IPL 2022 auctioneer should have highlighted certain players

Yash Dhull

As the IPL mega auction entertained across two days, making millionaires out of cricketers both young and old, some viewers felt that they could have been better informed had they been told a bit more about some unknown players than simply screening statistics.

Ashish Kamble, a city-based BPO employee, said: "I'm a keen follower of Indian cricket, but even I didn't know some of the uncapped players in the auction and only mentioning their match statistics is not enough. The auctioneer could have said a sentence or two about these players and their recent achievements. For example, Yash Dhull led India to the U-19 World Cup title recently, but when he came up for the auction, nothing was said about him. He got only his base price [Rs 50 lakh]. Had the auctioneer spoken about his World Cup feat, he may have earned more."

Ryan Noronha, a Gurugram-based banker felt that even some of the big-earning international players, could have been highlighted. "I was stunned when Mumbai Indians picked up Tim David for Rs 8.25cr because I didn't know much about him. Later, when I Googled him, I learnt that he's a T20 specialist batter from Singapore and has done well in many franchise tournaments across the world. This information should have been provided by the auctioneer upfront so that viewers like us are well informed," said Noronha.