TATA IPL Mega Auction: All You Need to Know. Purse, Base Price, Available Players. 

TATA IPL Mega Auction 2022 will take place on the 12^th and 13^th of February in Bengaluru. With passing time, the excitement has become over the top. Two new teams and their names have also been announced. It is the “Lucknow Super Giants” and “Gujarat Titans”. But what is the remaining purse of the teams? And who are the available players? From uncapped to capped foreigners, everyone has registered for this money-ball game. Here is a look at all the details of the auction: 

TATA IPL Mega Auction Date, Time and Telecast: 

• Venue: Bengaluru 
• Date 12^th and 13^th February 
• Time: 11 am 
• Telecast: Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar. 

TATA IPL Mega Auction Remaining Purse of All Teams:  

Name of Team	Spent on Retention	Available Purse
Mumbai Indians	42 Crores	48 Crores
Punjab Kings	18 Crores	72 Crores
Royal Challengers Bangalore	33 Crores	57 Crores
Rajasthan Royals	28 Crores	62 Crores
Lucknow Super Giants	30.2 Crores	59.8 Crores
Gujarat Titans	38 Crores	52 Crores
Kolkata Knight Riders	42 Crores	48 Crores
Chennai Super Kings	42 Crores	48 Crores
Delhi Capitals	42.5 Crores	47.5 Crores
Sunrisers Hyderabad	22 Crores	68 Crores

List of Retained Players by All Teams: 

Team Name	Retained Players
Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard.
Punjab Kings	Mayank Agrawal, Arshdeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj
Rajasthan Royals	Sanju Samson, Jos Butler, Yashaswi Jaiswal
Lucknow Super Giants	KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi
Gujarat Titans	Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill
Kolkata Knight Riders	Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Varun Chakravarthy, Sunil Narine
Chennai Super Kings	Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Moeen Ali, Ruturaj Gaikwad.
Delhi Capitals	Prithvi Shaw, Axar Patel, Anrich Nortje, Rishabh Pant
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kane Williamson, Umran Malik, Abdul Samad.

Breakdown of Registered Players at IPL Auction: 

Total Registered Players	1214
Indian Players	896
Australian Players	59
England Players	30
New Zealand Players	29
South Africa Players	48
West Indies Players	41
Sri Lanka Players	36
Bangladesh Players	9
Nepal Players	15
USA Players	14
Namibia Players	5
Ireland Players	3
Oman Players	3
Bhutan Players	1
Netherland Players	1
UAE Players	1
Scotland Players	1
Zimbabwe Players	2

Captains of All IPL Teams: 

Team Name	Captain
Mumbai Indians	Rohit Sharma
Punjab Kings	Mayank Agarwal (expected)
Royal Challengers Bangalore	Not announced
Rajasthan Royals	Sanju Samson
Lucknow Super Giants	KL Rahul
Gujarat Titans	Hardik Pandya
Kolkata Knight Riders	Not announced
Chennai Super Kings	MS Dhoni
Delhi Capitals	Rishabh Pant
Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kane Williamson

Key Players who Have Missed the TATA IPL Mega Auction: 

Star English all-rounder, Ben Stokes has not put his name for the IPL Auction. Chris Woakes and Sam Curran, the players who could replace Stokes in any team are also not available. These players have missed out as the England Cricket Board has organized rehabilitation programs for each of these players. Chris Gayle is one big name that misses out this time. The Universe Boss has always been part of the IPL since its inception but this time he will not be available.  

Base Price Categories Available: 

The base price categories in the TATA IPL Mega Auction are: 

2 crore Marquee Players

2 Crore Category

1.5 Crore Category

1 Crore Category

75 Lakhs Category

50 Lakhs Category

40 Lakhs Category

30 Lakhs Category

20 Lakhs Category

Marquee Players List and Category: 

Name of Player	Category
Ravichandran Ashwin	Bowler (Capped Indian)
Trent Boult	Bowler (Capped Overseas)
Pat Cummins	Bowler (Capped Overseas)
Quinton De Kock	Wicket Keeper (Capped Overseas)
Shikhar Dhawan	Batter (Capped Indian)
Faf Du Plessis	Batter (Capped Overseas)
Shreyas Iyer	Batter (Capped Indian)
Kagiso Rabada	Bowler (Capped Overseas)
Mohammed Shami	Bowler (Capped Indian)
David Warner	Batter (Capped Overseas)

For more details go to the official website of the IPL.

For more details go to the official website of the BCCI.