Harshal Patel continued his epic rise in Indian cricket as he was bought for Rs 10.75 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
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Harshal Patel was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10.75 crore. After an intense bidding war with Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore got his services. Harshal Patel was the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2021 with 32 wickets. This was the joint-most by any bowler in the history of the IPL, level with Dwayne Bravo who took 32 wickets in the 2013 edition. Harshal Patel has been in tremendous form lately and this price is an indication of the progress that he has made.
Apart from Harshal Patel, Deepak Hooda also had a good buy. He was upgraded to the capped section and his base price was elevated to Rs 75 lakhs. Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants had a battle with CSK. Towards the end, Sunrisers Hyderabad jumped in. But, in the end, Deepak Hooda went to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 5.75 crore.
Wanindu Hasaranga, the Sri Lanka legpsinner, was part of an intense bid between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings. Royal Challengers Bangalore jumped in at the end. This resulted in the Sri Lanka legspinner breaking the bank for IPL 2022 Mega Auction. However, Hasaranga had Rs 10.25 crore and the bid was with Royal Challengers Bangalore. But, a medical emergency has halted the auction.
Devdutt Padikkal went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 7.75 crore in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. However, the other star was Nitish Rana. After an intense bid from Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders, Nitish Rana went to KKR for Rs 8 crore. There was a major surprise as Suresh Raina went unsold. This could probably be the first time that he does not feature in any team. In another major jolt, Steve Smith also went unsold although he could feature in the Sunday accelerated auction. Even Shakib Al Hasan went unsold.
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But, in the overseas club, Jason Holder became the star as there was intense bidding from Chennai Super Kings, Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals. After some major deliberations, Jason Holder was bought for Rs 8.75 crore by Luckow Super Giants.
David Warner has come back to Delhi after a gap of almost a decade. The Australian left-hander, who was the star for Sunrisers Hyderabad for nine years, has been selected by the Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore. Warner had intense bids from Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians but in the end, Delhi Capitals got his services.
Shreyas Iyer became the first player to break the Rs 10 crore price range in IPL 2022 Mega Auction. He was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 12.25 crore as teams clamored for his services. In addition, Mohammed Shami was sold to Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.25 crore after an intense bid from Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was tipped that Shreyas Iyer would be bid big time and it was proven to be right.
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After Shikhar Dhawan and R Ashwin, Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada were bought by the franchises. Pat Cummins was bought for Rs 7.25 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR had competition from Gujarat Titans but Cummins was bought in the end. Kagiso Rabada was part of an intense bid between Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, and Gujarat Titans. Rabada became the most expensive player so far with Rs 9.25 crore as he went to Punjab Kings. This would be the second franchise that Rabada plays for after a couple of years with the Delhi Capitals franchise. He had been the leading wicket-taker for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2019 and 2020 edition.
After Rabada and Cummins, Trent Boult of New Zealand was the next bowler. He got great bids from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals. Shikhar Dhawan was the first player to be bought in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. With a base price of Rs 2 crore, there were bids from Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Capitals. In the end, Shikhar Dhawan was bought for Rs 8.25 crore by Punjab Kings. R Ashwin went to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 5 crore.
