There are a total of 20 players registered in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction who have a base price of Rs 1.5 crore in the event on February 12,13.
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The IPL Mega Auction 2022 is just 10 days away. The event will be held in Bangalore on February 12 and 13. A total of 590 players are expected to go under the hammer. The break-up of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction players list is 370 Indian players and 220 overseas stars. A total of 10 teams will participate in the IPL 2022 tournament, with Lucknow Super Giants and Team Ahmedabad the new sides in addition to the eight existing teams.
Punjab Kings have the highest purse in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction with Rs 72 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals are the other teams who have a significant purse, with Rs 68 and Rs 62 crore respectively. Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings have the same purse of Rs 48 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore, Lucknow Super Giants and Team Ahmedabad all have purses of over Rs 50 crore for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
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Thus, it is expected that Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad might go hard for some players in the Rs 2 crore and Rs 1.5 crore price bracket. A total of 48 players are in the Rs 2 crore bracket. 20 players have registered in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction with their base price at Rs 1.5 crore.
| Name | Country |
| Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies |
| Jason Holder | West Indies |
| Washington Sundar | India |
| Jonny Bairstow | England |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies |
| Amit Mishra | India |
| Aaron Finch | Australia |
| Dawid Malan | England |
| Eoin Morgan | England |
| James Neesham | New Zealand |
| Alex Hales | England |
| Ishant Sharma | India |
| Chris Lynn | Australia |
| Usman Khawaja | Australia |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand |
| Adam Milne | New Zealand |
| Kane Richardson | Australia |
| Lewis Gregory | England |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand |
| Colin Munro | New Zealand |
There are some notable absentees in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Kyle Jamieson and Jhye Richardson, who were bought for Rs 15 and Rs 14 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings, are not there in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Apart from that, there is no Ben Stokes, Joe Root and Mitchell Starc in the event. There is a conundrum over Jofra Archer. He has been ruled out until the summer of 2022 due to an elbow injury. Yet, he is in the auction list with a base price of Rs 2 crore. If he is selected and he does not play, then he cannot be substituted in the tournament.
Jofra Archer is expected to be available for the 2023 edition of the tournament. However, the IPL Mega Auction will see New Zealand Test specialist Neil Wagner in the list. Wagner has not played international T20 and it is a surprise that he has put his hat in the list.
Australia has the most overseas player representation in the IPL Auction with 47. They are closely followed by West Indies and South Africa. England, Sri Lanka and New Zealand have the least in the auction list this time. There is also uncertainty over the availability of England and New Zealand players towards the fag end of the IPL. The Tests between England and New Zealand will begin from June 1 and they are part of the ICC World Test Championship cycle.
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