IPL 2022 Auction: Harshal Patel Picks MS Dhoni as His Favourite Captain, Confesses Desire to Play For CSK

IPL 2022 Auction: Harshal Patel has kept himself at a base price of Rs 2 Cr and it is highly likely he would fetch more than that after his stupendous show in 2021. 

Mumbai: Days ahead of the IPL mega auction, 2021 Purple Cap winner Harshal Patel has expressed his desire to play for Chennai Super Kings. In an interview with Crictracker, Harshal also said that MS Dhoni is the best captain in the world. The pacer has kept himself at a base price of Rs 2 Cr and it is highly likely he would fetch more than that after his stupendous show in 2021.

“CSK is the best team I would ever like to play in IPL and MS Dhoni is the best captain in the world,” Harshal said. 

There would be a number of franchises who would look to get the services of Harshal. Teams looking for a wicket-taking Indian pacer would bid for him. RCB retained Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj and left out Harshal for better purse management. Harshal also confirmed he has not had any communications or offers from any franchise.

“When I was not retained, Mike Hesson called me and said, that it was mainly purse management. They would obviously love to have me back in the team and I too would obviously would love to go back and play for the team because RCB and this season (2021) changed my entire career and my entire life. However, in terms of auction, I haven’t heard from any franchises yet,” Patel had told the portal.

Dhoni, who led CSK to a win last year, has already been retained by the franchise along with Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravindra Jadeja, and Moeen Ali.

CSK would be favourites to win the crown in 2022 as well. It would be interesting to see the role Dhoni plays for CSK at 40.