IPL 2022 auction: Want to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad again, says former India u-19 captain Priyam Garg

Priyam Garg, who captained India to the final of the 2020 ICC u-19 World Cup, played two Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons with Sunrisers Hyderabad (2020 and 2021) and is expecting the Orange Army to pick him once again when the IPL 2022 Mega Auction takes place in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13. Priyam has set his base price at Rs 20 lakh. He was bought for Rs 1.90 crore by Sunrisers in the IPL 2020 Auction. A total of 590 cricketers are set to go under the hammer this time. 228 are capped players, 355 are uncapped players and 7 belong to Associate Nations.

(BCCI/IPL Photo)"I want to play for Sunrisers Hyderabad again. I want to stay with them because I have been with them for two years and I have learnt a lot there and I share a very good bond with them. I want to play for the team for whom I have been playing," Priyam told TimesofIndia.com in an exclusive interview. The 21-year-old Priyam, who scored 205 runs in 19 IPL matches at an average of 14.64, credited former Sunrisers' team mentor VVS Laxman for helping him improve his batting.

Garg with Laxman (BCCI/IPL Photo)"IPL is a big platform and not just me, every player has got a lot of exposure because of this big tournament. I have learned a lot while playing in the IPL. You share space with star players, listen to their experiences and take tips from them. IPL helps a lot while playing international cricket. I am really thankful that I have got the opportunity with Sunrisers Hyderabad. I have had a wonderful experience with Sunrisers," the 21 year old from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh further said. "I got to share the dressing room with star players like Kane Williamson, David Warner, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Manish Pandey, Rashid Khan and of course the legend VVS Laxman.