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Tag: IPL Auction

IPL 2022: It’s great if I can play for CSK, said Dinesh Karthik

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Dinesh Karthik was released by the two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders. The 36-year-old represented Kolkata Knight Riders in the last four editions. He even captained the side for a while but ahead of the IPL 2022, KKR released him.

Dinesh Karthik would now be hoping to start afresh this season. Karthik is looking forward to the mega auction which is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. In a conversation with the news agency, Karthik has said that he would be privileged to be a part of the defending champions Chennai Super Kings but at the same time, has also said that it is tough for him to pick a choice at the moment.

“It’s very hard for me to answer this question because it will be a very cliched answer. I’ll try and do everything that I can, not only to do well for the franchisee I play for but for myself also. Look, it’s great if I can play for CSK. I’m from Chennai. But at the end of the day, what’s important for me is whichever team that I get to play in, it will be an absolute honor because as I said, all this practice that I’ve been doing these days is to try and do well in a tournament like the IPL”, Karthik said.

Talking about IPL mega auction, a total of 590 players will go under the hammer at the auction. This includes several reputed openers. Among the 590 players, 370 are Indian and the rest 220 are overseas players

IPL 2022 : RCB to target Jason Holder, Ambati Rayudu and Riyan Parag in the Mega Auction

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West Indies all-rounders Jason Holder, could become one of the most expensive players in the history of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 2022 mega auction hardly a few days away. All ten franchises would be looking forward to making few important addition to their side.

In one such case, as per report, that Jason Holder is being sought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and they are willing to dole out big bucks. With a purse of Rs. 57 Crore, RCB is looking to buy West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder.  RCB are willing to pay up to INR 12 Cr for the 30-year-old. Holder, who played for Sunrisers Hyderabad has grown as a T20 player over the last couple of years. Recently, he took a double hat-trick to help West Indies seal a thrilling series victory against England at home. 

The sources further told that RCB will also keep Ambati Rayudu and Riyan Parag on its radar. They are one of the main targets for the franchise. Although age is not on Rayudu’s side, he is a proven performer and the franchise has reserved 8 Cr for him. It will be interesting to watch RCB’s auction strategy. The franchise has to bring in a potential captaincy candidate besides making a formidable squad that can be sustained for at least three years of the IPL.

“For Holder they have reserved Rs 12 crore and another Rs 8 crore for Rayudu and Rs 7 crore for Parag. If they spend about Rs 27 crore on these players, they would have another Rs 28 crore left over. The core with Kohli, Maxwell, Siraj, Holder, Rayudu and Parag is established. Let’s hope they can get two of the preferred three‘ a source close to RCB was quoted

IPL 2022: Australian Cricketers Might Miss First 4-5 IPL games Due To Pakistan Tour

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The IPL mega auction is scheduled on February 12 and 13 in Bangalore. The final auction list includes a total of 590 players. Among the shortlisted players, 47 are from Australia while 24 belong to England.

Meanwhile Cricket Australia’s announcement to tour Pakistan in the month of March-April. Regarding this tour, the availability of Australian players is a big question ahead of the auction. The Indian Premier League 2022 is scheduled to begin in the last week of March and at that time the Australian  players will be engaged in national duties in Pakistan, which rules them out of the first few IPL games. 

Australian players might miss the first 4-5 games of the marquee Indian Premier League. As per report by Cricbuzz, there is a uncertainty over availability of England and Australia players. England players could be pulled back in the last week of May. Also, some of the Australian players might be missing if they will be selected for Australia’s tour to Pakistan from March 29 to April 5. 

Australia haven’t announced their squad for the tour yet but a strong team is expected to land in Pakistan. “I think we’ll get close to a full-strength squad. There is still a little bit of work to do. We have received a lot of information and it has been great. All the pre-tour security and biosecurity work has been done and it’s been fantastic,” Australia Test skipper Pat Cummins said recently.

IPL 2022: 8 crore is enough for me ,says Yuzvendra Chahal ahead of mega auction

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Mega auction of Indian Premier league The will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. This IPL mega auction will see big names going under the hammer. One of the star players who is expected to attract multiple bids is India’s Yuzvendra Chahal.

Yuzvendra Chahal played for Royal Challengers Bangalore from IPL 2014 till IPL 2021 and the leg-spinner picked up 139 wickets during his tenure thus ending his stint as the highest wicket-taker for the franchise.
The leg-spinner was released by the franchise ahead of the mega auction  Chahal expressed his desire to play for RCB again. however he is prepared to play with any team if the franchise doesn’t buy him back.

“Obviously, I want to go to RCB because I’ve been there for 8 years but it’s not like if I go somewhere else I’ll feel bad because everyone has to make a new team and it’s a major auction where there’s always purse constraints. Whichever team takes me, I’ll keep giving my 100%. It will take some time to adjust to a new franchise but that’s why we call ourselves professional players.” Chahal said.

Meanwhile, speaking to Ravi Chandran Ashwin on his Youtube Channel, Yuzvendra Chahal was asked about the money he wants from RCB to buy him at the mega-auction. The leg-spinner shied away for a moment and stated that he will be happy with 8 crore. Ashwin asked 31-year-old Chahal about the amount he is looking to be signed at the IPL 2022 auction, the leg-spinner hilariously replied, “I don’t want to say that I want 15 crores or 17 crores, you know, 8 cr is enough for me!”

RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj as 1st, 2nd and 3rd choice respectively on 30th November. The leg-spinner was expected to be amongst the retention choices but RCB did not went for Chahal. RCB also did not went fo

IPL 2022: Ambati Rayudu signs up as wicketkeeper in the Mega Auction

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The IPL 2022 mega auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. Among 590 players, who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped, 355 are uncapped and 7 belong to Associate Nations. The players’ list published by the BCCI on the official website of IPL, and acording to the list, Ambati Rayudu has registered himself as a wicket-keeping batter.

Rayudu was released by Chennai Super Kings ahead of the mega auction. .Meanwhile, everyone is surprise Rayudu has entered the auction in the wicket-keeper’s category. The 36-year-old Ambati Rayudu is currently at the end of his career and sensed that he might not excite the team owners. However Rayudu took the gloves on few match for CSK, when MS Dhoni wasn’t obtainable. However, he had been a first-choice wicketkeeper for his earlier franchise Mumbai Indians.

The cricketer from Hyderabad has entered the auction with a base price of INR 2 crore, the highest bracket. It remains to be seen if Rayudu attracts any bid from the 10 franchises. Rayudu has been a very consistent performer in the IPL. He has played 175 matches in total and scored 3916 runs in them.

Rayudu has averaged 29.44 runs at a strike rate of 127.47. Along with that, he has scored one century and 21 half-centuries. Last season, he played an important role in helping CSK to the title as he scored 257 runs at an average of 28.55 and a stunning strike rate of 151.17

IPL 2022: Sreesanth Posts Heartfelt Tweet After Making IPL 2022 Mega Auction

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The BCCI confirmed that the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. Former Indian fast bowler Sreesanth along with 590 cricketers will be going under the hammer during the two-day mega auction

While, Sreesanth had registered his name for the IPL auction last year too, but couldn’t make it to the final list. Coming back from a seven-year suspension due to his alleged involvement in the spot-fixing scandal, he played for Kerala in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy in January. This year he has been registered for the player auction at a base price of Rs 50 lakh. 

Soon after the final list for the mega auction was announced by the BCCI, Sreesanth took to social media to express his gratitude to the fans and thanked everyone. “Love you all..Can’t thank you all..Thank you so much..#Grateful and will always be grateful to each of you..Please keep me in your prayers for the final auction too ” Sreesanth wrote.

Sreesanth last represented Rajasthan Royals in the 6th edition of the T20 league. He has also been part of Punjab Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The 38-year-old pacer has dismissed 40 batsmen in 44 IPL matches. He has scalped 54 wickets in 65 T20s.

IPL 2022 Mega Auction : Bengal Sports Minister Manoj Tiwary shortlisted for mega auction

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BCCI announced the final list of players for the IPL 2022 auction on Tuesday. In the final list, the board has shortlisted 590 players. Hence, a total of 590 players will undergo the hammer during the IPL auction.

Indian cricketer and current sports Minister of Bengal Manoj Tiwary has been shortlisted among the 590 names for the final list ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2022. The 36-year-old right-handed batter, who last played in the IPL in 2018, had registered his name for the upcoming auction. Tiwary is amongst the 61 capped Indian players who have been selected for the auction.

Manoj Tiwary represented the Delhi Daredevils , Kolkata Knight Riders, Rising Pune Supergiant and Punjab Kings, playing 98 matches in the IPL. He scored 1695 runs, including 7 fifties and also has a wicket against his name. He last played for Punjab in IPL 2018.

Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar’s son, former Mumbai Indians pacer Arjun Tendulkar has also returned to the auction at a base price of Rs 20 Lakh, the same as 2021 edition. Arjun was picked up by the five-time champions in the 2021 auction but didn’t play a single game before his tournament was cut short due to an injury.