With the addition of two new teams -- Lucknow and Ahmedabad, the Indian Premier League will now be a 10-team affair and the 2022 edition of the cash-rich league promises to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever before.
The two new franchises will completely change the dynamics of the event. The RPSG Group has picked Lucknow as their home base with a winning bid of whopping Rs 7,090 crore while another Company (CVC Capital Partners) opted for Ahmedabad with a bid of Rs 5,625 crore.
With the addition of two teams, the organizers decided to conduct a mega auction in order to give equal opportunity to every team to pick players of their choice and build a strong side. Before that, all the eight franchises were given the opportunity to retain players.
The eight franchises were eligible to retain up to 4 players with a maximum of 3 Indians, 2 overseas players, 2 uncapped Indians, they already have exercised their rights. On the other hand, the new franchises have been asked to retain a maximum of three players, they are busy with back-channel negotiations with star players.
Meanwhile, RPSG group, which bought the Lucknow team, was immediately given a Letter of Intent by the board, and they have already announced their star-studded support staff.
The board had consulted experts on the dispute surrounding CVC Capital's acquisition of the Ahmedabad franchise. Overall, things are looking sorted and an exciting season of T20 cricket awaits Indian cricket fans. A look into things which will make Indian Premier League, 2022 bigger and better than ever before.
But the addition of two new teams also brings its challenges. With the resource pool more or less being the same, the quality of talent isn’t uniform everywhere, as only the smartest buyers could fetch the best talent.
So, in this article, we take a look at ranking and rating of the best first-choice to playing 11 of all 10 teams. As usual, teams are ranked basis to their playing 11 rating, which is derived basis to their player ratings. Players are relatively rated basis to the benchmark players, and the rating for all the players is derived basis to their last three years' performance, and to their current International or Domestic form.
Nicholas has said that one bad season is not going to change the player in him, and he is now keen to give his 100 percent for his franchise, Sun-risers Hyderabad (SRH) in the upcoming 2022 season of the cash-rich league. The 26-year-old had a disappointing season last year, where he averaged just 7.75 with the bat for Punjab Kings. However, SRH still showed faith in the attacking batter and bought him for Rs 10.75 crore in the mega auction.
Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants stand out as the best two teams. KKR, CS-K, and PBKS are almost equal. The team that disappoints the most is Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings. But as we know, anything is possible in Indian Premier League, and it is about converting potential into form.
Chennai Super Kings appeared sorted with their thinking, which clearly revolved around getting a large chunk of their I-P-L 2021 team sheet back into the mix, and building a decent core of players.
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