Australian cricketers will make up the greatest overseas portion in IPL mega auction, with Cummins, David Warner, Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh and Josh Hazlewood among those in the 47-strong Aussie list
But where will all this excitement unfold and when will all this begin? Here's the answer to all that
It will be IPL's 15th season this April and this would be the fifth mega-auction, apart from the 10 earlier ones where only some players took part. That makes it one every 365 days
Having coached in the IPL for three seasons, Ponting has watched several players rise and make a mark in the lucrative league
Then there are Deepak Chahar and Yuzvendra Chahal, who can also get anything in the range of USD 2 million (Rs 15 crore) as both of them are proven international performers
A total of 47 Australians have enrolled for the IPL auction, but Starc, who was in great form with the ball and the bat during the recently-concluded Ashes series, has opted out of the mega auction
Rajasthan Royals head into the auction here on Saturday with Rs 62 crores in their purse
The franchise, owned by private equity firm CVC Capital, will be led by India all-rounder Hardik Pandya
His worst performance came against Kolkata Knight Riders when he was hit for five sixes and 36 runs in 2.2 overs, which included two beamers, forcing captain Virat Kohli to take him off bowling
Chahal was a part of the RCB squad since 2014 but he was retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions.
Jamieson was the second-most-expensive buy at the IPL auction last year with Royal Challengers Bangalore shelling out a massive Rs 15 crore for him
There were speculations that Hardik could also decide to play just as a batter considering his injuries and workload on his body
Pujara and Sreesanth have registered for the IPL players auction at a base price of INR 50 lakh
There will be 590 players who will go under the hammer during the two-day auction
This will be the 15th season of the IPL and some of the biggest stars of world cricket will be coming together to light up the prestigious tournament
'Amongst 590 players who have registered for the auction, 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations,' stated an official release
Over the years, India's Under-19 cricketers have got good money in IPL auctions and it will be no different this time as well when the paddle goes up on February 12 and 13.
The Indian cricket team recently completed its three-Test and three-ODI engagement in South Africa without any bio-bubble breach or Covid-related issues
The two-day mega auction is slated to be held in Bengaluru on the February 12 and 13
Jofra Archer, Chris Woakes and Sam Curran are also not available for the auction: Report