IPL 2022 Auction: All you need to know about auctioneer for IPL Mega Auction, Retained Players, Remaining Purse, Base Price – The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently confirmed the names of the 590 cricketers who will go under the hammer on 12th and 13th February for the 2022 Indian Premier League mega auction. Now, we can also confirm the person who will be orchestrating the auction. Hugh Edmeades, who took over from Richard Madley in 2019 will continue to host the proceedings during the event in Bengaluru. Follow InsideSport.IN for more IPL 2022 updates.
BCCI treasurer has confirmed that Hugh Edmeades, who has been the IPL auctioneer since taking over from Richard Madley in 2019, will be back for the IPL 2022 auction. “Hugh Edmeades will be back as the auctioneer. He did a good job last time and will do it again,” Dhumal told InsideSport.
IPL 2022 Auction: All you need to know about auctioneer for IPL Mega Auction, Retained Players, Remaining Purse, Base Price
Edmeades has done a commendable job in the last three auctions and is now gearing up for what will be his first mega auction. Speaking about it to cricket.com, he stated “I haven’t taken many auctions that last as long as the IPL ones. It is amazing how the adrenaline kicks in and sees me through to the end. With the 2022 auction being a two-day affair, no doubt I will have a good sleep on my flight back to London on the 14th February.”
“I am looking forward to welcoming the Lucknow and Ahmedabad bidders in Bengaluru. My life is made a lot easier by the fact that the bidders know exactly what they are doing and make their bids very clear to me,” Edmeades further added.
IPL 2022 Auction auctioneer?
IPL 2022 Auction auctioneer Hugh Edmeades
When will IPL 2022 Mega Auction Start? Date
IPL 2022 Mega Auction likely to be held on Feb 12 and 13
What Time IPL 2022 Mega Auction Will begin? Time
IPL 2022 Mega Auction Will begin at 12:00 PM IST
What are the venues for IPL 2022 Mega Auction? – Venue
IPL 2022 Mega Auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13
Which TV channels will IPL Auction 2022 broadcast?
IPL Auction 2022 will be telecasted on the Star Sports Network.
How do I watch live streaming of IPL Auction 2022?
The live streaming of the IPL Auction 2022 will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. You can also catch the live updates on insidesport.in. Hotstar has also got into an arrangement with Reliance Jio to stream the IPL Auction 2022 LIVE. Jio Customers can watch IPL Auction 2022 for free.
IPL 2022 Auction: All you need to know about auctioneer for IPL Mega Auction, Retained Players, Remaining Purse, Base Price
IPL 2022 Auction: Captains and likely captains of 10-team IPL 15, Check out full list
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK): MS Dhoni is all set to lead Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2022 which could potentially be his last year in IPL. A total of 4 players were retained by the Chennai outfits. Dhoni was the second player to be retained by the franchise during the November retention. All-rounder Ravindra Jadeja was CSK’s first pick for Rs 16 crore, whereas Dhoni took a pay cut and settled for Rs 12 crore. The move also suggests that Jadeja will be in charge of the things once Dhoni opts to retire.
2. Mumbai Indians (MI): The most successful franchise in the history of IPL are the Mumbai Indians after winning the title for a record 5-times. The Mumbai outfits would be led from the front by the current Indian team skipper Rohit Sharma, who was retained for a price of 16 Cr.
3. Delhi Capitals (DC): In IPL 2021 Delhi Capitals changed their captain from Shreyas Iyer to Rishabh Pant after the former was ruled out of the first half of the tournament owing to injury. In IPL 2022 Rishabh Pant will continue being the skipper of the team after Iyer was not retaine dby the Delhi team.
4. Rajasthan Royals (RR): Wicketkeeper-batsman Sanju Samson has been retained for Rs 14 crore by the Rajasthan Royals and will be seen leading the side once again in the upcoming IPL 15.
5. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH): Kane Williamson took over the captaincy from David Warner during IPL 2021 and the Kiwi star will be seen marshalling the Orange Army in another season. The 2016 champions retained Williamson for Rs 14 crore, while Warner was released.
6. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Head coach Anil Kumble has confirmed that the franchise will like to build a team around Mayank Agarwal. The Karnataka star was franchise’s top pick during the retentions as he got Rs 12 crore.
7. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): The 2-time champions are most likely to give the captaincy opportunity to West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell who was their first choice in retention. The hard-hitting batsman has shown loyalty to the franchise and spent 8 seasons with them so far. KKR released their captain Eoin Morgan and vice-captain Dinesh Karthik ahead of the mega auction.
8. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB): Virat Kohli has stepped down from the captaincy and AB de Villiers has retired from all forms of cricket. The Bangalore-based franchise has a major task of naming a captain who can lead the likes of Kohli and Glenn Maxwell. Australian all-rounder Maxwell was RCB’s second pick during the retentions and the franchise has a good captaincy candidate in him. That said, RCB could eye someone like David Warner at the auctions. He has a proven track record as a captain and also looks like an ideal overseas replacement of de Villiers.
9. Lucknow Super Giants: The good news from Lucknow camp is that deal with KL Rahul as captain, KL Rahul was bought for Rs 17 crore, Marcus Stonis & uncapped Ravi Bishnoi fetched Rs 9.2 crore & Rs 4 respectively.
10. Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad IPL franchise is all set to announce Hardik Pandya (Captain), Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill as their three draft picks ahead of IPL 2022 Auction. But interestingly, Ahmedabad will pay Rs 15 crore each to both Hardik and Rashid while the former is going to lead the side. Shubman will be paid Rs 8 Crore.
IPL 2022 Auction: All you need to know about auctioneer for IPL Mega Auction, Retained Players, Remaining Purse, Base Price
IPL 2022 FULL RETAINED PLAYERS list by 10 IPL Franchises
- MI Retained Players: Rohit Sharma (16 Cr), Jasprit Bumrah (12 Cr), Suryakumar Yadav (8 Cr) Kieron Pollard (6 Cr) – No Place for Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Trent Boult, Quinton De Kock – Player Purse Remaining – 48 Crore
- RCB Retained Players: Virat Kohli (15 Cr) Glenn Maxwell (11 Cr), Mohammed Siraj (7 Cr) – 57 Cr Player Purse remained.
- PBKS Retained Players List: Mayank Agarwal (14 Crore), Arshdeep Singh (4 Crore): Player Purse Remaining – 72 Crore
- SRH Retained Players List: Kane Williamson (14 Cr), Abdul Samad (4 Cr), Umran Malik (4 Cr): Player Purse Remaining – 68 Cr
- CSK Retained Players List: Ravindra Jadeja (16 Cr) MS Dhoni (12 Cr), Moeen Ali (8 Cr), Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 Cr) – No place for Faf Du Plessis, Dwayne Bravo and Ambati Ryudu, Suresh Raina: Player Purse Remaining 42 Crore
- DC Retained Players: Rishabh Pant (16 Cr) , Axar Patel (9 Cr), Prithvi Shaw (7.5 Cr), Anrich Nortje (6.5 Cr): 47.5 Cr remaining in purse: Kagiso Rabada, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Ashwin, Avesh Khan released.
- RR Retained Players: Sanju Samson (14 Cr), Jos Buttler (10 Cr), Yashasvi Jaiswal (4 Cr) – 62 Cr Player Purse remaining / No place for JOFRA Archer, Ben Stokes
- KKR Retained Players: Andre Russell (12 Cr), Varun Chakravarthy (8 Cr), Venkatesh Iyer (8 Cr), Sunil Narine (6 Cr) – No place for captain Eoin Morgan, Shubman Gill or Pat Cummins: Player Purse Remaining – 48 Crore
- Ahmedabad Players – Hardik Pandya (Captain) – Rs 15 crore, Rashid Khan – Rs 15 Crore, Shubman Gill – Rs 8 Crore
- Lucknow Super Giants Players – KL Rahul (Captain)- Rs 17 crore, Marcus Stoinis – Rs 9.2 crore, Ravi Bishnoi – Rs 4 crore
| Team | Purse Remaining | Players Retained |
| Punjab Kings | 72 crore | 2 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 68 crore | 3 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 62 crore | 3 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 57 crore | 3 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 48 crore | 4 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 48 crore | 4 |
| Mumbai Indians | 48 crore | 4 |
| Delhi Capitals | 47.5 crore | 4 |
Ahmedabad 52 crore 3
Lucknow 59.8 crore 3
IPL 2022 Auction – Player Purse Remaining for each team
- Royal Challengers Bangalore – RCB: 3 Players Retained, 57 Crore Remaining
- Mumbai Indians – MI: 4 Players Retained, 48 Crore Remaining
- Punjab Kings – PBKS: 2 Players Retained, Player Purse Remaining – 72 Crore
- Sunrisers Hyderabad – SRH: 3 Players Retained, Player Purse Remaining – 68 Cr
- Chennai Super Kings – CSK: 4 Players Retained, Player Purse Remaining 42 Crore
- Delhi Capitals – DC: 4 Players retained, 47.5 Cr remaining in player purse.
- Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR: 4 Players Retained, Player Purse Remaining – 48 Crore
- Rajasthan Royals – RR: 3 Players Retained, Player purse remaining 62 Crore
- Ahmedabad – 3 Players Retained, Player purse remaining 52 crore
- Lucknow – 3 Players Retained, Player purse remaining 59.8 crore
This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament.
Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations.
A fierce battle to acquire the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards when the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, etc. go under the hammer.
The 10 IPL franchisees – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Team Ahmedabad will also be bidding to have some of the biggest cricketing names – Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga, etc. – in their squad.
INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket.
There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of INR 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of INR 1 crore.
| Franchisee | Salary Cap left for the 2022 Player Auction Rs. Crore | No. of open player slots | No. of open overseas player slots |
| Chennai Super Kings | 48 | 21 | 7 |
| Delhi Capitals | 47.5 | 21 | 7 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 48 | 21 | 6 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 59 | 22 | 7 |
| Mumbai Indians | 48 | 21 | 7 |
| Punjab Kings | 72 | 23 | 8 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 62 | 22 | 7 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 57 | 22 | 7 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 68 | 22 | 7 |
| Team Ahmedabad | 52 | 22 | 7 |
The IPL has always been a tournament where talent and opportunity coexist and India’s U19 stars such as Yash Dhull, Vicky Ostwal, Rajvardhan Hangargekar and some of the talked-about Indian cricketers such as Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Krunal Pandya, Shahrukh Khan, Deepak Hooda, Avesh Khan, etc. will be looking to cash in and make their mark during the auction and then, in the competition.
A total of 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players will be up for grabs in what promises to be an action-packed IPL 2022 Player Auction in Bengaluru.
The country-wise breakdown of 220 overseas players is listed below:
| Country | Auction List |
| Afghanistan | 17 |
| Australia | 47 |
| Bangladesh | 5 |
| England | 24 |
| Ireland | 5 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| South Africa | 33 |
| Sri Lanka | 23 |
| West Indies | 34 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 |
| Namibia | 3 |
| Nepal | 1 |
| Scotland | 2 |
| USA | 1 |
IPL 2022 Auction New covid Rules:
- All franchises must send in the names of people who will be attending the auctions by February 4.
- Only 80 people from all 10 franchises will be allowed to sit at the table inside the table.
- Only 10 people per franchise can attend until the threshold of 80.
- All members must arrive in Bengaluru by Feb 11 by 12 PM.
- Foreign franchise members will have to quarantine for 7 days to be eligible for attending the auctions.
- All attendees must take two Covid RT-PCR tests within 72 hours of the auction.
- On February 12 and 13, all who will attend the auctions, will get two Covid tests — one at 12 AM and another at 7 AM.
- All participants must share their vaccination/booster details with BCCI’s medical team.
- All participants must wear a mask inside the auction centre at all times.
IPL 2022 Auction: All you need to know about auctioneer for IPL Mega Auction, Retained Players, Remaining Purse, Base Price
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