Indian T20 League 2022 Mega Auction Live Coverage

The most expensive buy of the Indian T20 League 2022 Mega Auction is Ishan Kishan, who was brought by Mumbai for ₹15.25 Cr

21:04 IST: After the final round of bidding, the list looks something like this:

20:24 IST: After the conclusion of second round of accelerated auction, the list of players look like:

19:19 IST: The Indian T20 League 2022 Mega Auction resumes after the break with the second round of accelerated auction. The player up for bidding is David Miller. Gujarat buys David Miller for ₹3.00 Cr. Stay tuned for complete list of players going under the hammer in this round.

16:25 IST: Here's the list of players after the completion of the first round of accelerated auction.

17:25 IST: We are back after the short break, and the first player to go under the hammer is Martin Guptill.

17:17 IST: List of players after the accelerated result.

16:14 IST: Despite not being available for the upcoming season of the Indian T20 League, Jofra Archer created a tug of war among the franchises. He has been bought by Mumbai for ₹8 Cr.

15:58 IST: The auction will go in a sequential manner irrespective of the category. Stay tuned to know the fate of all players going under the hammer in this accelerated auction.

15:55 IST: We are back after a short break for the Accelerated auction. Brace up yourself for the final phase of the Mega auction event.    

15:45 IST: After the completion of set 2 of uncapped fast-bowlers, here’s the list of all players 

15:46 IST: The last player from this category to go under the hammer is Akash Singh with a base price ₹20 lakh, and he doesn't get any bids. 

15:45 IST: Kuldeep Sen is up for bidding next and he goes Unsold.  

15:43 IST: Mujtaba Yousuf goes Unsold.

15:42 IST: Next up is Simarjeet Singh with a base price of ₹20 Lakhs. Chennai places the first bid & bags the player for his base price.

15:38 IST: Yash Dayal is up next for bidding. In a bidding war between Gujarat, Bangalore & Kolkata, the player finds a place in Gujarat for ₹3.20 Cr.

15:37 IST: Arzan Nagwaswalla goes Unsold too. 

15:36 IST: Yash Thakur is the next on the list and he goes Unsold too. 

15:35 IST: The next set coming up is uncapped fast bowlers and the first player going under the hammer from this category is Vasu Vats, and he goes unsold with a base price of ₹20 lakh.  

15:32 IST: After the completion of Set 2 of uncapped All-rounders, here’s the list of all players 

15:32 IST: Rajvardhan Hangargekar is the next on the list. After a bidding war between Mumbai Chennai and Lucknow, the player is sold to Chennai for ₹1.50 Cr. 

15:27 IST: Raj Angad Bawa is next on the list. He has created a tussle between Mumbai & Hyderabad. With Punjab entering the bidding last moment, he is sold to Punjab for ₹2.00 Cr  

15:25 IST: Sanjay Yadav is up next. With bids from Punjab & Mumbai, he is finally bought by Mumbai for ₹50 Lakh

15:25 IST: Next up is Vicky Oswal & he goes Unsold.

15:23 IST: Next player is Darshan Nalkande. He is bought by Gujarat for ₹20 Lakh. 

15:22 IST: Anukul Roy is the next up for bidding. With an only bid from Kolkata, he is sold to Kolkata for ₹20 Lakh

15:16 IST: Mahipal Lomror is the next player up for bidding with a base price of ₹40 Lakh. With insights from respective scouts, both Rajasthan & Bangalore are bidding for the players, and he is sold to Bangalore for ₹95 Lakh. He is the first purchase of Bangalore today. 

15:12 IST: Next up is N Tilak Varma, and he is sold to Mumbai for ₹1.70 Cr.

15:10 IST: Next up is Yash Dhull, the captain of the U19 World Cup title-winning team. He has instigated interest among various franchises and is finally sold to Delhi for ₹50 Lakh.

15:09 IST: Next up is Ripal Patel. Delhi places the first bid, with no competitors, Delhi buys him for his base price of ₹20 Lakh

15:05 IST: We are back after the lunch break and the next category up is uncapped all-rounders and the first player is Lalit Yadav. Delhi & Hyderabad show interest in buying the player. Delhi buys him for ₹65 Lakh 

14:20 IST: The auction will resume soon after a short lunch break. 

14:20 IST: After the completion of Set 2 of uncapped batsmen, here’s the list of all players 

14:15 IST: The last player from this category is Ricky Bhui. With a base price of ₹20 Lakh, he fails to attract any bids. 

14:15 IST: The next player up is Manan Vohra. Lucknow buys him for his base price of ₹20 Lakh. 

14:14 IST: Rinku Singh, with a base price of 20 Lakh is up next. He goes to Kolkata for ₹55 Lakh. 

14:13 IST: Up next we have Himanshu Rana and he fails to get any bids too. 

14:13 IST: Harnoor Singh is the next player up. No bids for him too. 

14:13 IST: The next up is Sachin Baby who becomes the third player to go Unsold. 

14:12 IST: Next up is Himmat Singh and he doesn't get any bids too. 

14:11 IST: The next coming up is Set 2 of uncapped batsmen and the first player is Virat Singh. He goes Unsold.  

14:10 IST: After the completion of Set 2 of Capped Spinners, here’s the list of all players 

14:09 IST: The last player from the set is Piyush Chawla and he becomes the third consecutive player to go Unsold. 

14:08 IST: Next up is Ish Sodhi goes Unsold too. 

14:07 IST: Karn Sharma goes Unsold. 

14:05 IST: The next player on the list is Manish Theekshana. Sold to Chennai for ₹70 Lakh.
14:04 IST: Shahbaz Nadeem is the next player coming up. Lucknow becomes the first team to bid for the player & buys him for his base price of ₹50 Lakh.

14:02 IST: Qais Ahmed with a base price of ₹50 Lakh, goes Unsold too. 

14:00 IST: Next up is Tabraiz Shamsi goes Unsold with a base price of ₹1 Cr

13:55 IST: The next set coming up is Set 2 of capped Spinners. The first player on the list is Mayank Markande with a base price of ₹50 Lakh. And the player goes to Mumbai for ₹65 Lakh.    

13:54 IST: After the completion of Set 2 of Capped fast bowlers and medium pacers, here’s the list of all players 

13.52 IST: Nathan Coulter-Neil goes Unsold.  

13.50 IST: Jaydev Unadkat is the next up for bidding. Mumbai buys him for ₹1.30 Cr.

13.50 IST: Sheldon Cotrell went Unsold.

13.47 IST: Navdeep Saini is next up on the list. With amazing line and length capabilities as well as the ability to do death overs, Saini is attracting bids from Mumbai & Rajasthan. Saini goes to Rajasthan for ₹2.60 Cr

13.45 IST: Sandeep Sharma manages to avoid being passed with the last moment bid from Punjab. He is sold to Punjab at his base price of ₹50 Lakhs. 

13.40 IST: Chetan Sakariya finds a place in team Delhi for ₹4.20 Cr. 

13.38 IST: Chetan Sakariya, who was with Rajasthan in the 2021 season of the Indian T20 League is up next with a base price of 50 Lakhs. One of the key players for Rajasthan from the previous season is attracting bids from Rajasthan & Bangalore with the former trying hard to bring back the talent to the team. 

13.35 IST: With a base price of 50 Lakhs, Lungi Ngidi goes Unsold.

13.30 IST: Dushmantha Chameera is the next player we have up, attracting bids from Bangalore and Lucknow. With a buying value of ₹2.00 Cr, he'll be seen wearing team Lucknow's jersey in the Indian T20 League.   

13.25 IST: Next player is Khaleel Ahmed. Both Delhi and Mumbai are in a bidding war for including the player in their team. And, with the final thud of the hammer, Khaleel Ahmed goes to Delhi for ₹5.25 Cr. This is Khaleel Ahmed's highest ever pay-check in the Indian T20 League.    

13.25 IST: The set coming up is Set 2 with fast bowlers and medium pacers. The first up Ishant Sharma with a base price of ₹1.50 Cr. With no bids, he goes Unsold.  

13.15 IST: After the completion of Set 2 of Capped All-rounders, here’s the list of all players 

13.10 IST: Next up is K Gowtham with a base price of ₹50 Lakhs. He will be seen playing for Lucknow, being bought for 90 Lakhs.  

13:00 IST: Shivam Dube is next up. With a base price of 50 Lakhs, he is attracting bids from Gujarat and Punjab. The player will play for Chennai after being bought for ₹4.00 Cr 

12:55 IST: The next player up is Marco Jansen. Rajasthan and Mumbai show a keen interest in taking the player on their side. And he is sold to Hyderabad for ₹4.20 Cr 

12:54 IST: Team Punjab onboards Odean Smith for ₹6.00 Cr 

12:43 IST: The next up on the list is Odean Smith with a base price of ₹1.00 Cr. The player has struck a bidding war among the teams and it would be interesting to see who bags this West Indies player.  

12:40 IST: Vijay Shankar is up on the list. And he is sold to Gujarat for 1.4 Cr.

12:39 IST: Jayant Yadav has been sold to Gujarat for 1.7 Cr.

12:37 IST: Dominic Drakes, because of his phenomenal performance in Caribbean T20 League, has been sold to Gujarat for 1.1 Cr.

12:33 IST: Liam Livingstone has been sold to Punjab for 11.5 Cr. He is sold at this mega price because of his exceptional skills in leg and off-spin.

12:21 IST: The all-rounder set starts with Liam Livingstone.

12:20 IST: Pujara is 5th consecutive player to get unsold.

12:19 IST: Aaron Finch remained unsold.

12:16 IST: And he is sold out to Delhi for 1.1 Cr.

12:14 IST: Mandeep Singh is the next player on the list.

12:13 IST: Ajinkya Rahane is sold to Kolkata for 1 Cr.

12:11 IST: And he is sold out to Hyderabad for 2.6 Cr.

12:10 IST: Mumbai and Hyderabad are bidding for the player. 

12:04 IST: Day 2 of the auction begins with set 2 of capped batsmen and the first player up is Aiden Markram.

11:56 IST: We are back for the coverage of the Mega Auction's second day. Stay tuned to know all the updates.

21:38 IST: That's the wrap for today. We will be back tomorrow at 12 noon with the next and final part of the auction.

21:36 IST: The last player for today Sandeep Lamichhane has remained unsold.

21:27 IST: RS Kishore has been sold to Gujarat for 3 Cr.

21:26 IST: J Suchith sold to Hyderabad at his base price of 20 Lakh.

21:23 IST: Shreyas Gopal sold to Hyderabad for 75 Lakh.

21:20 IST: KC Cariappa has been sold to Rajasthan for 30 Lakh.

21:17 IST: Murugan Ashwin has been one of the most successful bowlers in the Indian domestic cricket has been roped in by Mumbai for 1.6 Cr.

21:15 IST: Noor Ahmad sold to Gujarat for 30 Lakh.

21:15 IST: The last set for today begins.

21:14 IST: Ankit Rajpoot is signed in Lucknow for 50 Lakh.

21:12 IST: Tushar Deshpande has been sold to Chennai for 20 Lakh.

21:11 IST: Ishan Porel sold to Punjab for 25 Cr.

21:09 IST: Avesh Khan sold to Lucknow for 10 Cr.

21:03 IST: KM Asif is sold to Chennai for 20 Lakh.

21:01 IST: Akash Deep is sold for 20 Lakh in Bangalore.

20:56 IST: Kartik Tyagi will settle in Hyderabad for 4 Cr.

20:55 IST: Jitesh Sharma sold out to Mumbai for 20 Lakh.

20:54 IST: End of the penultimate set.

20: 53 IST: Jitesh Sharma is sold to Punjab for 20 Lakh.

20:51 IST: Sheldon Jackson has bids from Kolkata, and he is sold for 60 Lakh.

20:47 IST: Prabhsimran Singh has been sold to Punjab for 60 Lakh.

20:42 IST: Anuj Rawat will play with Bangalore and he sold for 3.4 Cr.

20:37 IST: And we are back with KS Bharat, and he is sold to Delhi for 2 Cr.

20:24 IST: We will get back to you after a short break.

20:18 IST: Shahbaz Ahmed has gone to Bangalore and he cost 2.4 Cr.

20:17 IST: Harpreet Brar sold to Punjab for 3.8 Cr.

20:10 IST: Delhi has purchased Kamlesh Nagarkoti for 1.1 Cr.

19:58 IST: Gujarat has roped in Rahul Tewatia for 9 Cr.

19:51 IST: Shivam Mavi has been sold out to Kolkata for 7.25 Cr.

19:43 IST: Chennai and Punjab are fighting for Shahrukh Khan, and he is sold to Punjab for 9 Cr.

19:41 IST: Delhi Purchased Sarfaraz Khan at the base price of 20 Lacs.

19:33 IST: Abhishek Sharma sold to Hyderabad for 6.5 Cr.

19:27 IST:  Riyan Parag is up on the list and he is sold to Rajasthan for 3.8 Cr.

19:23 IST: New set of uncapped all-rounder begins.

19:22 IST: We have come to an end of the uncapped batsmen.

19:22 IST: 19:17 IST: Rahul Tripathi is getting some attention from the bidders. And he is sold out to Hyderabad for 8.5 Cr.

19:16 IST: Ashwin Hebbar sold to Delhi at the base price of 20 lacs.

19:13 IST: Dewald Brevis the uncapped South African batsman has been sold to Mumbai for 3 Cr.

19:10 IST: Abhinav Sadarangani has been sold to Gujarat for 2.6 Cr.

19:07 IST: Priyam Garg is roped in by Hyderabad for 20 Lakhs.

18:40 IST: We are done with the  set 6. Time for a break, we will be back soon.

18:37 IST: Veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal has been sold out to Rajasthan for 6.5 Cr.

18:32 IST: Rahul Chahar has been bought in by Punjab for 5.25 Cr.

18:20 IST: Kuldeep Yadav gets selected in the Delhi team for 2 Cr.

18:15 IST: And we wrap up the set 4 and 5.

18:12 IST: Next up is Mustafizur Rahman. And Delhi buys him at the base price of 2 Cr.

18:11 IST: And Delhi ropes in Shardul Thakur for 10.75 Cr. Also, this is the first buy of an Indian player by Delhi.

18:03 IST: Next up is Shardul Thakur, Chennai's rockstar. Let's see who grabs him in this season.

18:02 IST: Bhuvaneshwar Kumar sold out to Hyderabad for 4.2 Cr.

17:59 IST: Mark Wood sold out to Lucknow for 7.5 Cr.

17:54: Josh Hazelwood has been sold to Bangalore for 7.75 Cr.

17:47 IST: Lockie Ferguson has been roped in by Gujarat for 10 Cr.

17:41 IST: The star bowler of the recent West Indies vs India ODI series Prasiddh Krishna has been sold out to Rajasthan for 10 Cr.

17:31 IST: 14 Cr is Chennai's highest bid till now, and it goes for Deepak Chahar.

17:19 IST: Nataranjan is under the hammer right now.

16:52 IST: Nicholas Pooran has joined the auction. Pooran has been sold to Hyderabad for 10.75 Cr.

16:50 IST: Wriddhiman Saha and Sam Billings went unsold.

16:41 IST: Dinesh Kartik is up for bidding. He is sold to Bangalore 5.5 cr. 

16:33 IST: Jonny Bairstow is in the house. Jonny will play with Punjab, and he is roped in for 6.75 Cr.

16:32 IST: And he is sold to Mumbai for 15.25 Cr. Second Indian player to be included in the list of most expensive buys at Indian T20 League.

16:22 IST: Young gun Ishan Kishan is here. He surpasses Shreyas Iyer, and he's still in the bidding.

16:20 IST: It is time for Ambati Rayudu. And he is sold to Chennai for 6.75 Cr.

16:16 IST: Mathew Wade went unsold.

16:15 IST: End of the third set. And here begins the fourth set.

16:13 IST: Mohammad Nabi went unsold.

15:57 IST: Mitchell Marsh is the new player is the list. He is sold to Delhi for 6.5 Cr.

15:57 IST: The new player is Krunal Pandya. Lucknow has bought him for 8.25 Cr.

15:50 IST: Washington Sundar is the next player on the list. And he is sold to Hyderabad for 8.75 Cr.

15:49 IST: Wanindu Hasaranga is sold to Bangalore 10.75 Cr.

14:01 IST: Next up on the list is Wanindu Hasaranga. The auction is put on hold due to some emergency. We will get back to you after the lunch.

13: 55 IST: And the next player is Deepak Hooda. Lucknow bought him for 5.75 Cr.

13:51 IST: Harshal Patel is up for grabs. And he is sold to Bangalore for 10.75 Cr. 

13:49 IST: And the next player is Shakib-al-Hasan. Unsold!

13:45 IST: And the next player is Jason Holder. And he is sold to Lucknow for 8.75 Cr.

13:41 IST: We have Nitish Rana up for the next bid. Kolkata has bought him for 8 Cr.

13:40 IST: Dwayne Bravo is the first player of the third set. Chennai ropes him for 4.40 Cr.

13:39 IST: Set 3 starts now.

13:38 IST: And here is the wrap up of the second set.

13:36 IST: And the next players, Suresh Raina and Steve Smith went unsold.  

13:30 IST: Devdutt Padikkal is the next player on the list. And he is sold to 7.75 Cr to Rajasthan.

13:29 IST: David Miller is up for grabs. And he is unsold.

13:27 IST: Jason Roy is next for bidding. And he is sold to Gujarat at his base price of 2 Cr.

13:26 IST: Robin Uthappa is up for grabs now. He is sold to Chennai at his base price of 2 Cr.

13:20 IST: And the next player is Shimron Hetmyer. And he is sold to Rajasthan for 8.5 Cr.

3:16 IST: The first player to go under the hammer in the second set is Manish Pandey. Lucknow purchased him for 4.6 Cr.

13:13 IST: Set 2 coming up soon, stay tuned.

13:00 IST: Here is the list of players after the completion of Set 1.

12:50 IST: David Warner is the next player on the list. And he is sold to Delhi for 6.25 Cr.

12:46 IST: Quinton de Kock is up for grabs. Lucknow has roped in de Kock for 6.75 Cr.

12:42 IST: Next up is Faf du Plessis. And he is sold to Bangalore for 7 Cr.

12:38 IST: And it is time for Mohammad Shami to go under the hammer. And he is sold to Gujarat for 6.5 Cr.

12:33 IST: Shreyas Iyer is next in the line with a base price of 2 Cr. And he is sold to 12.25 Cr, highest till now.

12:27 IST: Trent Boult is next up for the bidding.  He is sold to Rajasthan for 8 Cr.

12:23 IST: Kagiso Rabada is up for bidding next. And he is sold to Punjab for 9.25 Cr.

12:18 IST: Pat Cummins is next in the line with a base price of 2 Cr. And he is sold to Kolkata for 7.25 Cr.

12:15 IST: Ravichandran Ashwin is currently up for bidding with a base price of 2 Cr. He is sold to Rajasthan for 5 Cr.

12:14 IST: Shikhar Dhawan sold to Punjab for 8.25 Cr 

12:10 IST: Shikhar Dhawan is the first for bidding at a base price of 2 crores

12:09 IST: The first set is coming up

12:05 IST: The new sponsor of the league is out, and it's TATA

12:03 IST: The Indian T20 League 2022 Mega Auction has started in Bengaluru.

11:55 IST: 5 minutes to go

11:42 IST: List of available slots and retained players for each team.

Mumbai: 

Available slots: 21

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard, Jasprit Bumrah

Chennai:

Available slots: 21

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad

Bangalore:

Available slots: 22

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Glenn Maxwell

Kolkata:

Available slots: 21

Overseas slots: 6

Current Squad: Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer

Delhi:

Available slots: 21

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje

Punjab:

Available slots: 23

Overseas slots: 8

Current Squad: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh

Rajasthan:

Available slots: 22

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal

Hyderabad:

Available slots: 22

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Kane Williamson, Umran Malik, Abdul Samad

Lucknow:

Available slots: 22

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: KL Rahul, Ravi Bishnoi, Marcus Stoinis

Gujarat:

Available slots: 22

Overseas slots: 7

Current Squad: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill

11:38 IST: Detailed overview of players participating in the auction.

Capped Indian: 61 players

Capped International: 209 players

Associate: 41 players

Uncapped Indians who were a part of previous IPL seasons: 143 players

Uncapped International who were a part of previous IPL seasons: 6 players

Uncapped Indians: 692 players

Uncapped Internationals: 62 players

11:34 IST: Indian T20 League 2022 remaining purse value and available slots of all teams

11:15 IST: With the addition of two new teams a total of ten franchises will be bidding. Six hundred players will 217 possible slots are up for the auction. A total of 33 players have already been roped in or retained by the respective ten franchises.

11:03 IST:  Hello and welcome to MyTeam11. We are pleased to present the live coverage blog of the Mega Auction of the Indian T20 League 2022. The auction will start at 12 pm IST. Stay tuned with us for all the major updates.