IPL 2011 Auction

[Sachin=GOD]

Its not like there arent sellout crowds with Goddy alone......:dontknow:

that does'nt mean that the team does not want/need more crowd support. Any additional revenues in form of crowd support or advertisements or any publicity would always be welcome to any team.

[Zap_Brannigan]

Lara will be bought to pull in the crowd. Imagine Mumbai pick him up' date=' who wouldn't go to see Lara and Goddy bat together?[/quote'] Ofcourse that would be great, if Lara regains his form and takes IPL seriously. The way he played ICL doesnt give much confidence.

[IKnowU]

Teams will actually look to build squads that can win rather then create fantasy teams of allstars. So the fringe or outdated player past their primes will probably struggle with their price and demand.

[Sachin=GOD]

IPL asks franchises not to approach domestic players

The BCCI has sent a notice to all 10 IPL franchises instructing them to refrain from approaching uncapped India domestic players ahead of the 2011 tournament until notified to do so by the board. "The circular states the franchises can only sign players once the IPL lets them know the timing," a franchise official told ESPNcricinfo. Under league rules, the domestic players have been broken down in to three categories, depending on how much first-class cricket they have played. The lowest tier of players can sign for Rs 10 lakhs (US$21,500) per year, the middle tier for Rs 20 lakhs ($43,000) and the top tier - those who have played at least five seasons of Ranji Trophy - will be paid Rs 30 lakhs ($64,500) per year. According to the official, a shortage of good domestic players is the reason why franchises are reportedly pursuing deals already. However, not everybody is happy. Another franchise official said that the IPL's closed-door method is only hurting them. "How can the IPL do this and not announce the date when we can start signing the talent? Otherwise we might lose on fetching a good buy." IPL 4 has been dogged by controversy since the then chairman Lalit Modi was suspended by the BCCI in April. Modi was later removed from the administration of the league altogether, while two teams with alleged links to him- Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab - were terminated by the board. Both teams have since been reinstated by the courts and will take part in the player auction in January. There seems to be another viable reason why the IPL is being strict on the signings of uncapped domestic players. "The BCCI is wary. What if both Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals sign uncapped players, and then falter on the guarantee money the Bombay High Court asked them to raise by January 3 as a condition for restoring their status after they were terminated?," an IPL official told ESPNcricinfo.

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/493702.html

[achilles]

Lara who hasn't played competitive cricket for 3 years has been slotted in top bracket' date=' you're fine with that ? Not to forget, Lara has not featured in any competitive T20 cricket too :giggle:.[/quote'] Thanks bro. Forgot to add his name. Him too. I agree he'd be a brand and identity for a franchise but not at that price. That is too much.

[Ram]

Not even a single Pakistani in a list of 400+ players! :omg: Looks like this time, they have chosen to be really blunt about this.

[Sachin=GOD]

Not even a single Pakistani in a list of 400+ players! :omg: Looks like this time, they have chosen to be really blunt about this.

well, seeing their activities - spot fixing and ball tampering and drugs and what not, I think its the right decision.

[ShahidAfridi]

This IPL timing is stupid No Indian will watch this if India don't win the world cup.

[Sachin=GOD]

^people will definitely watch it irrespective of the result of the World Cup.

[Zelig]

Vijay Gayle/Gilly Raina Morgan M$D Badri Albie Yardy Ashwin Balaji Zak Bring on the Bambis and the rest :icflove:

[someone]

^people will definitely watch it irrespective of the result of the World Cup.

Nope, if we do not perform well, all the blame will be back to IPL:((. People will watch it due to the good entertainment but will severely criticize if any of our players play well( as money above country situation)

[Sachin=GOD]

Nope, if we do not perform well, all the blame will be back to IPL:((. People will watch it due to the good entertainment but will severely criticize if any of our players play well( as money above country situation)

TBH some people have been criticizing it from day 1 of the 1st season but its popularity has only gone up irrespective of the national team's performance.

[IKnowU]

IPL would be great if they allowed trades.......the media would have a fieldday 24/7 on speculating rumours about players :cantstop:

[Sachinism]

Full list of players going to auction - click here

[straight.drive]

Davy Jacobs, the star of the CL 2009, is at 20,000$. This is yet an another goof up.

[girishk14]

Wow. Some real steals available for the teams - Davey Jacobs, Thissara Perera, Brendan Taylor, Aaron Finch, Shakib and Vaas .

[Guest prince]

Why isn't Hashim Amla not in the auction list, Has he pulled himself out of it? He does have a good strike rate in ODIs

[Zelig]

What the feck is Simon Cook doing there at 30K grand? I looked him up on CI and his figures aren't that great.

[PakSwinger]

no pak players huh...in the end its the IPL thats going to suffer ...no Razzaq, Afridi, Gul, Ajmal....

[Guest Hiten.]

I still can't believe Brian Lara is priced at $400,000 I mean the man's never played a SINGLE competitive T20 game in his career (barring Zim domestic T20 tournament).