Indian Premier League 2022 will have its mega auctions on Saturday 12th February and Sunday 13th February 2022 in Bangalore where the 10 teams will choose players to complete their squads for the upcoming cash-rich league season.
This year the title sponsorship has been transferred to one of India’s oldest and most renowned business conglomerates, Tata, and hence from the 2022 season it will be called TATA IPL 2022.
Here is your window on the auction as we answer all the basic questions related to the IPL Mega Auction 2022.
When and where will Tata IPL Mega Auction 2022 air?
The Tata IPL Mega Auction 22 will start from 11am IST on both days i.e. February 12-13 and will be streamed live on Star Sports Network and will also be streamed live on Hotstar.
What is the list of players retained in the IPL 2022 squads?
The original eight teams were given the choice of retaining a maximum of four players where at most, two foreign players and one uncapped player could be retained. There was a cap of three on the retention of capped Indian players.
It was after the retentions were announced by the original eight teams that the new entrants – Gujarat Titans (GT) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were allowed to choose their three players from the pool of unsuccessful players.
New teams could also only choose a maximum of two capped Indian players, one foreigner and one uncapped Indian player from their roster.
| Team | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 | Player 4 |
| CSK | Ravindra Jadeja | MS Dhoni | Moeen Ali | Ruturaj Gaikwad |
| KKR | Andre Russel | Varun Chakravarthy | Venkatesh Iyer | Sunil Nostril |
| MID | Rohit Sharma | Jasprit Bumrah | Suryakumar Yadav | Kieron Pollard |
| CC | Rishabh Pants | Prithvi Shaw | Axar Patel | Anrich Nortje |
| SSR | Kane Williamson | Abdul Samad | Omran Malik | NONE |
| BCR | Virat Kohli | Glen Maxwell | Mohd Siraj | NONE |
| RR | Sanju Samson | Joe Buttler | Yashasvi Jaiswal | NONE |
| PBK | Arshdeep Singh | Mayank Agarwal | NONE | NONE |
| GT | Hardik Pandya | Rashid Khan | Shubman Gill | N / A |
| KJV | KL Rahul | Marcus Stoinis | Ravi Bishnoi | N / A |
NONE– No player retained
N / A– Not applicable since only three players could be selected
How much is the remaining purse of all IPL 2022 teams for the IPL Mega Auction?
| IPL Teams | Remaining purse in Crores (RS) |
| Bangalore Royal Challengers | 57 |
| Bombay Indians | 48 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 68 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 48 |
| Rajasthani Royals | 62 |
| Kings of Punjab | 72 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 48 |
| Gujarat Titans | 52 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 59 |
| Capitals of Delhi | 47.5 |
Which country has how many shortlisted players for IPL Auction 2022?
| Country | Numbers of players |
| Afghanistan | 17 |
| Australia | 47 |
| Bangladesh | 05 |
| England | 24 |
| Namibia | 03 |
| Nepal | 01 |
| New Zealand | 24 |
| Scotland | 02 |
| South Africa | 33 |
| Sri Lanka | 23 |
| United States | 01 |
| West Indies | 34 |
| Zimbabwe | 01 |
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