IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Teams Which Can Target Joe Root

Joe Root has revealed that he is thinking of entering IPL 2022 auction but will take a final decision only after confirming that it will not hamper his Test game. Joe Root is England’s Test skipper who only represents the team in the longest format currently. The right-handed batsman currently holds the 2nd spot in ICC rankings for Test batsmen.

31-year-old Root has never been part of IPL tournaments before. He went unsold in IPL 2018 auction at a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore. Although he is a Test specialist, Root does have experience of playing 152 ODIs and 32 T20Is for England in the past. The 31-year-old accounts for 6109 runs in ODIs at an average of 51.34 and 983 runs in T20Is at an average of 35.72.

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If Joe Root registers his name for IPL 2022 auction, some franchisees might be interested to grab the England star batsman in their squad. Here we talk about 5 teams that can target Joe Root in IPL 2022 auction.

IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Teams Which Can Target Joe Root

5. Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is one team that might be interested to pick Joe Root in their squad. KKR has parted ways with their former skipper Eoin Morgan. Root can be a good option to replace Morgan. Like Morgan, Root can also play as a middle-order batsman for the team.

The two-time IPL champions KKR has also parted ways with many crucial batsmen like Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill among others. Hence, they are short of strong batsmen in the squad.

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4. Punjab Kings

Punjab Kings might be interested to pick Joe Root during IPL 2022 auction. The team has retained just two players for the next season- Mayank Agarwal and Arshdeep Singh. They have lost KL Rahul– one of the top batsmen in IPL during the last few seasons.

The 2014 IPL runners-up also faced batting issues at the middle-order during last season. Hence, Root will be a good batman that Punjab Kings can pick in their squad.

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3. Royal Challengers Bangalore

Royal Challengers Bangalore can be another team that can target Joe Root in IPL 2022 auction. RCB has lost one of their prime batsman in the form of AB de Villiers, who retired from all forms of cricket a few months ago.

Hence, the three-time IPL runners-up need a good middle-order batsman to replace the South African legend. Hence, Root can play a similar role for the team in the next season.

2. Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad is another team that might be interested to pick Joe Root during IPL 2022 auction. SRH dropped many big names from their squad after a poor show in IPL 2021, in which they finished last with just 3 wins out of 14 games.

The IPL 2016 champions have lost some powerful overseas batsmen like Jonny Bairstow, David Warner, and Jason Roy among others. The team also battled with middle-order issues last season, with their middle-order batsmen struggling to follow up a powerful start. Hence, Root can be a good option to settle SRH’s middle-order batting issues in IPL 2022.

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1. Mumbai Indians

Mumbai Indians is another team that faced a lot of batting issues last season. For instance, the team’s top run-getter Rohit Sharma scored only 381 runs in IPL 2021. The IPL 2020 champions has also parted ways with many powerful batsmen like Quinton de Kock, Hardik Pandya, and Ishan Kishan.

Suryakumar Yadav is the only middle-order batsman that the team has retained for next season. Hence, the five-time IPL champions need more depth in their middle-order and Joe Root will be a brilliant option for the same.

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