Picture Credit: Twitter

Picture Credit: Twitter

As the motto of the Indian Premier League goes, "where talent meets opportunity", IPL 2022 Mega Auction was another chance for young guns to bag big contracts and embark on a new journey ahead. It happened so for Karnataka's Abhinav Manohar who got a whopping 2.6 Crores at the Mega Auction. One of the new franchises, Gujarat showed faith in the youngster as Gujarat Titans bagged Abhinav for 2.4 Crores in the auction.

But what tempted the franchises to go big after Abhinav. Let's find everything about the Gujarat Titans new player.

Name: Abhinav Manohar Sadarangini

Date of Birth: 16 September 1994 (27 Years)

Birthplace: Bangalore, Karnataka

Teams Played for: Bijapur Bulls, Karnataka

List A Debut vs Rajasthan on December 19, 2021

T20 Debut vs Saurashtra on November 16, 2021

List A Numbers

Matches Played: 2

Runs scored: 34

Average: 34

Strike Rate: 106.25

T20 Numbers

Matches Played: 4

Runs scored: 162

Average: 54

Strike Rate: 150

Abhinav made a name for himself in his debut edition of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy as he amassed 162 runs for Karnataka in the four games he appeared. He also ended the tournament as the highest run-scorer for his team. His quickfire innings of 70* off 49 balls against Saurashtra earned him a lot of praise. Now, the young gun will play for Gujarat Titans under Hardik Pandya.