IPL 2022 Retention: 5 Indian Capped Batsmen Who Might Cause A Bidding War

IPL 2022 retentions were announced by the 8 teams and a total of 27 players were retained. Ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction, the 8 teams were asked to retain a maximum of 4 players in their squad. Out of these 4 players, there can be a maximum of 3 domestic players, 2 overseas players, and 2 uncapped players.

Out of the 27 players that were retained by 8 franchises, there are 19 domestic players and 8 foreign players. There were also 4 uncapped players. There are few prominent players who are released by the 8 teams. During the Indian Premier League 2022 auction, these players will be in high demand and many franchises will try their best to pick them. Here we talk about 5 Indian capped batsmen who might cause a bidding war in IPL 2022 auction.

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IPL 2022 Retention: 5 Indian Capped Batsmen Who Might Cause A Bidding War

5. KL Rahul

KL Rahul was not retained by Punjab Kings as the franchise could not finalize a deal with the Indian batsman. He is definitely one player who will go big during the IPL 2022 auction. The right-handed batsman was the top run-getter in IPL 2020 and finished as 3rd highest run-scorer in IPL 2021.

The 29-year-old player is also a regular player in India’s national team. Every franchise will have a keen eye on him during the mega auctions.

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4. Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan is another Indian batsman who will attract big deals during IPL 2022 auction. Dhawan has been a consistent batsman in the last few IPL seasons. In IPL 2021, he finished as the 4th highest run-getter with 587 runs in 16 innings.

The left-handed batsman is a powerful opener for any team. Dhawan was not retained by Delhi Capitals and will be a favourite option for many franchises during 2022 auction.

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3. Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan is another Indian capped player who can cause a bidding war during IPL 2022 mega auction. The left-handed batsman was part of Mumbai Indians in the last season but the team did not retain him for the next season.

The 23-year-old has made it to the national side in a few international games so far. He is a hard-hitting batsman and a wicket-keeper. In IPL 2021, Kishan slammed 241 runs in 10 innings with 2 fifties.

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2. Hardik Pandya

Hardik Pandya is another player in this list. The right-handed batsman was released by Mumbai Indians ahead of the next year’s season. Although Hardik Pandya struggled with his batting in IPL 2021, he has played many match-winning knocks in the tournament.

In 92 matches, he has scored 1313 runs at an average of 31.26 and also scalped 42 wickets. Pandya is also a regular player in the national team in white-ball cricket. He is a death overs specialist with his ability to smash big shots all over the ground.

1. Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt Padikkal is another Indian capped player who might cause a bidding war during IPL 2022 auction. the left-handed batsman has played only 2 T20Is for India so far. In IPL, he made his debut in the 2020 season for Royal Challengers Bangalore and finished as the highest run-getter for the team.

The left-handed batsman slammed 411 runs in 14 matches in IPL 2021 at an average of 31.61, with 1 century and 1 half-century. The 21-year-old batsman was not retained by RCB for the next season and will be part of the 2022 mega auction.

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