Feed Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Buchanan to sign for IPL's Kolkata team Media reports said the former Australia coach Kolkata IPL team, owned by Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment, will sign up next week. More... February 20, 2008 10:55 IST Former Australia coach John Buchanan will sign up for the Kolkata outfit of the Indian Premier League by next week, according to media reports. It will be an interesting collaboration between Buchanan and Sourav Ganguly [images], who will lead the Kolkata team, considering their frosty relationship in the past. Indian Premier League schedule Ganguly, then a feisty India captain, rubbed Australia the wrong way and the Aussies never hid their dislike for the left-hander. That, however, seems a matter of the past and the Kolkata IPL team, owned by Shah Rukh Khan's [images] Red Chillies Entertainment, is negotiating a deal with the high-profile Australian to take over the coaching reins. Buchanan is expected to sign a three-year contract by next week, Brisbane's Courier Mail, reported. This will be Buchanan's first coaching assignment since he quit the job after leading Australia to yet another World Cup triumph in the West Indies [images] last year. Buchanan is no more keen on a full-time coaching assignment and IPL's brief duration is one of the major factors behind his decision to return to coaching again. Western Australia's Tom Moody, who famously lost the Team India coach's job to compatriot Greg Chappell [images], is also set to take the IPL plunge and take over as coach of the Mohali team. Meanwhile, Chappell's name is also doing the rounds as coach of the Jaipur franchise, owned by the Emerging Media Group. Chappell is already the head coach at the Rajasthan Cricket Association-run academy in Jaipur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 All is not well at the Eden Prasun Mukherjee's letter to Lalit Modi might be the start of a problem ensuing between the IPL and the Cricket Association of Bengal, reports Anand Vasu. More... All is not well at the Eden Anand Vasu, Hindustan Times Mumbai, February 20, 2008 First Published: 16:13 IST(20/2/2008) Last Updated: 16:17 IST(20/2/2008) King Shah Rukh Khan and Red Chillies entertainment forked out crores for a list of players that included big names like Ricky Ponting, Shoaib Akhtar and Chris Gayle and you can be sure they're now going to make damn sure that their team stays firmly at the Eden Gardens. With Prasum Mukherji, the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal, and Lalit Modi, the IPL commissioner, exchanging angry emails it's still not clear how the deadlock will end, but end it must, given all that is at stake. In Mukherji's letter to Niranjan Shah, the board secretary, a copy of which is available with the Hindustan Times, Mukherji says there are "three groups of people who are going to be adversely affected," by the staging of IPL matches at Eden Gardens. The first group is clubs affiliated to the CAB, who get allotted a certain number of free tickets and are given an option to buy more tickets for every international match at the Eden Gardens. Mukherji says, "From the total number of tickets, to be given to us (20%), it will not be possible to provide them with the Club House and Complimentary tickets, anywhere near their entitled numbers. Priced tickets they are not sure whether they will be able to buy, as online purchase by members of public may overtake them." Most stunning, however, is Mukherji's next point in his letter, where he states, "There are about 31,000 Associate Members, Honorary members and Life Members, who used to get complimentary tickets, as per CAB Rules. It appears that this facility will not be extended to them." How anyone can reasonably expect to run a cricket match, giving away 31000 tickets free – almost the full capacity of Lord's – beggars belief. Mukherji then suggests that several rule amendments need to be made for the Cricket Association of Bengal to get around this, and suggests that he might need to call an Emergency General Meeting to resolve the matter. Modi, clearly in no mood to entertain such requests, sent the ball straight back into Mukherji's court with a terse reply "What do you plan to do about this," asks Modi. "We need immediate answers or we will move team out of Calcutta to Ahmedabad right away. You will only get 20% tickets against all categories. If you need to call EGM then do so right away. We cannot and will not allow one city to derail the whole process." With the matter still not resolved, Sourav Ganguly, captain of the Kolkata team, came up with a simple solution. The CAB was receiving Rs 10 crore as payment for the use of the ground, and if it really had no option but to give away tickets to its members and clubs, it could use part of that money to buy tickets. Over to Mr Mukherji. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hussey up for IPL challenge David Hussey insists the chance to play top level international cricket is more of an incentive than the huge wads of cash being thrown at players in the Indian Premier League. More... 20/02/2008 10:41:11 PM David Hussey insists the chance to play top level international cricket is more of an incentive than the huge wads of cash being thrown at players in the Indian Premier League. The Victorian top order batsman, fresh from a whirlwind Ford Ranger Cup century against NSW, was waiting to learn his fate in the IPL auction on Wednesday night after being told several leading players had already scored lucrative deals. Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds topped the list with a stunning $1.47 million bid from the Hyderabad franchise. But Hussey, yet to play one-day or Test cricket for Australia, is more excited about playing against some of the game's finest. "We all are professional cricketers so we are trying to making a living, but to me it's more about the opportunity to play against the best players in the world in a Twenty20 competition in different conditions," he said of the IPL. "Hopefully it will improve my game so I can play international cricket." NSW skipper Simon Katich is also part of the IPL bidding process and is excited about the prospect of joining one of the Indian franchises. "It would be a great opportunity if it came up," he said. "Given that India is involved it doesn't surprise you (how big this is). The game is so popular over there." "I will be very surprised if it doesn't go well. Given the amount of money that has been invested the owners will want it run well." Neither Hussey or Katich were surprised Symonds attracted the big money among the Australian contingent. "There are some phenomenal players floating around - Andrew Symonds, Adam Gilchrist, Shane Warne - and they deserve what they can get," Hussey said. "(Symonds) is an unbelievable player - match-winner, all-rounder; he can do it all." "Whichever franchise bid for him and got him has a bonus." Katich added: "He's a great one-day player so it doesn't surprise me they bid highly for him." Hussey's asking price would have gone up considerably after his sensational knock against the hapless Blues at the SCG. The younger brother of Australian star Mike smashed eight sixes and nine fours in his frenetic 113. It was the second fastest century in interstate limited overs history. "I get a lot of confidence batting with Brad Hodge. He's such a classy stroke-maker," Hussey said. "It was a lot of fun." The Bushrangers will meet Tasmania in the Ford Ranger Cup final on Saturday. The Blues' dismal one-day campaign was over in the early stages, with Katich admitting the side has a lot of work to do in the short version of the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 SRK emerges shrewdest bidder Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan, who owns the Kolkata franchise, emerged the smartest bidder at the end of three rounds in the Indian Premier League players' auction on Wednesday. Apart from iconic player and likely captain Sourav Ganguly, Kolkata now has Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akthar, Australian skipper Ricky Ponting, arguably the best batsman in the world today, and Kiwi 'keeper Brendum McCullum, a buccaneering lower-order bat. More... Krishnakumar P in Mumbai February 20, 2008 16:30 IST Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan [images], who owns the Kolkata franchise, emerged the smartest bidder at the end of three rounds in the Indian Premier League players' auction on Wednesday. Apart from iconic player and likely captain Sourav Ganguly [images], Kolkata now has Pakistan pacer Shoaib Akthar, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting [images], arguably the best batsman in the world today, and Kiwi 'keeper Brendum McCullum, a buccaneering lower-order bat. And, hold your breath, 'King Khan' has assemble a solid core at a mere $US 2.3m (1.525 million for the three foreigners in addition to $800,000 for Ganguly, if McCullum remains his costliest buy). Chennai is the other dominant force, having bagged Australia's Matthew Hayden [images] and Kiwi all-rounder Jacob Oram [images]. The burly duo lightened the India Cements [Get Quote] wallet by $1.05 million. The team now has a more-than-competent core of Mahendra Singh Dhoni [images], Muthiah Muralitharan, Hayden and Oram and yet has spent only US $2.25 million. Compared to Kolkata and Chennai, Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai, which did not bring out its wallet in the third round, has already spent just under $3 million and has two players -- Sanath Jayasuriya and Harbhajan Singh [images] -- for 1.85 million. Sachin Tendulkar [images] will have to be paid at least 1.12 million if Jayasurya remains the highest priced player. Among other teams, Delhi, owned by the GMR Group, made its first buy with a modest $625,000 for an equally modest Kiwi skipper Daniel Vettori [images]. Hyderabad, owned by Deccan Chronicle, flexed some muscle in the third round by snapping up the world's most influential player in the shorter forms of the game, Andrew Symonds [images], for what is seen at a well-deserved $1.35. It also won Adam Gilchrist [images] in an earlier round for $700,000. Quietly rivaling the might of Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai is the Preity [images] Zinta-Ness Wadia-owned Mohali, which picked Aussie pace spearhead Brett Lee [images] for close to a million. The team now has the most balanced -- as opposed to a dominant/explosive Chennai/Kolkata -- team on paper. Sri Lankan skipper Mahela Jayawardene [images], his deputy Kumar Sangakkara, Brett Lee and iconic player Yuvraj Singh [images] are capable of polishing off any national team with little effort. This core cost the actor-entrepreneur duo $3 million (2.05m for the three foreigners and 1m for Yuvraj, if Lee remains the most expensive buy). Vijay Mallya's [images] Bangalore remains a sleeping giant, with just one buy -- Anil Kumble [images] -- apart from iconic player Rahul Dravid [images]. Jaipur still has only Shane Warne [images], which it surprisingly bought at his base price. Also, at the end of the third round, Michael Hussey became the second Aussie after Glenn McGrath to face the embarrassment of being relegated to the reserve pool. The lower-order batsman known for his finishing skills, found no takers even at an ultra-light base price of $250,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandan Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 The team for Kolkata so far: Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar (US$ 425,000), Ricky Ponting (US$ 400,000), Brendon McCullum (US$ 700,000), Chris Gayle (US$ 800,000), Ajit Agarkar (US$ 330,000), David Hussey (US$ 675,000), Ishant Sharma (US$ 950,000), Murali Kartik (US$ 425,000), Umar Gul (US$ 150,000) Looks like a strong team, good on all fronts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 i thought it said "Bachchan.. amitabh Bachchan" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feed Posted February 20, 2008 Author Share Posted February 20, 2008 SRK buys Ishant for US $950,000 Ishant Sharma's fantastic bowling in Australia was rewarded with a lucrative Indian Premier League contract. The young Delhi speedster was purchased by Shah Rukh Khan's Kolkata team for an astonishing US $950,000 in the players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. He registered the fourth highest amount in the IPL auction after Mahendra Singh Dhoni (US $1.5m), Andrew Symonds (US $1.35m) and Sanath Jayasuriya (US $975,000). More... Harish Kotian in Mumbai February 20, 2008 19:29 IST Ishant Sharma's fantastic bowling in Australia was rewarded with a lucrative Indian Premier League contract. The young Delhi speedster was purchased by Shah Rukh Khan's [images] Kolkata team for an astonishing US $950,000 in the players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. IPL Auction: Players' worth Sharma registered the fourth highest amount in the IPL auction after Mahendra Singh Dhoni [images] (US $1.5m), Andrew Symonds [images] (US $1.35m) and Sanath Jayasuriya (US $975,000). The 19-year-old's base price started at 150,000 and was a hot favourite among all the bidders who went all out to capture the latest teen sensation; but it was Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan, who had the last laugh. R P Singh also generated a lot of interest among the bidders, before he was bought by the Hyderabad team for a massive US $875,000 against his base price of US $200,000. The rest of the bowlers lagged a far behind and next among them was left-arm spinner Murali Kartik [images], who was taken by Kolkata for US $425,000, while young left-spinner Piyush Chawla went to Mohali for US $400,000. Sri Lanka's [images] pace ace Lasith Malinga [images] was snapped up Mumbai for US $350,000; Mumbai also bought his compatriot, Dilhara Fernando, for US $150,000. South Africa's fast bowler Dale Steyn was purchased by Vijay Mallya-owned Bangalore team for 325,000, but his team mate Makhaya Ntini [images] didn't seem to impress the bidders as he went for his base price of 200,000. Australia's left-armer Nathan Bracken [images] added more strength to the Bangalore bowling attack after his purchase for 325,000. Among the other Indian bowlers, Munaf Patel [images] was bought by Jaipur for 275,000 and off-spinner Ramesh Powar [images] by Mohali for 170,000. Pakistan medium pacer Umar Gul went for his base price of 150,000 to Kolkata, while Nuwan Zoysa registered a slight jump in base price to be sold to Hyderabad for 110,000. Next in line will be the reserve players, who were not taken up the bidders during the eight rounds of bidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veer Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 SRK is gone mad or what? Look at the squad and money he is paying.. Kolkata Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar (US$425,000), Ricky Ponting (US$400,000), Brendon McCullum (US$700,000), Chris Gayle (US$800,000), Ajit Agarkar (US$330,000), David Hussey (US$675,000), Ishant Sharma (US$950,000), Murali Kartik (US$425,000), Umar Gul (US$150,000), Tatenda Taibu (US$125,000) 400K for punter and 700K for McCullum? and 675K for David Hussey? and top of that he bought Actor.. who is giving him advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dravid Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 who cares point is, he has one of the best teams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sachinism Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 i think he's made some pretty decent purchases only criticism is actor, who is a waste may have paid too much for hussey, but he is a very good player Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Look at the squad and money he is paying.. Kolkata Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar (US$425,000), Ricky Ponting (US$400,000), Brendon McCullum (US$700,000), Chris Gayle (US$800,000), Ajit Agarkar (US$330,000), David Hussey (US$675,000), Ishant Sharma (US$950,000), Murali Kartik (US$425,000), Umar Gul (US$150,000), Tatenda Taibu (US$125,000) 400K for punter and 700K for McCullum? and 675K for David Hussey? and top of that he bought Actor.. who is giving him advice? The icon known as Dada- who else? The Prince of Kolkatta really wants a royal team Anyway any 20-20 team with SG as an icon is doomed for failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 punter and mcculum is good bet.. David hussey has done well in England and Australia.. but m not sure how he will falir here in India.. a gamble.. but not that bad a gamble.... Actor can be handy in 2020 a lot.. good pick i say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theguyinallblue Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 what if teams prepare pitch which is bowler friendly and under lights..lateral movements...and bounce.. i think 20-20 is all about bowling...and fielding..as many can slog..and hit it clean.. i think B'lore will prepare green and bouncy track for their home matches...and they have a solid bowling attack to take on any team on any pitch...and their batting is solid as well with Dravid and Kallis.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 that's a good team. this auction has for some weird reason ended up paying better players lesser money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guju24 Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 who cares point is, he has one of the best teams thats true...also haydrabad...looking good... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suraj Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 SG is the weakest link in the Kolkatta team Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Surely, no one in his senses will bid for a player coz that player is his personal favorite. At least, thats what I would like to think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambit Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Veer, forget the players he bought, the ad slots for the games for a mere 30 seconds are being sold at $17,000 dollars!! ROI will be very quick and sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakhmi Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 who is giving him advice? The icon known as Dada- who else? The Prince of Kolkatta really wants a royal team Uff...KK!!! Yester King misfed by the Latest Princy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zakhmi Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Its a good news...lets hope for the best coaching at Eden...Yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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