23 Sri Lankan players featured in IPL auction list

Tuesday, 01 February 2022 - 16:05

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The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Player Auction list is out with a total of 590 cricketers set to go under the hammer during the two-day mega auction which will take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, 2022.This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament.

Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations.

A fierce battle to acquire the services of some of the finest Indian cricketing talent is on the cards when the likes of Shreyas Iyer, Shikhar Dhawan, R Ashwin, Mohammad Shami, Ishan Kishan, Ajinkya Rahane, Suresh Raina, Yuzvendra Chahal, Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Deepak Chahar, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav, etc. go under the hammer.The 10 IPL franchisees – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lucknow Super Giants, Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Team Ahmedabad will also be bidding to have some of the biggest cricketing names – Faf du Plessis, David Warner, Pat Cummins, Kagiso Rabada, Trent Boult, Quinton de Kock, Jonny Bairstow, Jason Holder, Dwayne Bravo, Shakib Al Hasan, Wanindu Hasaranga, etc. – in their squad.

INR 2 crore is the highest reserve price and as many as 48 players have chosen to place themselves in this bracket.

There are 20 players in the auction list with a reserve price of INR 1.5 crore while 34 players are in the list of cricketers with a reserve price of INR 1 crore.

Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 23 belong to Sri Lanka, the list of which is as below.

Wanindu Hasaranga
Dushmantha Chameera
Maheesh Theekshana
Charith Asalanka
Niroshan Dickwella
Kusal Mendis
Kusal Perera
Akila Dhananjaya
Bhanuka Rajapaksa
Matheesha Pathirana
Avishka Fernando
Pathum Nissanka
Chamika Karunaratne
Dasun Shanaka
Kevin Koththigoda
Thisara Perera
Lahiru Kumara
Isuru Udana
Nuwan Thushara
Danushka Gunathilaka
Dhananjaya Lakshan
Seekkuge Prasanna
Dunith Wellalage