Former India opener turned veteran commentator Aakash Chopra feels that Shahrukh Khan could be the most expensive uncapped Indian player at the upcoming IPL 2022 auction. Shahrukh did not have a great IPL 2021, amassing 153 runs in 11 matches at 21.85. However, he has grown since then, with his explosive batting he helped Tamil Nadu win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
In a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra stated that Shahrukh Khan will draw huge deals at the upcoming mega auction. He reasoned: “In my opinion, the finisher’s job is the most difficult because you get 10-15 deliveries. This is a very short list and whenever names from this list will come in the auction, I think they are going to go for a lot of money. That is why I feel, Shahrukh Khan will be the most expensive uncapped Indian at the IPL 2022 Auction.”
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Aakash Chopra continued: “He is the only Indian left whom you can expect to play the finisher’s role well. Whether he does that or not, we don’t know but the expectation is that he will be able to do that, so he will be sold very expensive.”
Shahrukh Khan smashed an unbeaten 33 off just 15 deliveries in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final against Karnataka and his last-ball six helped Tamil Nadu win the game as well.
He again explained: “That is why David Miller is bought every time – he is not getting bought very expensive because his performances have not been very good in the recent past. I feel he will be bought this year as well. Deepak Hooda- his name has come in the team, the attempt is being made to prepare him as a finisher. He could be sold expensive if he has a good ODI series. You can get Liam Livingstone to do that job, he does something close to that for England.”
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“There are very few cricketers like that in world cricket. You go repeatedly towards Dinesh Karthik because of that. Mitchell Marsh – he is extraordinary, but there is also an injury issue. Then Dwayne Bravo, Sam Billings – he is good but it is sometimes difficult to hit in Indian conditions,” Aakash Chopra concluded.
