IPL 2022 is just weeks away and all the IPL franchises are gearing up to start the practice sessions for the players. It was a bit of a shocker for all the fans to see a few star players being on the unsold player’s list. But we might see a few franchises eyeing for the unsold players because of a few injuries and players’ unavailability’s in their current Squad. Here in this article, we have discussed the Top 3 Unsold Players In IPL 2022.
Let’s look at the Top 3 Unsold players In IPL 2022 Whom Teams Might Target for this edition:
1. Aaron Finch (c)
The Star Australian batsmen Aaron Finch was not picked by any team in the recent IPL Mega Auctions 2022. He is one of the best openers in the T20 international formats – He has previously played for SRH, MI, RCB, DC, RR, PK, and other teams.
Finch played his last IPL game for RCB against SRH in the year 2020. He has experience of playing 85 T20I games where he has scored 2641 runs with an average of 35.41.
He also holds the crazy record of highest individual score in the history of the T20I format. In a total of 87 IPL games, he has scored 2005 runs with an average of 25.38. And he has also guided Australia to win lift their 1st T20 World Cup in 2021.
Which Teams Will Target Him?
- Gujarat Titans might join in because this side lacks some experience on their side.
- Probably DC might also keep him under because they don’t have the batting depth.
2. Suresh Raina
It was very shocking to see that Suresh Raina was on the unsold player’s list. But he might get a chance to play for one of the IPL franchises because of keeping the current player’s injuries and unavailability.
The Chinna Thala of CSK has a record of playing a maximum number of IPL games – But time has changed, now he is lying on the other side of the tournament.
There were many games that Raina has single-handedly won games for CSK. He was one of the standing pillars for the men in yellow and he has also had various IPL records on his name.
He has a very good experience of IPL and few teams might keep an eye on him. Raina played a total of 205 IPL games and scored 5528 runs with an average of 32.52.
Which Teams Will Target Him?
- Probably Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore might keep him under the scanner because both sides lack experienced middle-order batsmen.
3. Ishant Sharma
The tall paceman was also sent into the Unsold list after not being picked by any of the IPL sides. He has a pretty good IPL experience of 93 games in which he has picked 72 wickets. And he has also performed pretty decent in the last few seasons.
Here is an interesting fact, Ishant Sharma is the first bowler to take a wicket in the history of IPL – where he has dismissed Rahul Dravid in the inaugural IPL game in 2008.
Now he is considered as the Test specialist but the player is also looking forward to playing IPL. He is the 2nd Indian fast bowler after Kapil Dev to play 100 Test games for India.
Which Teams Will Target Him?
- Well, Rajasthan Royals might look for him because they lack one experienced paceman in their bowling unit.
- Even Punjab Kings might eye him because even they have an inexperienced bowling setup
