Someone told me that RCB has kept 20 crores for Shreyas Iyer: Aakash Chopra

Former Indian batter Aakash Chopra has revealed an interesting fact that the Royal Challengers Bangalore side are  ready to go all out for Shreyas Iyer in the mega auction for IPL 2022. In two weeks time, the mega auction is all set to take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13 and 590 players have been shortlisted by the franchises. One of the interesting sets of players will be the marquee set which includes the name of Iyer.

The 27-year-old has been listed at the base price of 2 Crores and he brings a lot of options up the table with his captaincy and his phenomenal batting skills. He can be destructive at the back end and is a brilliant fielder as well which makes him a must-bid for most franchises. He was surprisingly not retained by Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2022 and is expected to be targeted by RCB, KKR and PBKS who are yet to find a captain.

High bids will be placed on Shreyas Iyer, reckons Aakash Chopra

Aakash Chopra mentioned that Ishan Kishan missing out from the marquee list means that Iyer is expected to make the headlines and predicted him to bag at least 15-16 crores. He added that Iyer would have faced a lot of competition if Ishan was placed in the same marquee list and felt that one of the franchises will break their bank for Iyer.

It has to be noted that Mohammed Shami, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin are the four Indians on the marquee list. “Now Ishan Kishan has been left out, it means money will be saved for Ishan Kishan and high bids will be placed on Shreyas Iyer. It could be 15-16 crores as well, someone told me that RCB has kept 20 crores for Shreyas Iyer,” Chopra told on his Youtube Channel.

“Shreyas Iyer could be a potential captain of KKR or RCB. I don’t think Punjab would be looking at him. The most expensive player, to be very honest, is going to be Shreyas Iyer. In this list, the most expensive will be Iyer because Ishan Kishan is not there. If Ishan was there, there could’ve been a tug of war. Now, they will reserve money for Ishan and money will be splashed out for Iyer,” he added.

Virat Kohli will not be captaining the RCB franchise in IPL 2022 which has opened up slots for captaincy in the franchise. Kohli, Maxwell and Siraj were retained ahead of the mega auction by RCB and it won’t be a surprise if they go all out for Iyer who fits their requirements.