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um' date=' yes there is........[/quote'] you are right. yes, there is. may be they are looking at one of the aussies as their "icon".

[Kartikey]

you are right. yes' date=' there is. may be they are looking at [b']one of the aussies as their "icon".

after all, they do get most of their income from India

[Guest HariSampath]

yeah, ok, I agree... I guess Sehwag is certainly icon status...but cant imagine VVS as an icon in limited overs...he does not even play for India now....samething I posted in another thread, no one thinks Dravid/ganguly are icons in limited overs, just media/market/money...

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Icon status for Sehwag but not Laxman after all !:hysterical::hysterical: What say you now , kid ? http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/337920.html The eight franchises of the Indian Premier League have agreed to make Virender Sehwag, the India opener, an "icon" player for the Delhi Daredevils team. However, they decided against giving the same status - which guarantees a salary 15% higher than the next best in the team - to Hyderabad's VVS Laxman. Both applications had been cleared by the IPL's governing council, but they had to be cleared by the eight franchises as they were not a part of the original IPL team tender. Sehwag now joins Sachin Tendulkar (Mumbai), Rahul Dravid (Bangalore), Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata) and Yuvraj Singh (Mohali) as icon players. The decision was taken at a meeting of the franchises in Mumbai on Tuesday evening ahead of the players' auction. The IPL commissioner, Lalit Modi, also clarified that the franchises would only be able to sign up two current Australian players each, and that their participation this season would be subject to their commitments with the Australian team. Thirteen current Australian players have signed up, as have three who have retired. He told reporters that all Indian players on the IPL pool have signed contracts to be part of the multi-million-dollar Twenty20 extravaganza, which starts on April 18. Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar has come on board, the IPL Commissioner said.

In a matter of 2 days things change. I can understand why Laxman would be out though, even though it would be great if he was an icon. What bewilders me is his name was brought as an icon but in the end who knows if hes going to even play?

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Jayasuriya tops Round 2 of bidding The Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai franchise made it's presence felt in round two of the Indian Premier League bidding with the purchase of Harbhajan Singh and Sanath Jayasuriya for a total purse of US $18,25,000. More...

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Dhoni tops bidding India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has attracted the highest price in the first round of bidding for players in the Indian Premier League. More...

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Gilly goes early in auction India one-day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and retiring Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist were among the players to attract high bids in the early stages of the Indian Premier League player auction. More...

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Jayasuriya most valuable; no takers for McGrath Sri Lankan master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya leapfrogged fellow-left-handed opening batsman Adam Gilchrist to become the most expensive foreign player after two rounds of bidding in the Indian Premier League. More... Krishnakumar P in Mumbai February 20, 2008 14:09 IST Sri Lankan master blaster Sanath Jayasuriya leapfrogged fellow-left-handed opening batsman Adam Gilchrist [images] to become the most expensive foreign player after two rounds of bidding in the Indian Premier League. At the twilight of his international career, the all-rounder was snapped for just under a million dollars, a good $275,000 more than Gilchrist. He also now has the best base price-selling price ratio at 1: 3.9 (Gilchrist comes in at 1: 1.75) and right now looks unlikely to be overhauled by any of the top players. The disappointments of the second round were former Aussie pace spearhead Glenn McGrath and Pakistan's Mohammad Yousuf [images]. With bases prices at $350,000 and $330,000 the two were the priciest of the players to go under the hammer and not bid for in the second round. They will be now added to the reserve pool. Whether their base prices are scaled down in the new pool is not known. With respect to teams, Mumbai seems to have pulled level with Chennai. The Mukesh Ambani-powered franchise now has Harbhajan and Jayasuriya, in addition to the iconic Sachin Tendulkar [images]. The team now has spent close to $3 million out of a possible $5.5 million. (Jayasuriya and Harbhajan for 1.85 million. Sachin Tendulkar will have to be paid at least 1.12 million if Jayasurya remains the highest priced player.) This also means ODI skipper Dhoni [images] may remain the most expensive player of the IPL. Vijay Mallya's [images] Bangalore also opened its account, bagging Anil Kumble [images] for $500,000 -- twice his base price. Delhi still has not bought anyone. Though it is too soon to call, another question that has come up after two rounds of bidding is whether the iconic players -- the big four Tendulkar, Ganguly, Dravid and Yuvraj -- will be able to pass Dhoni, since their prices will be determined by the highest priced player in their teams. But, on the other hand, there are a truckload of superstars yet to go under the hammer, including Aussie skipper Ricky Ponting [images], Andrew Symonds [images], Herschelle Gibbs [images], and Michael Hussey

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Warne humbled in bidding The Aussies spin legend who commanded the highest base price of US $450,000, was bought for just that sum. More... Krishnakumar P in Mumbai February 20, 2008 13:58 IST India Cements [Get Quote], which owns the Chennai Super Kings, opened bidding with a bang, splashing $2.1 million out of a possible $5.5 million in the first round to pouch two of the top level players. The brain behind the team's choice of players is former Indian selector V B Chandrashekar. By buying Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni [images] -- he will most probably be handed the reins of the team that does not have a so-called iconic player -- and Sri Lankan off-spinner Mutthiah Muralitharan, the team now effectively has arguably the world's best wicketkeeper-batsman and also the leading Test wicket-taker. More than anything, the historic bidding was a humbling blow for big-talking, charismatic former Aussie spin wizard Shane Warne [images]. The player with the highest base price was bought for just that. Though details of the bidding are not yet known, this means no one was interested in him and he was bought by the first bidder. Warne, who retired from last year's Ashes and has asked to be relieved from Hampshire duty to concentrate on the Indian Premier League, was seen as the biggest marketing draw in the pool of 78 players. The legend, who has 708 Test wickets and 293 ODI wickets, is expected to lead the Jaipur team. The big teams -- Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai, Vijay Mallya's [images] Bangalore, and Delhi did not buy anyone in the first round. They, however, have an iconic player each in Sachin Tendulkar [images], Rahul Dravid [images] and Virender Sehwag [images], who was promoted to an 'icon' at the eleventh hour. Just as averages are a better indicator of a player's class, the percentage difference between the base price and the selling price should be a better indicator here. In those terms, Adam Gilchrist [images] towers over the others, outside of Indian superstar Dhoni that is. Gilchrist, whose base price was $400,000, went for a whopping $700,000, 75 per cent more than his base price.

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Second most important day for cricket: Bindra IPL Governing Council member I S Bindra said that for the first time market forces were deciding the value of players. More... Posted online: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at 1403 hrs IST Mumbai, February 20: : Former BCCI president and Indian Premier League Governing Council member Inderjit Singh Bindra said players' auction for the Twenty20 tourney was the second most important day for world cricket after the end of monopoly in the telecast of the game in the country in 1994. "This is the second most important day in world cricket, according to me. The first was in 1994 when the monopoly of Doordarshan came to an end when we won the court case. This opened up the market forces," Bindra told reporters on Wednesday after the second round of players' auction in Mumbai. "It's a landmark day. I have not seen anything like this before even on a cricket field. It has been amazing and full of drama. I wish it had been telecast live," he said. Bindra also pointed out that for the first time market forces were determining the worth of a player instead of the selectors. "This is for the first time that market forces are determining the price of a player and not the selectors. This is how free market economy works," he said after 10 players were bought over by the eight city-specific franchises for USD 7.1 million dollar with India's World Twenty20 Cup winning skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni sold for a staggering 1.5 million USD (approx, six crore).

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Mallya buys Kallis for US $9,00,000 South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis stole the show in Round 4 of the DLF Indian Premier League players' auction with a winning bid of US $9,00,000 by billionaire Vijay Mallya's Bangalore franchise. Kallis, who was priced at US $2,25,000, beat West Indies' dashing opener Chris Gayle, who was bought by Kolkata franchise for US $8,00,000. More...

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Symonds is second million-dollar player Australia's Andrew Symonds became the most expensive foreign player after round three in the Indian Premier League players' auction after Deccan Chronicle's Hyderabad franchise bought the all-rounder for US $1.35 million. More... Harish Kotian in Mumbai February 20, 2008 15:26 IST Australia's Andrew Symonds [images] became the most expensive foreign player after round three in the Indian Premier League players' auction after Deccan Chronicle's Hyderabad franchise bought the all-rounder for US $1.35 million. India's ODI captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni [images] is the most expensive purchase in the IPL, after being grabbed by Chennai for US $1.5m. But the controversial Symonds went close, registering a huge jump on his base opening price of US $2,50,000. Purchasing Symonds for such a huge amount was interesting, as he was at the centre of the 'racial abuse' controversy involving India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh [images]. He was seen as a villain in India after he lodged a complaint against Harbhajan during the Test series last month, alleging that the Indian offie had called him a 'monkey'. The second most expensive player in round three was Australia pacer Brett Lee [images], who was taken by the Mohali franchise for US $9,00,000. Interestingly, Australia captain Ricky Ponting [images] fetched a far lower price at US $4,00,000, bought by Shah Rukh Khan's [images] Kolkata franchise. Also shocking was that Australia's Michael Hussey, regarded as one of the best batsmen in one-day cricket, was not picked by any team and went into the reserve pool which will be auctioned later. GMR Holding's Delhi franchise finally opened its account with the purchase of New Zealand [images] captain Daniel Vettori [images] for US $6,25,000. Two other New Zealand players registered good prices. All-rounder Jacob Oram [images] was bought by Chennai for US $6,75,000 against his base price of US $2,00,000, while explosive wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum was taken by Kolkata for US $7,00,000 after his bid started at US $1,75,000. Player auction results: Player Country Bought by Franchise Price (in USD) Base Price (USD) Round 1 MS Dhoni India Chennai 1.5 m 4,00,000 Adam Gilchrist [images] Australia Hyderabad 7,00,000 3,00,000 M Muralitharan Sri Lanka [images] Chennai 6,00,000 2,50,000 M Jayawardene Sri Lanka Mohali 4,75,000 2,50,000 Shane Warne [images] Australia Jaipur 4,50,000 4,50,000 Shoaib Akhtar [images] Pakistan Kolkata 4,25,000 2,50,000 Round 2 Anil Kumble [images] India Bangalore 5,00,000 2,50,000 Harbhajan Singh India Mumbai 8,50,000 2,50,000 Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Mumbai 9,75,000 2,50,000 Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka Mohali 7,00,000 2,50,000 Glenn McGrath Australia - No bid 3,50,000 Mohammad Yousuf [images] Pakistan - No bid 3,30,000 Round 3 Ricky Ponting Australia Kolkata 4,00,000 3,35,000 Brett Lee Australia Mohali 9,00,000 3,00,000 Andrew Symonds Australia Hyderabad 1.35m 2,50,000 Michael Hussey Australia - No bid 2,50,000 Daniel Vettori New Zealand Delhi 6,25,000 2,50,000 Matthew Hayden [images] Australia Chennai 3,75,000 2,25,000 Brendon McCullum New Zealand Kolkata 7,00,000 1,75,000 Jacob Oram New Zealand Chennai 6,75,000 2,00,000

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Auction creates quite a frenzy AS India's cricketing elite hailed the Twenty20 Premier League player auction as a landmark day for the game, Australia's players were a little non-plussed about their status as commodities. More... February 20, 2008 AS India's cricketing elite hailed the Twenty20 Premier League player auction as a landmark day for the game, Australia's players were a little non-plussed about their status as commodities. In Mumbai, former Indian Board (BCCI) president Inderjit Singh Bindra revealed much about the mindset of the game's administrators when he said that the sight of all the money on display was more arresting even than the game itself. "I really wish you could have seen it live," Bindra said. "The market is determining the price. That's how a free market economy should flow." "I have never seen anything so riveting and so absorbing and so exciting even on the field, it's amazing drama." Meanwhile in Sydney, Brett Lee and fellow paceman Nathan Bracken were happy that the auction process would at least settle the question of IPL player movements within 24 hours. "You've got to look at it each way, it's probably the best way of getting the players out there and giving us the opportunity to play," Bracken said. "You can go through other processes, this is probably the easiest and quickest way to get it done." Bracken had mixed feelings about waiting to find out his value. "You want to know what you're worth, but you don't want to know what you're worth, it's a catch 22," Bracken said. Always an enthusiastic figure, Lee was excited about the chance to play alongside stars from other nations. "The most exciting thing about this whole Twenty20 cricket format is the fact I might be alongside a guy like (Indian batsman) Sachin Tendulkar," Lee said. "Guys who constantly play day in, day out and that we also admire, we could be in the same team as them, which is a great opportunity. "I think it offers something different for the crowd and I'd probably rather be alongside Sachin than be against him I think."

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Uthappa, Rohit Sharma hit jackpot Robin Uthappa garnered the maximum bid in round seven of the IPL's players' auction, as Mukesh Ambani's Mumbai team him for US $8,00,000 against his base price of US $2,00,000. The next-best bid in the round was for Mumbai's batting sensation Rohit Sharma, who was taken over by Hyderabad for US $7,50,000. More...

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Chennai sobers up; SRK on spree Chennai and Kolkata continued their dominance in the fourth round of the players' auction in the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Wednesday. The India Cements-owned side tightened its purse strings, picking just-retired Kiwi veteran Stephen Flemming for his modest base price of $350,000. Shah Rukh Khan boosted his side's cool quotient and bought Caribbean big-hitter Chris Gayle for $800,000. More... Krishnakumar P in Mumbai February 20, 2008 17:26 IST Chennai and Kolkata continued their dominance in the fourth round of the players' auction in the Indian Premier League in Mumbai on Wednesday. The India Cements-owned side sobered up a bit and tightened up its purse strings, picking just-retired Kiwi veteran Stephen Flemming for his modest base price of $350,000. Shah Rukh Khan [images] was in no mood to relent though. He boosted his side's cool quotient and bought Caribbean big-hitter Chris Gayle for $800,000. Vijay Mallya's [images] Bangalore mounted what looks like a late charge to bag South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis [images] for close to a million. The liquor baron also got experienced pacer Zaheer Khan [images] for a middle-of-the-road $450,000. But it was Hyderabad which led the charge in round four. It added more firepower to its line-up by landing big hitting duo Herschelle Gibbs [images] and Shahid Afridi [images]. The two selections make the side look extremely skewed at the moment, what with their previous buys being Andrew Symonds [images] and Adam Gilchrist [images]. Watch this team as it goes all out in round 6, where the specialist non-superstar bowlers will go under the hammer. Delhi, which had to buy someone pouched Shoaib Malik [images] and Mohammed Asif. It already had Virender Sehwag [images] [bestowed the so-called iconic player status at the eleventh hour] and Daniel Vettori [images] and, along with Jaipur, looks the weakest on paper. The pink city, which hit pay dirt when it picked Shane Warne [images] in the first round, has not been able to add much to its line-up. It settled for Younis Khan and South African skipper Graeme Smith [images] in round 4 and has a long way to go before it achieves some balance. Preity Zinta [images] and Ness Wadia, which has the most balanced side, did not do much in this round beyond ensuring that the sober likes of Sangakkara and Jayawardene have some contrasting company in the dressing room after picking Shantakumaran Sreesanth [images]. Round five was a battle of wicketkeepers. With four teams having superstar 'keepers, the only name worth watching out for was Mark Boucher [images]. He went to Bangalore. Tamil Nadu's Dinesh Karthik [images] lost out on a chance to play for Chennai. He was the first 'keeper to go under the hammer and Delhi promptly snapped him up for more than double his base price of $200,000. Chennai, meanwhile, picked national discard Parthiv Patel, who was the fourth gloved one to go up for sale. Delhi also took A B de Villiers, who was listed as a wicketkeeper, though he will always be remembered for his World Cup innings against Australia and his dismissal to an 80-metre Shane Watson direct throw. Kamran Akmal will join compatriot Younus Khan in Jaipur; Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu remained unsold.

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Styris goes cheap New Zealander Scott Styris ended up being sold for an embarrassingly cheap $175,000 in the IPL players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday. More...

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IPL Auction: Players' worth A summary of the seven rounds in the IPL Players' Auction, held in Mumbai on Wednesday. More... February 20, 2008 A summary of the seven rounds in the IPL Players' Auction, held in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Player Country Bought by Franchise Price (in USD) Base Price (USD) 
Round 1: Dhoni fetches the highest price 
MS Dhoni [Images] India Chennai 1.5 m 4,00,000 
Adam Gilchrist [Images] Australia Hyderabad 7,00,000 3,00,000 
M Muralitharan Sri Lanka [Images] Chennai 6,00,000 2,50,000 
M Jayawardene Sri Lanka Mohali 4,75,000 2,50,000 
Shane Warne [Images] Australia Jaipur 4,50,000 4,50,000 
Shoaib Akhtar [Images] Pakistan Kolkata 4,25,000 2,50,000 
Round 2: Mukesh Ambani-owned Mumbai buys Jayasuriya, Bhajji 
Anil Kumble [Images] India Bangalore 5,00,000 2,50,000 
Harbhajan Singh [Images] India Mumbai 8,50,000 2,50,000 
Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka Mumbai 9,75,000 2,50,000 
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka Mohali 7,00,000 2,50,000 
Glenn McGrath Australia - No bid 3,50,000 
Mohammad Yousuf [Images] Pakistan - No bid 3,30,000 
Round 3: Symonds is second million-dollar player 
Ricky Ponting [Images] Australia Kolkata 4,00,000 3,35,000 
Brett Lee [Images] Australia Mohali 9,00,000 3,00,000 
Andrew Symonds [Images] Australia Hyderabad 1.35m 2,50,000 
Michael Hussey Australia - No bid 2,50,000 
Daniel Vettori [Images] New Zealand [Images] Delhi 6,25,000 2,50,000 
Matthew Hayden [Images] Australia Chennai 3,75,000 2,25,000 
Brendon McCullum New Zealand Kolkata 7,00,000 1,75,000 
Jacob Oram [Images] New Zealand Chennai 6,75,000 2,00,000 
Round 4: Mallya buys Kallis for US $9,00,000 
Stephen Fleming [Images] New Zealand Chennai 3,50,000 3,50,000 
Graeme Smith [Images] South Africa Jaipur 2,50,000 2,50,000 
Herschelle Gibbs [Images] South Africa Hyderabad 5,75,000 2,50,000 
Chris Gayle West Indies [Images] Kolkata 8,00,000 2,50,000 
Shoaib Malik [Images] Pakistan Delhi 5,00,000 3,00,000 
Shahid Afridi [Images] Pakistan Hyderabad 6,75,000 2,25,000 
Younis Khan Pakistan Jaipur 2,25,000 2,25,000 
Mohammad Asif [Images] Pakistan Delhi 6,50,000 2,25,000 
Jacques Kallis [Images] South Africa Bangalore 9,00,000 2,25,000 
Zaheer Khan [Images] India Bangalore 4,50,000 2,00,000 
S Sreesanth [Images] India Mohali 6,25,000 2,00,000 
Round 5: Dinesh Karthik goes to Delhi 
Dinesh Karthik [Images] India Delhi 5,25,000 2,00,000 
AB de Villiers South Africa Delhi 3,00,000 2,00,000 
Mark Boucher [Images] South Africa Bangalore 4,50,000 2,00,000 
Parthiv Patel India Chennai 3,25,000 1,50,000 
Kamran Akmal Pakistan Jaipur 1,50,000 1,50,000 
Tatenda Taibu Zimbabwe ---- No bid 1,25,000 
Round 6: Mohali pays US $9,25,000 for Irfan Pathan 
Albie Morkel South Africa Chennai 6,75,000 2,25,000 
Ajit Agarkar [Images] India Kolkata 3,50,000 2,00,000 
Shaun Pollock [Images] South Africa Mumbai 5,50,000 2,00,000 
Irfan Pathan [Images] India Mohali 9,25,000 2,00,000 
Scott Styris New Zealand Hyderabad 1,75,000 1,75,000 
Fervez Maharoof Sri Lanka Delhi 2,25,000 1,50,000 
Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka Delhi 2,50,000 1,50,000 
Cameron White Australia Bangalore 5,00,000 1,00,000 
Yusuf Pathan India Jaipur 4,75,000 1,00,000 
Joginder Sharma India Chennai 2,25,000 1,00,000 
Ramnaresh Sarwan [Images] West Indies -- unsold 2,25,000 
Simon Katich Australia -- unsold 2,00,000 
Justin Langer Australia -- unsold 2,00,000 
Gautam Gambhir [Images]  India Delhi 7,25,000 2,20,000 
Robin Uthappa India Mumbai 8,00,000 2,00,000 
S Chanderpaul West Indies -- unsold 2,00,000 
Ashwell Prince West Indies -- unsold 1,75,000 
VVS Laxman India Hyderabad 3,75,000 1,50,000 
Wasim Jaffer [Images] India Bangalore 1,50,000 1,50,000 
Rohit Sharma India Hyderabad 7,50,000 1,50,000 
Loots Bosman South Africa -- unsold 1,50,000 
Mohammad Kaif India Jaipur 6,75,000 1,25,000 
Suresh Raina India Chennai 6,50,000 1,25,000 
Manoj Tiwary India Delhi 6,75,000 1,00,000 
Chamara Silva Sri Lanka Hyderabad 1,00,000 1,00,000 
David Hussey Australia Kolkata 6,25,000 1,00,000 
Round 7: Uthappa, Rohit Sharma hit jackpot 
Ramnaresh Sarwan West Indies -- unsold 2,25,000 
Simon Katich Australia -- unsold 2,00,000 
Justin Langer Australia -- unsold 2,00,000 
Gautam Gambhir  India Delhi 7,25,000 2,20,000 
Robin Uthappa India Mumbai 8,00,000 2,00,000 
S Chanderpaul West Indies -- unsold 2,00,000 
Ashwell Prince West Indies -- unsold 1,75,000 
VVS Laxman India Hyderabad 3,75,000 1,50,000 
Wasim Jaffer India Bangalore 1,50,000 1,50,000 
Rohit Sharma India Hyderabad 7,50,000 1,50,000 
Loots Bosman South Africa -- unsold 1,50,000 
Mohammad Kaif India Jaipur 6,75,000 1,25,000 
Suresh Raina India Chennai 6,50,000 1,25,000 
Manoj Tiwary India Delhi 6,75,000 1,00,000 
Chamara Silva Sri Lanka Hyderabad 1,00,000 1,00,000 
David Hussey Australia Kolkata 6,25,000 1,00,000 

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IPL Players' Auction List IPL Players' Auction List More... Print Email IM on Yahoo Add to Del.icio.us Player Team Amount Base price Nathan Bracken Bangalore 3,25,000 2,25,000 RP Singh Hyderabad 8,75,000 2,00,000 Murali Kartik Kolkata 4,25,000 2,00,000 Makhaya Ntini Chennai 2,00,000 2,00,000 Lasith Malinga Mumbai 3,50,000 2,00,000 Chaminda Vaas Hyderabad 2,00,000 2,00,000 Ramesh Powar Mohali 1,70,000 1,50,000 Umar Gul Kolkata 1,50,000 1,50,000 Dale Steyn Bangalore 3,25,000 1,50,000 Dilhara Fernando Mumbai 1,50,000 1,50,000 Ishant Sharma Kolkata 9.50,000 1,50,000 Piyush Chawla Mohali 4,00,000 1,25,000 Munaf Patel Jaipur 2,75,000 1,00,000 Nuwan Zoysa Hyderabad 1,10,000 1,00,000 Gautam Gambhir Delhi 7,25,000 2,00,000 Robin Uthappa Mumbai 8,00,000 2,00,000 VVS Laxman Hyderabad 3,75,000 1,50,000 Wasim Jaffer Bangalore 1,50,000 1,50,000 Rohit Sharma Hyderabad 7,50,000 1,50,000 Mohammad Kaif Jaipur 6,75,000 1,25,000 Suresh Raina Chennai 6,50,000 1,25,000 Manoj Tiwary Delhi 6,75,000 1,00,000 Chamara Silva Hyderabad 1,00,000 1,00,000 David Hussey Kolkata 6,25,000 1,25,000 Albie Morkel Chennai 6,75,000 2,00,000 Ajit Agarkar Kolkata 3,50,000 2,00,000 Shaun Pollock Mumbai 5,50,000 2,00,000 Irfan Pathan Mohali 9,25,000 2,00,000 Scott Styris Hyderabad 1,75,000 1,75,000 Farveez Maharoof Delhi 2,25,000 1,50,000 Tillekeratne Dilshan Delhi 2,50,000 1,50,000 Cameron White Bangalore 5,00,000 1,00,000 Yusuf Pathan Jaipur 4,75,000 1,00,000 Joginder Sharma Chennai 2,25,000 1,00,000 Dinesh Karthik Delhi 5,25,000 2,00,000 AB de Villiers Delhi 3,00,000 2,00,000 Mark Boucher Bangalore 4,50,000 2,00,000 Parthiv Patel Chennai 3,25,000 1,50,000 Kamran Akmal Jaipur 1,50,000 1,50,000 Ricky Ponting Kolkata 4,00,000 3,25,000 Brett Lee Mohali, 9,00,000 3,00,000 Andrew Symonds Hyderabad 1.35 million 2,50,000 Daniel Vettori Delhi 6,25,000 Matthew Hayden Chennai 3,75,000 Brendon McCullum Kolkata 7,00,000 1,75,000 Jacob Oram Chennai 6,75,000 2,00,000 Shane Warne Jaipur $4,50,000 $4,50,000 MS Dhoni Chennai $1.50 million $4,00,000 Adam Gilchrist Hyderabad $7,00,000 $3,00,000 Mahela Jayawardene Mohali $4,75,000 $2,50,000) Muttiah Muralitharan Chennai $6,00,000 $2,50,000 Shoaib Akhtar Kolkata $4,25,000 $2,50,000

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No IPL window in international cricket calendar The ICC reiterated that the Future Tours Program was in place till 2012 and that "no window would be considered or created prior to that". More... Cricinfo staff February 20, 2008 International commitments will have priority over the IPL © Getty Images Speculation regarding a window for the Indian Premier League in the international cricket calendar was laid to rest with the ICC reiterating that the Future Tours Program was in place till 2012 and that "no window would be considered or created prior to that". After a two-day meeting of the ICC chief executives' committee, it was agreed that international commitments would take priority over the IPL and players would need a no-objection certificate from their board if they wanted to participate in the Twenty20 tournament. "The Members were pleased to receive very clear and unconditional commitment from the BCCI that international matches would be given absolute priority over IPL commitments," said ICC chief executive Malcolm Speed. "The other ICC members are supportive of the BCCI and will carefully evaluate the first year of the IPL and its wider impact on the game in other parts of the world." It was also recommended that the ICC and the BCCI work together to ensure that anti-corruption and anti-doping processes are put in place for the IPL, and that a code of ethics are established for the owners of the teams. The inaugural tournament of the IPL, which had its players' auction in Mumbai on Wednesday, is scheduled to start on April 18. It was also confirmed that the ICC members will not recognise the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and that they would not grant permission for their players to take part in it. In the recent past, several international cricketers, including New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond and Pakistan's Mohammad Sami, have joined the unofficial league.

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IPL will not disturb Test, ODI schedule: ICC ICC says BCCI has assured member countries that international commitments would always be a priority over the multi-million dollar IPL that starts April 18. More...