With only a few hours remaining for the Mega Auction of IPL 2022, all the cricket fans now have activated their brains with their bidding predictions. And with the addition of two more teams, the permutation and combinations have become more attractive.
As this year’s mega auction is more significant than ever, and all the teams now have to build their team from the start, there are some big names that these teams will want in their units. So, let’s look at some foreign names that can become the highest sold names from the auction list.
Jason Holder
There’s no doubt that Caribbean Islands have produced the most T20 stars since the shortest format’s inception. But it comes out as a surprise when a player like Jason Holder, whose first IPL game came in 2013, has only played 35 matches so far.
He and Rashid Khan were the only standout players for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the last season and were producing some fighting chances for their disappointing season of 2021. Shame that they released both of these superstars. They surely must be seething their teeth after watching Holder’s sensational performance against England early this year.
Quinton de Kock
Many teams will be looking for a quality wicket-keeper batter, and Quinton de Kock guarantees that player, that too as an opener. An international superstar with a batting average of 31.33, de Kock has all the ingredients to go as the highest bid at the auctions.
There’s a high possibility that Mumbai Indians will be looking to get him back in their squad now that he has no burden of playing in Test cricket and will be available for a longer duration to play in IPL.
Kagiso Rabada
On his best day, there’s hardly anyone as good as Kagiso Rabada. Over the years, Rabada has successfully developed a hefty reputation at IPL, his bowling strike rate of 15.00 testimony to that.
While the last season was slightly off for him, his usefulness cannot be given amiss by anyone. With the age and fitness by his side, he’ll be the most sought-after bowler this time for sure.
Pat Cummins
The number 1 Test bowler and Australia’s newly appointed Test captain, Pat Cummins, brings the same grittiness at IPL. While not a player who has regularly shown up at IPL, his ability to continue to bombard a batter on one single length is a skill highly cherished in this tournament.
Not to forget his two unbeaten half-centuries for KKR, he can be a good bowling all-rounder and provides an all-new dimension to his game.
David Warner
A player with the most fifties in IPL at an average of 41.60, the only player with more than 500 runs in six seasons and an IPL winning captain. Yes, it’s none other than David Warner, who we are talking about.
Warner arrived at IPL in the 2009 season and continued to make monstrous runs in every season. While there were talks about his age after his disappointing 2021 season, he became the Player-of-the-Series at the World Cup just two months later. He is undoubtedly a player who will garner a considerable amount considering he also brings in the captaincy option.