Team Wise One Big Player Who Might Not Be Retained In IPL 2022 Auction

IPL 2022 will witness a lot of changes in the teams as a mega auction is scheduled to take place ahead of the season. Moreover, two more new franchises are also going to become part of the Indian Premier League in the next edition. Due to the mega auctions, many players will have to leave their current team and become part of a new franchise.

According to the rules of mega auction, one franchise can only retain 5 players. Out of these 5 players, 3 must be domestic players while 2 must be overseas players. All 8 franchises have a maximum of 25 players at present, out of which there are 8 overseas players in each squad. Hence, during the IPL 2022 auction, each franchise will have to release some crucial players from their squad. Here we look at one big player from each team who might not be retained in IPL 2022 auction.

Team Wise One Big Player Who Might Not Be Retained In IPL 2022 Auction

Chennai Super Kings- Suresh Raina

In Chennai Super Kings, Suresh Raina is a crucial player who might be released by the franchise during IPL 2022 auction. For the domestic players, Chennai Super Kings might retain MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, and Deepak Chahar. Chennai Super Kings also have promising opener Ruturaj Gaikwad, who might become another player Chennai Super Kings wishes to retain in IPL 2022. In such a situation, Chennai Super Kings might release Suresh Raina from the squad. Also, CSK pays a huge amount of Rs. 11 crores to Suresh Raina every season, which makes him an expensive deal for CSK.

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Delhi Capitals- Shikhar Dhawan

Delhi Capitals might release Shikhar Dhawan from their squad in IPL 2022. For the 3 domestic players, Delhi Capitals have strong players like Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Pacer Avesh Khan has also emerged as a crucial bowler for Delhi Capitals after his stupendous bowling show in IPL 2021. With so many options for domestic players, Delhi Capitals might have to compromise Shikhar Dhawan in IPL 2022 auctions.

Kolkata Knight Riders- Eoin Morgan

Eoin Morgan is the Kolkata Knight Riders captain. Eoin Morgan has come under scrutiny for his leadership after KKR’s poor performance in IPL 2021. The Eoin Morgan-led side lost 5 matches out of 7 and finished at the 7th spot in the points table before IPL 2021 got suspended. The team lost few games while chasing a low total. Therefore, Kolkata Knight Riders might plan to change their skipper in IPL 2022.

Moreover, KKR also consists of strong overseas players like Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, and Shakib-al-Hasan, whom they can choose to retain in IPL 2022. Morgan also did not perform well in IPL 2021. He scored only 92 runs in the tournament in 7 matches. Hence, Eoin Morgan might have to bid goodbye to Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2022.

Mumbai Indians- Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav is part of Mumbai Indians. He is a crucial middle-order batsman for Mumbai Indians. However, for the domestic players, Mumbai Indians might go for Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya. These three players have been core members of the franchise over the years. Therefore, Mumbai Indians might have to release Suryakumar Yadav and other franchises will be eager to buy the right-handed batsman during IPL 2022 auction. So, Suryakumar Yadav is one big player from Mumbai Indians who might not be retained in IPL 2022.

Punjab Kings- Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is part of Punjab Kings. 41-year-old Chris Gayle is among the oldest players in IPL. He will not play for many seasons in IPL in the future. Therefore, Punjab Kings might not retain him in IPL 2022. Moreover, Punjab Kings have also bought many overseas players in IPL 2021 auctions like Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, and Moises Henriques. These players are very young as compared to Gayle and will be a good future investment for Punjab Kings. Therefore, the franchise might not retain Chris Gayle in IPL 2022 and chose other overseas players in the retention list.

Rajasthan Royals- Chris Morris

Rajasthan Royals bought Chris Morris for a massive amount of Rs. 16.25 crores during IPL 2021 auction. For Rajasthan Royals, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, and Ben Stokes are some of the crucial overseas players. Since a team can retain only 2 overseas players in IPL 2022 auction, Rajasthan Royals might go with these options. In such a situation, Chris Morris might be released from Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022. Therefore, Chris Morris is one big player from Rajasthan Royals who might not be retained in IPL 2022.

Royal Challengers Bangalore- Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell became part of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022. The franchise spent Rs. 14.25 crores to buy Maxwell. For Royal Challengers Bangalore, AB de Villiers is one overseas player who will definitely be part of the retention list in IPL 2022. AB de Villiers has been part of the franchise since IPL 2011 and is one of the core players of the team.

For the other option, Royal Challengers Bangalore might go with pacer Kyle Jamieson. RCB bought the New Zealand pacer, Jamieson, for Rs. 15 crores in IPL 2021 auction. Jamieson also did a nice job for RCB in the tournament, picking 9 wickets in 7 matches. So Glenn Maxwell might have to bid goodbye to Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2022.

Sunrisers Hyderabad- David Warner

Sunrisers Hyderabad showed the worst performance in IPL 2021. The team managed to win only 1 match out of 7 and finished on the last spot in IPL 2021 points table. David Warner was the skipper of Sunrisers Hyderabad. However, due to the team’s poor performance, he was stripped of his captaincy midway and Kane Williamson was promoted as the new skipper.

Warner was also dropped for the next match. For the overseas players, Sunrisers Hyderabad might retain Kane Williamson and Rashid Khan in IPL 2022. Therefore, Warner might be released from Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2022.