Ishan Kishan the highest priced player at the IPL 2022

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Wicket- keeper batsman Ishan Kishan was bought by Mumbai India for Rs 15.25 crores. He became the highest priced player for the 15th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Deepak Chahar  was the second highest priced player and he was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 14 Crore.

Fact Files 

•  Chris Morris of South Africa , holds the record for being the highest priced player in IPL when Rajasthan Royals bought him for  Rs 16.25 crores in the IPL 2021.

• The highest priced Indian player is Yuvraj singh . He was bought by  Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) for the IPL 2015 season for Rs. 16 crore.

• The IPL 2022 will see the participation of ten teams . The  two new teams are 

• Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans.

• The other teams are :Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings ,Kolkata Knight Riders ,Chennai Super Kings , Royal Challengers Bangalore ,Sunrisers Hyderabad ,

Indian Premier League (IPL),

• IPL is a twenty-twenty overs professional cricket league organized by Board of Control for  Cricket in India (BCCI) that was started in India in 2008.

• The first season was won by Rajasthan Royals in 2008. 

• The 14th Season of IPL 2021 was held in the United Arab Emirates which was won by Chennai Super King .

•  Mumbai Indians is the most successful team in the IPL. It has won the titles 5 times(2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2020) while the second most successful team is Chennai Super King which has won it 4 times(2010, 2011, 2018, and 2021).