The Ipl 2022 mega auction is less than a days  away – to be held on February 12 and 13 in Bangalore. The first part leading into the auction is completed with all 8 existing franchises and the two new ones – Ahmedabad and Lucknow – finalizing their retentions and top three picks respectively.

All the teams will be eyeing the marquee all-rounders of the world. The main reason the overseas all-rounders have bagged hefty sums since the first auction is the lack of high-quality ones in India. All-rounders such as Ravindra jadeja, axar patel, and even the inexperienced Venkatesh iyer are retained while hardik Pandya has been picked by Ahmedabad.

It is no surprise that plenty of overseas all-rounders – Moeen Ali, Marcus stoinis, Rashid Khan, Andre Russell, Sunil narine, Kieron Pollard, Glenn Maxwell – have already either been picked or retained for handsome money. Because an all-rounder provides both batting and bowling facilitate which is an in-demand characteristic in a cricketer in the shortest format.

Here , let's take look on top 5 overseas all-rounder to join Ipl mega auction 2022.

1) Mitchell Marsh

Another all-rounder who is certain to go for big bucks is Australia’s Mitchell Marsh, who has rejuvenated his career from last year after being promoted to number 3 in Australia’s T20 eleven.

Marsh was Man of the Match in the T20 World Cup final for his scintillating 50-ball 77*, and has been in a thunderous form in the BBL 2021/22 where he averages 78 at a strike rate of 148, along with 5 wickets in 6 matches.

2) Liam Livingstone

Liam Livingstone is regarded as one of the most dangerous hitters of the cricket ball. Although Livingstone had a forgettable ipl season last year for Rajasthan Royals, he was crucial for England in the T20 World Cup, with both bat and ball.

He formed England’s fifth bowler along with Moeen ali faring even better than expected with the ball. Livingstone is an exciting talent and will turn heads in the mega-auction.

3) Mohammad nabi

Mohammad nabi had been with SRH for 5 seasons but only got to play 17 matches due to the presence of other overseas stars. nabi, the top-ranked ICC T20I all-rounder, remains a highly-wanted player in T20 leagues around the globe; his experience of over 300 T20 matches will serve him well at the ipl too.

4) wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga, another spin-bowling all-rounder who may fetch a handsome contract for himself after his exploits against India last year followed by a breakthrough T20 World Cup, in which he returned as the leading wicket-taker.

Currently, Hasaranga is the number 1 ranked ICC T20I bowler and 5th ranked all-rounder. Hasaranga was called up as a replacement player by RCB last season and featured in a couple of games.

5) Fabian Allen

You can never have too many West Indians in your T20 team. Fabian Allen made his Ipl debut last season for Punjab and while he didn’t have any notable game, his talent and abilities are well-known.

In the 63 T20 matches in his career, Allen bowls at a tight economy of 7.73, thumps the ball at a strike rate of 149 and is also one of the best fielders in the world. Fabian Allen’s potential is untapped yet at the highest level.