Day 1 of IPL 2022 mega auction: 10 IPL franchises spent ₹388.10 crore to buy 74 players

Feb. 12: The ten IPL franchises spent ₹388.10 crore to buy 74 players on first day of the IPL 2022 mega auction on Saturday. DC and SRH have taken their squad strength to 13 players each after Day 1, while Mumbai Indians have taken their squad strength to 8 players. The second day of the auction will begin at 12 pm tomorrow.

Wicket keeper-batter Ishan Kishan was bought by MI for ₹15.25 crore on first day of the IPL 2022 mega auction. With this, he became the second biggest Indian buy in IPL auction history. Deepak Chahar was the second biggest buy of the day, being bought by CSK for ₹14 crore. Shreyas Iyer was bought by KKR for ₹12.25 crore.

Ex-CSK players Suresh Raina and Imran Tahir, who had a base price of ₹2 crore each, went unsold on Day 1 of IPL 2022 mega auction. Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, Australia batter Steve Smith and India pacer Umesh Yadav also went unsold. Veteran leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who has taken most IPL wickets among Indians, also didn’t find any takers.