The IPL 2022 Mega Auction is done. The teams have been formed. Several teams look very good on paper and there are mediocre ones as well. Mumbai and Gujarat look like they missed the mark this time. Lucknow and Punjab on the other hand have done exceptionally well. These are claims made by several analysts, and pundits of the game. Here is a look at the squads that have been made and the expected playing XIs of all the teams:
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batter | Rajvardhan Hangergekar | All-Rounder |
| Robin Uthappa | Batter | Prashant Solanki | All-Rounder |
| Moeen Ali | All-Rounder | Dwaine Pretorious | All-Rounder |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Batter/Keeper | Devon Conway | Batter |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All-Rounder | Mitchell Santner | All-Rounder |
| Dwayne Bravo | All-Rounder | Adam Milne | Batter |
| Ambati Rayudu | Batter/Keeper | Shivam Dube | All-Rounder |
| KM Asif | Bowler | Hari Nishant | Batter |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler | N Jagadeesan | Batter |
| Subranshu Senapati | Batter | Chris Jordan | All-Rounder |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler | Bhagat Verma | All-Rounder |
| Mukesh Chaudhary | Batter | Simarjeet Singh | All-Rounder |
| Maheesh Teekshana | Bowler |
Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Adam Milne/Chris Jordan, Tushar Deshpande/ KM Asif.
Strengths: Same core. Experience. MSD Factor.
Weakness: The backup of Deepak Chahar is absent. They should have gone for an Indian bowler.
Opportunities: Best for Tushar Deshpande and KM Asif. Maheesh Teekshana can also make a mark.
Threats: The threat is injuries. With the experience, injuries also come in.
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| KL Rahul | Batter | Mohsin Khan | Bowler |
| Quinton De Kock | Batter/Keeper | Aayush Badoni | Batter |
| Deepak Hooda | All-Rounder | Shabaz Nadeem | Spin Bowler |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | Manan Vohra | Batter |
| Marcus Stoinis | All-Rounder | Dushmantha Chameera | Fast Bowler |
| Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder | Ewin Lewis | Batter |
| Jason Holder | All-Rounder | Mayank Yadav | Bowler |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Spin Bowler | Kyle Mayers | All-Rounder |
| Ankit Rajpoot | Fast Bowler | ||
| Krishnappa Gowtham | All-Rounder | ||
| Mark Wood | Fast Bowler | ||
| Avesh Khan | Fast Bowler |
Expected Playing XI:
KL Rahul (C), Quinton De Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ankit Rajpoot.
Strengths: The all-rounders and Batting core. Fast bowling also looks good with Wood and Avesh.
Weakness: All bases covered but by knit picking you have over-reliance on all-rounders, which is not beneficial always.
Opportunities: Manish Pandey can bat up the order. Deepak Hooda has to bat at number 4. Both players are looking to seal a spot on the national team. Ravi Bishnoi is the leader of the spin attack.
Threats: Injury scare surrounds Mark Wood. Dushmantha Chameera can be roped in. Ankit Rajpoot also concedes runs in a few games, should have gone for Ishant.
Punjab Kings IPL 2022 Team:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batter | Raj Angad Bawa | All-Rounder |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Batter | Sandeep Sharma | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | Liam Livingstone | All-Rounder |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | Prerak Mankad | Batter |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batter/Keeper | Odean Smith | All-Rounder |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | Nathan Ellis | Bowler |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Batter | Atharva Taide | Batter |
| Harpreet Brar | All-Rounder | Bhanuka Rajapaksha | Batter |
| Shahrukh Khan | All-Rounder | Benny Howell | All-Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter | Ansh Patel | Bowler |
| Ishan Porel | Bowler | Baltej Singh | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Writhik Chatterjee | |
| Rishi Dhawan | All-Rounder |
Expected XI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal(c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan/Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma/Ishan Porel.
Strengths: The batting looks solid. They have all batting basics covered. Experienced openers and hard-hitting finishers. Watch out for Rishi Dhawan.
Weakness: No evident weaknesses. One of the top IPL 2022 Teams. However, should have gone for 1 more middle-order batsman. Rassie, Malan, Morgan anyone.
Opportunities: Big opportunity for Arshdeep as he will be an important part of the attack. Rishi Dhawan is making a comeback to the IPL. Ishan Porel can also get a chance.
Threats: Failure of big names like Liam Livingstone and Odean Smith. We have seen many megastars failing in the Indian conditions so that is possible.
Royal Challengers Bangalore IPL Team:
| Player Names | Position | Player Names | Position |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Chama Milind | Fast Bowler |
| Faf Du Plessis | Batter | David Willey | All-Rounder |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-Rounder | Aneeshwar Gautam | Spinner |
| Dinesh Kartik | Batter/Keeper | Karn Sharma | Spinner |
| Josh Hazlewood | Fast Bowler | Siddharth Kaul | Fast Bowler |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-Rounder | Luvnith Sisodiya | All-Rounder |
| Mahipal Lomror | Batter | Harshal Patel | All-Rounder |
| Anuj Rawat | Batter/Keeper | Mohammad Siraj | Fast Bowler |
| Akash Deep | Keeper/Batter | ||
| Finn Allen | Batter | ||
| Sherfane Rutherford | All-Rounder | ||
| Jason Behrendorf | Fast Bowler | ||
| Suyash Prabhu Desai | Batter |
Expected Playing XI:
Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis, Suyash Prabhudesai/Akash Deep, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror/Shabaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammad Siraj.
Strengths: Have a good playing XI. Experienced batters. Virat, Dinesh, Faf, and Maxi are good picks.
Weakness: They are short of one Indian established batter in the middle-order. On the day when big names fail, they do not have a backup. They should have gone for Raina, Rayudu, or any of the other names.
Opportunities: The biggest opportunity for Shahbaz Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror. Both will be getting sufficient games to prove themselves.
Threats: They do not have a backup for Siraj or Harshal. Siddhart Kaul is the only experienced backup. Also, the spin department looks over-reliant on Wanindu, Karn Sharma will play a big role.
Rajasthan Royals:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Sanju Samson | Keeper/Batter | Trent Boult | Fast Bowler |
| Jos Butler | Keeper/Batter | Anunay Singh | All-Rounder |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Kuldeep Sen | Bowler |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | Karun Nair | Batter |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | Dhruv Jurel | Batter |
| David Miller | Batter | Tejas Baroka | All-Rounder |
| Riyan Parag | All-Rounder | Kuldeep Yadav | All-Rounder |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | All-Rounder | Shubham Garhwal | All-Rounder |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Spinner | Nathan Coulter-Nile | All-Rounder |
| KC Carriapa | Spinner | James Neesham | All-Rounder |
| Navdeep Saini | Fast Bowler | Rassie Van Der Dussen | Batter |
| Obed McCoy | Fast Bowler | Daryl Mitchell | All-Rounder |
| Prasidh Krishna | Fast Bowler |
Expected Playing XIs:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Butler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(c), Rassie Van Der Dussen/David Miller, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzi Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.
Strengths: Top-heavy batting. Jaiswal, Butler, and Padikkal will have to fire. Have two experienced batsmen in the form of Rassie and Daryl Mitchell. Fast bowling also looks elite.
Weakness: If James Neesham can fire then fine, else they are short of a finisher.
Opportunities: The best opportunity lies for RR the entire team. The team is good and can go all the way to win the cup. They have never had such a balanced team before.
Threats: They have a big question on how to solve, the Yashasvi, Padikkal, and Butler puzzle. One of the 3 has to bat number 3 or down the order. One of the 3 will have to adjust.
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