Tata IPL 2022 Mega Auction Updates, Schedule, Lucknow and Ahmedabad Player List: The forthcoming fifteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is expected to be a lot more delightful and exhilarating for the fans with the addition of the two new IPL teams. The Board Of Control for Cricket in India, earlier, announced the induction of two new IPL teams – Ahmedabad (owned by CVC Capitals) and Lucknow (Owned by RPSG Group).
Recently, the BCCI provided the Letter of Intent (LOI) to the two newly inducted IPL teams. With the expansion of the tournament, the cash-rich league has now become a ten teams affair.
Last Year in October, all the eight existing IPL teams announced their list of retained players. As many as 27 players were retained by eight teams which included four overseas cricketers.
IPL Franchise Player Retentions:
Chennai Super Kings – Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Moeen Ali.
Delhi Capitals – Rishabh Pant, Anrich Nortje, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw.
Mumbai Indians – Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Suryakumar Yadav, Kieron Pollard.
Kolkata Knight Riders – Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer.
Rajasthan Royals – Sanju Samson, Jos Buttler, Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad – Kane Williamson, Abdul Samad, Umran Malik.
Royal Challengers Bangalore – Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammad Siraj.
Punjab Kings – Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh.
The two newly inducted IPL teams are also now allowed to pick three players as their draft picks. As many as two domestic and one overseas player can be picked by the two new teams ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 Mega Auction.
As per the latest developments, the BCCI has confirmed that the IPL 2022 Mega Auction will be a two days affair hosted in Bangalore. The franchises will assemble on 12th and 13th February in Bangalore and the process of the mega auction will get underway.
Tata IPL 2022 Mega Auction Updates, Schedule, Lucknow and Ahmedabad Player List.
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IPL 2022 Complete Schedule:
The BCCI released complete schedule for the Tata IPL 2022 on Sunday, 06th March 2022.
| S.No. | Date | Match Details | Venue | Time |
| 1 | March 26, 2022 | CSK vs KKR | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 2 | March 27, 2022 | DC vs MI | Brabourne – CCI | 3:30 PM |
| 3 | March 27, 2022 | PBKS vs RCB | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 4 | March 28, 2022 | GT vs LSG | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 5 | March 29, 2022 | SRH vs RR | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 6 | March 30, 2022 | RCB vs KKR | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 7 | March 31, 2022 | LSG vs CSK | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 8 | April 1, 2022 | KKR vs PBKS | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 9 | April 2, 2022 | MI vs RR | DY Patil Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 10 | April 2, 2022 | GT vs DC | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 11 | April 3, 2022 | CSK vs PBKS | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 12 | April 4, 2022 | SRH vs LSG | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 13 | April 5, 2022 | RR vs RCB | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 14 | April 6, 2022 | KKR vs MI | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 15 | April 7, 2022 | LSG vs DC | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 16 | April 8, 2022 | PBKS vs GT | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 17 | April 9, 2022 | CSK vs SRH | DY Patil Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 18 | April 9, 2022 | RCB vs MI | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 19 | April 10, 2022 | KKR vs DC | Brabourne – CCI | 3:30 PM |
| 20 | April 10, 2022 | RR vs LSG | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 21 | April 11, 2022 | SRH vs GT | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 22 | April 12, 2022 | CSK vs RCB | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 23 | April 13, 2022 | MI vs PBKS | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 24 | April 14, 2022 | RR vs GT | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 25 | April 15, 2022 | SRH vs KKR | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 26 | April 16, 2022 | MI vs LSG | Brabourne – CCI | 3:30 PM |
| 27 | April 16, 2022 | DC vs RCB | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 28 | April 17, 2022 | PBKS vs SRH | Brabourne – CCI | 3:30 PM |
| 29 | April 17, 2022 | GT vs CSK | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 30 | April 18, 2022 | RR vs KKR | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 31 | April 19, 2022 | LSG vs RCB | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 32 | April 20, 2022 | DC vs PBKS | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 33 | April 21, 2022 | MI vs CSK | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 34 | April 22, 2022 | DC vs RR | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 35 | April 23, 2022 | KKR vs GJ | DY Patil Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 36 | April 23, 2022 | RCB vs SRH | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 37 | April 24, 2022 | LSG vs MI | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 38 | April 25, 2022 | PBKS vs CSK | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 39 | April 26, 2022 | RCB vs RR | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 40 | April 27, 2022 | GT vs SRH | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 41 | April 28, 2022 | DC vs KKR | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 42 | April 29, 2022 | PBKS vs LSG | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 43 | April 30, 2022 | GT vs RCB | Brabourne – CCI | 3:30 PM |
| 44 | April 30, 2022 | RR vs MI | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 45 | May 1, 2022 | DC vs LSG | Wankhede Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 46 | May 1, 2022 | SRH vs CSK | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 47 | May 2, 2022 | KKR vs RR | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 48 | May 3, 2022 | GT vs PBKS | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 49 | May 4, 2022 | RCB vs CSK | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 50 | May 5, 2022 | DC vs SRH | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 51 | May 6, 2022 | GT vs MI | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 52 | May 7, 2022 | PBKS vs RR | Wankhede Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 53 | May 7, 2022 | LSG vs KKR | MCA Stadium, Pune | 3:30 PM |
| 54 | May 8, 2022 | SRH vs RCB | Wankhede Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 55 | May 8, 2022 | CSK vs DC | DY Patil Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 56 | May 9, 2022 | MI vs KKR | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 57 | May 10, 2022 | LSG vs GT | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 58 | May 11, 2022 | RR vs DC | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 59 | May 12, 2022 | CSK vs MI | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 60 | May 13, 2022 | RCB vs PBKS | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 61 | May 14, 2022 | KKR vs SRH | MCA Stadium, Pune | 7:30 PM |
| 62 | May 15, 2022 | CSK vs GT | Wankhede Stadium | 3:30 PM |
| 63 | May 15, 2022 | LSG vs RR | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 64 | May 16, 2022 | PBKS vs DC | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 65 | May 17, 2022 | MI vs SRH | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 66 | May 18, 2022 | KKR vs LSG | DY Patil Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 67 | May 19, 2022 | RCB vs GT | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 68 | May 20, 2022 | RR vs CSK | Brabourne – CCI | 7:30 PM |
| 69 | May 21, 2022 | MI vs DC | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
| 70 | May 22, 2022 | SRH vs PBKS | Wankhede Stadium | 7:30 PM |
Ahmedabad and Lucknow Player List:
The CVC Capitals Partners owned Ahmedabad based IPL franchise is likely to rope in all-rounder Hardik Pandya as their skipper. The other two draft pick options are Rashid Khan and Subhab Gill.
Ahmedabad draft players list (confirm): Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill
The RPSG Group-owned Lucknow based IPL team is reportedly in contact with KL Rahul as team skipper for IPL 2022. The other two options for Lucknow are Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi.
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