From Yuzvendra Chahal to Kuldeep Yadav (together termed as 'Kulcha'), Indiatvnews.com takes a look at the Top 5 spinners who can earn big bucks in the upcoming IPL auction of 2022.

The new Indian captain also confirmed that Ishan Kishan will open the innings with him in the first ODI.

Chahal was a part of the RCB squad since 2014 but he was retained by the franchise ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auctions.

Apart from Shreyas and Chahal, the 10 teams are likely to be involved in bidding war for Indian players like senior opener Shikhar Dhawan, batter Ishan Kishan, the pace duo of Shardul Thakur and Deepak Chahar.

The wrist spinner's childhood coach feels bowlers should also be given a chance to lead the side in modern-day cricket.

Chahar picked up 13 wickets from 11 games in this edition of IPL for MI but was benched during the end-stage. Chahal, with 18 wickets in 15 games, was the second-highest wicket-taker in the RCB team.

Chahal has picked 11 wickets in the UAE and sitting on ninth place in the wicket-takers list with 15 scalps overall so far.

RCB scored 164 for 7 and then restricted Punjab Kings to 158 for 6 largely due to Chahal's spell after a fine opening stand of 91 between Rahul and Mayank Agarwal.

Chahal is happy after a Man-of-the-Match performance against Rajasthan Royals on Wednesday as he gets back into wickets following an indifferent first half of the IPL 2021 season in India.

Wicket-keeper batsman Srikar Bharat commended Yuzvendra Chahal for always remaining one step ahead of the batter after enabling Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) cruise to win over Rajasthan Royals.

Yuzvendra Chahal said that he is "pumped up" for the resumption of the 2021 edition of the IPL.

On Varun Chakravarthy, a product of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Chetan said that he is still a surprise element for most teams across the world.

A BCCI official had earlier in the day said that the squad has left from Colombo but is still waiting at the airport after the fresh cases came to light and are expected to leave later in the day.

Along with Krunal Pandya, Gowtham and Chahal will also have to stay back in Colombo for the time being.

With a good haul of wickets in the ongoing limited-overs series against Sri Lanka, Chahal wriggled out of the rough patch that had confronted him during the truncated 2021 IPL.

If Hardik Pandya features as an all-rounder,  it is possible that both Chahal and Kuldeep could be picked as India will have an extra pace option

Legendary former Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has given his opinion on whether Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal should play together for India.

A vital cog of the Indian bowling attack in limited-overs cricket in the lead-up to the 50-over World Cup in 2019, the two wrist spinners have seen their stocks decline recently.

Chahal said the Indian team coach on the tour, Rahul Dravid, had full confidence in his abilities and wanted him to guide the younger players.

India, led by Shikhar Dhawan and coached by Rahul Dravid, are set to take on Sri Lanka in a six-match white-ball series starting July 13.