The Proteas seamer, Anrich Nortjé, was the only South African player to be retained by his team at the end of the 2021 campaign.

In total 590 players from across the world will be up for sale during the two-day auction in Bengaluru.

Two Knights cricketers are in the mix and they are Migael Pretorius and Gerald Coetzee, while Rilee Rossouw was the star of the team when the won the CSA T20 Knockout at the start of the season.

Other former Knights cricketers in the auction are Ottniel Baartman, Marchant de Lange, Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen and David Miller.

The Northern Cape Heat seamer, Johan van Dyk, is the auction for the IPL as well. Van Dyk was raised in Bloemfontein and started his first-class career at the Free State.

The IPL auction will take place on 12 and 13 February.

South African cricketers in 2022 IPL auction - Ottniel Baartman, Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Nandre Burger, Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Marchant de Lange, Faf du Plessis, Daryn Dupavillon, Donavon Ferreira, Khwezi Gumede, Zubayr Hamza, Duan Jansen, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Janneman Malan, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Wayne Parnell, Andile Phehlukwayo, Dwaine Pretorius, Migael Pretorius, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi, Imran Tahir,  Rassie van der Dussen, Johan van Dyk.

Morgan Piek OFM Sport