bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Jaipur is probably going to lose a lot of games...I think Mohali did well by only going for 3 overseas players. They can now take Hussey or Sarwan. And they are well set I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beetle Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I wonder if symmo will ever talk about racism ever again..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Bangalore has got a seriously good test team. They might still surprise some teams because they have a strong strong bowling lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartikey Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Squads as of now: Jaipur Shane Warne (US$ 450,000), Graeme Smith (US$ 475,000), Younis Khan (US$ 225,000), Kamran Akmal (US$ 150,000), Yusuf Pathan (US$ 475,000), Mohammad Kaif (US$ 675,000), Munaf Patel (US$ 275,000) Chennai MS Dhoni (US$ 1.5 million), Muttiah Muralitharan (US$ 600,00), Matthew Hayden (US$ 375,000), Jacob Oram (US$ 675,000), Stephen Fleming (US$ 350,000), Parthiv Patel (US$ 325,000), Joginder Sharma (US$ 225,000), Albie Morkel (US$ 675,000), Suresh Raina (US$ 650,000), Makhaya Ntini (US$ 200,000) Mumbai Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya (US$ 975,000), Harbhajan Singh (US$ 850,000), Shaun Pollock (US$ 550,000), Robin Uthappa (US$ 800,000), Lasith Malinga (US$ 350,000), Dilhara Fernando (US$ 150,000) Bangalore Rahul Dravid (icon), Anil Kumble (US$ 500,000), Jacques Kallis (US$ 900,000), Zaheer Khan (US$ 450,000), Mark Boucher (US$ 450,000), Cameron White (US$ 500,000), Wasim Jaffer (US$ 150,000), Dale Steyn (US$ 325,000), Nathan Bracken (US$ 325,000) Hyderabad Adam Gilchrist (US$ 700,000), Andrew Symonds (US$ 1.35 million), Herschelle Gibbs (US$ 575,000), Shahid Afridi (US$ 675,000), Scott Styris (US$ 175,000), VVS Laxman (US$ 375,000), Rohit Sharma (US$ 750,000), Chamara Silva (US$ 100,000), RP Singh (US$ 875,000), Chaminda Vaas (US$ 200,000), Nuwan Zoysa (US4 110,000) Mohali Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene (US$ 475,000), Kumar Sangakkara (US$ 700,000), Brett Lee (US$ 900,000), Sreesanth (US$ 625,000), Irfan Pathan (US$ 925,000), Ramesh Powar (US$ 170,000), Piyush Chawla (US$ 400,000) 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) Delhi Virender Sehwag (icon), Daniel Vettori (US$ 625,000), Shoaib Malik (US$ 500,000), Mohammad Asif (US$ 650,000), AB de Villiers (US$ 300,000), Dinesh Karthik (US$ 525,000), Farveez Maharoof (US$ 225,000), Tillakaratne Dilshan (US$ 250,000), Manoj Tiwary (US$ 675,000), Gautam Gambhir (US$ 725,000) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Mumbai got a good bowling lineup as well. They didn't get a WK though...probably Uthappa can keep or they can get one from the catchment area. Maybe Mumbai Ranji team even has got a couple of hitters and if so they are the strongest imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kartikey Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 I wonder if symmo will ever talk about racism ever again..... he will touch Bhajji's feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Hyderabad has overshot their budget. They will need to drop Chamara and Vaas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qoolss Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 guys wat's happening to unsold players now. any update! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cricketics Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 hard to believe Mcgrath hasn't been picked yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qoolss Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 hard to believe Mcgrath hasn't been picked yet.. I know why he ain't punjabi :hysterical: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Vijay Mallya is the only true cricket lover.... He is making his test team....:D :haha::haha: I can understand Dravid and Kallis to an extent, but what in the world is Wasim Jaffer doing, playing 20/20 cricket. He couldnt slog to save his life, if it ever came to that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Auction system wasn't fair Badrinath, Sangwan, Pujara etc. are going to make 10-50000$ whereas Tiwary is going to make 600,000$. I don't care about the overseas players...they are here to make free money anyways. But the domestic guys should not be humiliated like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 This is an auction, its need not be based on logic/cricketing sense. Anyone can bid for anyone for any price he wants. The only thing is, guys like Hayden will be feel like an idiot, seeing players like Kaif and Tiwary making more than them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 This is an auction, its need not be based on logic/cricketing sense. Anyone can bid for anyone for any price he wants. The only thing is, guys like Hayden will be feel like an idiot, seeing players like Kaif and Tiwary making more than them. No it actually ended up being dependent on who was on auction and at what stage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Tendulkar Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Not fair for Icons as dhoni a non icon will earn more then sachin and yuvraj. Just imagine how much King sachin would have gone for on the open market Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 No it actually ended up being dependent on who was on auction and at what stage... Plus, many other random factors, like which team had how much money left, what players they had picked before etc. $9,75,000 for Jayasuriya is just nonsense, he is just a batsman, a not so good one at that, his bowling and fielding isnt that great. The best performers of 20/20 are those who can do 2/3 aspects of cricket well, or be truly outstanding at one. Sanath is niether. BTW, this auction has just confirmed that Dhoni is, currently, the biggest saleable star in Indian cricket. $1.5 for him is just staggering, so is the $1.35 for Symmonds. Symmonds will probably throw a lavish party to his mates tonight, so will Sanath. Imagine, Sanath, now 38 and DROPPED for his his own one day team for the next series, getting a windfall like this. I am beginning to think not becoming a professional cricketer is the biggest mistake of my life. The way its going at the moment, I may not be too averse to a late career change either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Plus, many other random factors, like which team had how much money left, what players they had picked before etc. $9,75,000 for Jayasuriya is just nonsense, he is just a batsman, a not so good one at that, his bowling and fielding isnt that great. The best performers of 20/20 are those who can do 2/3 aspects of cricket well, or be truly outstanding at one. Sanath is niether. BTW, this auction has just confirmed that Dhoni is, currently, the biggest saleable star in Indian cricket. $1.5 for him is just staggering, so is the $1.35 for Symmonds. Symmonds will probably throw a lavish party to his mates tonight, so will Sanath. Imagine, Sanath, now 38 and DROPPED for his his own one day team for the next series, getting a windfall like this. I am beginning to think not becoming a professional cricketer is the biggest mistake of my life. The way its going at the moment, I may not be too averse to a late career change either. Oh Maris did you play U-16 or anything? How old are you now? Cricket is still not good for domestic players and also you have to be a really good thinker or be great in English otherwise your life will be screwed after 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Wasim Jaffer (US$ 150,000) WTF, is it test or T20 :omg: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Oh Maris did you play U-16 or anything? How old are you now? Cricket is still not good for domestic players and also you have to be a really good thinker or be great in English otherwise your life will be screwed after 35. Nah mate, I was just kidding. Professional sport is probably the ONLY job from which you can retire at 35, earn your millions by then, and spend the rest of your life, talking about something you liked anyway to begin with, get paid for it too, have your name in various hall-of-fame and trophies and be treated like rock-stars. Come to think of it, most peoples' real professional lives start after they are 35, its just the opposite for sport.:giggle: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qoolss Posted February 20, 2008 Share Posted February 20, 2008 Mcgrath taken by Delhi at base price and Hussey went for 350000 to Chennai and Ashwell prince and Yusuf were withdrawn from the auction due to no Interest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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