The BCCI has finalised the list of 570 players for the upcoming mega auction of the Indian Premier League 2022. Out of the 590 players, 370 are Indian while the rest 220 are overseas. A total of 33 players were retained earlier by the 10 IPL franchises.
The two day mega auction event will be held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Even though the BCCI has released the final list of players, the availability of the overseas players for IPL 2022 is still not confirmed. There are 220 players from 14 countries who have agreed to be available for the IPL 2022.
The IPL 2022 auction rules and the availability of the overseas players will be sent in due course, the BCCI told the media.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has asked the franchises to confirm the names of those who will be present for the auction by Friday (February 4) with a rider that only 10 members can be present at the auction and a maximum of only eight at the auction table.
Two RT-PCR negative reports should be needed to take part in the auction. However, overseas participants, like coaches and mentors, can participate in the auction only if they had landed in India at least over 7 days before the auction and have undergone 7-day quarantine.
All participants attending the auction will have to undergo 2 tests in 72 hours before 12 pm (noon) on 11th February 2022. The report of the tests must be shared with the medical team.
All participants who have returned to India from overseas in the last 15 days, will have to undergo a mandatory 7-day quarantine. They also need to undergo RT-PCR test on Day 8 and Day 9 and return with 2 negative reports.
All participants attending the auction must check-in to the designated hotel on or before 12 pm (noon) on 11th February 2022. There will be an RT-PCR test on arrival in the hotel. Testing at the hotel will be conducted by BCCI accredited medical agency.
On the 12th February and 13th February testing will be organized from 12:00 am to 7:00 am, so that the reports can be obtained before the start of the auction. Once the test is done on 12th and 13th February, the participants will have to be in their rooms till the results are received.
During the auction, it is mandatory for all individuals in the auditorium to wear a mask (preferably N95) always covering their nose and mouth.
Only the participants who have fulfilled all the testing and quarantine criteria as mentioned will be eligible to participate in the auction proceedings from 11th February onwards.
For the upcoming mega IPL auction, 17 Indians have kept their base price at Rs 2 crore in which R Ashwin, S Dhawan, M Shami, S Iyer are some of the biggest names.
Apart from these 17 Indian players in the Rs two crore bracket, 31 overseas players also featured in the list, 20 players found themselves in the Rs 1.5 crore brackets while 34 cricketers are in the list with a base price of Rs 1 crore.
The addition of 2 new teams has raised the excitement levels amongst the fans. The new franchises have named their list of retained players last year. The two new teams also named their three draft picks each ahead of the auction.