Namma boys at IPL auction

Manjunath Hadimani | NT

16 Karnataka players, including KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal, are part of various IPL squads. Their combined price is 60.60 cr. All IPL teams have spent Rs 551 crore, of which Namma players take 9.2 percent.

Prasidh Krishna (Base price: 1cr, sold: 10cr)

Rajasthan Royals bagged Krishna for 10cr, who tops the list of Karnataka players in this auction. His recent stint with the Indian team surely helped him to fetch this deal. He has the ability to consistently hit 140kph and trouble the opposition with pace variations. Krishna was with Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2021 season and ended up with 12 wickets from 10 games.

Devdutt Padikkal (Base price: 20L, sold: 7.75cr)

Finishing two impressive seasons with RCB, Namma Devdutt was surely on the radar of many teams. Though RCB started the bidding, but eventually he ended up in Rajasthan’s pocket. An elegant left-hander is known for his free flow of the bat, and makes the batting look easy.

Manish Pandey (Base price: 1cr, sold: 4.6cr)

Karnataka captain will team up with his teammate KL Rahul at the Lucknow Super Giants. Manish Pandey has the ability to play at different positions from playing at one-down to finishing the game.

Abhinav Manohar (Base price: 20L, sold: 2.6cr)

Abhinav Manohar goes to Gujarat Titans fetching a decent 2.6 cr. At the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, he single-handedly took Karnataka home in a game against Saurashtra. So of course he has the ability and will bring a lot on the table.

Robin Uthappa (Base price: 2cr, sold: 2cr)

An experienced former Karnataka player returned to CSK for his base price of 2cr. Uthappa brings vast amount of experience with him and has also shown he is a good team player.

Karun Nair (Base price: 50L, sold: 1.4 cr)

Moving around from franchises, Karun Nair has the potential to play the anchor role. Going back to where he started his IPL career, will this season with Rajasthan be his breakthrough at the IPL? Let’s wait and watch.

K Gowtham (Base price: 50L, sold:90L)

LSG mentor Gautam Gambhir said getting allrounder Krishnappa Gowtham, who was bought for a record 9.25 crore by CSK at IPL auction 2021, for 90 lakh in IPL mega auction 2022 was a “steal deal” for the franchise. He added, “We were looking for somebody to add firepower at number eight.” Gowtham didn’t play any match last season.

Shreyas Gopal (Base price: 20L, sold: 75L)

Previously with RR, Shreyas Gopal moves to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 75L. The leggie took hat-trick against RCB in the 2019 season of the IPL.

Praveen Dubey (Base price: 20L, sold: 50L)

Dubey is picked by Delhi Capitals for 50L. The all-rounder made his debut for Delhi last season. Praveen is a leg break bowler, Handy batter down the order, and an excellent fielder.

KC Cariappa (Base price: 20L, sold: 30L)

Cariappa has been bought by Rajasthan Royals for 30 lakh. Spinner is known for his legbreak with variations. He previously played for KKR and Rajasthan.

R Samarth (Base Price:20L, sold: 20L)

The veteran Karnataka player gets his first chance to play at the IPL. The top-order batter is picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price.

J Suchith (Base price: 20L, sold:20L)

Suchith has been around for a while at the IPL, making his debut in 2015 season. Picked by SRH this year, the left-arm orthodox bowler can also play handy cameos with the bat and a gun fielder too.

Aneeshwar Gautam (Base price: 20L, sold: 20L)

The U-19 champion Aneeshwar will be part of RCB this season. He is a left-arm spinner and a lower-middle order batter who could be handy.

Luvnith Sisodia (Base price: 20L, sold: 20L)

The wicket-keeper batter will also be part of RCB this season. He is known for scoring a triple hundred in a corporate One-day tournament in Karnataka.