Finally, India cricket fans’ wait is over. The most awaited auction of the year IPL Mega Auction 2022 has been completed. Now, this is crystal clear and teams are ready to rock in IPL 2022. After COVID19 fans are waiting to see their favorite teams and players on the Indian grounds.
On day 2 of the IPL Mega Auction, England’s batting all-rounder Liam Livingston became the most expensive overseas player in IPL Mega Auction 2022. He was bought by Punjab Kings for 11.50 Crore. On day 1 of IPL Mega Auction 2022, the Mumbai Indian team franchise showed faith that capped Indian skipper Ishan Kisan was bought for 15.25 crore. Along with this worth, Ishan Kishan became the most expensive player in IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
If we talk about uncapped Indian players then Avesh Khan is the Indian uncapped player who was bought by Lucknow Supergiant in worth rupees 10 Crore and became the most expensive Uncapped player of the auction.
What is The IPL Mega Auction?
IPL Mega auction is an auction where all the 10 team franchises come together to build a new squad from ground level to win the upcoming tournaments.
This event was hosted for two days on the 12th 13th of February 2022 at ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru. Where all the teams fight for their squads.
How IPL Mega Auction Works
Most of the teams won the title by getting their wanted players in their squad. Every 3 years a mega auction is announced for the teams so they can again make a better playing XI.
IPL Mega Auction 2022, is conducted in Bangalore. Where 10 teams fight each other to get their favorite players. In the IPL Mega auction 590 players registered them for the bidding. Where 370 players are Indian & 220 players are foreigners.
These players are categorized into different categories
- Batsman
- Wicketkeepers
- All-rounder
- Spinner
- Pacer
Future these players are divided into two categories capped & uncapped players. Where overseas players are auctioned separately.
Now all the representatives of the team franchise are joining the physical event conducted in Bangalore.
Where all the higher authorities of the IPL Board join them.
The auctioneer starts the bidding process with a warm welcome to all the guests present there.
One by one player names are announced and bidden by the team franchises. All the player’s prices will start from the base price. All the teams increase the bidding for their needed players at the end the highest bidder gets the player in their squad.
There is the last round of the auction that we called the accelerate round. In which all the Unsold players have been introduced again for the bidding purpose on the demand of the team franchises. These players had the last chance to get associated with an IPL team franchise.
At the end of the event, all the players and teams are congruent with each other. If a player gets unsold then he needs to wait for the next auction. Sometimes it happens that a few players are not able to join their squad due to some reason or any player is injured during the tournament for a long time. In that case, teams can communicate with the players who are not participating in the IPL.
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IPL Mega Auction Had Its Own Rules
Without rules and regulations, these kinds of events can not be possibly conducted with rules. That’s why the BCCI & IPL Association formed rules that are followed by all the IPL teams.
- All teams need to purchase at least 67.5 crores at least from their purse of 90 crores.
- Each team has a combination of capped, uncapped, Indian & overseas players.
- One team needs at least a minimum of 18 players and a maximum of 25 players.
- The base price for players varies between 20 L to 2 Crore.
- There are no RTM (Right to Match ) cards available for the teams to retain their former players.
- On day 1 161 players go under the hammer in IPL Mega Auction 2022.
- There is a window where a franchise can loan a player during the tournament but the player joins his respective franchise after the tournament.
Which Are The Teams In IPL Mega Auction 2022?
IPL is a combination of teams that belong to different states. These franchises are owned by the most powerful businessmen and investors. For the last few years, 8 IPL teams are playing but now from 2022 onwards two new teams are added for the IPL mega auction; those are Lucknow Supergiant and Gujarat Titans.
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Punjab Kings (PK)
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Gujrat Titans (GT)
- Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG)
Top 7 Indian Players Who Get The Highest Bids
IPL Mega auction 2022 is going really well for Indian cricketers. At ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru various cricket stars make their future with huge money here we are sharing the top 10 buys in Bangalore
Ishan Kishan
Indian skipper Ishan Kishan is backed by his own last franchise Mumbai Indians worth rupees 15.25 crore.
Deepak Chahar
Deepak Chahar is a shining star in mega auction IPL 2022, his franchise Chennai Super Kings back him worth rupees 14 Crore.
Shreyas Iyer
Delhi Captial’s former captain Shreyas Iyer is acquired by Kolkata Knight Riders in a deal worth rupees 12.25 crore.
Shardul Thakur
Shardul Thakur is one of the well-known pacers on the Indian cricket team. He was released by CSK and in IPL Mega auction 2022 he was bought by Delhi Capitals for 10.75 Crore.
Harshal Patel
IPL 2021 purple cap holder Harshal Patel shows his form in the Indian cricket team. He clearly gets the faith of his franchise RCB and gets back worth rupees 10.75 Crore.
Avesh Khan
Avesh Khan can be a new bowler for an Indian cricket team. He became IPL 2022 Mega auction’s most expensive uncapped player. New franchise Lucknow supergiants purchased him worth rupees 10 crores.
Prasidh Krishna
Prasidh Krishan was released by Kolkata Knight Riders, he was signed by Rajasthan Royals in 10 crores as a pacer bowler in his team.
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