Bengaluru, February 12: Indian wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan became the second most expensive Indian buy in Indian Premier League history on day one of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction, held in Bengaluru on Saturday (February 12).
Mumbai Indians were locked in an intense bidding war to bring back Kishan, who was part of the Mumbai-based franchise for the past few seasons, and landed him for whopping Rs 15.25 Crore.
Chennai Super Kings also bought back their former player Deepak Chahar for Rs 14 Crore, making the Indian pacer the second most expensive buy at the 2022 auction.
Also during the IPL 2022 auction, Indian batter Shreyas Iyer, Indian all-rounder Harshal Patel, Sri Lanka all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga and West Indies wicketkeeper Nicholas Pooran were among the most expensive buys.
Iyer, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 12.25 Crore, was the first player to cross the Rs 10 Crore mark. Patel was later bought for Rs 10.75 Crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore, who also brought back Hasaranga for the same price.
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Pooran also was sold for Rs 10.75 Crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad, who also bought India all-rounder Washington Sundar for Rs 8.75 Crore.
Speaking of Indian all-rounders, Krunal Pandya was sold to new comers Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 8.25 Crore, while Nitish Rana was bought back by KKR for Rs 8 Crore.
Meanwhile, South African pacer Kagiso Rabada was sold for Rs 9.25 Crore to Punjab Kings, who also bought Indian opener Shikhar Dhawan for Rs 8.25 Crore.
West Indies pair Jason Holder and Shimron Hetmyer also earned big bucks, bought by Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals respectively.
While most players had takers, some of them including former India batter Suresh Raina remained unsold. However, the players, who are unsold may return for the express auction later.
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On day two of the auction on Sunday (February 13), England all-rounder Liam Livingstone was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs. 11.50 Crore.
In the post lunch session, Mumbai Indians splashed the cash on two players. First, England pacer Jofra Archer for Rs.8 Crore and uncapped Australia all-rounder Tim David for Rs. 8.25 Crore.
Here is the top 25 most expensive buys in the IPL 2022 Auction:
Player Name | Country | Base Price in INR | Winning Bid in INR | Team |
Ishan Kishan | India | 2 Crore | 15.25 Crore | Mumbai Indians |
Deepak Chahar | India | 2 Crore | 14 Crore | Chennai Super Kings |
Shreyas Iyer | India | 2 Crore | 12.25 Crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Liam Livingstone | England | 1 Crore | 11.50 Crore | Punjab Kings |
Shardul Thakur | India | 2 Crore | 10.75 Crore | Delhi Capitals |
Harshal Patel | India | 2 Crore | 10.75 Crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 1 Crore | 10.75 Crore | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | 1.50 Crore | 10.75 Crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Prasidh Krishna | India | 1 Crore | 10 Crore | Rajasthan Royals |
Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 2 Crore | 10 Crore | Gujarat Titans |
Avesh Khan | India | 20 Lakhs | 10 Crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 2 Crore | 9.25 Crore | Punjab Kings |
Rahul Tewatia | India | 40 Lakh | 9 Crore | Gujarat Titans |
Shahrukh Khan | India | 40 Lakh | 9 Crore | Punjab Kings |
Jason Holder | West Indies | 1.50 Crore | 8.75 Crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
Washington Sundar | India | 1.50 Crore | 8.75 Crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | 1.50 Crore | 8.50 Crore | Rajasthan Royals |
Rahul Tripathi | India | 40 Lakh | 8.50 Crore | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Tim David | Australia | 40 Lakh | 8.25 Crore | Mumbai Indians |
Shikhar Dhawan | India | 2 Crore | 8.25 Crore | Punjab Kings |
Krunal Pandya | India | 2 Crore | 8.25 Crore | Lucknow Super Giants |
Jofra Archer | England | 2 Crore | 8 Crore | Mumbai Indians |
Trent Boult | New Zealand | 2 Crore | 8 Crore | Rajasthan Royals |
Nitish Rana | India | 1 Crore | 8 Crore | Kolkata Knight Riders |
Devdutt Padikkal | India | 2 Crore | 7.75 Crore | Rajasthan Royals |