IPL 2022: Decoding Tewatia's journey in Indian Premier League
What's the story
The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction on Saturday saw Indian all-rounder Rahul Tewatia be bought by Gujarat Titans. The Hardik Pandya-led outfit spent a whopping Rs. 9.0 crore to acquire Tewatia's services. The leg-spinner was released by Rajasthan Royals earlier. He was an integral part of the RR squad last season. He adds a lot of depth in GT's batting. Here's more.
Twitter Post
Tewatia signed by GT
Check out that 🧢 and 🤓! Rahul Tewatia is set to be even 🆒-er this season with us!#IPLMegaAuction2022 #IPLAuction2022 pic.twitter.com/xNlaPxXFop
— Gujarat Titans (@gujarat_titans) February 12, 2022
Journey
Tewatia's journey in IPL
Tewatia made his IPL debut in 2014 with Rajasthan Royals. He joined Kings XI Punjab, now renamed as Punjab Kings, in 2017. He was signed by Delhi Daredevils, now renamed as Delhi Capitals, in the 2018 IPL auction. He returned to RR after a trade from Delhi ahead of IPL 2020. He scored 155 runs in 2021 in 14 games, besides taking eight wickets.
Information
A look at Tewatia's IPL numbers
Rahul Tewatia has played 48 games in IPL and amassed 521 runs at an average of 23.68. He has struck one fifty in the tournament and has maintained a strike rate of 124.34. He has also picked 32 wickets at 31.88.
Auction
Players bought by GT in auction
GT's biggest purchase on the first day was Lockie Ferguson. They shelled out Rs. 10 crore for the services of Lockie. They spent Rs. 6.25 crore on Mohammed Shami. Gujarat bought England opener Jason Roy for just Rs. 2 crore and are paying Rs. 3 crore to R Sai Kishore. Earlier, GT got Rashid Khan, Hardik Pandya, and Shubman Gill as draft picks.