10 bowlers who can attract big bids in IPL 2022 mega auction

2. Anrich Nortje

In the IPL 2020, Anrich Nortje turned out to be a phenomenal entity for DC. The pacer with his express pace had dislodged some of the eminent batters in the last season eventually picking a hounding cluster of 22 wickets from his 16 games. In a broader sense, his maiden IPL season also helped him to establish himself in SA’s white-ball setup.

However, with players like Rishabh Pant, Kagiso Rabada, Shreyas Iyer being the top picks for DC’s retention in 2022 IPL, Nortje seems to be one who will go under the hammer in the upcoming mega auction. The South African speedster as a proposition is an express pace machine that can constantly send speed guns over 150kph and has an unnerving bouncer.

On sub-continental conditions, Nortje also can be effective with his clever variations eventually making himself a genuine wicket-taking pacer. Therefore with already upholding a fine IPL record along with being a hounding scalper, any franchise would like to grab Nortje as their main overseas bowler.

Now especially franchises like MI and DC would wholeheartedly make big bids as both these teams like having some exquisite set of pacers at their camp. Even a team like PBKS or CSK might show some genuine interest as both these franchises won’t be making any overseas pacer-related retentions. Overall, Nortje’s sheer bulldoze package can be a big fit for any IPL team which in many senses can attract an exuberant bidding war amongst many franchises.