RCB former player Harshal Patel Play for CSK in IPL 2022

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head into the IPL 2022 mega auction with a purse value of 48 crores after the retention. The players auction of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 is all set to take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. Harshal Patel revealed the franchise he would like to play for in the coming editions. RCB former player Harshal Patel Play for CSK in IPL 2022.

The franchise retained Ravindra Jadeja (16 Crores, MS Dhoni (12 Crores), Moeen Ali (8 Crores) and Ruturaj Gaikwad (6 Crores) in the process, they have tried to make up for at least one player in every department of the game. Gaikwad is their designated opener, while Moeen Ali can be used as a floater in the middle-order.

Dhoni will remain the leader of the side and also as the finisher. With Jadeja, they get a spinner, a finisher and an all-rounder. Indian pacer Harshal Patel has made a name for himself through brilliant performances in the last two editions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) while playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). However, despite his good show, the bowler was not retained by RCB. The Bangalore franchise retained Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj and Glenn Maxwell and let him go.

That means the 31-year-old cricketer will be in the mega auction. He has kept his base price Rs 2 crore and will be hoping he gets a good deal. But is there a team Harshal is looking forward to playing for? The pacer does have a favourite.

In an interview with Crictracker, he revealed the franchise he would like to play for in the coming editions. And that franchise is Chennai Super Kings. Harshal said they are the best team and that he would like to play under former India captain MS Dhoni. “CSK is the best team I would ever like to play in IPL and MS Dhoni is the best captain in the world,” Harshal said.

Harshal also mentioned the reason behind RCB’s decision to let him go. “When I was not retained, Mike Hesson called me and said, that it was mainly purse management. They would obviously love to have me back in the team and I too would obviously would love to go back and play for the team because RCB and this season (2021) changed my entire career and my entire life. However, in terms of auction, I haven’t heard from any franchises yet,” he said.

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It is worth mentioning that the aforementioned franchises have spent a whopping Rs. 338 crores to retain or pick 33 players ahead of the IPL Mega Auction 2022. A total of 1214 players have registered for the IPL 2022 Auction. Of these, 896 cricketers are Indian while 318 are overseas players.

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The list comprises 270 capped players, 903 uncapped players and 41 associate players. Of the total capped players, 61 cricketers are Indian while 209 are international. Out of the total 903 uncapped players, 692 are Indian whole 62 are international. Additionally, 143 uncapped Indians and 6 uncapped international players were part of the previous IPL seasons.