Livingstone’s top pick on the second day of IPL auction

The second day of the Tata Indian Premier League 2022 player auction concluded late on Sunday with 10 teams battling for the top players. The top five players in the auction were Ishan Kishan, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer and Liam Livingstone.

English pacer Jofra Archer tweeted an “eye-popping” emoji as soon as it was auctioned 8 crores to Mumbai Indians. Archer had listed his base price in the maximum slab of Rs. 2 crores.

On Sunday, Delhi Capitals bought West Indies batsman Rovman Powell for 2.8 crores. The new team Lucknow Super Giants lost to Mumbai Indians in the bid of Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams. 2.6 crores. Gujarat Titans buy Yash Dayal 3.2 crores. Lucknow Super Giants are owned by Sanjiv Goenka, chairperson of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, who returned to the Indian Premier League with this team and previously owned Rising Pune Supergiants. The Ahmedabad team Gujarat Titans is owned by CVC Capital.

There were no surprises this year, said Joy Bhattacharya, vice-president, sports marketing and brand licensing firm Baseline Ventures India. All IPL teams are now following players in leagues around the world. Hence, a big buy could be induced by analysts of these leagues sitting with IPL teams, he said. “On day two, Archer was the biggest surprise. We thought some team would definitely Keep 5-6 crores aside for them, but 8 crore is a lot,” he said, “it is also the development of a league that is paying 8 crores for a player who won’t even play the first season for them.”

This year’s auction strategy is being driven by analysts and coaches who have experience with and have played with these players in other leagues. “These ‘unknown players’ are not unknown to coaches. A lot of coaches and analysts are working with other international leagues, and so they know what they want, and an understanding of what they want is probably five or six.” Far more than it was years ago.” Bhattacharya is also the former team director of IPL franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.

A total of 600 players were up for auction for 217 possible slots. The battle of bidding intensified on the first day itself, when India’s wicket-keeper batsman Ishan Kishan was the most expensive player sold. He was auctioned for Mumbai Indians 15.25 crores. South Africa’s Kagiso Rabada bought by Punjab Kings 9.25 crores. He had listed himself at a base price of 2 crores. Shreyas Iyer 12.25 crores to Kolkata Knight Riders.

What was Lockie Ferguson auctioned for? 10 crores to Gujarat Titans. Harshal Patel and Sri Lanka’s Wanindu Hasaranga were both auctioned to Royal Challengers Bangalore 10.75 crores each. Shardul Thakur also went Nicholas Pooran of West Indies gave Rs 10.75 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad to Delhi Capitals. Virat Kohli retained RCB 15 crores

Bhattacharya said that the Punjab Kings had brought in a lot of money, and believed they had an advantage. “Top teams have lost a lot of money because of retaining four players. Plus, the season is long with 10 teams, and it’s not going to be easy. So it’s not like they can drop their old players, but the price they paid to retain them is really hurting them. So, the teams that have retained players are at a loss in a way.”

The Board of Control for Cricket in India is considering starting the Tata IPL by the end of March. It is also trying to organize matches in India, Mumbai and other cities in Maharashtra, though there is no confirmation yet on the venue.