The flamboyant Indian all-rounder, Hardik Pandya officially became the captain of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise from Ahmedabad. He has been drafted in for INR 15 crore by the new franchise on Friday, January 21. Newly-appointed Director of Cricket of the Ahmedabad franchise, Vikram Solanki, announced the three draft picks and their price bracket for the new season.
While Hardik Pandya has roped in for INR 15 crore, Afghanistan all-rounder Rashid Khan, who played for SunRisers Hyderabad, has also been drafted for INR 15 crore. Former Kolkatta Knight Riders opener Shubman Gill has also been picked by the Ahmedabad team for INR 8 crore.
Ahmedabad draft picks for IPL 2022
- Hardik Pandya (captain) – INR 15 crore
- Rashid Khan – INR 15 crore
- Shubman Gill – INR 8 crore
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Purse remaining for IPL 2022 auction: INR 52 crore
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— Official Ahmedabad Ipl Team (@Ipl_ahmedabaad) January 17, 2022
The IPL 2022 auction is expected to be taking place on February 12 and 13. The 8 existing franchises announced a maximum of 4 retained players each last year as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave the 2 new franchises time until January last week to finalize their 3 draft signings.
IPL 2022 will have 2 new teams — one from Ahmedabad and the other from Lucknow. The Ahmedabad team was bought by CVC Capital for INR 5625 crores, the RPSG Group won the Lucknow franchise with a bid of Rs 7090 crore.
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KL Rahul who has been one of the consistent performers with the bat in the IPL in the last 3-4 years had taken over as the captain of Punjab Kings captain in IPL 2020. However, after two unsuccessful campaigns with Punjab, he decided to move to a new franchise. Punjab Kings agreed to Rahul’s request and released him when they announced their retentions for IPL 2022 in December 2021.
