IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Young Players Who Can Fetch A Million Dollars

The 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League, IPL 2022, will be a 10-team affair with two new teams entering the competition. Also, a mega auction is set to be held in February prior to the start of this year’s edition of the tournament. For those of you who don’t know, each existing team was allowed to retain a maximum of four players for the upcoming edition.

BCCI earlier announced the list of the retained players of all the existing franchises. A total of 27 players have been retained by the teams, which include 19 Indians and 8 overseas. The rest of the players will find themselves at the auction pool.

Not 8 but 10 teams will be battling it out in the mega auctions. In a bid to make a successful unit, the teams would be looking to add as many talented youngsters as possible. A lot of them will find their names at the auctions and the franchises would be keen to buy their services. In this article, let’s take a look at five youngsters who can fetch a million-dollar contract at the auctions.

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IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Young Players Who Can Fetch A Million Dollars

1. Ishan Kishan: 23 years old

One of the most destructive openers in world cricket right now, Ishan Kishan is likely to find himself at the mega auctions for the next edition of the tournament. Mumbai Indians wouldn’t be too happy after having released him. Suryakumar Yadav was given the nod ahead of him and chances are high that Ishan Kishan would play for a new franchise in IPL 2022.

Ishan Kishan is a destructive opener and, perhaps, all the franchises would be interested in having him in their team. He is likely to be in huge demand and should fetch a million-dollar contract.

2. Rahul Chahar: 22 years old

Along with Ishan Kishan, Mumbai Indians, unfortunately, had to release Rahul Chahar as well. He was a premier spinner for the franchise for a number of years. Rahul Chahar was outstanding with the ball in the India leg of the IPL 2021.

He was, perhaps, the only bright spot during the first half of the tournament. Impressive performances in IPL 2021 also helped him get selected in India’s squad for the 2021 T20 World Cup.

Having said that, Chahar is unlikely to play for Mumbai Indians this year but a lot of other franchises would be interested in buying his services. Given the impact he has had, over the years in IPL, Rahul Chahal should get a million-dollar contract.

3. Ravi Bishnoi: 21 years old

Ravi Bishnoi is another youngster to watch out for at the auctions. Ravi Bishnoi was snapped up by Punjab Kings in the 2020 edition of the IPL. He impressed one and all with his disciplined lengths and effective googly. Bishnoi picked the second most number of wickets for the team. He took 12 wickets in 14 matches at an impressive economy of 7.37.

He played 9 matches in the IPL 2021 and picked 9 wickets at an outstanding economy of 6.39. His performances in the last edition of the Indian Premier League is going to temp a lot of franchises to spend a hefty sum of money for him at the auctions. One shouldn’t get surprised if the 21-year old leggie fetches a million-dollar contract at the auctions.

4. Shubman Gill: 22 years old

It was surprising to see Kolkata Knight Riders not retaining Shubman Gill for the next edition of the tournament. Gill was touted to be the future captain of the franchise. However, as it turned out, he might not play for them from the next edition. The likes of Venkatesh Iyer and Varun Chakravarthy were opted ahead of Gill, meaning that the latter is likely to find himself at the mega auctions.

There is no doubt about Gill’s ability to perform well in the tournament. He has scored more than 400 runs in the last two consecutive editions. Chances are high that KKR might bid him heavily to buy him back at the auctions. The franchise though is likely to engage in a bidding war with several other franchises. The 22-year old too is likely to get a million-dollar contract at the auctions.

5. Devdutt Padikkal: 21 years old

Royal Challengers Bangalore retained only three players for the next edition of the tournament, namely Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj. The franchise didn’t retain opener Devdutt Padikkal, which took many by surprise.

Padikkal had a phenomenal debut season for RCB in IPL 2020. In 15 matches, he scored 473 runs at an average of 31.53. The following season, he managed to score 411 runs in 14 matches at 31.61.

Despite having two successful seasons with the bat, RCB didn’t put enough faith in him and decided to release the youngster for the next edition. The southpaw’s consistency with the bat will tempt a lot of franchises to show interest in him at the auctions. He too is one of the contenders to fetch a million-dollar contract at the auctions.