The much-awaited IPL 2022 mega auction is scheduled to take place on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru and will see 590 players at stake. This auction will feature 370 Indian cricketers and 220 international cricketers. Of these, 48 players have placed themselves in the Rs 2 crore category. Many stars expect to receive a huge amount and when it comes to the costliest purchase of IPL, the event may even break some records.

All eyes will be on Shikhar Dhawan

Team India's senior opener Shikhar Dhawan has kept a base price of 2 crores. Shikhar Dhawan had scored 587 runs in 16 matches last season and this year's edition will give the left-handed opener a chance to showcase his aggressive brand of cricket. Ravichandran Ashwin said on his YouTube channel that we have Shikhar Dhawan. As the saying goes, Old is Gold. There is no doubt that he can win you the championship.

Here are the retained players

• Chennai Super Kings (Rs 48 crore)

• Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 16 crore)

• MS Dhoni (Rs 12 crore)

• Moeen Ali (Rs 8 crore)

• Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 6 crore)

Delhi Capitals (Rs 47.5 crore)

• Rishabh Pant (Rs 16 crore)

• Axar Patel (Rs 9 crore)

• Prithvi Shaw (Rs 7.5 crore)

• Enrique Nortje (Rs 6.5 crore)

Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 48 crore)

• Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore)

• Varun Chakraborty (Rs 8 crore)

• Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 8 crore)

• Sunil Narine (Rs 6 crore)

Mumbai Indians (Rs 48 crore)

• Rohit Sharma (Rs 16 crore)

• Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 12 crore)

• Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 8 crore)

• Kieron Pollard (Rs 6 crore)

Punjab Kings (Balance Purse - Rs 72 Crore)

• Mayank Agarwal (Rs 12 crore)

• Arshdeep Singh (Rs 4 crore)

Rajasthan Royals (Rs 62 crore)

• Sanju Samson (Rs 14 crore)

• Jos Buttler (Rs 10 crore)

• Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 4 crore)

Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 57 crore)

• Virat Kohli (Rs 15 crore)

• Glenn Maxwell (Rs 11 crore)

• Mohammad Siraj (Rs 7 crore)

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 68 crore)

• Kane Williamson (Rs 14 crore)

• Abdul Samad (Rs 4 crore)

• Umran Malik (Rs 4 crore)

Gujarat Titans (Rs 52 Crore)

• Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore)

• Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore)

• Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore)

Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 59.8 crore)

• KL Rahul (Rs 17 crore)

• Marcus Stoinis (Rs 9.2 cr)

• Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 4 crore)

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