IPL 2022 Mega Auction, Day 1 Highlights: R Sai Kishore goes to GT for ₹3 cr

The 2022 IPL Mega Auction is being held in Bengaluru. The Indian players were in focus, as some attracted top bids, while some remained unsold. Take a look here.

It is judgement time, as the IPL 2022 Mega Auction is taking place at the ITC Gardenia Hotel in Bengaluru. The Indian players were in focus, as some big names went under the hammer. While a few attracted top bids, some of them have even shockingly remained unsold. Check out the top Indian names below about how they fared in the auction.

Uncapped spinners
Noor Ahmad - ₹30 lakh (GT)
Murugan Ashwin - ₹1.60 crore (MI)
M Siddharth - Unsold
KC Cariappa - ₹30 lakh (RR)
Shreyas Gopal - ₹75 lakh (SRH)
Jagadeesha Suchith - ₹20 lakh (SRH)
R Sai Kishore - ₹3 crore (GT)
Sandeep Lamichhane - Unsold

Uncapped pacers
Basil Thampi - ₹30 lakh (MI)
Kartik Tyagi - ₹4 crore (SRH)
Akash Deep - ₹20 lakh (RCB)
KM Asif - ₹20 lakh (CSK)
Avesh Khan - ₹10 crore (LSG)
Ishan Porel - ₹25 lakh (PBKS)
Tushar Deshpande - ₹20 lakh (CSK)
Ankit Singh Rajput - ₹50 lakh (LSG)

Anuj Rawat
The uncapped Indian wicketkeeper had a base of ₹20 lah, as SRH, GT and RCB bid for him, while the latter took him in for ₹3.40 cr.

Abhinav Sadarangani
The uncapped Indian batter with a base of ₹20 lakh saw an intense battle of bids between DC, KKR and GT before the latter grabbed him for ₹2.60 cr.

<p><strong>Rajasthan Royals<br />Retained: </strong>Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller and Andrew Tye.<br /><strong>Released: </strong>Steve Smith (₹12.5 crore), Akash Singh (₹20 lakh), Anirudha Joshi (₹20 lakh), Ankit Rajpoot (₹3 crore), Oshane Thomas (₹50 lakh), Shashank Singh (₹30 lakh), Tom Curran (₹1 crore) and Varun Aaron (₹2.4 crore).<br /><strong>Auction purse: </strong>₹34.85 crore</p>

Rajasthan Royals
Retained: Sanju Samson, Ben Stokes, Jofra Archer, Jos Buttler, Mahipal Lomror, Manan Vohra, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tewatia, Riyan Parag, Shreyas Gopal, Robin Uthappa, Jaydev Unadkat, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Anuj Rawat, Kartik Tyagi, David Miller and Andrew Tye.
Released: Steve Smith (₹12.5 crore), Akash Singh (₹20 lakh), Anirudha Joshi (₹20 lakh), Ankit Rajpoot (₹3 crore), Oshane Thomas (₹50 lakh), Shashank Singh (₹30 lakh), Tom Curran (₹1 crore) and Varun Aaron (₹2.4 crore).
Auction purse: ₹34.85 crore

KS Bharat
The uncapped Indian wicketkeeper started with a base of ₹20 lakh saw bids from DC and CSK, and it was the former who grabbed him for ₹2 cr.

Shahbaz Ahmed
The uncapped Indian all-rounder with a base of ₹30 lakh got bids from KKR, RCB and SRH before he was taken up by RCB for ₹2.4 cr.

Harpreet Brar
The Indian uncapped all-rounder had a base of ₹20 lakh and after intense bidding between PBKS and LSG, he was sold to the former for ₹3.8 cr.

Rahul Tewatia
The Indian uncapped all-rounder began with a base of ₹40 lakh with a battle of bids between CSK and GT, as it was GT that bagged him for a mammoth ₹9 cr.

Shivam Mavi
The uncapped Indian all-rounder started with a base of ₹40 lakh and saw bids from KKR, PBKS, GT and LSG. However, KKR got a hold of him for ₹7.25 cr.

Shahrukh Khan
The uncapped Indian all-rounder started with a base of ₹40 lakh and saw bids from CSK, KKR and PBKS. Nonetheless, it was PBKS that managed to lay its hands on him for a whopping ₹9 cr.

Abhishek Sharma
The uncapped Indian all-rounder with a base of ₹20 lakh saw high-octane bids from PBKS and SRH. Eventually, it was the latter that re-bought him for a massive ₹6.50 cr.

Riyan Parag
The uncapped Indian all-rounder had a base of ₹30 lakh and received bids from DC, RR, CSK and GT before RR stuck with him and claimed him for ₹3.80 cr.

Rahul Tripathi
The uncapped Indian batter with a base of ₹40 lakh saw intense bids from CSK, KKR and SRH. However, it was SRH who roped him in for ₹8.50 cr.

Yuzvendra Chahal
The Indian leg-spinner had a base of ₹2 cr and received bids from DC, MI, SRH and RR before the latter grabbed him for ₹6.50 cr.

Rahul Chahar
The Indian spinner with a base of ₹75 lakh saw bids from DC, SRH, PBKS and RR. Finally, he was taken by PBKS for ₹5.25 cr.

Kuldeep Yadav
The Indian chinaman with a base of ₹1 cr saw bids between DC and PBKs before the former bagged him for ₹2 cr.

Shardul Thakur
The Indian pacer with a base of ₹2 cr received bids from DC, GT and PBKS, as it was the former grabbed him for ₹10.75 cr.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The India seamer with a base of ₹2 cr got bids from RR, MI, LSG and SRH before the latter retained him for ₹4.20 cr.

Prasidh Krishna
The Indian pacer with a base of ₹1 cr gets bids from LSG and RR before The latter bagged him for a mind-blowing ₹10 cr.

Deepak Chahar
The India pacer with a ₹2 cr base saw bids from DC and SRH before CSK and RR entered the picture. However, CSK walked away with him for a whopping ₹14 cr.

T Natarajan
The Indian pacer with a base of ₹1 cr saw bids from GT and SRH before being hired by SRH for ₹4 cr.