will also double the presence of foreign players such as Johnny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan and Vanindu Hasaranga.
You can see the auction with a single click
The auction of 10 franchises will be held in Bangalore in two days. The auction will start on February 12 at 12 noon Indian time. From 11 a.m. onwards, fans will be able to watch every move of the star auction live through the official broadcasters, Star Sports. Disney Hotstar also has live streaming.
Eyes Sreesanth
Malayalee pacer S Sreesanth, who is preparing to return to the IPL, is also on the list of players to be auctioned. Malayalee pacer S Sreesanth last played in the IPL in 2013. The team was Rajasthan Royals. However, the BCCI banned Sreesanth, who was embroiled in a spot-fixing controversy that season. He was later acquitted in 2020 after a legal battle. With a base price of Rs 50 lakh, S Sreesanth is the second highest paid player from Kerala this year.
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Last Updated Feb 11, 2022, 5:01 PM IST