On what was an eventful day of the mega-auction for Indian Premier League 2022, Ishan Kishan stole the headlines, becoming the most expensive player to go under the hammer on Day 1. Mumbai Indians shelled INR 15.5 crores to retain Kishan, who was their highest run-getter in 2020.
The fast bowlers were hot commodities, with five of them bagging deals in excess of INR 10 crores. Chennai Super Kings, usually known for a frugal approach in IPL auctions, splurged 14 crores to retain Deepak Chahar. Delhi Capitals acquired Shardul Thakur for 10.75 crores, while Rajasthan Royals got Prasidh Krishna for 10 crores. Lucknow Super Giants settled for Avesh Khan for 10 crores, the most a franchise has spent on an uncapped player.
Suresh Raina and Steven Smith were unable to attract buyers, while Chennai reassembled their former cricketers, Dwayne Bravo, Ambati Rayudu, Robin Uthappa and K.M. Asif.
Here are all squads after Day 1 of the mega auction (figures in crores INR):
Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli (15), Faf du Plessis (7), Glenn Maxwell (11), Mohammed Siraj (7), Harshal Patel (10.75), Josh Hazlewood (7.75), Dinesh Karthik (5.5), Anuj Rawat (3.4), Wanindu Hasaranga (10.75), Shahbaz Ahamad (2.4), Akash Deep (0.2).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Rahul Tripathi (8.5), Kane Williamson (14), Kartik Tyagi (4), Abdul Samad (4), Washington Sundar (8.75), Abhishek Sharma (6.5), Nicholas Pooran (10.75), Priyam Garg (0.2), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (4.2), Umran Malik (4), Shreyas Gopal (0.75), T. Natarajan (4), J. Suchith (0.2).
Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma (16), Ishan Kishan (15.25), Suryakumar Yadav (8), Kieron Pollard (6), Dewald Brewis (3), Jasprit Bumrah (12), Basil Thampi (0.2), M. Ashwin (1.6).
Punjab Kings Squad: Mayank Agarwal (14), Shikhar Dhawan (8.25), Jonny Bairstow (6.75), Shahrukh Khan (9), Kagiso Rabada (9.25), Arshdeep Singh (4), Rahul Chahar (5.25), Prabhsimran Singh (0.6), Jitesh Sharma (0.2), Harpreet Brar (3.8), Ishan Porel (0.25).
Delhi Capitals: David Warner (6.25), Prithvi Shaw (7.5), Rishabh Pant (16), Ashwin Hebbar (0.2), Sarfaraz Khan (0.2), K.S. Bharat (2), Mitchell Marsh (6.5), Axar Patel (9), Shardul Thakur (10.75), Kuldeep Yadav (2), Kamlesh Nagarkoti (1.1), Anrich Nortje (6.5), Mustafizur Rahman (2).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer (8), Sheldon Jackson (0.6), Sunil Narine (6), Pat Cummins (7.25), Shreyas Iyer (12.25), Nitish Rana (8), Andre Russell (12), Shivam Mavi (7.25), Varun Chakravarthy (8).
Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal (4), Devdutt Padikkal (7.75), Trent Boult (8), Prasidh Krishna (10), Yuzvendra Chahal (6.5), Shimron Hetmyer (8.5), Riyan Parag (3.8), R. Ashwin (5), Jos Buttler (10), Sanju Samson (14), Trent Boult (8), Prasidh Krishna (10), Yuzvendra Chahal (6.5), K.C. Cariappa (0.3).
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (6), Deepak Chahar (14), Robin Uthappa (2), Moeen Ali (8), Ambati Rayudu (6.75), M.S. Dhoni (12), Ravindra Jadeja (16), Dwayne Bravo (4.4), K.M. Asif (0.2), Tushar Deshpande (0.2).
Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (8), Jason Roy (2), Hardik Pandya (15), Mohammed Shami (6.25), Lockie Ferguson (10), Abhinav Sadarangani (2.6), Rahul Tewatia (9), Rashid Khan (15), Noor Ahmad (0.3), R. Sai Kishore (3).
Lucknow Super Giants Squad: K.L. Rahul (17), Quinton de Kock (6.75), Manish Pandey (4.6), Avesh Khan (10), Jason Holder (8.75), Mark Wood (7.5), Marcus Stoinis (9.2), Krunal Pandya (8.25), Deepak Hooda (5.75), Ravi Bishnoi (4), Ankit Rajpoot (0.5).