Zap_Brannigan Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 He’s 19.He is on the verge of super stardom. Imagine Pathan a few years back. Pathan became the numero uno of Indian cricket and rubbed shoulders with the likes of Sachin in terms of marketing value. It could easily happen to Ishant. If (and it’s a big if) that happens, Not only will he will fill up seats, he will fetch more than double of what he was bought for next year(much like A-rod to Yankees) or the one after. Punter, with only a couple of years left in his career, just does not have the resale value.
Donny Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Neither. :regular_smile: Punter, Huss, Hayden all attracted low bids because it's highly unlikely they will be available.
Ram Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Neither. :regular_smile: Punter, Huss, Hayden all attracted low bids because it's highly unlikely they will be available. Yep, much closer to the truth. Besides, the blunt truth is, Ishant doesnt have the looks Irfan had 4 years ago, for him to be a superstar brand. AND, he is also ONLY a bowler. Traditionally, pure bowlers have found it very hard to scale the brand ladder. I would actually put my money on guys like Rohit and Manoj Tiwary to over-take him in terms of brand recall. Indian people have always been mystified by top batsman than bowlers. A casual perusal of the list of the most saleable stars will reveal names like Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Sachin, Ganguly, Dravid, Dhoni, Sehwag, Yuvraj etc. Despite being top performers, guys like Kumble have found it hard to attract big money. Of course, the exception to this rule is VVS Laxman. In spite of being one India's BEST batsman ever, he continues to elude the sponsor's attention, not that he cares too much about it.
fineleg Posted February 21, 2008 Posted February 21, 2008 Of course, the exception to this rule is VVS Laxman. In spite of being one India's BEST batsman ever, he continues to elude the sponsor's attention, not that he cares too much about it. he probably does care (despite whatever he says in interviews)
Zap_Brannigan Posted February 21, 2008 Author Posted February 21, 2008 Neither. :regular_smile: Punter, Huss, Hayden all attracted low bids because it's highly unlikely they will be available. True. But i failed to mention in the OP that this is meant for all Younger players Vs Older players. This is true why no names David hussey,Raina, Joginder sharma, KKD,Kaif et all fetched a lot more than some brand value players.
The Outsider Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 Ricky "I am being paid too less" Ponting Average of 6.66!!:hysterical:
h4te Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 Average of 6.66!!:hysterical: maybe he thinks he's a bowler. that's a fantastic average for a bowler! :giggle:
Yuvraj4Captaincy Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 I think this was his last game cuz aussies are leaving on monday..Luckily, bret lee is playing for us tommorow. Will be his last.
Dirty_South Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 I think this was his last game cuz aussies are leaving on monday..Luckily' date=' bret lee is playing for us tommorow. Will be his last.[/quote'] Ricky's gonna play 2 more matches for KKR...
umpire Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 Aussies are leaving on May 1st So Ricky might play 2 more games.
Ram Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 Oh really Punter? "I thought I might have been able to attract a little bit more than that. The fact I haven't made a lot of runs over the last couple of weeks probably hasn't helped much. But realistically we as Australian players probably won't be able to take part in the first couple of years of the event anyway... I could end up being the bargain buy of the tournament, you never know." ---Ricky Ponting suggests he could, at $400,000, be, well, the punt of the tournament :-D
Ram Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 Oops. didnt see the other thread. Please merge, Mods.
Zakhmi Posted April 26, 2008 Posted April 26, 2008 auctioning the players has degraded some big names like Ponting... it has devalued the authenticities, look in to it... there are lots of factors affecting the image of a player to go thru...that Ponting has really suffered a lot thru auctioneering.
flamy Posted April 27, 2008 Posted April 27, 2008 auctioning the players has degraded some big names like Ponting... it has devalued the authenticities, look in to it... there are lots of factors affecting the image of a player to go thru...that Ponting has really suffered a lot thru auctioneering. :two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up::two_thumbs_up:
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