The IPL 2022 Mega Auction is now done and dusted. All teams have been made and mostly all bases are covered. With that being said, what will be the probable 11s of the teams. The IPL 2022 will be likely played in the 4 grounds in and around Mumbai and Pune. The pitches have turn and bounce on offer. So, how are the teams looking? Here is a look:
Mumbai Indians IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | Rahul Buddhi | Batter |
| Ishan Kishan | Batter/Keeper | Hrithik Shokeen | Batter |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Aryan Juyal | Keeper |
| Anmolpreet Singh | Batter | Luvnith Sisodia | All-Rounder |
| Kieron Pollard | All-Rounder | Fabian Allen | All-Rounder |
| Jofra Archer | All-Rounder | Riley Meredith | Fast Bowler |
| N Tilak Verma | All-Rounder | Jaydev Unadkat | Fast Bowler |
| Dewald Brevis | Batter | Jasprit Bumrah | Fast Bowler |
| Sanjay Yadav | All-Rounder | Tymal Mills | Fast Bowler |
| Tim David | All-Rounder | Daniel Sams | Fast Bowler |
| Arshad Khan | All-Rounder | Mayank Markande | Spinner |
| Ramandeep Singh | All-Rounder | Murugan Ashwin | Spinner |
MI Expected Playing XI:
Rohit Sharma (C), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Kieron Pollard, Tim David, N Tilak Verma, Daniel Sams, Mayank Markande, Tymal Mills/Riley Meredith, Jasprit Bumrah.
General Thoughts: Absence of an experienced middle-order batsman. The top order is very solid. Picking Archer was an outstanding move. Fast bowling looks settled.
Chennai Super Kings IPL 2022 Team:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | Batter | Rajvardhan Hangergekar | All-Rounder |
| Robin Uthappa | Batter | Prashant Solanki | All-Rounder |
| Moeen Ali | All-Rounder | Dwaine Pretorious | All-Rounder |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Batter/Keeper | Devon Conway | Batter |
| Ravindra Jadeja | All-Rounder | Mitchell Santner | All-Rounder |
| Dwayne Bravo | All-Rounder | Adam Milne | Batter |
| Ambati Rayudu | Batter/Keeper | Shivam Dube | All-Rounder |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler | Hari Nishant | Batter |
| KM Asif | Bowler | N Jagadeesan | Batter |
| Subranshu Senapati | Batter | Chris Jordan | All-Rounder |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler | Bhagat Verma | All-Rounder |
| Mukesh Chaudhary | Batter | Simarjeet Singh | All-Rounder |
| Maheesh Teekshana | Bowler |
CSK Expected Playing XI:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Devon Conway, Moeen Ali, Ambati Rayudu, Shivam Dube, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Deepak Chahar, Adam Milne/Chris Jordan, Tushar Deshpande/ KM Asif.
General Thoughts:
A good team all-in-all. Just one loophole is a backup for Deepak Chahar. Deepak will be accompanied by Tushar Deshpande or Asif. But MSD has always got out the best in young players. Middle-order has a lot of experience. Teekshana could be X-Factor. Chennai has to be rewarded by saying that it is one of the most balanced IPL 2022 Teams.
Punjab Kings IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Mayank Agarwal | Batter | Raj Angad Bawa | All-Rounder |
| Shikhar Dhawan | Batter | Sandeep Sharma | Bowler |
| Kagiso Rabada | Bowler | Liam Livingstone | All-Rounder |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | Prerak Mankad | Batter |
| Jonny Bairstow | Batter/Keeper | Odean Smith | All-Rounder |
| Rahul Chahar | Bowler | Nathan Ellis | Bowler |
| Prabhsimran Singh | Batter | Atharva Taide | Batter |
| Harpreet Brar | All-Rounder | Bhanuka Rajapaksha | Batter |
| Shahrukh Khan | All-Rounder | Benny Howell | All-Rounder |
| Jitesh Sharma | Batter | Ansh Patel | Bowler |
| Ishan Porel | Bowler | Baltej Singh | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | Writhik Chatterjee | |
| Rishi Dhawan | All-Rounder |
PBKS Expected XI:
Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal(c), Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Shahrukh Khan, Rishi Dhawan/Prabhsimran Singh, Odean Smith, Kagiso Rabada, Arshdeep Singh, Rahul Chahar, Sandeep Sharma/Ishan Porel.
General Thoughts: A visible void of experience in the middle order, something similar to the Mumbai Indians. But the team doesn’t look out of balance. Kagiso and Arsh will make life difficult at the death overs. The opening is sorted. Punjab is certainly one of the top IPL 2022 Teams.
Lucknow Super Giants:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| KL Rahul | Batter | Mohsin Khan | Bowler |
| Quinton De Kock | Batter/Keeper | Aayush Badoni | Batter |
| Deepak Hooda | All-Rounder | Shabaz Nadeem | Spin Bowler |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | Manan Vohra | Batter |
| Marcus Stoinis | All-Rounder | Dushmantha Chameera | Fast Bowler |
| Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder | Ewin Lewis | Batter |
| Jason Holder | All-Rounder | Mayank Yadav | Bowler |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Spin Bowler | Kyle Mayers | All-Rounder |
| Ankit Rajpoot | Fast Bowler | ||
| Krishnappa Gowtham | All-Rounder | ||
| Mark Wood | Fast Bowler | ||
| Avesh Khan | Fast Bowler |
LSG Expected Playing XI:
KL Rahul (C), Quinton De Kock, Manish Pandey, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Holder, Krishnappa Gowtham, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ankit Rajpoot.
General Thoughts: Good investment in Quinton De Kock. If Deepak Hooda can’t bat in the middle Krunal can take number 4. Krishnappa Gowtham is a better batter than Shabaz and hence he can be used to make the tail long. All in all, one of the better sides after the auction. No evident loopholes.
Rajasthan Royals:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Sanju Samson | Keeper/Batter | Trent Boult | Fast Bowler |
| Jos Butler | Keeper/Batter | Anunay Singh | All-Rounder |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Kuldeep Sen | Bowler |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | Karun Nair | Batter |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | Dhruv Jurel | Batter |
| David Miller | Batter | Tejas Baroka | All-Rounder |
| Riyan Parag | All-Rounder | Kuldeep Yadav | All-Rounder |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | All-Rounder | Shubham Garhwal | All-Rounder |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Spinner | Nathan Coulter-Nile | All-Rounder |
| KC Carriapa | Spinner | James Neesham | All-Rounder |
| Navdeep Saini | Fast Bowler | Rassie Van Der Dussen | Batter |
| Obed McCoy | Fast Bowler | Daryl Mitchell | All-Rounder |
| Prasidh Krishna | Fast Bowler |
RR Expected Playing XIs:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Butler, Devdutt Padikkal, Sanju Samson(c), Rassie Van Der Dussen/David Miller, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Navdeep Saini, Trent Boult, Yuzi Chahal, Prasidh Krishna.
General Thoughts:
Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction was very good for Rajasthan. However, they went helter-skelter on Day 2. Many middle-order players like Rassie and Daryl Mitchell were bought by them in the last accelerator. But the team is much better than last season. Top-heavy again. They have to find a way to fit, Yashasvi, Devdutt, and Butler in the order. Fast bowling is top-notch.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
| Player Names | Position | Player Names | Position |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Chama Milind | Fast Bowler |
| Faf Du Plessis | Batter | David Willey | All-Rounder |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-Rounder | Aneeshwar Gautam | Spinner |
| Dinesh Kartik | Batter/Keeper | Karn Sharma | Spinner |
| Josh Hazlewood | Fast Bowler | Siddharth Kaul | Fast Bowler |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-Rounder | Luvnith Sisodiya | All-Rounder |
| Mahipal Lomror | Batter | Harshal Patel | All-Rounder |
| Anuj Rawat | Batter/Keeper | Mohammad Siraj | Fast Bowler |
| Akash Deep | Keeper/Batter | ||
| Finn Allen | Batter | ||
| Sherfane Rutherford | All-Rounder | ||
| Jason Behrendorf | Fast Bowler | ||
| Suyash Prabhu Desai | Batter |
RCB Expected Playing XI:
Virat Kohli, Faf Du Plessis, Suyash Prabhudesai/Akash Deep, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror/Shabaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik, Wanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Mohammad Siraj.
General Thoughts: Siddhart Kaul always has had injury concerns, Chama Milind can get a game or two. Also, they are evidently shot by well-established Indian batters. Shabaz Ahmed and Mahipal Lomror have previously played well and have decent experience. Maybe, they should have gone for Karun Nair. The spin department is sorted. Hasaranga, Ahmed, and Maxwell will give the team 7-8 overs of spin.
Sunrises Hyderabad:
| Players Name | Position | Players Name | Position |
| Kane Williamson | Batter | Marco Jansen | All-Rounder |
| Washington Sundar | All-Rounder | Sean Abbot | Fast Bowler |
| T Natarajan | Fast Bowler | Ravikumar Samarth | Batter |
| Nicholas Pooran | Batter/Keeper | Shashank Singh | All-Rounder |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Fast Bowler | Saurabh Dubey | All-Rounder |
| Priyam Garg | Batter | Vishnu Vinod | All-Rounder |
| Rahul Tripathi | Batter | Glenn Phillips | Batter/Keeper |
| Abhishek Sharma | All-Rounder | Fazalhaq Farooqi | All-Rounder |
| Shreyas Gopal | Spinner | Umran Malik | Fast Bowler |
| Kartik Tyagi | Fast Bowler | Abdul Samad | All-Rounder |
| Jagadeesha Suchith | Spinner | ||
| Aiden Markram | Batter | ||
| Romario Shepherd | All-Rounder |
SRH Expected Playing XI:
Aiden Markram, Rahul Tripathi, Kane Williamson (C), Nicholas Pooran, Priyam Garg/Washington Sundar, Abdul Samad, Abhishek Sharma, Umran Malik/Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Marco Jansen, Shreyas Gopal.
General Thoughts:
Not the ideal playing XI. Many names aren’t yet well-established. Markram and Tripathi have to open. Opening back-up otherwise is in the form of Glenn Phillips (As he is a floater) or Kane himself. Samarth can be given a chance or two. Fast bowling has good Indian names. Washington Sundar and his batting abilities have to be backed. He can certainly bat number 5 and give 2 to 3 overs.
Gujarat Titans:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Jason Roy | Batter | Darshan Nalkande | All-Rounder |
| Hardik Pandya | All-Rounder | Yash Dayal | All-Rounder |
| Shubman Gill | Batter | Alzarri Joseph | Fast Bowler |
| Rashid Khan | Spinner | Pradeep Sangwan | Fast Bowler |
| Abhinav Sadarangani | Batter | Ashok Sharma | All-Rounder |
| Lockie Ferguson | Fast Bowler | David Miller | Batter |
| Mohammed Shami | Fast Bowler | Wriddhiman Saha | Batter/Keeper |
| Rahul Tewatia | Spinner | Matthew Wade | Batter/Keeper |
| Noor Ahmed | All-Rounder | Varun Aaron | Fast Bowler |
| Sai Kishore | Spinner | Sai Sudarshan | All-Rounder |
| Vijay Shankar | All-Rounder | ||
| Jayant Yadav | All-Rounder | ||
| Dominic Drakes | All-Rounder |
GT Expected Playing XI:
Jason Roy, Shubman Gill, Abhinav Sadarangani/Wriddhiman Saha, Vijay Shankar, David Miller, Hardik Pandya(C), Rahul Tewatia, Jayant Yadav, Rashid Khan, Lockie Ferguson, Mohammed Shami.
General Thoughts:
The team looks like has got all bases covered in the first 11. But they do not have the best backup. They need to find some reliable number 3 batter. Varun Aaron can be used to replace Shami in case of injury. But the presence of all-rounders gives them a good dynamic. They should have gone for an Indian batter.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Venkatesh Iyer | All-Rounder | Baba Indrajith | All-Rounder |
| Andre Russell | All-Rounder | Chamika Karunaratne | All-Rounder |
| Nitish Rana | Batter | Abhijeet Tomar | All-Rounder |
| Pat Cummins | Fast Bowler | Pratham Singh | Bowler |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | Ashok Sharma | All-Rounder |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Spinner | Sam Billings | Batter/Keeper |
| Shreyas Iyer | Batter | Alex Hales | Batter |
| Shivam Mavi | Bowler | Tim Southee | Bowler |
| Sheldon Jackson | Batter | Mohammad Nabi | All-Rounder |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | Ramesh Kumar | Batter |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Umesh Yadav | Fast Bowler |
| Anukul Roy | Spinner | Aman Khan | Batter |
| Rasikh Dar | Fast Bowler |
KKR Expected Playing XI:
Venkatesh Iyer, Sam Billings (WK) /Alex Hales, Nitish Rana, Shreyas Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Pat Cummins, Varun Chakravarthy, Umesh Yadav, Sunil Narine, Shivam Mavi.
General Thoughts:
The team is looking unsettled. They spent a lot of money on day 1 and remained silent on day 2. Heavy dependence on retained players. Should have gone for Sandeep Warrier, as he could be required as a pacer. If Sheldon Jackson can open, then Sam Billings can come and fill the gap in the middle order. The spin department looks good. Pacers are just above average.
Delhi Capitals IPL 2022 Teams:
| Player Name | Position | Player Name | Position |
| Rishabh Pant | Batter/Keeper | KS Bharat | Batter/Keeper |
| Axar Patel | All-Rounder | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | Fast Bowler |
| Prithvi Shaw | Batter | Khaleel Ahmed | Fast-Bowler |
| Anrich Nortje | Fast Bowler | Chetan Sakariya | Fast Bowler |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Fast Bowler | Lalit Yadav | All-Rounder |
| David Warner | Batter | Ripal Patel | All-Rounder |
| Mitchell Marsh | All-Rounder | Yash Dhull | Batter |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Spinner | Rovman Powell | All-Rounder |
| Shardul Thakur | All-Rounder | Pravin Dubey | All-Rounder |
| Mustafizur Rahman | Fast Bowler | Lungi Ngidi | Fast Bowler |
| Ashwin Hebbar | All-Rounder | Vicky Ostwal | Spinner |
| Abhishek Sharma | All-Rounder | ||
| Mandeep Singh | Batter |
DC Expected Playing XI:
David Waner, Prithvi Shaw, Mandeep Singh/KS Bharat, Mitchell Marsh, Rishabh Pant (C, WK), Rovman Powell, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya.
General Thoughts:
A good first 11 but backup options are poor. They could have gone for any of the more established finishers. They evidently don’t have a finisher and Rishabh Pant will have to bat till the very end. Rovman Powell is the X-Factor. Kuldeep Yadav has to be backed, he will certainly give you benefit. Warner was a good pick.
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