The IPL Mega Auction just completed this week and the squads of all the 10 teams are complete. With the additional 2 franchises and the purse getting increased to ₹ 90 Cr (from ₹ 80 Cr last year), many players have been bought for a handsome price, while there were a few players who failed to find any buyers.
Let's have a few comparisons with respect to the 2021 squads:
1. Top 5 Highest Gainers
As the teams look in the future, this time it were the bowlers who got benefitted the most. With Harshal Patel winning the Purple Cap last season, it was somewhat obvious that he would be among the top picks and RCB left no stone unturned to get him back.
|
Position |
Name |
Amount 2021 |
Amount 2022 |
Increase in Amount |
Percentage of Increase |
|
1 |
Harshal Patel |
Rs 20 L |
₹ 10.75 Cr |
₹ 10.55 Cr |
5275% |
|
2 |
Prasidh Krishna |
Rs 20 L |
₹ 10 Cr |
₹ 9.8 Cr |
4900% |
|
3 |
Tim David |
Rs 20 L |
₹ 8.25 Cr |
₹ 8.05 Cr |
4025% |
|
4 |
Venkatesh Iyer (Retained) |
Rs 20 L |
₹ 8 Cr |
₹ 7.8 Cr |
3900% |
|
5 |
Umran Malik (Retained) |
Rs 10 L |
₹ 4 Cr |
₹ 3.9 Cr |
3900% |
2. Top 5 Highest Losers
Krishnappa Gowtham became the most expensive uncapped player in the history of IPL in 2021 but he did not feature in a single game for the 2021 Champions. The lack of action resulted in a massive pay cut for him.
|
Position |
Name |
Amount 2021 |
Amount 2022 |
Reduction in Amount |
Percentage of Fall |
|
1 |
Krishnappa Gowtham |
₹ 9.25 Cr |
₹ 90 L |
₹ 8.35 Cr |
90.27% |
|
2 |
Karn Sharma |
₹ 5 Cr |
₹ 50 L |
₹ 4.50 Cr |
90.00% |
|
3 |
David Warner |
₹ 12 Cr |
₹ 6.25 Cr |
₹ 5.75 Cr |
47.92% |
|
4 |
Adam Milne |
₹ 3.40 Cr |
₹ 1.90 Cr |
₹ 1.50 Cr |
44.12% |
|
5 |
Ravichandran Ashwin |
₹ 7.60 Cr |
₹ 5 Cr |
₹ 2.60 Cr |
34.21% |
3. Top 5 Unsold Players
Suresh Raina, who never went under the hammer since the inaugural mega auction in 2008, couldn’t find a single buyer. Mr. IPL, as he is popularly known as, had been a consistent performer of the league and has been the leading scorer of the tournament since 2010 until Virat Kohli overtook him in 2019.
Missing the 2020 season due to personal reasons and a mere 160 runs in 11 outings last season, led to franchises not having any interest in getting the veteran. Unfortunately, this could be end of the road for Mr. IPL.
|
Position |
Name |
Amount 2021 |
|
1 |
Suresh Raina |
₹ 11 Cr |
|
2 |
Eoin Morgan |
₹ 5.20 Cr |
|
3 |
Moises Henriques |
₹ 4.20 Cr |
|
4 |
Kane Richardson |
₹ 4 Cr |
|
5 |
Amit Mishra |
₹ 4 Cr |
4. Franchise whose players got the highest amount in 2022
Here we have considered the squads of 2021 of the franchises and have compared it with their prices of 2022. Since the purse of each team has increased by ₹ 10 Crores, the amounts were bound to increase, but can you guess which side had their players gaining the most?
As many of you might be able to guess it, Mumbai Indians' players earned the most. There were 5 of their players that earned a massive ₹ 57 Cr through retentions (4 for MI and Hardik Pandya for GT) while others got a hike in their paycheck through the auction. Have a look at the price of MI's 2021 players and the amount that they earned this time around.
|
Name |
2021 Price |
2022 Price |
|
Rohit Sharma (Retained) |
₹ 15 Cr |
₹ 16 Cr |
|
Jasprit Bumrah (Retained) |
₹ 7 Cr |
₹ 12 Cr |
|
Suryakumar Yadav (Retained) |
₹ 3.20 Cr |
₹ 8 Cr |
|
Kieron Pollard (Retained) |
₹ 5.40 Cr |
₹ 6 Cr |
|
Hardik Pandya (Picked in draft by GT) |
₹ 11 Cr |
₹ 15 Cr |
|
Ishan Kishan |
₹ 6.20 Cr |
₹ 15.25 Cr |
|
Krunal Pandya |
₹ 8.80 Cr |
₹ 8.25 Cr |
|
Nathan Coulter-Nile |
₹ 5 Cr |
₹ 2 Cr |
|
Adam Milne |
₹ 3.40 Cr |
₹ 1.90 Cr |
|
Quinton de Kock |
₹ 2.80 Cr |
₹ 6.75 Cr |
|
Trent Boult |
₹ 2.20 Cr |
₹ 8 Cr |
|
Rahul Chahar |
₹ 1.90 Cr |
₹ 5.25 Cr |
|
Anmolpreet Singh |
₹ 80 L |
₹ 20 L |
|
James Neesham |
₹ 50 L |
₹ 1.50 Cr |
|
Jayant Yadav |
₹ 50 L |
₹ 1.70 Cr |
|
Anukul Roy |
₹ 20 L |
₹ 20 L |
|
Marco Jansen |
₹ 20 L |
₹ 4.20 Cr |
|
Mohsin Khan |
₹ 20 L |
₹ 20 L |
|
Arjun Tendulkar |
₹ 20 L |
₹ 30 L |
|
Simarjeet Singh |
₹ 20 L |
₹ 20 L |
|
Total |
₹ 80 Cr |
₹ 112.85 Cr |
Similarly, these are the combined sum earned this time around by each franchise's 2021 edition.
|
Position |
2021 Team |
Price in 2022 |
|
1 |
MI |
₹ 112.85 Cr |
|
2 |
KKR |
₹ 108.65 Cr |
|
3 |
DC |
₹ 108.30 Cr |
|
4 |
CSK |
₹ 102.05 Cr |
|
5 |
SRH |
₹ 99.55 Cr |
|
6 |
RCB |
₹ 98.35 Cr |
|
7 |
RR |
₹ 88.75 Cr |
|
8 |
PBKS |
₹ 85.20 Cr |
It's strange that KL Rahul, who was part of PBKS last year, is the highest paid player this season (₹ 17 Cr) and yet PBKS players from 2021 earned the lowest amongst other franchises.
5. Players representing the same side as 2021
With a mega auction and a great reshuffling of players, we are sure that you all must be confused as to which player will represent which team from this season. A simple solution to that should be to remember the number of players who will not have to change their team this season.
Check out the list of all players that were re-acquired by their respective sides through both retention and auction -
|
S. No. |
Name |
Amount |
Team |
|
1 |
Ravindra Jadeja (Retained) |
₹ 16 Cr |
CSK |
|
2 |
MS Dhoni (Retained) |
₹ 12 Cr |
CSK |
|
3 |
Moeen Ali (Retained) |
₹ 8 Cr |
CSK |
|
4 |
Ruturaj Gaikwad (Retained) |
₹ 6 Cr |
CSK |
|
5 |
Deepak Chahar |
₹ 14 Cr |
CSK |
|
6 |
Ambati Rayudu |
₹ 6.75 Cr |
CSK |
|
7 |
Dwayne Bravo |
₹ 4.40 Cr |
CSK |
|
8 |
Robin Uthappa |
₹ 2 Cr |
CSK |
|
9 |
Mitchell Santner |
₹ 1.90 Cr |
CSK |
|
10 |
KM Asif |
₹ 20 L |
CSK |
|
11 |
Bhagath Varma |
₹ 20 L |
CSK |
|
12 |
Narayan Jagadeesan |
₹ 20 L |
CSK |
|
13 |
Andre Russell (Retained) |
₹ 12 Cr |
KKR |
|
14 |
Varun Chakravarthy (Retained) |
₹ 8 Cr |
KKR |
|
15 |
Venkatesh Iyer (Retained) |
₹ 8 Cr |
KKR |
|
16 |
Sunil Narine (Retained) |
₹ 6 Cr |
KKR |
|
17 |
Nitish Rana |
₹ 8 Cr |
KKR |
|
18 |
Pat Cummins |
₹ 7.25 Cr |
KKR |
|
19 |
Shivam Mavi |
₹ 7.25 Cr |
KKR |
|
20 |
Tim Southee |
₹ 1.50 Cr |
KKR |
|
21 |
Sheldon Jackson |
₹ 60 L |
KKR |
|
22 |
Rinku Singh |
₹ 55 L |
KKR |
|
23 |
Virat Kohli (Retained) |
₹ 15 Cr |
RCB |
|
24 |
Glenn Maxwell (Retained) |
₹ 11 Cr |
RCB |
|
25 |
Mohammed Siraj (Retained) |
₹ 7 Cr |
RCB |
|
26 |
Wanindu Hasaranga |
₹ 10.75 Cr |
RCB |
|
27 |
Harshal Patel |
₹ 10.75 Cr |
RCB |
|
28 |
Shahbaz Ahmed |
₹ 2.40 Cr |
RCB |
|
29 |
Finn Allen |
₹ 50 L |
RCB |
|
30 |
Suyash Prabhudessai |
₹ 30 L |
RCB |
|
31 |
Akash Deep |
₹ 20 L |
RCB |
|
32 |
Kane Williamson (Retained) |
₹ 14 Cr |
SRH |
|
33 |
Abdul Samad (Retained) |
₹ 4 Cr |
SRH |
|
34 |
Umran Malik (Retained) |
₹ 4 Cr |
SRH |
|
35 |
Abhishek Sharma |
₹ 6.50 Cr |
SRH |
|
36 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
₹ 4.20 Cr |
SRH |
|
37 |
T. Natarajan |
₹ 4 Cr |
SRH |
|
38 |
Priyam Garg |
₹ 20 L |
SRH |
|
39 |
Jagadeesha Suchith |
₹ 20 L |
SRH |
|
40 |
Rohit Sharma (Retained) |
₹ 16 Cr |
MI |
|
41 |
Jasprit Bumrah (Retained) |
₹ 12 Cr |
MI |
|
42 |
Suryakumar Yadav (Retained) |
₹ 8 Cr |
MI |
|
43 |
Kieron Pollard (Retained) |
₹ 6 Cr |
MI |
|
44 |
Ishan Kishan |
₹ 15.25 Cr |
MI |
|
45 |
Arjun Tendulkar |
₹ 30 L |
MI |
|
46 |
Anmolpreet Singh |
₹ 20 L |
MI |
|
47 |
Rishabh Pant (Retained) |
₹ 16 Cr |
DC |
|
48 |
Axar Patel (Retained) |
₹ 9 Cr |
DC |
|
49 |
Prithvi Shaw (Retained) |
₹ 7.50 Cr |
DC |
|
50 |
Anrich Nortje (Retained) |
₹ 6.50 Cr |
DC |
|
51 |
Ripal Patel |
₹ 20 L |
DC |
|
52 |
Pravin Dubey |
₹ 50 L |
DC |
|
53 |
Lalit Yadav |
₹ 65 L |
DC |
|
54 |
Mayank Agarwal (Retained) |
₹ 12 Cr |
PBKS |
|
55 |
Arshdeep Singh (Retained) |
₹ 4 Cr |
PBKS |
|
56 |
Shahrukh Khan |
₹ 9 Cr |
PBKS |
|
57 |
Harpreet Brar |
₹ 3.80 Cr |
PBKS |
|
58 |
Nathan Ellis |
₹ 75 L |
PBKS |
|
59 |
Prabhsimran Singh |
₹ 60 L |
PBKS |
|
60 |
Ishan Porel |
₹ 25 L |
PBKS |
|
61 |
Sanju Samson (Retained) |
₹ 14 Cr |
RR |
|
62 |
Jos Buttler (Retained) |
₹ 10 Cr |
RR |
|
63 |
Yashasvi Jaiswal (Retained) |
₹ 4 Cr |
RR |
|
64 |
Riyan Parag |
₹ 3.80 Cr |
RR |
|
65 |
K. C. Cariappa |
₹ 30 L |
RR |
|
66 |
Kuldip Yadav |
₹ 20 L |
RR |
To check all the squads along with the price of every player - Click/Touch Here
The defending champions were able to retain the most number of players followed by the runner-ups. Check out the complete list:
|
Team |
No. of players acquired back |
|
CSK |
12 |
|
KKR |
10 |
|
RCB |
9 |
|
SRH |
8 |
|
DC |
7 |
|
MI |
7 |
|
PBKS |
7 |
|
RR |
6 |
7. Country wise distribution of all players
It's a no-brainer that most players that were acquired were Indians but do you know, from where the major bunch of overseas players came from?
It was from the West Indies. Here is the list of players from each country and the total amount shelled out on these players
|
No. of Players |
Amount |
|
|
India |
160 |
₹ 540.65 Cr |
|
WI |
17 |
₹ 81.45 Cr |
|
Australia |
13 |
₹ 59.85 Cr |
|
England |
13 |
₹ 64.75 Cr |
|
NZ |
12 |
₹ 43.35 Cr |
|
South Africa |
11 |
₹ 44.30 Cr |
|
Afghanistan |
4 |
₹ 16.80 Cr |
|
Sri Lanka |
5 |
₹ 14.45 Cr |
|
Singapore |
1 |
₹ 8.25 Cr |
|
Bangladesh |
1 |
₹ 2.00 Cr |
Please do let us know which team are you supporting this time in the comments below.
