1,214 Players Register For Indian Premier League 2022 Mega Auction

Mumbai: The Indian Premier League (IPL) player registration closed on January 20 and a total of 1,214 players (896 Indians and 318 overseas) have signed up to be a part of the IPL 2022 player auction.

In the two-day mega auction, 10 teams will bid for some of the best talents in world cricket. The list of players includes 270 capped, 903 uncapped and 41 assists.

The detailed list is as follows: Capped Indian (61 players), Capped International (209 players), Associate (41 players), Uncapped Indians who were part of the last IPL season (143 players), Uncapped Internationals who were part of the last IPL (6 Players), Uncapped Indian (692 players), and Uncapped International (62 players).

“If each franchise requires a maximum of 25 players in their squad, 217 players will be put up for auction (out of which 70 can be overseas players),” IPL said in a statement.

Two new Indian Premier League teams – Ahmedabad and Lucknow – also named their draft picks for the 2022 season ahead of the upcoming mega auction. Ahmedabad has chosen Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore) and Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore).

While Lucknow has opted to go with KL Rahul (Rs 17 cr), Marcus Stoinis (Rs 9.2 cr) and Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4 cr). Vikram Solanki has been appointed as the Director of Cricket for Ahmedabad, while Hardik Pandya will lead the franchise.

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