New Delhi: The mega auction of IPL 2022, considered to be the biggest festival of India’s sports, is going to be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. Which people are eagerly waiting for. Because, this time two new teams Ahmedabad and Lucknow have been added to the IPL.
Ahmedabad and Lucknow teams were given a chance to choose three players each, where both the teams have announced the names of those players. At the same time, some updates related to the IPL auction have come to the fore. Everyone is surprised to know that. Some big names have disappeared from the list of IPL, in which the biggest name is Chris Gayle.
Forty-nine players have listed their base price at the maximum of INR 2 crore for the upcoming mega IPL auction.
Some notable absentees from the initial longlist are Mitchell Starc, Sam Curran, Ben Stokes, Chris Gayle, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes: https://t.co/j3csmizs5g pic.twitter.com/b0yyEvVRnH
— ESPNcricinfo (@ESPNcricinfo) January 22, 2022
Universe Boss will not play IPL
The name of Chris Gayle, popularly known as Universe Boss, is not in the share registration list by the BCCI. Which means that in this year’s IPL, Chris Gayle’s fans will not be able to see him playing IPL. Gayle himself had announced after the T20 World Cup that he would continue to play in the IPL, but his name does not figure in the list shared by the BCCI. Due to which people are also surprised a lot. At the same time, his fans are also very disappointed.
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The names of these giants not in the list
Chris Gayle has many great records in the history of IPL. He has been a part of the team of Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings. According to the ESPNcricinfo report, Mitchell Starc, Ben Stokes, Sam Curran, Chris Gayle, Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes are out of this auction list. At the same time, IPL said in a statement on Twitter that this time around 1214 players are to be bid in IPL 2022 Mega Auction.