Ishan Kishan became the highest bid player in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction as he was bought for Rs 15.25 crore by the Mumbai Indians, creating plenty of records
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The IPL 2022 Mega Auction saw an intense battle for the wicketkeepers, with Ishan Kishan becoming the bank-breaker. After Shreyas Iyer was picked for Rs 12.25 crore by Kolkata Knight Riders, Ishan Kishan stole the show. Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians had an intense battle. Ishan Kishan and Ambati Rayudu were bid in a big way. Ambati Rayudu was the first player to be bid after Matthew Wade was unsold. Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad jumped in but in the end, Rayudu went to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 6.75 crore.
Ishan Kishan was rapidly bid for by Mumbai Indians and Punjab Kings. His price went past Rs 8 crore rapidly and the bidding became intense. In the end, Ishan Kishan ended up with a whopping Rs 15.25 crore and he went to Mumbai Indians. He became the highest bid player in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. After Ishan Kishan, Jonny Bairstow was bid and he had good calls from Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. In the end, Bairstow went to Punjab Kings for Rs 6.75 crore.
Dinesh Karthik had a good bidding war with Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the end, Dinesh Karthik went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 5.5 crore. Wriddhiman Saha, with a base price of Rs 1 crore, went unsold. Sam Billings was also unsold.
Krunal Pandya, the elder brother of Hardik Pandya, will be part of the Lucknow Super Giants franchise for IPL 2022. He was bought for Rs 8.25 crore by the franchise. At one point, Krunal Pandya would have played alongside his brother Hardik Pandya for the Gujarat Titans. But, at the last moment, Krunal Pandya was snapped up by Lucknow Super Giants. Mitchell Marsh, the penultimate name in the all-rounder list, was bid for by Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Capitals jumped in. In the end, Delhi Capitals acquired Mitchell Marsh for Rs 6.5 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. After a break of 80 minutes, the auction resumed.
Hugh Edmeades, the auctioneer, suffered from low blood pressure and he fell down the stage. The BCCI stated that Edmeades was safe. Former cricket commentator Charu Sharma continued the auction. After the bid resumed, Hasaranga was purchased for Rs 10.75 Crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore. After Wanindu Hasaranga, Washington Sundar was up and he got bids from Punjab Kings and Gujarat Titans. Sunrisers Hyderabad then jumped in and they acquired him for Rs 8.75 Crore
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.
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