IPL 2022: 3 Players KKR could have picked instead of Pat Cummins

3. Yash Dayal

A newcomer to the IPL, Gujarat Titans took a bet on Yash Dayal, spending INR 3.2 crore on him. After Lockie Ferguson, Rahul Tewatia, and Mohammed Shami, the 24-year-old was their fourth-most expensive purchase during the two-day auction.

The left-arm pacer’s skills were sought by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), and Gujarat Titans (GT). The bidding began with KKR, but they withdrew when Dayal’s price hit INR 75 lakhs. From that point forward, RCB and the Titans were at odds.

The left-arm pacer has justified his selection with seven wickets in four games so far in IPL 2022. While his economy has been on the higher side, he has been Gujarat’s strike bowler, chipping in with wickets at crucial junctures. With Kolkata struggling due to the lack of variety in their pace attack, Yash Dayal could have been a valuable addition in almost half the price that of Pat Cummins.