IPL 2022 auction | Tim David bags huge sum as he joins Mumbai Indians

Despite not registering for IPL, Jofra Archer bags Rs 8 crore late on Day 2

England fast bowler Jofra Archer bagged Rs 8 crores in the Indian Premier League mega auctions on Sunday, 13 February. Despite dwindling funds the teams engaged in a bidding war the best they could and went till Rs 6 crore. Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the three teams in the hunt, but with Rs 10 crore and Rs 13 crore approximately, both RR and SRH had to butt out. Mumbai Indians on the other hand had over Rs 23 crore left in their purse and comfortably went on to buy Archer. Mumbai now house Jofra Archer and Jasprit Bumrah in the same line-up, which could turn out to be a scary proposition for the opponent teams. However, it needs to be understood that Jofra had not registered his name in the IPL Auctions indicating that he would not be playing in 2022. BCCI had also warned the franchises that the tearaway fast bowler would be put in the accelerated pool and if picked, teams would not get a replacement in case Jofra chooses not the play the 2022 season.

PSL 2022 | Gladiators shine in a high-scoring thriller

The 18th match of the ongoing season ended in Quetta Gladiators' favour as their batters pushed them towards victory in the clash against Islamabad United, chasing another huge total.

Afridi opts out of the remainder of PSL 2022

Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi has withdrawn from the remaining part of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2022, the reason being a lower-back injury.

Aggressive Sunrisers Hyderabad make big gains early on; Livingstone bags 11.5 crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad made big gains early on Day 2 of the Indian Premier League mega auctions by bagging sensible deals in Aiden Markram and Marco Jansen. The two South Africans would fill key positions in the first team with Markram taking the opening spot and Jansen being the left arm seamer who can bowl in the powerplay. SRH were aggressive throughout the morning trying to snoop in on Liam Livingstone at the price of Rs 10 crore but eventually lost to Punjab Kings who just did not let go. The English big hitter was the biggest buy of the day at the time of writing at Rs 11.5 crore. SRH also bid for West Indian pacer Odean Smith but once again lost to Punjab Kings for Rs 6 crore. But they managed to pick up their two South Africans in just Rs 6.8 crore combined which could be looked as a very reasonable deal considering it fills two positions in the first team.