IPL 2022: 5 Steal deals in the mega auction

The recently concluded IPL 2022 mega auction was very tense. 204 cricket players went under the hammer and got sold to different franchises. This year’s auction saw two brand new franchises taking part for the first time. The new franchises looked really excited and some of their deals were spot on. All of the teams have assembled a solid squad for the coming IPL season.

The first session of the auction saw 10 marquee players who were mostly in demand by the franchises. The Kolkata Knight Riders successfully bought the young Indian superstar Shreyas Iyer for 12.25 CR. The Mumbai lad will lead the franchise for the upcoming season. The most expensive buy of the auction was Ishan Kishan as Mumbai Indians had no second thought while bidding for him.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have shown faith in Faf du Plessis. A special relief was there on the RCB management teams’ faces when they got him. The relief indicated that the South African veteran can lead the franchise in the coming fixtures. Though there were some high-priced deals, there were a few low-priced deals too. Here we take a look at-

5 steals from the IPL mega auction

1. Alex Hales -1.5 CR- Kolkata Knight Riders

The hard-hitting English batter was not picked by any of the franchises during the first round. Nevertheless, he eventually got backed by the KKR franchise and they sealed an amazing deal. The franchise bought Alex Hales for 1.5 Crore.

The batter has a lot of experience playing T20 cricket. He participates in various T20 leagues around the world and is well known for his high scoring rate.

Alex Hales is expected to partner Venkatesh Iyer to open the innings for the KKR team in the coming edition of the tournament. He was the first English batter to score a hundred in T20Is. His numbers in the 20-over format are brilliant. Hales has played 60 T20Is for England and has scored 1644 runs at an average of 31.02. KKR will feel fortunate to have him as their part.