IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Full list of retained players, salary, rules, schedule and other details

The IPL 2022 mega auction is expected to be held in January, according to reports and the IPL 2022 Mega Auction will include several talented players not only from India but from across the world. All eight old teams as well as the two new franchises Lucknow and Ahmedabad will have the options to choose from a mammoth pool of players.

It is to be noted that old IPL franchises will be allowed to retain upto four players from their current squads before the IPL 2022 mega auction. The deadline to semd the player retention list ends on November 30. Take a look at list of players retained, or likely to be retained, by their IPL teams.

The BCCI has asked all the 8 original IPL teams to finalise the list of retained players by December. Here’s all that we know about the IPL 2022 mega auction:

Salary Cap: Rs 90 crore

Old franchises: Eight old franchises will name retained players by November 30, 2021, maximum of 4 players can be retained.

New Franchises: 2 New teams to finalized their 3 players outside of auction between December 1, 2021 to December 30, 2021. Not more than 2 Indians and 1 foreigner.

RTM Cards: There will also be no Right to Match (RTM) cards this time around.

Salary of retained players:

The BCCI has also outlined how much funds will be deducted from the salary cap as per their choices of retentions.

If a franchise opts to retain four players:

Choice of retention Salary (total Rs 42 Cr)

• First choice retention (Player 1) Rs 16 Crore

• Second choice retention (Player 2) Rs 12 Crore

• Third choice retention (Player 3) Rs 8 Crore

• Fourth choice retention (Player 4) Rs 6 Crore

If a franchise opts to retain three players:

Choice of retention Salary (total Rs 33 Cr)

• First choice retention (Player 1) Rs 15 Crore

• Second choice retention (Player 2) Rs 11 Crore

• Third choice retention (Player 3) Rs 7 Crore

If a franchise opts to retain two players:

Choice of retention Salary (total Rs 24 Cr)

• First choice retention (Player 1) Rs 14 Crore

• Second choice retention (Player 2) Rs 10 Crore

If a franchise opts to retain only one player:

Choice of retention Salary (total Rs 14 Cr)

• First choice retention (Player 1) Rs 14 Crore

Retention list:

According to multiple reports, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rajasthan Royals, and Delhi Capitals have almost finalized the players they want to retain ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction. Check the list here:

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Ruturaj Gaikwad and Moeen Ali/ Sam Curran

Delhi Capitals: Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, and Andre Nortje.

Mumbai Indians: Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Kieron Pollard, Ishan Kishan (most likely)

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy and Venkatesh Iyer

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli and Glenn Maxwell

Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson for Rs 14 crores

KXIP – Yet to decide

SRH – Yet to decide

Some reports say that star batter KL Rahul will end his association with PBKS and he is likely to become the captain of the new Lucknow franchise. As per sources, Rahul has already agreed to the deal offered by the Lucknow franchise. According to an IPL Governing Council member, the IPL 2022 mega auction will take place in the first week of January 2022.

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The IPL 2022 mega auction is expected to begin at 3:30 PM IST. The IPL 2022 mega auction will take place in India. The IPL 2022 mega auction will be telecast live on Star Sports Network and the fans can live stream the tournament on the Disney+ Hotstar app and website.

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