Ever since the T20 format has come into the world of cricket, the popularity of cricket has climbed to greater heights. And, league cricket has gained tremendous popularity in it. Players from the country and the world are selected in a team and not against any country but against the franchise team, there is a war on the battlefield. Senior players of many teams of the world have now retired from their careers or many are in the final stages. At the same time, due to such leagues, young players are getting opportunities. Something similar was seen in IPL Mega Auction-2022. Many masters of the cricket world did not get the chariot. There was no bidding on them and they remained unsold.
Many famous players including Suresh Raina, Eoin Morgan, Ishant Sharma were not bought by any team for IPL 2022 this time. Such players include players like Amit Mishra, Piyush Chawla, Imran Tahir, Steve Smith, and Shakib Al Hasan.
The history of IPL shows that fast bowlers Amit Mishra and Piyush Chawla are on the list of all-time top-5 wicket-takers of IPL. Who does not know the performance of Shakib Al Hasan, Imran Tahir, and Steve Smith? But, in the mega auction, no team expressed confidence in these players.
Top 5 Wicket Takers of IPL
Lasith Malinga – 122 matches 170 wickets
Dwayne Bravo – 151 matches 167 wickets
Amit Mishra – 154 matches 166 wickets
Piyush Chawla – 165 matches 157 wickets
Harbhajan Singh – 163 matches 150 wickets
Only one player from these top bowlers
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo has been retained by Chennai Super Kings (CSK). At the same time, Lasith Malinga and Harbhajan Singh have taken goodbye from cricket. Amit Mishra and Piyush Chawla remained unsold in the auction. Apart from these bowlers, fast bowler Ishant Sharma also did not bid.
IPL record of Shakib Al Hasan, Steve Smith, and Imran Tahir
If we take a look at the performances of Shakib Al Hasan, Steve Smith, and Imran Tahir in the IPL, it is clear that these three players have been at their best many times. Steve Smith has scored 2485 runs in 103 IPL matches played so far. At the same time, Imran Tahir took 82 wickets in 59 IPL matches played. Bangladesh’s prolific all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan scored 793 runs in 71 IPL matches and got 63.
Records recorded in the history of IPL show that the performance of these three players has been brilliant. But, despite this, they remained unsold in this auction. In the mega auction, all the teams have bet mostly on young players. Four players of the champion Indian team of ‘ICC U-19 World Cup, 2022’ also got the lottery and they will now enter the field to play IPL in the upcoming season.
