Expensive Players of RCB in IPL 2022 Mega Auction: As per IPL rules, each team have to build a squad with a minimum of 18 players to a maximum of 25 players to get featured in the tournament.
Earlier to the IPL 2022 Mega Auction all 8 existing teams announced their retained players list and released the remaining players to the auction pool from which the 2 new IPL teams are allowed to draft a maximum of 3 players each.
According to which, Lucknow Super Giants ropes KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis, and uncapped player Ravi Bishnoi. Where Gujarat Titans picked Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and Shubman Gill as their drafted players.
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Expensive Players of RCB in IPL 2022 Mega Auction
Expensive Players of RCB in IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Royal Challengers Bangalore spent a total of INR 55.45 crores in the recently concluded IPL 2022 Mega Auction. RCB picked a total of 22 players including he retained players ahead of IPL 2022.
Prior to the IPL 2022 Mega Auction RCB retained 3 players and added 19 players to the squad from the mega auction event.
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RCB picked 2 players for 10+ crores in the IPL 2022 mega auction. Notably, RCB spent this whopping amount to rope back the players whom they released prior to the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
| Player | Role | Price |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | All-rounder | INR 10.75 crores |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler | INR 10.75 crores |
| Josh Hazlewood | Bowler | INR 7.75 crores |
| Faf du Plessis | Batsman | INR 7 crores |
| Dinesh Karthik (wk) | WK-Batsman | INR 5.50 crores |
Wanindu Hasaranga
Sri Lankan all-rounder, Wanindu Hasaranga comes in as a replacement for Adam Zampa in the remainder of IPL 2021. Wanindu was drafted straight into the senior men’s side from Sri Lanka’s U-19 team.
An explosive middle-order batsman, Wanindu is also useful with his leggies. He had a dream start to his international career when he claimed a hat-trick in his very first outing in an ODI in June 2017.
Wanindu Hasaranga Batting Stats
| Year | Mat | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
| Career | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 1* | 1 | 2 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wanindu Hasaranga Bowling Stats
| Year | Mat | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
| Career | 2 | 0 | 0/0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 0 |
Harshal Patel
Harshal Patel makes his return to RCB after being traded in from the Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2021. The Haryana-born pacer made his debut IPL appearance in 2012.
After spending the majority of his IPL career at Royal Challengers Bangalore, Patel, who moved to Delhi in 2018, put in some impressive all-round performances during the domestic season of 2019-20, and was one of the few players to be retained by Delhi Capitals ahead of the IPL 2020.
Notably, Harshal Patel is the winner of the IPL 2021 Purple Cap where he scalped 32 wickets in 15 matches and tied the record of CSK bowler Dwayne Bravo of taking the most wicket in a single IPL edition.
Harshal Patel Bowling stats
| Year | Mat | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
| Career | 63 | 78 | 5/27 | 23.17 | 8.58 | 16.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 32 | 5 | 14.34 | 8.14 | 10.56 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 44.66 | 8.93 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38.5 | 9.62 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23.85 | 9.54 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 14.33 | 10.75 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 10.5 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 19.29 | 7.48 | 15.47 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 28.25 | 10.27 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 37.77 | 8.29 | 27.33 | 0 | 0 |
Josh Hazlewood
Australia’s Josh Hazlewood is known for his pace, bouncers, and consistent performances. Josh Hazlewood was picked up by the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL Player Auction ahead of the 2020 season.
The New South Wales native caught the eye of IPL scouts when he was picked by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2014 edition of the league.
After being released by CSK, Hazlewood was roped by RCB for INR 7.75 crores in the IPL 2022 Mega Auction.
Josh Hazlewood Bowling Stats
| Year | Mat | WKTS | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W |
| Career | 12 | 12 | 3/24 | 29.75 | 7.93 | 22.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 26.63 | 8.37 | 19.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 6.4 | 60 | 0 | 0 |
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IPL 2022 Mega Auction – Overview
A total of INR 551.7 Crore was spent in the two days of the IPL 2022 mega auction over 204 players including 67 overseas cricketers. The most expensive player to emerge at the auction was Ishan Kishan who was bought for Rs 15.25 crore by Mumbai Indians.
| Category | Player | Price in IPL 2022 Auction | Team |
| Most Expensive Player | Ishan Kishan | INR 15.25 crores | MI |
| Most Expensive Batter | Shreyas Iyer | INR 12.25 crores | KKR |
| Most Expensive Bowlers | Deepak Chahar | 14 crores | CSK |
| Most Expensive All-rounder | Liam Livingstone | INR 11.5 crores | PBKS |
| Most Expensive Wicketkeeper | Ishan Kishan | INR 15.25 crores | MI |
| Most Expensive overseas player | Liam Livingstone | INR 11.5 crores | PBKS |
| Most Expensive Uncapped player | Avesh Khan | INR 10 crores | LSG |
| Most Expensive capped player | Ishan Kishan | INR 15.25 crores | MI |
