IPL 2022 Auction: 3 Openers Ahmedabad Franchise Can Target

The Ahmedabad franchise is still pondering over their name ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. The franchise will be led by Hardik Pandya and will head into the mega auction with a remaining purse of 52 crores looking to fill up 22 slots out of which seven are overseas players. The franchise is likely to be called Ahmedabad Titans as per reports.

The franchise retained Hardik Pandya (INR 15 crores), Rashid Khan (INR 15 crores), Shubman Gill (INR 8 crores) and will be on the lookout for the best names in the auction. So far, the 10 franchises have picked a total of 33 players in their squads. Meanwhile, in this article we will take a look at three openers the Ahmedabad franchise can target in the upcoming mega auction.

IPL 2022 Auction: 3 Openers Ahmedabad Franchise Can Target

Ajinkya Rahane

Rahane can be a good option up at the top for Ahmedabad. It is opening the batting that he has scored most of his runs in the IPL. Rahane will open the batting with Shubman Gill who was one of the three drafts picks for the side. Playing for KKR, he has shown tremendous consistency at the top of the order. He and Rahane can give the team quick starts. Both have the attacking and the game to anchor the innings as well.

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Ben McDermott

McDermott has been in good hitting form in the BBL seasons that he has played. His consistent run-scoring in the BBL has prompted the Australian selectors to keep a close eye on him. He has played two ODIs and 17 T20Is for the national side so far. In the recently concluded BBL season, he scored 577 runs with three fifties and two hundreds to his name. He can be a surprise package in the IPL.

Marnus Labuschagne

The Australian Test specialist has enrolled himself in the 1 crore category. Since his Test debut, he has been one of the highest run-getters in the format and has played all formats for Australia. In the process, he also went on to play all formats. Since he is new to the IPL auction, there will be franchises who will bid big for him in the mega auction. He can certainly be a good buy for the franchises.

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