IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Youngest Players Who Will Be A Part of the Mega Auction

The IPL 2022 mega auction will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. The BCCI has finalised a list of 590 cricketers who will be a part of the auction. Among them, there are 370 Indian and 270 overseas cricketers. After the mega auction, the season is scheduled to start from the end of March which will run through to the end of June.

Australia has the most 47 players followed by West Indies with 34 players and South Africa with 33 players apart from India. A total of 48 players are part of the Rs. 2 crore base price. 20 players have identified themselves in Rs. 1.5 crore base price while 34 players are part of the Rs. 1 crore bracket. Meanwhile, in this article, we will take a look at the five youngest players to have registered for the IPL 2022 mega auction. 

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IPL 2022 Auction: 5 Youngest Players Who Will Be A Part of the Mega Auction

Khrievitso Kense -18 Years 

Kense is an 18-year old cricketer from Nagaland who has enrolled himself atr the mega auction. He was a part of the Mumbai Indians support bowlers in IPL 2021. He is a leg spinner and has already managed to impress spin legend, Shane Warne. Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio congratulated kense on his selection for the IPL auction.

My best wishes to Khrievitso Kense from Nagaland, the youngest Indian player to be shortlisted for #IPL2021Auction. I hope he gets picked by a great franchisee that will perform excellently in the @IPL 2021. pic.twitter.com/Xw8M0xR81v

— Neiphiu Rio (@Neiphiu_Rio) February 13, 2021

“My best wishes to Khrievitso Kense from Nagaland, the youngest Indian player to be shortlisted for IPL 2021 Auction. I hope he gets picked by a great franchisee that will perform excellently in the IPL 2021,” Rio tweeted saying.

Dewald Brevis- 18 Years 

Brevis has registered his name in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He is someone who idolises former South African skipper AB De Villiers and has moulded his game very close to that of ABD. He is fondly known as ‘Baby AB’ among his teammates. He is the top scorer in the U-19 World Cup at the moment with 368 runs from five games at an average of 73.60 including a hundred.

Izharulhuq Naveed- 18 Years 

Naveed is another impressive spinner from Afghanistan who has enrolled his name for the mega auction. In the ongoing U-19 World Cup, he picked 10 wickets from five games. Naveed has already played 7 List A games where he has picked 8 wickets and has an average of 31.12.

Noor Ahmad -17 Years 

Noor Ahmad from Afghanistan is the youngest player to have enrolled in the IPL 2022 mega auction. He has already played for the Afghanistan U-19 team and for various other franchise T20 cricket leagues across the world. He has picked 4 wickets in Frist Class matches, 16 wickets in List A games, and 33 wickets in T20 games.

He has played for Saint Lucia Kings, Melbourne Renegades, Bangla Tigers, Karachi Kings, Team Abu Dhabi, Galle Gladiators, Quetta Gladiators as well. Last year, he was one of Chennai Super Kings’ net bowlers.

Aaqib Khan-17 Years 

Aaqib is currently playing the U19 World Cup with the Indian team. He has already played First-Class games, 5 List A games, and 2 T20 games where he has picked a bagful of wickets. A young bowler with pace, teams can invest in him and develop him into a matchwinner for India.

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