So far 65 matches have been played in IPL 2022. While Gujarat Titans qualified for the playoffs, the battle between 7 teams is still going on for the remaining 3 spots. Many young players performed brilliantly this season. At the same time, the franchise added a few players as net shooters. Some former bowlers who did not sell at the mega auction have also been associated with many teams as net bowlers. These include Purple Cap winner and bowler Mohit Sharma, who has played in two World Cups for India.
Mohit Sharma became part of the IPL even after not being sold at the mega auction. The new Gujarat Titans franchise had added him as a net shooter. Mohit, 33, was once Dhoni’s special player in the IPL and was also the Purple Cap winner with the most CSK wickets. But in 2020, the CSK released him. After this, there were ups and downs in his career, he was added by Delhi Capitals last season, but he did not perform well.
Mohit made his IPL debut in 2013 while playing for Chennai. He performed brilliantly in the 2013 season, taking 20 wickets in 15 games. Mohit Sharma was part of the Indian team during the 2014 T20 World Cup and 2015 ICC World Cup. Mohit has played 26 ODIs and 8 T20 Internationals for the Indian team. During this he took 31 wickets in ODI and 6 wickets in T20. This right arm fast medium bowler played 86 matches in the IPL and took 92 wickets on his behalf. He was also the Purple Cap winner in 2014 with the most wickets (16 caps 23 wickets) in the league.
Fast bowler Barinder Saran has played in IPL for Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab and Mumbai Indians. He was last seen playing for the Mumbai Indians in the year 2019. Saran has played 24 matches in his IPL career and has taken 18 wickets with an economy of 9.4. He is the net bowler for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022.
Baroda fast bowler Lukman Meriwala was bought by Delhi Capitals at a base price of 20 lakhs. Although he could not perform anything special. He had the chance to play only one match for Delhi. In this match Lukman took 1 wicket spending runs in an economy of 10.67. He is the net bowler for Gujarat Titans in IPL 2022.
Khejroliya has been a part of big teams like Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in IPL. This fast left arm shooter has played only 5 games in the IPL. During this, he has taken 3 wickets at an economy of 9.66. He is RCB’s net shooter at IPL 2022.
At IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders purchased this left arm fast pitcher for a base price of Rs 20 lakh. In 2019, Yara had the opportunity to play only 2 matches. During this he took only 1 wicket to his name with an economy of 11.57. He is the net thrower for the Mumbai Indians in the current season.