The D-Day is finally here. The much-awaited IPL 2022 mega auction will take place on Saturday and Sunday (February 12 & 13) in Bengaluru. As many as 10 teams, including the two newly-added sides Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, will participate in the bidding war.
As many as 590 cricketers will go under the hammer as teams look to build their squads for the upcoming IPL seasons. A maximum of 217 players can be bought at the two-day auction.
Of the 590 cricketers, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and seven belong to the Associate Nations. Of the total list, 370 cricketers are from India, while 220 are overseas players. Australia has the highest representation among overseas cricketers with 47 names on the list.
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As many as 48 cricketers have registered themselves under the INR 2 crore bracket which also includes 10 marquee cricketers. Furthermore, there are 20 players in the auction list with a base price of INR 1.5 crore while 34 players registered their names in INR 1 crore bracket.
The other price brackets for the auction are ₹75 lakh, ₹50 lakh, ₹40 lakh, ₹30 lakh and ₹20 lakh.
IPL 2022 mega auction – When and Where to watch live?
Live coverage of the IPL 2022 mega auction will start at 11 am (IST) on February 12 (Saturday). The start timing will be the same on February 13 (Sunday) as well. The auction can be watched live on the Star Sports Network.
Disney+Hotstar will also live stream the auction live on their OTT platform.
