IPL Mega Auction 2022 - Day 1

This blog post serves as a document that predicts the costs of the 161 players going under the hammer on Day 1 of the IPL Mega Auction. The results have been inferred from the results of an in house predictive model. I will iterate the post over time to reflect the offset as I learn the validity and closeness of my findings to aid further analysis.

HOT TAKE - Most Expensive Player: Deepak Chahar 11.25 CR

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Capped Sets I - Predictions for every player have been included. Some unsold players will come back to be sold the following day. Remember that players within each set appear in a random order that is drawn live.

The sets are in order of auction appearance:

SET 1 - Marquee Set

R. Ashwin - 4.15 CR

T. Boult - 5.35 CR

Pat Cummins - 9.25 CR

Q. De Kock - 6.25 CR

S. Dhawan - 5.85 CR

F. Du Plessis - 5.25 CR

S. Iyer - 10.25 CR

K. Rabada - 7 CR

M. Shami - 7.25 CR

D. Warner - 6.15 CR

SET 2 - Batsmen 1

SET 3 - All Rounders 1

SET 4 - Wicketkeepers 1

SET 5 - Fast bowlers 1

SET 6 - Spinners 1

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Uncapped Sets I - Predictions only for players I think will receive bids on day 1 have been included. Some unsold players will come back to be sold the following day. Remember that players within each set appear in a random order that is drawn live.

The sets are in order of auction appearance:

SET 7 - Uncapped Batsmen 1

SET 8 - Uncapped All Rounders 1

SET 9 - Uncapped Wicketkeepers 1

SET 10 - Uncapped Fast Bowlers 1

SET 11 - Uncapped Spinners 1

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Capped Sets II - Predictions only for players I think will receive bids on day 1 have been included. Some unsold players will come back to be sold the following day. Remember that players within each set appear in a random order that is drawn live.

The sets are in order of auction appearance:

SET 12 - Batsman 2

SET 13 - All Rounders 2

SET 14 - Fast Bowlers 2

SET 15 - Spinners 2

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Uncapped Sets II - Predictions only for players I think will receive bids on day 1 have been included. Some unsold players will come back to be sold the following day. Remember that players within each set appear in a random order that is drawn live.

The sets are in order of auction appearance:

SET 16 - Uncapped Batsmen 2

SET 17 - Uncapped All Rounders 2

SET 18 - Uncapped Fast Bowlers 2

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Stay tuned for updates and check in tomorrow for the handbook for Day 2.