IPL Auction 2022 Live: Uncapped Players Go Big, Many Bag Over Rs 5 Crore
Read all the latest updates from the IPL mega auction of 2022 here.
End Of Day 1
The first day of 2022 IPL Mega Auction ended after over Rs 388 crore were collectively spent on 74 players.
The auction will resume on Feb. 13 at 12 noon.
Here's how much the teams are left with:
Uncapped Spinners Picked, Bag Much
Noor Ahmad was bought by Gujarat Titans and KC Cariappa to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 30 lakh each.
Murugan Ashwin was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.6 crore. Shreyas Gopal and Jagadeesha Suchith were sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 75 lakh and Rs 20 lakh respectively.
Uncapped Pacers Interest Many Teams, Go Big
Avesh Khan invited several bids from MI, LSG, DC and SRH but was eventually sold to Lucknow Super Giants.
Bagging Rs 10 crore, Avesh Khan is now the highest paid uncapped player in IPL history.
Basil Thampi was sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh and Kartik Tyagi to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 crore.
While Akash Deep will join RCB this year, KM Asif will join CSK for Rs 20 lakh each.
Uncapped Wicket Keepers Bag Crores
Wicket-keepers like Kona Srikar Bharat and Anuj Rawat were bought for Rs 2 crore and Rs 3.40 crore respectively.
While KS Bharat was bought by Delhi Capitals, Anuj Rawat will join Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Prabhsimran Singh and Sheldon Jackson, both sold for Rs 60 lakh each, will join Punjab Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders respectively. Jitesh Sharma was bought by Punjab Kings.
On the other hand, young wicket-keepers like Mohammed Azharuddeen, Vishnu Vinod, Vishnu Solanki, N Jagadeesan went unsold.
Harpreet Kaur Goes To Punjab Kings; Shahbaz Ahmed To RCB
Harpreet Kaur was sold to Punjab Kings for Rs 3.80 crore and Shahbaz Ahmed to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.40 crore.
Both players were sold after witnessing long bidding wars.
