Faf du Plessis most demanded player in IPL 2022

The IPL 2022 auction, this time, will be held over a 2-day period on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru and a total of 590 players will be going under the hammer. Faf du Plessis most demanded player in IPL 2022. Former Australia cricketer Brad Hogg is of the opinion that Faf du Plessis will be the most sought player in the upcoming IPL auction due to his leadership skills.

Brad Hogg further predicted that RCB, PBKS and KKR and CSK will go for Du Plessis for any value between Rs 7 crores and 11 crores. IPL 2022 will be a 10-team affair with the addition of Lucknow Supergiants and Ahmedabad franchise to the list of participant teams. Brad Hogg said Also, there will be a mega auction ahead of the 15th edition of the cash-rich league.

All the franchises have submitted their final list of retentions ahead of the mega auction. “Du Plessis will be the most sought out player in the auction, because of his leadership skills,” Brad Hogg said on his official YouTube channel. “RCB, PBKS and KKR and CSK will go for him. He has leadership skills, which is why the other three teams will look to bring him in.

Brad Hogg also said he is very consistent at the top of the order as well. I reckon he could go for 7 crores, could blow out to 11 crores, especially after what he did last year.” New franchises will be looking to buy between 21 and 23 players each in the 12-13 February auction, with 1,214 players registering for the auction and only 217 spots up for grabs.

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While this won’t be the first time that 10 teams will play an IPL season, the 2022 IPL marks the start of a 10-team format on a long-term basis, and it sees the return of the RP Sanjiv Goenka Group that was part of the IPL for two seasons in 2016 and 2017 with their team, Rising Pune Super Giants.