During the two days of the mega Indian Premier League auction, a number of youngsters stunned everyone by fetching astronomical prices by different teams. Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan and medium-pacer Deepak Chahar emerged as the two most expensive buys of the IPL auction 2022 by fetching Rs 15.25 crore and 14 crore respectively. Kishan was bagged by the Mumbai Indians, while Chennai Super Kings bought Chahar.
Avesh Khan created history by becoming the most expensive uncapped player ever in the annals of the IPL. He was sold for Rs 10 crore to Lucknow Super Giants. Kolkata Knight Riders splurged Rs 12.25 crore to buy explosive middle-order batsman Shreyas Iyer.
Royal Challengers Bangalore paid Ts 10.75 crore for both Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga and last season’s purple cap winner Harshal Patel.
Rajasthan Royals coughed up Rs 10 crore to buy Indian pacer Prasidh Krishna, while Gujarat Lions bought New Zealand’s fast bowler Lockie Ferguson.
Shahrukh Khan and Rahul Tewatia were sold for Rs 9 crore each to Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans respectively. Rahul Tripathi was bought for Rs 8.5 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
On Day 2, England’s Liam Livingstone emerged as the most sought-after cricketer as he was bought for Rs 11.5 crore. Mumbai Indians shelled out Rs 8 crore for supersonic pacer Jofra Archer. West Indies allrounders Romario Shepherd and Odean Smith were sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings for Rs 7.75 crore and 6 crore respectively.
The 25-year-old Singapore cricketer Tim David was snapped up by Mumbai Indians for a whopping Rs 8.25 crore. He was signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore last year as replacement for Finn Allen in IPL 2021, and played just one match in the season.
Indian all-rounder Shivam Dube was bagged by the CSK for Rs 4 crore. However, India’s U-19 World Cup winning captain Yash Dhull attracted only Rs 60 lakh. He was bought by Delhi Capitals.
Here is the list of players sold during the auction:
Punjab Kings:
Shikhar Dhawan- Rs 8.25 Crore
Kagiso Rabada – Rs 9.25 Crore
Jonny Bairstow – Rs 6.75 Crore
Shahrukh Khan – Rs 9 Crore
Harpreet Brar – Rs 3.8 Crore
Prabhsimran Singh – Rs 60 Lakhs
Jitesh Sharma – Rs 20 Lakh
Ishan Porel – Rs 25 Lakh
Liam Livingstone- Rs 11.5 crore
Odean Smith- Rs 6 Crore
Rahul Chahar – Rs 5.25 Crore
Sandeep Sharma – Rs 50 lakh
Raj Bawa – Rs 2.20 crore
Rishi Dhawan – Rs 55 lakh
Rajasthan Royals:
Ravichandran Ashwin – Rs 5 Crore
Trent Boult – Rs 8 Crore
Shimron Hetmyer – Rs 8.50 Crore
Devdutt Padikkal – Rs 7.75 Crore
Prasidh Krishna – Rs 10 Crore
Yuzvendra Chahal – 6.50 crore
Riyan Parag – Rs 3.80 Crore
KC Cariappa – Rs 30 Lakh
Navdeep Saini – Rs 2.60 crore.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Pat Cummins – Rs 7.25 Crore
Shreyas Iyer – Rs 12.25 Crore
Nitish Rana – Rs 8 Crore
Shivam Mavi – Rs 7.25 Crore
Sheldon Jackson – Rs 60 Lakhs
Ajinkya Rahane- Rs. 1 crore
Rinku Singh – Rs 55 Lakh
Anukul Roy – Rs 20 lakh
Gujarat Titans:
Mohammed Shami – Rs. 6.25 Crore
Jason Roy – Rs 2 Crore
Lockie Ferguson – Rs 10 Crore
Abhinav Sadarangani – Rs 2.60 Crore
Rahul Tewatia – Rs 9 Crore
Noor Ahmad – Rs 30 Lakh
R Sai Kishore – Rs 3 Crore
Dominic Drakes-Rs 1.5 Crore
Jayant Yadav- Rs 1.7 Crore
Vijay Shankar- Rs 1.4 Crore
Darshan Nalkande – Rs 20 lakh
Yash Dayal – Rs 3.2 crores
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Faf du Plessis – Rs 7 Crore
Harshal Patel – Rs 10.75 Crore
Wanindu Hasaranga – Rs 10.75 Crore
Dinesh Karthik -Rs 5.50 Crore
Josh Hazlewood – Rs 7.75 Crore
Shahbaz Ahmed Rs 2.4 Crore
Anuj Rawat – Rs 3.4 Crore
Akashdeep – Rs 20 Lakh
Mahipal Lomror – Rs 95 lakh
Finn Allen – Rs 75 lakh
Sherfane Rutherford – Rs 1 Crore
Jason Behrendorff – Rs 75 Lakh
Lucknow Super Giants:
Quinton de Kock – Rs 6.75 Crore
Manish Pandey – Rs 4.60 Crore
Jason Holder – Rs 8.75 Crore
Deepak Hooda – Rs 5.75 Crore
Krunal Pandya – Rs 8.25 Crore
Mark Wood – Rs 7.50 Crore
Avesh Khan – Rs 10 Crore
Ankit Rajpoot – Rs 50 Lakh
Krishnappa Gowtham – Rs 90 lakh
Dushmantha Chameera – Rs 2 crore
Shahbaz Nadeem – Rs 50 Lakh
Manan Vohra – Rs 20 Lakh
Delhi Capitals:
David Warner – Rs 6.25 Crore
Mitchell Marsh – Rs 6.50 Crore
Shardul Thakur – Rs 10.75 Crore
Mustafizur Rahman – Rs 2 Crore
Kuldeep Yadav – Rs 2 Crore
Ashwin Hebbar – Rs 20 Lakh
Sarfaraz Khan – Rs 20 Lakh
Kamlesh Nagarkoti – Rs 1.1 Crore
KS Bharat – Rs 2 Crore
Mandeep Singh- Rs 1.1 Crore
Khaleel Ahmed – Rs 5.25 crore
Chetan Sakariya – Rs 4.20 crore
Lalit Yadav – Rs 65 Lakh
Ripal Patel – Rs 20 Lakh
Yash Dhull – Rs 50 lakh
Rovman Powell – 2.80 crore
Chennai Super Kings:
Robin Uthappa – Rs 2 Crore
Dwayne Bravo – Rs 4.40 Crore
Ambati Rayudu – Rs 6.75 Crore
Deepak Chahar – Rs 14 Crore
KM Asif – Rs 20 Lakh
Tushar Deshpande – Rs 20 Lakh
Shivam Dube – Rs 3.40 crore
Maheesh Theekshana – Rs 70 lakhs
Rajvardhan Hangargekar – Rs 1.50 crore
Simarjeet Singh – Rs 20 lakh
Devon Conway – Rs 1 crore
Dwaine Pretorius – Rs 50 lakh
Mitchell Santner – Rs 1.9 crore
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Washington Sundar – Rs 8.75 Crore
Nicholas Pooran – Rs 10.75 Crore
T Natarajan – Rs 4 Crore
Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Rs 4.20 Crore
Priyam Garg – Rs 20 Lakh
Rahul Tripathi – Rs 8.50 crore
Abhishek Sharma – Rs 6.50 Crore
Kartik Tyagi – Rs 4 Crore
Shreyas Gopal – Rs 75 Lakh
Jagadeesha Suchith – Rs 20 Lakh
Aiden Markram- Rs 2.60 Crore
Marco Jansen- Rs. 4.20 Crore
Romario Shepherd – Rs 7.75 crore
Mumbai Indians:
Ishan Kishan – Rs 15.25 Crore
Dewald Brevis – Rs 3 Crore
Basil Thampi – Rs 30 Lakh
Murugan Ashwin – Rs 1.60 Crore
Jaydev Unadkat – Rs 1.30 crore
Mayank Markande – Rs 65 lakh
Tilak Verma – Rs 1.70 crore
Sanjay Yadav – Rs 50 lakh
Jofra Archer – Rs 8 crore
Daniel Sams – Rs 2.6 crore
Tymal Mills – Rs 1.50 crore