IPL 2022 will witness the addition of 2 new teams as Lucknow and Ahmadabad are the two new franchises that are going to be part of the next edition, making it a 10-team event. As a result, more matches will be added to the tournament, where all the teams face each other in a double round-robin format during the league stage. Due to the addition of 2 new teams, a mega auction is also set to take place ahead of IPL 2022. The old 8 franchises i.e. Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, and Sunrisers Hyderabad could have retained 4 players in their squad ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.
According to rules, it can be a combination of 2 Indian players and 2 overseas players or 3 Indian players and 1 overseas player. Moreover, the teams can also retain any number of players they want to and also release all the players if they wish to. Moreover, the two new franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, will be allowed to pick 3 players from the pool of released players ahead of IPL 2022 mega auction. Those 3 players can be 2 Indian players and 1 overseas player. Below we talk a detailed look at IPL 2022 mega auction.
IPL 2022 Auction Date
The deadline to announce the retentions list for IPL 2022 was November 30, 2021. Later from December 1 to December 25, the two new franchises can pick their 3 target players ahead of the auction. The exact dates for IPL 2022 auction are not revealed yet. However, it is expected to take place in the first week of January 2022. Many overseas and domestic players will go under the hammer during IPL 2022 mega auction. Like the 2018 mega auction, the IPL 2022 mega auction will unpack a lot of surprises for fans.
IPL 2022 News
The IPL 2022 retentions list have been announced by the 8 teams on November 30, 2021. The two new franchises can target 3 players- 2 domestic and 1 overseas- from December 1 to December 25. These 3 players can be picked from the pool of released players by the 8 franchises. The salary purse for IPL 2022 auction has been increased to Rs. 90 crore per team. Earlier in IPL 2021, the salary purse for each franchise was Rs. 85 crores. The 8 teams can retain either 4, 3, 2, or 1 player or no players at all. However, they will have the respective deduction from their salary purse when they go ahead with these options. Below is the classification of the salary for the retained players.
IPL 2022 Players List
The 8 franchises have many overseas and domestic players in their squad. It was a tough call for these 8 teams to announce their retention lists, as they will have to part ways with many exceptional and popular players from the team. Below is the list of players who were a part of the IPL squads ahead of IPL retention 2022.
Chennai Super Kings
Domestic Players: Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni, Narayan Jagadeesabn, Ruturaj Gaikwad, KM Asif, Karn Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Deepak Chahar, Shardul Thakur, Ravindra Jadeja, Imran Tahir, Robin Uthappa, Moeen Ali, K Gowtham, Cheteshwar Pujara, M.Harisankar Reddy, K.Bhagath Varma, C Hari Nishaanth, R Sai Kishore.
Overseas players: Faf du Plessis, Mitchell Santner, Dwayne Bravo, Lungi Ngidi, Sam Curran, Josh Hazlewood.
Delhi Capitals
Domestic Players: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Lalit Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Ripal Patel, Lukman Hussain Meriwala, M Siddharth, Pravin Dubey, Vishnu Vinod.
Overseas Players: Kagiso Rabada, Marcus Stoinis, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Anrich Nortje, Steve Smith, Tom Curran, Sam Billings, Chris Woakes.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Domestic Players: Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Pawan Negi, Shakib al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Venkatesh Iyer.
Overseas players: Andre Russell, Lockie Ferguson, Sunil Narine, Eoin Morgan, Tim Seifert, Ben Cutting, Pat Cummins.
Mumbai Indians
Domestic Players: Rohit Sharma, Aditya Tare, Anmolpreet Singh, Anukul Roy, Dhawal Kulkarni, Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan, Jasprit Bumrah, Jayant Yadav, Krunal Pandya, Rahul Chahar, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Saurabh Tiwary, Piyush Chawla, Yudhvir Charak, , Arjun Tendulkar.
Overseas Players: Kieron Pollard, Quinton de Kock, Chris Lynn, Trent Boult, Adam Milne, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Neeshan, Marco Jansen.
Punjab Kings
Domestic Players: KL Rahul, Mayank Agarwal, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Prabhsimran Singh, Mohammed Shami, Darshan Nalkande, Ravi Bishnoi, Murugan Ashwin, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Saurabh Kumar.
Overseas Players: Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Jhye Richardson, Riley Meredith, Moises Henriques, Fabian Allen.
Rajasthan Royals
Domestic Players: Sanju Samson, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Rahul Tewatia, Mahipal Lomror, Kartik Tyagi, Jaydev Unadkat, Mayank Markande, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Manan Vohra, Shivam Dube, Chetan Sakariya, K.C. Cariappa, Kuldip Yadav, Akash Singh.
Overseas players: Ben Stokes, Andrew Tye, David Miller, Chris Morris, Mustafizur Rahim, Liam Livingstone, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Domestic Players: Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Devdutt Padikkal, Harshal Patel, Washington Sundar, Mohammed Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pavan Deshpande, Sachin Baby, Rajat Patidar, Mohammed Azharuddin, Suyesh Prabhudessai, KS Bharat.
Overseas Players: Glenn Maxwell, Kyle Jamieson, Dan Christian, Daniel Sams, Adam Zampa, Kane Richardson, Finn Allen, Scott Kuggeleijn.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Domestic Players: Manish Pandey, Virat Singh, Priyam Garg, Abdul Samad, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Khaleel Ahmed, Sandeep Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, T Natarajan, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Nadeem, Vijay Shankar, Wriddhiman Saha, Shreevats Goswami, Basil Thampi, Jagadeesha Suchith, Kedar Yadav.
Overseas Players: Kane Williamson, David Warner, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Mujeeb ur Rahman.
IPL 2022 Retained Players List
The two new franchises can target 3 players after the old 8 teams announce their retentions list ahead of IPL 2022 auctions. Hence, The 2 new franchises can pick 3 players from the pool of released players by 8 teams. These 3 players can be a combination of 2 domestic players and 1 overseas player. The teams will get time to target these players from December 1 to December 25, 2021.
- Chennai Super Kings (CSK)– Ravindra Jadeja (16 cr), MS Dhoni (12 cr), Moeen Ali (8cr), and Ruturaj Gaikwad (6cr).
- Delhi Capitals (DC)– Rishabh Pant (16cr), Axar Patel (9cr), Prithvi Shaw (7.5cr), and Anrich Nortje (6.5cr).
- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)– Andre Russell (12cr), Venkatesh Iyer (8cr), Varun Chakravarthy (8cr), and Sunil Narine (6cr).
- Mumbai Indians (MI)– Rohit Sharma (16cr), Jasprit Bumrah (12cr), Suryakumar Yadav (8cr), and Kieron Pollard (6cr).
- Punjab Kings (PBKS)– Mayank Agarwal (14cr), and Arshdeep Singh (4cr).
- Rajasthan Royals (RR)– Sanju Samson (14cr), Jos Buttler (10cr), and Yashasvi Jaiswal (4cr).
- Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)– Virat Kohli (15cr), Glenn Maxwell (11cr), and Mohammed Siraj (7cr).
- SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH)– Kane Williamson (14cr), Umran Malik (4cr), and Abdul Samad (4cr).
IPL 2022 Schedule List
March 26: Chennai Super Kings versus Kolkata Knight Riders at Wankhede Stadium from 7.30 PM
March 27: Delhi Capitals versus Mumbai Indians at CCI from 3.30 PM
March 27: Punjab Kings versus Royal Challengers Bangalore at DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
March 28: Gujarat Titans versus Lucknow Super Giants: Wankhede Stadium from 7.30 PM
March 29: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Rajasthan Royals: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
March 30: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Kolkata Knight Riders: DY Patil stadium from 7.30 PM
March 31: Lucknow Super Giants versus Chennai Super Kings: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 1: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Punjab Kings: Wankhede Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 2: Mumbai Indians versus Rajasthan Royals: DY Patil Stadium from 3.30 PM
April 2: Gujarat Titans versus Delhi Capitals: MCA Stadium Pune from 7.30 PM
April 3: Chennai Super Kings versus Punjab Kings: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 4: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Lucknow Super Giants: DY Patil stadium from 7.30 PM
April 5: Rajasthan Royals versus Royal Challengers Bangalore: Wankhede Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Mumbai Indians: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
April 7: Lucknow Super Giants versus Delhi Capitals: DY Patil stadium from 7.30 PM
April 8: Punjab Kings Gujarat Titans: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 9: Chennai Super Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: DY Patil stadium from 3.30 PM
April 9: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Mumbai Indians: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
April 10: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Delhi Capitals: CCI from 3.30 PM
April 10: Rajasthan Royals versus Lucknow Super Giants: Wankhede from 7.30 PM
April 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Gujarat Titans: DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 12: Chennai Super Kings versus Royal Challengers Bangalore: DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 13: Mumbai Indians versus Punjab Kings: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
April 14: Rajasthan Royals versus Gujarat Titans: DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 15: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Kolkata Knight Riders: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 16: Mumbai Indians versus Lucknow Super Giants: CCI from 3.30 PM
April 16: Delhi Capitals versus Royal Challengers Bangalore: Wankhede from 7.30 PM
April 17: Punjab Kings versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: DY Patil Stadium from 3.30 PM
April 17: Gujarat Titans versus Chennai Super Kings: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
April 18: Rajasthan Royals versus Kolkata Knight Riders: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 19: Lucknow Super Giants versus Royal Challengers Bangalore: DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 20: Delhi Capitals versus Punjab Kings: MCA Stadium, Pune from 7.30 PM
April 21: Mumbai Indians versus Chennai Super Kings: DY Patil Stadium from 7.30 PM
April 22: Delhi Capitals versus Rajasthan Royals: MCA Stadium Pune from 7.30 PM
April 23: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Gujarat Titans: DY Patil stadium from 3.30 PM
April 23- Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: CCI from 7.30 PM
April 24: Lucknow Super Giants versus Mumbai Indians: Wankhede from 7.30 PM
April 25: Punjab Kings versus Chennai Super Kings:: 7.30 PM
April 26: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Rajasthan Royals: MCA Stadium Pune, 7.30 PM
April 27: Gujarat Titans versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
April 28: Delhi Capitals versus Kolkata Knight Riders: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
April 29: Punjab Kings versus Lucknow Super Giants: MCA Stadium, Pune: 7.30 PM
April 30: Gujarat Titans versus Royal Challengers Bangalore, CCI: 3.30 PM
April 30: Rajasthan Royals versus Mumbai Indians: DY Patil Stadium, 7.30 PM
May 1: Delhi Capitals versus Lucknow Super Giants: Wankhede: 3.30 PM
May 1: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Chennai Super Kings: MCA Stadium, Pune 7.30 PM
May 2: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Rajasthan Royals: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
May 3: Gujarat Titans versus Punjab Kings: DY Patil Stadium: 7.30 PM
May 4: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Chennai Super Kings: MCA Stadium, Pune, 7.30 PM
May 5: Delhi Capitals versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: CCI -7.30 PM
May6: Gujarat Titans versus Mumbai Indians: CCI: 7.30 PM
May 7: Punjab Kings versus Rajasthan Royals: Wankhede: 3.30 PM
May 7: Lucknow Super Giants versus Kolkata Knight Riders: MCA Stadium, Pune: 7.30 PM
May 8: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Royal Challengers Bangalore: Wankhede: 3.30 PM
May 8: Chennai Super Kings versus Delhi Capitals: DY Patil Stadium: 7.30 PM
May 9: Mumbai Indians versus Kolkata Knight Riders: DY Patil Stadium: 7.30 PM
May 10: Lucknow Super Giants versus Gujarat Titans: MCA Stadium, Pune: 7.30 PM
May 11: Rajasthan Royals versus Delhi Capitals: DY Patil Stadium, 7.30 PM
May 12: Chennai Super Kings versus Mumbai Indians: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
May 13: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Punjab Kings: CCI: 7.30 PM
May 14: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: MCA Stadium, Pune: 7.30 PM
May 15: Chennai Super Kings versus Gujarat Titans: Wankhede: 3.30 PM
May 15: Lucknow Super Giants versus Rajasthan Royals: CCI: 7.30 PM
May 16: Punjab Kings versus Delhi Capitals: DY Patil Stadium, 7.30 PM
May 17: Mumbai Indians versus Sunrisers Hyderabad: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
May 18: Kolkata Knight Riders versus Lucknow Super Giants: DY Patil Stadium, 7.30 PM
May 19: Royal Challengers Bangalore versus Gujarat Titans: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
May 20: Rajasthan Royals versus Chennai Super Kings: CCI: 7.30 PM
May 21: Mumbai Indians versus Delhi Capitals: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
May 22: Sunrisers Hyderabad versus Punjab Kings: Wankhede: 7.30 PM
