IPL 2022 Auction: Star India players who can fetch more than Rs 10 crore

IPL 2022 mega auction: The demand for India players is going to be huge at the auction table in Bengaluru as all 10 teams will look to build theirr squads around the local stars. The likes of Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan are certainly going to trigger bidding wars on Saturday.

The Indian Premier League mega auction has created a lot of buzz as 590 players will be going under the hammer on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. With 10 teams in the fray, all of them are starting from scratch after they were allowed retentions and draft picks (for the two new teams).

Teams are looking for a fresh start and they will be looking to make good use of the mega auction to build a core group that will serve them well for the next 3-5 years.

As many as 370 Indian players will be going under the hammer at this year's auction and some of them are expected to become million-dollar buys. For the first time in many years, we are likely to witness quite a few Indian players getting million-dollar contracts and a few even getting in excess of Rs 15 crore.

The IPL 2022 auction also has a marquee list, which includes 4 Indian players -- Shikhar Dhawan, Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer and R Ashwin. The demand for India players is certainly going to be high as teams will look to build their core around the local stars.

It was evident from the way the two new franchises, Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans went for India players as their captains. While Lucknow paid Rs 17 crore for KL Rahul (the costliest player so far ahead of IPL 2022) as their captain, Gujarat paid Rs 15 crore to appoint Hardik Pandya as their skipper.

With no Right To Match (RTM) cards available, the local stars will trigger bidding wars in Bengaluru.

Indiatoday.in takes a look at 5 players who can earn in excess of Rs 10 crore each the IPL 2022 mega auction