IPL 2022 Mega Auction: MS Dhoni is desperate to retain some big stars – As the dates for the IPL 2022 Mega Auction draw near, the IPL franchise teams have geared up to build the strongest team that they can. And with that, a major problem lies on the shoulders of CSK captain MS Dhoni as his former teammates like Faf du Plessis, Lungi Ngidi, Dwayne Bravo, and others are being targeted for big bucks by the other 9 teams. Follow IPL 2022 LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Big task for Dhoni’s CSK to retain these stars, 9 teams on hunt for these CHAMPS- check out
The IPL 2022 Mega Auction is scheduled to take place in Bangalore on the 12th and 13th of February while the main tournament is tentatively scheduled to commence from Match 27, 2022. As per the new rules of the auction, a total of 4 players could be retained by each team, thus a huge list of players had to be released by all the teams. CSK retained MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali, and Ruturaj Gaikwad for IPL 2022.
Here we take a look at 5 superstars whom MS Dhoni and CSK would try their hardest to retain in the IPL 2022 auctions:-
Faf du Plessis: The Proteas batter needs no introduction for anyone. Du Plessis had an outstanding season in IPL 2021 where he scored a whopping 633 runs in 16 innings with a brilliant average of 45.21. After such an exceptional season MS Dhoni and Co would be desperate to retain the 37-year-old batter.
Dwayne Bravo: Despite not being as young, Dwayne Bravo has performed really well in the previous edition of IPL 2021. In 11 innings he scalped 14 wickets and maintained a brilliant average of 18.78. The 38-year-old even came in handy with the bat as he scored 47 runs with an average of 47.00. With other teams eager to swoop this superstar, Dhoni would try his best to retain this Caribbean player.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Big task for Dhoni’s CSK to retain these stars, 9 teams on hunt for these CHAMPS- check out
Shardul Thakur: Shardul Thakur has been a regular starter for the Indian National team and has consistently performed in the IPL. His best stint came in IPL 2021 where he picked 21 wickets in 16 innings with an average of 25.09. The rest of the 9 teams would be desperate to buy the 30-year-old bowler to bolster their bowling attack and thus it could prove to be tough for MS Dhoni to retain Thakur.
Josh Hazlewood: Despite playing few games in comparison to others in last year’s IPL, the 31-year-old pacer picked 11 wickets in just 9 innings with a good average of 26.63. MS Dhoni and CSK would want to acquire the services of this speedster and would try their best to restrict other teams to buy this player.
Lungi Ngidi: The 25-year-old South African pace bowler is one of the best of his generation. Though he played just 3 games in IPL 2021 he picked 5 wickets with an average of 25.00, MS Dhoni knows the importance of a player of Ngidi’s quality. And thus he would not want to lose one of his team’s best bowling firepowers to other teams and would try his best to retain the player in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Big task for Dhoni’s CSK to retain these stars, 9 teams on hunt for these CHAMPS- check out
