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.

As we gear up for the the upcoming IPL mega auction in Bengaluru, TimesofIndia.com highlights eight prominent players for whom there can be potential bidding wars and for whom franchises will potentially be willing to break the bank: Quinton de Kock (South Africa): 29-year-old left-handed wicketkeeper batterSouth Africa's Quinton de Kock is one of the most exciting wicket-keeper batsmen around and a proven impact player in the IPL. After making a near miss debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2013 edition, de Kock became a consistent run-scorer in the league - amassing more than 2000 IPL runs.

Quinton de Kock In the last 8 years, he has represented four IPL franchises. In 2018, de Kock was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.8 crore before he was traded off to Mumbai Indians before the 2019 auction. He won his first IPL title with Mumbai Indians in the very first year. Opening the innings for MI in 2019, De Kock was the highest run-getter for the team in that season with 529 runs. He then played another major role in MI defending the title