IPL Auction 2022: Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar Bought a lot on day 1; Uncapped Avesh Khan receives record bid

Ishan Kishan and Deepak Chahar clash the most Hot deals as India’s battle-hardened T20 warriors laugh on their way to the upper bank opening day of the IPL grand auction where franchises have saved their top bids for homegrown talent. Kishan’s winning bid of Rs 15.25 from the Mumbai Indians surpassed the Rs 14 crore offered by CSK to retain Deepak Chahar on Saturday. Franchisees show a cautiousness in overall spending but are not hesitant to loosen their pockets for proven operators, especially Indians. In US dollars, there have been over 20 million purchases, the largest by far at any IPL auction with most of the beneficiaries being Indian T20 specialists.

It was a satisfying ‘Pay Day’ for all current Indian citizens as Shreyas Iyer received a staggering Rs 12.25 from Kolkata Knight Riders and the multi-skilled Shardul Thakur left the Delhi Capital in default with 10.75 Rs crore.

These two, along with Kishan and Chahar, were the top four buyers of the day.

“I’m really excited to be back at MI. I know everyone has treated me there like family so I’m really happy there and I hope to give my best for the team. Thanks. Thank you very much,” said the 23-year-old. -Kishan ages in a video posted on his twitter handle.

The big hit Kishan made his India debut last year and has become a Mumbai Indian player, always performing very well for the team.

Young tempo Prasidh Krishna (10 Rs crore) was well paid by the Rajasthan Royals for his well-timed Man of the Series performance against the West Indies while Washington Sundar, another Indian fighter, is eight times richer. 75 Rs crore.

One of the big purchases is expected to be pacer Avesh Khan, who was bought by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 10 crore, the highest in IPL history for uncapped players.

Yuzvendra Chahal will be a bit annoyed as he is late in the day and can only get Rs 6.5 crore from Rajasthan Royals.

Even Nitish Rana, not a regular Indian but an IPL performer, was kept by KKR for Rs 8 crore while the less successful Rahul Tripathi, who was consistent in the tournament, was very deserves to pass the million dollar mark at Rs 8.50.

Shahrukh Khan, another formidable domestic T20 finisher but with a base price of just Rs 20 lakh, was offered a ‘drop mic’ deal of Rs 9 by Punjab Kings.

Rajasthan’s former one-season wonder, Rahul Tewatia has been appreciated by the Gujarat Titans with a staggering Rs 9 bonus.

It was not an auction to remember for the old keeper and only two players over 35 – Shikhar Dhawan (8.25 Rs crore, Punjab Kings) and Ravichandran Ashwin (5 Rs crore, Rajasthan Royals) – get good deals.

Among other forefathers, Mohammed Shami was obtained by the Gujarat Titans for Rs 6.25 crore. His new teammate Bhuvneshwar Kumar received Rs 4.6 crore from Sunrisers.

While this is the last major auction, what impresses is the discretion to use the franchise when buying players as the focus is on the top Indian players available in the market and currently playing white ball cricket. .

For the Chennai Super Kings, the aim is to follow in the footsteps of Mahendra Sigh Dhoni and retain as much of their core player base as possible as they wait to acquire Deepak, another multi-skilled cricketer in the making throne for India.

KKR have retained eight of their top 11 first-team players from last season but are still lacking in fast bowling.

KKR didn’t do too badly when they picked up Australia Test captain Pat Cummins for Rs 7.25 crore, less than half of what he was paid in the previous auction.

“To get Pat Cummins back at that price, we’re very, very excited. We think he’ll go even higher,” said KKR CEO Venky Mysore.

“We couldn’t be happier to have Cummins and Shreyas in the first lap. Hearts beat a little bit more right, now we can have fun watching what else is going on,” he added.

While Cummins is a candidate for the captaincy, he will not be available for the first two weeks even though Mysore is reluctant to commit to the captaincy.

“As far as the captaincy is concerned, it’s a decision that our coach and the consulting team will make. Certainly, between Cummins and Shreyas, we have solid options for ourselves. . I’m sure the consulting team will make the right decision.” he added.

Franchises do their homework

In the case of overseas recruitment, the franchise focuses on people who have shown themselves to be artists who have been stable in previous IPLs and have a good reputation for performing on Indian tracks.

Like in other years, none of the brands were influenced by performances in the Big Bash League, Caribbean Premier League and Pakistan Super League and focused solely on those who could deliver value in the IPL.

So Wanindu Hasaranga, who hails from Sri Lanka and is now the world’s No 1 T20 international pitcher, earns Rs 10.75 crore while Nicholas Pooran West Indies, despite having a disastrous IPL last time, also received the same amount from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The same reason led England goalkeeper Jonny Bairstow to receive a price of Rs 6.75 crore from Punjab Kings.

It was a case of supply and demand and at the time of auction, one person was placed in teams, reserved for CSK (Dhoni) and Delhi Capital (Rishabh Pant), with no custodians.

Pooran is an upbeat buy assuming he could sabotage his day.

The assertiveness is evident when one sees a David Warner going for Rs 6.25 crore.

It was a very good bargain for Delhi Capitals and the same can be said of newcomers Lucknow Supergiants, who have acquired a great player like Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore.

“Absolutely excited to buy David Warner. I can’t believe we have such a legend for Rs 6.25 crore. With Warner and Prithvi Shaw opening, this will be an explosive start for everyone. round of Delhi Capitals,” said DC co-owner Parth Jindal.

The paucity of all-round participants means Jason Holder (Rs 8.75 crore) and Shardul should attract solid bids.

Jindal said: “We are really excited to have Shardul as he can compete in Powerplays and beat him.

Their only redemption is Mitchell Marsh, whose IPL career has been hampered by injury and paying him Rs 6.50 crore could be a bit of a oversight given he is unable to play in the position Tuesday, where he worked miracles for Australia.

Among domestic players, the retention of Rs 3.80 by Riyan Parag by Royals trophy performer Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy Abhinav Manohar with Rs 2.60 by Gujarat Titans performer is eye-catching.

South Africa Under-19 World Cup star Dewald Brevis, known as ‘Baby AB’ because his batting style resembles AB de Villiers, was brought in by the Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.

Abhishek Sharma, a left-handed spinner and left-handed hitter who is referred to by many as ‘Poor Man’s Krunal Pandya’ for similar skill sets received a hefty Rs 6.5 bonus from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Foreign fast bowlers in demand

Trent Boult appeared in the collection and still earned a million dollars (Rs 8 crore) for his good performance in previous years for the Mumbai Indians when the powerful Rajasthan Royals bid for him.

But when his New Zealand teammate and softer Lockie Ferguson arrived in the quick bowler set, he lifted the paddles frequently and the Gujarat Titans, who weren’t having a great first day, were suddenly stimulated. active and bought him for Rs 10 crore.

For CSK, the departure of Josh Hazlewood will be a big deal as the Australian will now play for RCB on a contract of Rs 7.75 crore.

Another speed demon is England’s Mark Wood who received Rs 7.5 crore from Lucknow Super Giants.

Buy bargains by Lucknow Super Giants

While RCB had opening problems and the captaincy was arranged for Rs 7 crore for Faf Du Plessis, Lucknow Supergiants asked for Quinton de Kock for Rs 6.75 crore.

Also, a Manish Pandey now out of fashion, at Rs 4.6 crore, isn’t a bad bargain either.

However, Lucknow put a high bid on Krunal and took him for Rs 8.25 crore. His former Baroda bete noire Deepak Hooda was also purchased by Lucknow for Rs 5.75 crore.

Now it takes Lucknow’s mentor Gautam Gambhir, who knows a thing or two about temperamental instability, to see that teamwork is not hindered by duo combat.

Pujara, Rahane, Ishant don’t come under the hammer, Saha hasn’t sold yet

Prominent testers Ajinkya Rahane, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ishant Sharma were not subject to the manipulation of the day, and it is understood that the franchise doesn’t want to spend on players who don’t bring value to their T20 game. .

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They could come back on Sunday in the expedited bidding process if someone expressed interest. Wriddhiman Saha, who had been told he would not be selected for the Test matches did not sell as the teams were looking beyond the soon-to-be 38-year-old Bengal head.

Umesh Yadav, because of his inconsistent white ball record, also failed to sell and one of the true legends of IPL, Suresh Raina discovered that only playing IPL for IPL would not work because Chennai Super Kings did not bid him. Ditto for Steve Smith, who couldn’t sell because there were no buyers.