IPL Auction 2022: 5 Most Expensive Players Bought In The Mega Auction

IPL 2022 auction saw some terrific signings in the two-day event that had some interruptions after the regular auctioneer Hugh Edmeades collapsed on the first day due to Postural Hypotension.

A total of 204 players were sold in the span of two days aggregating a sum of 551.7 crores as 10 teams were left with content to build up a formidable squad.

However, there was also a disappointment as many great names didn’t manage to find a buyer like Suresh Raina, who scored 5528 runs from 205 IPL matches went unsold.

Raina played for Chennai Super Kings and remains to be their highest run-scorer in the tournament. The left-handed batter just missed one season in 2020 due to personal reasons.

Let us look at the five most expensive purchases in the IPL 2022 mega auction.

IPL Auction 2022: 5 Most Expensive Players Bought In The Mega Auction

5) Shardul Thakur (10.75 crores)

Thakur brings a lot of qualities along with him on the table, he can bowl in the middle overs and hold runs in the slog overs. He can chip in to get breakthroughs for his team and play the role of a finisher lower down the batting order.

Thakur played just one game for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2015 against Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals). He played 12 matches for Rising Pune Super Giant in IPL 2017 before shifting to CSK where he played four seasons and won two titles.

Thakur was bought by Delhi Capitals for 10.75 crores in the IPL 2022 auction. Wanindu Hasaranga (RCB) , Harshal Patel (RCB) and Nicholas Pooran (SRH) were sold at the similar price tag.

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4) Liam Livingstone (11.50 crores)

The England all-rounder turned out to be the most expensive overseas player in the IPL 2022 auction after he was sold to Punjab Kings for INR 11.50 crores.

He was named player of the tournament of the inaugural Men’s Hundred last year for scoring 348 runs at the strike rate of 178.46 for Birmingham Phoenix.

Livingstone played nine games for Rajasthan Royals in two seasons of 2019 and 2021 but didn’t make much out of those opportunities. The England stylish all-rounder had bids from CSK and KKR before Punjab roped him for his exquisite talent.

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3) Shreyas Iyer (12.25 crores)

The Mumbai batter went to Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping amount of INR 12.25 crores after the two-time IPL champions outsmarted Delhi Capitals and Gujarat Titans in purchasing Iyer.

Iyer is the reason behind Delhi Capitals resurgence after he took over the captaincy duties from Gautam Gambhir in IPL 2018.

In IPL 2019, the Delhi franchise qualified for the playoffs after a hiatus of seven years and the next year they made their maiden appearance in a final, where they lost to Mumbai Indians.

Iyer can not only give any team the option of a middle-order batter but also could become a potential candidate for the leadership role.

This will be Iyer’s second franchise after he played for the Delhi outfit for seven seasons, he missed the first leg of IPL 2021 owing to a shoulder injury. With 2375 runs from 87 matches, Iyer is Delhi Capitals third most run-scorer after Virender Sehwag (2382) and Rishabh Pant (2498).

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2) Deepak Chahar (14 crores)

Chahar joined CSK in 2018 and played 58 IPL matches for the MS Dhoni-led side in four seasons and picked as 58 wickets at an economy rate of 7.70.

Chahar has been Dhoni’s crucial bowler in the PowerPlay overs and makes the best use of his ability to swing the ball.

The 29-year-old saw a myriad bidding war between Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals.

CSK entered the bidding contest, when the player had breached the 10 crore-mark. CSK forced Capitals to pull back when they raised the price tag to 13 crores but Rajasthan Royals challenged them until the bid went up to 14 crores.

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1) Ishan Kishan (15.25 crores)

Ishan Kishan made a resounding comeback with the five-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians after the franchise snapped him up for a colossal amount of INR 15.25 crore.

The Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter was the most expensive purchase in the high-profile event.

Ishan, who scored 1133 runs from 45 IPL games for Mumbai Indians between 2018-21, was in the keen eyes of the MI management.

Ishan sparked bids from Punjab Kings and Mumbai Indians as two teams gave a tough competition to each other to acquire the left-handed batter’s services. Punjab pulled out at 7.50 crores but Gujarat Titans challenged the MI Paltans but soon were out of the race.

MI had to bid persistently for Kishan as their last rival Sunrisers Hyderabad also gave up hope after Ishan breached the 15-crore trademark.

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