IPL 2022 Auction: 3 Indian Players Under The INR 2 Crore Base Price Who Might Go Unsold In The Mega Auction

The much-awaited IPL 2022 Mega Auction is less than a month away. All the IPL franchises would be looking to build strong teams which can serve them with great results in the future.

As per the latest data produced by IPL organizers, as many as 1214 players have registered for the auctions. To further break it down, the list has 896 Indians and 318 overseas players.

The players are sub-categorized under different base prices. The maximum base prise under which a player could register himself is INR 2 crores. As per the data, a total of 49 players have registered with the maximum base price of INR 2 crores.

Of these 49, 17 players are Indians, while the rest of them are foreigners. All these 17 players are top-level cricketers, however, a few out of them might still go unsold at the auctions. Let’s find him three of them.

IPL 2022 Auction: 3 Indian Players Under The INR 2 Crore Base Price Who Might Go Unsold In The Mega Auction

1. Suresh Raina

There is no denying that Suresh Raina has played an instrumental role in CSK’s success in IPL over the years. He is CSK’s highest run-getter in the history of IPL. However, the franchise shocked everyone after not retaining him for the next edition of the tournament.

The decision was taken largely due to the dip in his form in recent times. He struggled badly in the 2021 edition of the tournament. The southpaw succumbed to the short balls being bowled at him by all the opposition teams. In 12 matches, he scored 160 runs at a dismal average of 17.77.

Suresh Raina has played some outstanding knocks in IPL in the past. However, looking at his current form, he is likely to go unsold at the auctions.

2. Umesh Yadav

Umesh Yadav isn’t in India’s scheme of things in white-ball cricket. He dished out significant performances in the last two editions of IPL either. Umesh Yadav went for plenty of runs both in the powerplay as well as in the death overs while playing for RCB in the 2019 season.

Things didn’t go down too well in 2020 either, and ahead of the 2021 edition of the tournament, Umesh Yadav was bought by Delhi Capitals. Though, he didn’t play a single game during the season. With so many young Indian pacers coming up through the ranks, we might not see Umesh Yadav bowl ever again in IPL.

3. Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik last played an international match for India in the ICC 2019 World Cup semi-final against New Zealand. The team management has overlooked him since.

Karthik played for Kolkata Knight Riders till last year. However, the franchise chose not to retain him for the next edition of the tournament. And, given how he has performed, over the last few years, in IPL, not a lot of franchises would be interested in buying his services. He scored 223 runs in 17 matches at an average of 22.30 last year. One shouldn’t get surprised if he goes unsold at the auctions.