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Cricket News: 3 U19 stars who will likely land a deal in the IPL 2022 Auction | 3 U19 stars who should find a home in IPL 2022
The IPL 2022 Mega Auction is just a few days away, and all teams are in the planning phase to shortlist potential players they can target in the auction.
To be specific, teams will be looking to build their core team around retained players for the next few years. And the franchises will be looking to invest in the future players as over the years a number of uncapped young talented individuals, yet to play an international, have used the most coveted league in the world as a platform to showcase their prowess and pedigree.
This year promises to be no different. The recently concluded U19 World Cup in the West Indies saw young players from various countries show their mettle and catch the eyeballs of many around the globe. In this article, we look at the three such U19 players who can get hefty deals during the IPL 2022 Auction on February 12 and 13.
Yash Dhull
India’s captain is one of the most promising talents from this year’s U19 World Cup. He is India’s key batter, and has produced some brilliant knocks including a match-winning hundred against Australia to take his team to the Final.
He will definitely be one of the most attractive young uncapped batters out there that the IPL franchises will bid for. He is an aggressive attacker of the ball and has a decent sense of game understanding that helps him choose his stance and aggression carefully.
A young quality middle-order Indian batter at 20 lakhs, Dhull is certain to be on the radar of many franchises. Aside from the batting, the Delhi batter is also a sharp fielder, and having him in the team will guarantee a long rewarding association.
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
The hard-hitting bowling all-rounder is going to steal the spotlight in the auction.
Apart from his prowess with the ball, the Maharashtra pacer has also exhibited his big-hitting skills in the tournament. With the ball, he can clock high 130’s and hit the deck hard. He’s regarded as the best six-hitter in the U19 team, so with the bat he can be used as a middle-order enforcer; someone who can take on the bowlers.
He showed his credentials as an all-rounder and he might cause a bidding war among the franchises. A tall player with a strong build who’s deadly with the new ball and can hit lusty blows with the bat is sure to attract bidders.
Hangargekar’s slightly higher base price of 30 lakh also suggests that he is confident of sparking heavy interest amongst the franchises.
Dewald Brevis
Dewald Brevis burst onto the scene at the U19 World Cup when he displayed his ability to score at a good clip irrespective of the plans and fields set against him, courtesy of his brilliant strokeplay.
Brevis aggregated a total of 506 runs in the 2022 U19 World Cup, going past Dhawan’s tally of 505 at 84.33 by scoring three half-centuries and two hundreds to become the top-scorer in a single edition.
The U19 star has already earned the nickname of “Baby AB” and he’s also likely to earn a contract in the upcoming mega auction. At the age of 18, he has already developed the 360° game with the bat and if required he can roll his arm over for a few overs of leg-spin. He has placed himself in the Rs 20 lakh bracket and he’s already on the radar of a few franchises.
Written by Vaibhav Tripathi. Follow Vaibhav on Twitter today.
