Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced that 1,214 players have registered for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 player auction.
The two-day Mega Auction will see 10 Teams bidding for some of the finest talents in international cricket.
"The IPL Player Registration closed on January 20th 2022. Total of 1,214 players (896 Indian and 318 overseas players) have signed up to be part of the IPL 2022 Player Auction," Jay Shah, Secretary BCCI said in a statement.
The players list incorporates 270 capped, 903 uncapped and 41 Associate players (including 318 overseas players).
Total of 33 Players have been retained or picked ahead of the mega auction.
The existing 8 IPL Franchises have retained a total of 27 players while the two new teams have picked six players ahead of the auction.
Retained players:
Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Moeen Ali and Ruturaj Gaikwad
Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler Yashasvi Jaiswal
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammed Siraj
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad and Umran Malik
Team Ahmedabad: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan and Shubman Gill
Team Lucknow: KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi
There will be 10 teams in the IPL 2022 edition with Sanjiv Goenka owned Lucknow franchise and CVC owned Ahmedabad, who are making their debut in the cash rich league. (UNI)
