The Indian Premier League player registration closed on January 20 and a total of 1,214 players have signed up to be part of the IPL 2022 player auction. As many as 1,214 players – 896 Indian and 318 overseas players – have registered for the auction, the BCCI announced on Saturday.
Among foreign players, Warner, Kagiso Rabada, Mark Wood, Mitchell Marsh, Trent Boult, and Pat Cummins are expected to be the hot picks. Veterans Faf du Plessis and Dwayne Bravo could still keep their franchise Chennai Super Kings interested.
From the 318 overseas players on the long list, spread across 18 countries, Australia leads with 59 players followed by 48 from South Africa, 41 from West Indies, 36 from Sri Lanka, 30 from England, 29 from New Zealand, 20 from Afghanistan, 15 from Nepal and 14 from USA. Other nations whose cricketers have registered for the IPL 2022 player auctions are Bangladesh (nine), Namibia (five), Oman and Ireland (three each), Zimbabwe (two), Bhutan, Netherlands, Scotland and the UAE (one each).
If every franchise were to have the maximum of 25 players in their squad, 217 players will be taken in the auction.