IPL 2022 Auction: Brothers in arms in IPL 2022 – The Indian Premier League has produced many sibling stories over the last fourteen years. From the Pathans to the Morkels and the Husseys, we have seen brotherhood turn into fierce rivalries whenever siblings have got in each other’s way. This time, it won’t be any different. From Rahul Chahar & Deepak Chahar to Marco Jansen & Duan Jansen, there will be sibling rivalries even in the auction. Follow IPL 2022 Mega Auction Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday released a list of 590 players who will go under the hammer for the IPL 2022 mega auction to be held on February 12 and 13. While Hardik Pandya has already been picked and will want to get reunited with Krunal Pandya in Ahmedabad, there could be bidding wars for five pairs of brothers. InsideSport takes a look at the five brother-pairs who will be at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
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1. Deepak Chahar & Rahul Chahar
Among the five brother duos who will go under the hammer, the Chahar brothers are likely to fetch the highest collective amount, and for very justifiable reasons. Deepak Chahar made his IPL debut back in 2016 for the erstwhile Rising Pune Supergiant.
He made only five appearances for Pune before making the switch to Chennai Super Kings in 2018 and has not had to look back ever since. He has scalped 58 wickets for the Yellow Army and has recently shown his batting prowess in India’s series against South Africa.
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Deepak Chahar’s brother, Rahul Chahar is a leg-spinner and he too made his IPL debut for Rising Pune Supergiant, back in 2017. Rahul was roped in by Mumbai Indians in 2018 and has since made 39 appearances for Rohit Sharma’s team, in which he has picked up 41 wickets. Deepak has set a base price of INR 2 crore for himself, while the bidding for Rahul will start at INR 75 lakhs.
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2. Marco Jansen and Duan Jansen
The young twins from South Africa, Marco and Duan Jansen have also thrown their names in the hat. Marco is now a household name, but the tall-rounder was an unknown commodity when Mumbai Indians signed him for a mere INR 20 lakhs in the previous auction.
He played two matches for Mumbai and recently featured for South Africa in the bilateral series against India, emerging as the second-highest wicket-taker. Like Marco, Duan is also a left-arm pacer, though he is yet to represent the Proteas. He has picked up 8 wickets in 7 T20 matches. The bidding for Marco will start at INR 50 lakhs, while Duan has set a base price of INR 20 lakhs for himself.
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3. Ashton Agar and Wes Agar
Australia’s Agar brothers, Ashton and Wes have never participated in the Indian Premier League but they have recently done well in the Big Bash League. 28-year-old Ashton Agar is an all-rounder who has played 40 T20Is for the Kangaroos, in which he has scored 234 runs and has picked up 43 wickets.
He has set the maximum base price of INR 2 crore for himself. As for Wes, he is a 24-year-old pacer who made a name for himself with his scintillating performances for Adelaide Strikers in the BBL. The bidding for him will start at INR 50 lakhs.
IPL 2022 Auction: From Chahars to Jansens – 5 pairs of brothers register for IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Check out
4. Dwayne Bravo & Darren Bravo
A global superstar in this format of the game, Dwayne Bravo has not been retained by Chennai Super Kings and will go under the hammer. Besides CSK, the Caribbean all-rounder has also represented Gujarat Lions in this competition.
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The 38-year-old has made 140 appearances in IPL, in which he has picked up 167 wickets at an average of 24.31 and has scored 1537 runs at a strike rate of 130.25. The bidding for him will start at INR 2 crore.
Unlike Dwayne, his brother Darren Bravo is known predominantly for his prowess in the longer formats, though he was roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017. The 32-year-old made only one appearance for the Knights, in which he remained unbeaten on 6 runs. He has a base price of INR 75 lakhs.
IPL 2022 Auction: From Chahars to Jansens – 5 pairs of brothers register for IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Check out
5. Baba Aparajith and Baba Indrajith
Besides the Jansens, the Baba twins have also registered for the mega auction. Hailing from Chennai, Baba Aparajith was a part of the Chennai Super Kings franchise for five seasons but was never given a chance to showcase his talent.
On the other hand, Baba Indrajith is a top-order batter who can occasionally bowl leg-spin if a frontline bowler is going for runs and can also keep wickets if needed. The base price of both players is INR 20 lakhs.
IPL 2022 Auction: From Chahars to Jansens – 5 pairs of brothers register for IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Check out
