IPL 2022: Priyam Garg Reveals Which Franchise He Wants To Play For In IPL 15

Former India U19 captain Priyam Garg has revealed the name of the franchise which he hopes buys him in the upcoming IPL 2022 auction. The mega auction will feature 590 players going under the hammer for the ten franchises to bid on.

Garg had led the Indian U19 team to the final of the Youth World Cup in 2020 where the colts lost to Bangladesh in South Africa.

However, his performances were enough for Garg to impress the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) franchise, who bought him in the IPL 2020 auction and made him part of the playing XI for a long time in the past two seasons of the Indian Premier League.

The 21-year-old Priyam Garg, who scored 205 runs in 19 IPL matches at an average of 14.64, has revealed that he wants his former franchise Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to buy him back in the IPL 2022 auction, as he wants to continue to play for the Orange Army.

“I want to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad again. I want to stay with them because I have been with them for two years and I have learnt a lot there and I share a very good bond with them. I want to play for the team for whom I have been playing,” Priyam told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview.

Priyam has set his base price at Rs 20 lakh. He was bought for Rs 1.90 crore by Sunrisers in the IPL 2020 Auction, which has 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players, and 7 players from associate nations in the fray for new teams and the opportunity to play in the IPL.

Thankful To Sunrisers Hyderabad For Giving Me The Opportunity To Play In The IPL: Priyam Garg

Garg further thanked the SRH franchise for giving him the opportunity of playing IPL and share a dressing room with the likes of David Warner and Kane Williamson and learn from them.

“IPL is a big platform and not just me, every player has got a lot of exposure because of this big tournament. I have learned a lot while playing in the IPL. You share space with star players, listen to their experiences and take tips from them. IPL helps a lot while playing international cricket.

“I am really thankful that I have got the opportunity with Sunrisers Hyderabad. I have had a wonderful experience with Sunrisers,” the 21 year old from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh further said.

“I got to share the dressing room with star players like Kane Williamson, David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan and of course the legend VVS Laxman.

“He (Laxman) has helped me a lot in improving my batting. He always advised me to just believe in myself, believe in my talent and keep my strong points ready when I am on the field,” the youngster added.

Priyam also said that he wanted to emulate former U19 stars like Yuvraj Singh, Mohammad Kaif, Virat Kohli, and Ravindra Jadeja in realizing his dream of playing for the Indian national team.

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