Shardul Thakur was bought for Rs 10.75 crore by Delhi Capitals as he became the fourth bowler to breach the Rs 10 crore mark in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
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After Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna and Lockie Ferguson, it was Shardul Thakur who entered the Rs 10 crore club. He had an intense bidding war between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals. Shardul Thakur became the fourth bowler to breach the Rs 10 crore mark as he was bought for Rs 10.75 crore by Delhi Capitals. The Rishabh Pant-led side also acquired Bangladesh pacer, Mustafizur Rahman, for Rs 2 crore.
The capped fast bowling set in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction had a field day. Players like Deepak Chahar, Prasidh Krishna and Lockie Ferguson all had excellent pay days. Deepak Chahar was involved in an intense bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Chennai Super Kings. In the end, Chennai Super Kings acquired the pace bowler’s services. Prasidh Krishna, who excelled in India vs West Indies series, was in an intense bidding war with Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals. In the end, Prasidh Krishna went for Rs 10 crore to the Royals.
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Lockie Ferguson was the next bowler and he also was bid for in a big way by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Lucknow Super Giants. He was bid heavily and he went to Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore. Josh Hazlewood got bids from Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians jumped in after the preceding two teams dropped out. Royal Challengers Bangalore also ventured in. Hazlewood then went to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 7.75 crore.
Every bowler who was getting rewarded in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction. Mark Wood of England was taken for Rs 7.5 crore by Lucknow Super Giants. Mumbai Indians were interested in bidding for him but they gave up. Thus, barring Umesh Yadav, all the other capped pacers were snapped up. Bhuvneshwar Kumar was next and he got bids from Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians. In the end, he returned to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.2 crore.
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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.
