IPL Mega Auction: Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, Shubman Gill set to join Ahmedabad franchise

Ahmedabad franchise already has finalized the players before the 2022 IPL Mega Auction. Hardik Pandya, Rashid Khan, and Shubman Gill are all set to play for the Ahmedabad franchise from the upcoming IPL 2022. CVC Capital Partners bought the franchise in October 2021.

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The two new teams of IPL; the Ahmedabad franchise and the Lucknow franchise got a chance to pick up 3 cricketers each ahead of the IPL mega auction to build their team from scratch. On the other hand, the existing teams got the option of retaining a maximum of 4 players.

The selected members of the franchise:

According to a report of ESPNcricinfo, the Ahmedabad franchise will sign the all-rounder Hardik Pandya, Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan, and the Indian top-order batter Shubman Gill in the upcoming IPL mega auction. Also, Hardik Pandya is supposed to lead the team. It will be an absolutely new experience for him to be a captain of a franchise.

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The franchise decided to rope in Hardik Pandya and Rashid Khan for the same amount; INR 15 crore. On the other hand, a young batter Shubman Gill will be roped in for INR 7 crore. As a result, the Ahmedabad franchise will enter the auction with a purse of INR 53 crore

Meanwhile, the CVC Capital Partners bought franchise has already finalized their coaching staff and members. The former Indian bowler Ashish Nehra will be the head coach, the former Indian head coach Gary Kirsten is likely to be the mentor of the team, and the former Indian battle Vikram Solanki is likely to be the batting coach of the franchise.