IPL 2022 Mega Auction: T20 World Cup champion captain did not sell, Eoin Morgan and David Malan were not bought by anyone

IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Australian team’s T20 World Cup 2021 winning captain. Aaron Finch went unsold on the second day of IPL 2022 Mega Auction being held in Bengaluru. Finch also went unsold in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League.

England batsman Liam Livingstone was roped in by Punjab Kings. For Rs 11.50 million on the second day of the Indian Premier League auction. While the franchise also spent Rs 6 crore for West Indies fast bowler Odeon Smith. Among Indian players, all-rounder Shivam Dubey was picked up by Chennai Super Kings. For Rs 4 crore due to his ability to hit sixes. While Gujarat Titans bought another out-of-favour all-rounder Vijay Shankar for Rs 1.40 crore.

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Eoin Morgan was the captain of KKR in 2021

The batsman released from Royal Challengers Bangalore. No one has bought the world’s number 1 T20I batsman David Malan. No one has bought England’s white ball captain Eoin Morgan. Eoin Morgan was the captain of KKR in 2021. Senior Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma did not sell in the auction.

Cheteshwar Pujara did not find any buyer in the auction. While Ajinkya Rahane bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 1 crore. The highlight of the first season, however, was Livinstone, who received a contract worth more than $1 million. At one time five teams were bidding for him.

Livingstone played for Rajasthan Royals last season and did not perform as expected on slow pitches. Although the players’ space in the franchise was vacant (minimum 18 players). There was an eagerness to add him to the team.

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Sunrisers Hyderabad made a bid of Rs 42 crore 20 lakh for South African pacer Marco Jensen. Who troubled the Indian batsmen during the recent Test series. For him, there was a battle of bidding between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab. At the beginning of the day, these two teams had Rs 20 and 28 crores respectively.

Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer and Deepak Chahar are on top in the 2022 mega auction on the first day of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Kishan bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 15.25 crore. While Chahar bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 crore.

Kolkata Knight Riders bought Iyer for Rs 12.25 crore and on the other hand. Avesh Khan became the most expensive pick among the uncapped players after being bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore. Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Supergiants are the two new teams.