The 15th season of IPL Auction 2022 is all set for the mega auction that will be held in Bangalore. A total of 590 cricketers have been shortlisted by the BCCI. These 590 cricketers would go under the hammer over the period of two days. 370 Indian players and 270 overseas players make up the 590 players.
Two new teams have been added onto the scene making season 15 a 10-team affair. As many as 74 matches are expected to be played. The ownership has moved on from Vivo to Tata and it will be called the Tata IPL from the 2022 season. And the auction will be broadcasted live on the Star Sports network from 11 am across the two days.
Amongst the 220 overseas players, 47 belong to Australia, the highest for any foreign country in the IPL 2022 mega auction. West Indies (34) will see the second-highest numbers of players participate in the auction, followed by South Africa (33), England and New Zealand (24 each), Sri Lanka (23), and Afghanistan (17). Players from Bangladesh, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Nepal, USA, and Scotland have also been shortlisted for the IPL.
The 2020 season of the Indian premier league will bring more excitement for fans after the addition of two new teams to make IPL a 10-team affair. The new sides are Lucknow Super Giants and Gujrat Titans, who will be captained by KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, respectively.