IPL Auction 2022 highlights: Hugh Edmeades returns for the final round of the Auction

England's power-hitting all-rounder Liam Livingstone hit a jackpot on day two of IPL Mega Auction on Sunday. In the first round of Sunday's auction proceedings, Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings showed intense interest with Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans jumping into the aggressive bidding war.

. All-rounder Deepak Chahar not only earned more bucks as compared to MS Dhoni but also became the costliest player ever bought by CSK at an IPL auction, in an intense and long opening day of the mega auction, in Bengaluru, on Saturday.

"Really happy to be back in CSK and thank you so much Mahi bhai (MS Dhoni) and management for showing faith in me. I couldn't imagine playing for another team. I only wanted to play for CSK," Chahar said in a video tweeted by CSK official handle.

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. The players' auction for this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) was halted after auctioneer Hugh Edmeades had collapsed on stage during the bidding in Bengaluru on Saturday.

. Pace bowler Josh Hazlewood emerging as the most expensive Australian bought on the opening day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Mega Auction -- and nearly quadrupling his earnings from what he got last year -- is a sign that the 31-year-old has finally broken into the top echelons of cricketers from around the world competing in the lucrative league.

Delhi were engaged in a see-saw battle with Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians to acquire the Australian quick, before Royal Challengeres Bangalore entered the fray and picked him for INR 7.75 crore, the highest amount secured by an Australian cricketer on Day 1 of the Mega Auction.

. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) owner Sanjiv Goenka on Saturday said that the 2022 IPL Mega Auction is going on track for them. He added that he could visualise a balance in the team through the players they have got till now.

. Australian T20 World-Cup winning duo David Warner and Mitchell Marsh, and experienced India all-rounder Shardul Thakur headlined the buys of the JSW and GMR co-owned franchise Delhi Capitals on Day 1 of the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.

While Warner and Marsh were acquired for Rs. 6.25 crore and 6.50 crore respectively, Thakur became the franchise's most expensive buy of the auction so far at Rs. 10.75 crore. The Delhi-based franchise also acquired services of the Indian left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman for Rs. 2 crore each along with exciting domestic talents -- Ashwin Hebbar (Rs 20 lakh), Sarfaraz Khan (Rs 20 lakh) Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Rs 1.10 crore) and KS Bharat (Rs 2.0 crore).

. Punjab Kings management on Saturday expressed satisfaction with the "interesting picks" they made on the opening day of the IPL mega auction on Saturday. Punjab Kings head coach Anil Kumble said they were looking forward to on Sunday they will complete their squad.

. Australian opener David Warner has expressed happiness on his return to the Delhi franchise where his journey in the Indian Premier League (IPL) started in 2009. Warner, one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricket, was picked by Delhi Capitals for a bargain price of Rs 6.25 crore in the IPL Mega Auction in Bengaluru on Saturday.

. Uncapped India pacer Avesh Khan joined the ten-crore club in the ongoing IPL auction on Saturday. Khan, who was phenomenal for Delhi in the 2021 season, got bids straightaway from Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants. When Chennai backed out, Mumbai Indians entered the fray and was in an intense battle with Lucknow.

. The exciting new generation of fearless Indian cricketers landed career-changing jackpot deals as teams splurged big on talented players on an incident-filled opening day of the Indian Premier League mega auction here on Saturday.

. The PTI tries to answer some common queries about the IPL bids that fans have and why some of the insane bidding happened while some went unsold.

. Suresh Raina, Imran Tahir, David Miller, Steve Smith, Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammed Nabi, Sam Billings, Matthew Wade, Wriddhiman Saha, Umesh Yadav, Adam Zampa, Amit Mishra, Adil Rashid, Anmolpreet Singh, C Hari Nishaanth, N Jagadeesan, Mohammed Azharudeen, Manimaran Siddharth, Sandeep Lamichhane.

. CSK had to go the distance for one among Deepak Chahar and Shardul Thakur, both blessed with multiple skill-sets. Chahar with his impeccable powerplay wicket-taking ability and being a part of CSK's set template of experienced players was a no-brainer. Once they took Chahar, they couldn't have possibly gone for Shardul. However, CSK still look short on express pace department but MS Dhoni will manage it.

. A current India player and also a wicket-keeper. Can win matches singlehandedly and, at 24, has age on his side. A part of MI's batting core. With 48 crore available, they could have gone for only one big India player. With matches at Wankhede and short boundaries, Kishan is the man to watch out for.

. Biggest Buy at Auction: Ishan Kishan (India, Mumbai Indians) Rs 15.25 crore

. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan became the second-most expensive Indian player in the history of IPL after being picked by his former team Mumbai Indians for a whopping Rs 15.25 crores.

. Broadcaster Charu Sharma continued the auction yesterday.

. Stylish India international Shreyas Iyer predictably became the highest paid player among the marquee set with Kolkata Knight Riders clinching him for a whopping Rs 12.25 crore after an intense bidding war at the Indian Premier League auction here on Saturday.

. Australian pace bowling stalwart and Test skipper Pat Cummins said he was "absolutely pumped" to be back with the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) after the IPL franchise made a winning bid for the 28-year-old cricketer in the mega auction on Saturday.

. In his own words, all-rounder Deepak Hooda was left "demoralised, depressed and under pressure" after a well documented spat with his Baroda state team captain, Krunal Pandya.

. With two new teams -- Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants -- in the fray, the 15th IPL auction, is being held in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13, will see over 590 players go under the hammer. This is the last mega-event as the BCCI is planning to do away with the concept as most franchises don't want their stable core to be tinkered with.

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