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Watch: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Mike Hesson Reveals Preparations For IPL 2022 Mega Auction

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Director of Cricket and head coach Mike Hesson said that the scouting programme for the mega auction helps the team in knowing the players in-depth. The mega auction for the IPL 2022 season will be held on February 12 and 13 in Bengaluru. "Once the retentions are finished, we find out the remaining purse of all the other teams. It's a continuation of our scouting programme so, there are a number of domestic tournaments taking place and our scouts are out there, feeding back the information to our coaching team. So, a lot of meetings and discussions, watching videos, reaffirming views.

IPL 2022 Auction: Big Hitters And A Superstar Namesake - 5 Players To Watch Out For

Some of the world's top cricketers will be among 590 players in the two-day IPL auction for the big-bucks Indian Premier League this weekend. Here's a look at five stars who could attract massive fees when the 10 franchises -- including two new ones -- place their bids in Bengaluru ahead of the Twenty20 tournament due to start in late March.

IPL auction 2022: 'Dil se khelo' - Why Mohammed Azharuddeen wants to play with Virat Kohli again at RCB

Mohammed Azharuddeen was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore at his base price of Rs. 20 lakh in the February 2021 player auction. Though he didn't get a single game to play last season, the 27-year-old, whose name will once again be called at the auction table this time, is hopeful of getting an IPL contract. "Practice is on in full swing. I have worked a lot on my batting and technique. I am hopeful that I will be picked at the auction and will again get a chance to share the dressing room with seniors and star players from across the world. I know how good I am in T20s. I am staying positive about the auction," Azharuddeen told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview. At RCB, Azharudeen, who is also known as 'junior Azhar' among his friends and team-mates, got the chance to pick the brains of star players like Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell.

Daniel Vettori Hints At Possible Reason Behind RCB Retaining Maxwell

With Virat Kohli stepping down as captain after IPL 2021, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have a real dilemma and will be hoping to find the best solution ahead of the upcoming season. Many fans and experts have asked the franchise to rope in former SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) captain David Warner, who had a fantastic T20 World Cup last year. Despite getting removed from SRH's captaincy mid-way through IPL 2021, Warner was a pivotal figure for Australia, who won the T20 World Cup trophy. But former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori feels that the franchise has an option right in front of them and suggested the name of Glenn Maxwell. The Aussie all-rounder is one of the three players to have been retained by the franchise. The others being Kohli and Mohammed Siraj. The former RCB cricketer also feels that Maxwell was retained as "he's a potential captaincy option".

IPL 2022 auction: Watch out for these eight potential hot picks

A total of 370 Indian players and 220 overseas players will be up for grabs for the ten IPL teams. With the addition of two new teams -- Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad -- the total number of available slots has increased to 217. We can expect an action-packed event in Bengaluru with 48 players opting to be included in the highest Rs 2 crore reserve price bracket. In the history of the IPL auction the most expensive buy at the auction has been South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who was bought by the Rajasthan Royals at the last player auction in 2021 for Rs 16.25 Crore. There are very good chances that someone will break that record at the mega auction this time.

"Not Much Attention Is On Me When Batting With Kohli": Former RCB Opener

Since his Indian Premier League debut, Devdutt Padikkal has developed a lot as a cricketer. The exposure of playing with cricketers like Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers helped him a great deal. Kohli, who was leader when Padikkal burst onto the scene, stepped down as Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain after IPL 2021 but has been retained by the franchise ahead of IPL 2022. The duo has batted together on many occasions in the IPL. Although Padikkal hasn't been retained by the franchise, he is expected to be involved in a bidding war during the IPL 2022 mega auction this month. Speaking on RCB Podcast, the 21-year-old opened up about how it is to bat with Kohli and also lauded the former RCB skipper.

IPL auction recap: Do the big bucks always produce big performances? Not really

IPL 2022 auction to sell the hot picks. The next edition of the IPL player auction is scheduled to take place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13 with 590 players set to go under the hammer - out of this 370 are Indian players and 220 are overseas players. All the 10 franchises, including the two new entrants Lucknow and Ahmedabad, will battle it out to buy the best of the talents on offer in intense bidding wars. They are ready to shell out mind boggling amounts of money, as is usually the case, to snatch the best of the best in the high-octane dramatical setup that is an IPL auction. But the big bucks don't always translate into big performances. Over the years, a number of the hot picks at the IPL player auction have not done anything to set the stage on fire. In fact, most of the players who have commanded the biggest price tags at the auction have been disappointing on the field, while there have been some exceptions. So before the IPL 2022 auction makes new record-breaking millionaires in the cricketing world, let us roll back the years and take a look at the most expensive price tags commanded by Indian and foreign players in the history of the IPL auction over the years and how those players did in those seasons for their respective franchises. 5 MOST EXPENSIVE PRICE TAGS FOR INDIAN PLAYERS SO FAR

Was asked to quit cricket and drive auto after 2019 IPL: Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj says he was asked to "quit cricket and drive auto" with his father after a poor 2019 IPL season, making him think that his career in the league was over before MS Dhoni's counsel came to his rescue. Siraj's seven wickets in nine matches with an economy rate of nearly 10 reflected his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore's (RCB) disastrous outing that season as they lost six straight games at the start and finished at the bottom. His worst performance came against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) when he was hit for five sixes and 36 runs in 2.2 overs, which included two beamers, forcing captain Virat Kohli to take him off bowling.

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Watch: Royal Challengers Bangalore's Mike Hesson Reveals Preparations For IPL 2022 Mega Auction

IPL 2022 Auction: Big Hitters And A Superstar Namesake - 5 Players To Watch Out For

IPL auction 2022: 'Dil se khelo' - Why Mohammed Azharuddeen wants to play with Virat Kohli again at RCB

Daniel Vettori Hints At Possible Reason Behind RCB Retaining Maxwell

IPL 2022 auction: Watch out for these eight potential hot picks

"Not Much Attention Is On Me When Batting With Kohli": Former RCB Opener

IPL auction recap: Do the big bucks always produce big performances? Not really

Was asked to quit cricket and drive auto after 2019 IPL: Mohammed Siraj