IPL: FAQ -- All you need to know about the league

[Guest Hiten.]

Warne highest paid in first IPL list MUMBAI, December 14: The competition between rival Twenty20 leagues is really hotting up. And the men who are benefiting the most are the cricketers, for whom its raining money. According to the figures released by BCCI, the players involved in the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be earning upwards of million dollars as per current indication. The inaugural event will be held in April-May 2008. Topping the list of 34 players who have been paid an initial signing amount is recently retired Australian spin legend Shane Warne, who will be netting $400,000 (Rs 1.6 cr approx) for the 2008 season. This is just the start for Warne, for he will also be part of the player auction to take place in January-February when franchisees will bid for the stars. So, the stock of Warne and others could rise further in the coming days, informed a BCCI official at the end of the finance committee meeting on Friday. Compare this with Warne’s big-ticket rival in the ICL, Brian Lara, who came on board at a price of $1m (Rs 4cr). The terms, tenure and conditions of Lara’s contract are not clear because the former West Indies captain is locked in another round of discussion with the organisers. Plus the total prize money involved in the ICL which ends on December 16 is around Rs 18 crore. Following Warne in the list of payments are compatriot Glenn McGrath and former New Zealand captain Stephen Fleming (both $350,000). Pakistan’s prolific middle-order batsman Mohammad Yousuf follows next at $330,000. Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik ($300,000) is surprisingly in the list of the top five earners as of now. Of the 12 cricketers who have been paid partly, Yousuf is the only one who has received his full amount. McGrath has received $200,000 and Stephen Fleming $150,000. Around 49 cricketers had been signed on by the IPL, but only 34 names were revealed on Friday because the Australian cricketers are unavailable for the inaugural edition. The Aussie cricketers, including captain Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist will be busy with international engagements in Pakistan and West Indies, so will not be available. Other Signings Australia: Justin Langer Rs 68.7 lakhs New Zealand: Daniel Vettori 88.4 lakhs, Jacob Oram 78.6 lakhs; Scott Styris 58.9 lakhs, Brendon McCullum 68.7 lakhs South Africa: Loots Bosman 58.9 lakhs, AB de Villiers 68.7 lakhs, Albie Morkel 78.6 lakhs, Graeme Smith 88.4 lakhs, Herschelle Gibbs 88.4 lakhs, Shaun Pollock 78.6 lakhs, Ashwell Prince 58.9 lakhs, Makhaya Ntini 68.7 lakhs, Mark Boucher 68.7 lakhs, Jacques Kallis 78.6 lakhs Sri Lanka: Farveez Maharoof 58.9 lakhs, Kumar Sangakkara 98.25 lakhs, Mahela Jaywardene 98.25 lakhs, Muttiah Muralitharan 98.25 lakhs, Sanath Jayasuriya 98.25 lakhs, Nuwan Zoysa 39.3 lakhs, Dilhara Fernando 58.9 lakhs, Chaminda Vaas 68.7 lakhs, Lasith Malinga 78.6 lakhs Pakistan: Shoaib Malik 1.17 cr, Mohd Asif 88.4 lakhs, Shahid Afridi 88.4 lakhs, Shoaib Akhtar 88.4 lakhs, Younus Khan 88.4 lakhs West Indies: Shivnarine Chanderpaul 68.7 lakhs

[Guest HariSampath]

looking at this anyway....The ICL stars are making 2.5 to 3 times as much as IPL stars...comparable stars..like Warne and Lara etc...looks like ICL will give anyone a run for the money...hmmm

[Sachinism]

[All amounts in US$] Australia Justin Langer 175,000 Sri Lanka Farveez Maharoof: 150,000, Kumar Sangakkara: 250,000, Mahela Jaywardene: 250,000, Muttiah Muralitharan: 250,000, Sanath Jayasuriya: 250,000, Nuwan Zoysa: 100,000, Dilhara Fernando: 150,000, Chaminda Vaas: 175,000, Lasith Malinga: 200,000 Pakistan Mohammad Asif 225,000, Shahid Afridi: 225,000, Shoaib Akhtar: 225,000, Younus Khan: 225,000 West Indies Shivnarine Chanderpaul 175,000 New Zealand Daniel Vettori 225,000, Jacob Oram 200,000, Scott Styris 150,000, Brendon McCullum 175,000 South Africa Loots Bosman 150,000, AB de Villiers 175,000, Albie Morkel 200,000, Graeme Smith 225,000, Herschelle Gibbs 225,000, Shaun Pollock 200,000, Ashwell Prince 150,000, Makhaya Ntini 175,000, Mark Boucher 175,000, Jacques Kallis 200,000.

[Online]

make the rich ppl richer

[SachDan]

What about God,Wall,MSD,Yuvi and that most selfish cricketer? Will they be paid or not?

[fineleg]

make the rich ppl richer

If you are a successful cricketer who has played in the Indian team for 3-4 years, or a cinema celebrity in Bollywood etc. - you are made for life.

[beetle]

What about God' date='Wall,MSD,Yuvi and that most selfish cricketer? Will they be paid or not?[/quote'] They won't disclose that. They were paying the big three less than the retired greats from australia..... They were very upset about it.....(this was reported a day after that announcement they had with the big three in attendence......The day before dravid broke the resignation bomb)

[jf1gp_1]

where the hell are the Indian domestic players. they are the ones who actually need the money.

[guju24]

looks like more of buisness then a game...

[theguyinallblue]

A New Saga..A Twist in the Story.. MoYo is not permitted to play in Indian Premier League ( IPL) .. Bombay High Court has stayed his participation the the league... Moyo is so greedy...that beggar ( rich beggar ) asked for all the money upfront...so that he can earn from its investment till the time it is with him... He has no soul.....all he thinks about is money...

[Bumper]

A New Saga..A Twist in the Story.. MoYo is not permitted to play in Indian Premier League ( IPL) .. Bombay High Court has stayed his participation the the league... Moyo is so greedy...that beggar ( rich beggar ) asked for all the money upfront...so that he can earn from its investment till the time it is with him... He has no soul.....all he thinks about is money...

Why cant MoYo play in the IPL ? Is ICL suing him ?

[beetle]

yes...was in the news some time back...ICL won't take it lying down. He was a big fish and they paid him well for that ...You can't do such things after signing contract. Good stuff from ICL ....take the guy to the cleaners...

[theguyinallblue]

yeah..Bumper... A MAN is someone who stands by his PROMISE .... Breach of contract or promise is done by eunuchs ... so ICL challenged his actions in Bombay High Court ...and Court has stayed his participation... Lets see what happens next...

[Ram]

MoYo deserves it, he literally *used* ICL to raise his own stakes and blackmail PCB. Even if this lawsuit isnt successful, it should atleast send a clear message to the those oppurtunistic like Yousuf.

[Bumper]

yes...was in the news some time back...ICL won't take it lying down. He was a big fish and they paid him well for that ...You can't do such things after signing contract. Good stuff from ICL ....take the guy to the cleaners...

The guy first needs to visit a barber, the cleaners can wait!:P

[beetle]

This guy is so greedy.....so much for being a religious man. Have lost all respecty for him.

[Bumper]

IPL: FAQ -- All you need to know about the league FAQ: the Twenty20 Champions League Everything you wanted to know about the Champions League Cricinfo Staff September 15, 2007 The Champions League was launched in the presence of the representatives of the Australian, Indian, South African, England boards and Indian stars Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Sachin Tendulkar © AFP What is the Twenty20 Champions League? The Twenty20 Champions League is an international tournament featuring the best teams of the domestic Twenty20 tournaments in various nations. It is scheduled to be held in October 2008. Who is behind it and is it official? It will be run by the cricket boards of India, Australia, South Africa, and England. The league has the backing of the ICC, so it will be deemed official. What's all the buzz about? Simply put, it's probably the first international tournament for domestic sides. It's not too different from the similarly named football tournament in Europe. Just as football clubs from various European nations qualify through their individual leagues for the football Champions League, the top two teams from each of these cricket-playing nations will qualify through their respective Twenty20 domestic leagues for the Twenty20 Champions League. Teams in England, Australia and South Africa will qualify through existing competitions; for India, where the Twenty20 structure barely exists, a new league called the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be put in place. Have the details been worked out? The where, when and how? As mentioned above, it will be played next October between eight teams, two from each country, divided into two groups. There will be a total of 15 matches, including the semi-finals and the final. The venues are yet to be decided, but it shouldn't be a problem because the organisers have the support of the ICC and the national boards. What will they be playing for? The overall prize money for the Twenty20 Champions League will be $5 million, the winners taking home $2 million. There will be $3 million up for grabs in the IPL. By contrast, the winners of the ICC World Cup in the Caribbean took home $1 million; the team that wins the current ICC World Twenty20 will take home half of that. Where did the idea come from? There is a school of thought that the idea was originally put forward in 1996 by the same man who is in charge of the project now: Lalit Modi, BCCI's vice-president. But it was shot down then because it would go against the zonal system that the BCCI runs under. Modi, though, says the work seriously got underway a couple of years ago when Sharad Pawar became the BCCI president. It is believed that the project was fast-tracked when the Zee group in India announced the Indian Cricket League in April this year. How are they different to each other? They both use the Twenty20 format but that's about all they have in common. The ICL is not recognised by any of the national boards or the ICC; it is a one-nation tournament lacking the status, international reach, players, and the infrastructure that the Twenty20 Champions League will have by default. The players here won't be barred from representing their nations, unlike the ones who have joined the ICL. It will eliminate the concept of regional representation. For example, it is possible in theory that Glenn McGrath plays for Mumbai Maulers against New South Wales in the final of the Twenty20 Champions League. And there's one more difference: Franchises. Franchises? What's that? That means the teams making up the Twenty20 league in each participating country will no longer have regional affiliation as they do now - states in Australia and India, counties in England - but will be owned by corporate houses, rather like football teams in Europe or the major sports teams in the US. And, like them, they can trade, appoint coaches and support staff, buy equipment and make best use of whatever resources they have. Apart from the prize money (more on that later) the sources of revenue will be gate money, a share of TV earnings, and sale of merchandise. It hasn't yet been decided if they will have a share in the players' endorsements. To begin with, the franchise concept will apply to the IPL; the organisers plan to extend it to the other countries in a couple of years' time. Hang on - what about other countries where they play Twenty20, Pakistan, for example?? Pakistan is a notable missing name but Modi says it will be part of the inaugural Champions League. However, it's yet to be seen in what capacity Pakistan is involved; it is believed that Pakistan, like Sri Lanka, does not have the economy to sustain a full-fledged franchise concept. It's possible that the IPL includes one team from Pakistan. New Zealand have also not been directly involved in the Champions League so far but the country's cricket board is already talking of its teams joining Australia's Twenty20 competition to have a shot at the international event. All this is pretty radical, isn't it? It certainly has potential to change the game. Lalit Modi wasn't joking when he told Cricinfo, "We're going forward and trying to change the world order." One, the money could make Twenty20 the most lucrative form of cricket any aspiring cricketer wants to play. So what would that do to cricket skills and talent pools for longer versions of the game is anyone's guess. Two, it could change the way we look at cricket. Teams based on regional affiliations will be replaced by teams based on commerce, players playing not for local pride but for top dollar. That's how football has grown in the last 20 years - and not everyone's happy with the shape it's in today. It is significant that the league was launched in the presence of cricket's most powerful men - the heads of the ICC and the Indian, Australian and South African boards, and the ECB's No. 2 (not to mention Messrs Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly, McGrath and Fleming).

[guju24]

they starting one kind of buisness on the name of a game which is called cricket....cricket is going to be left on the side....

[omf52]

i dont get it still.. if the IPL is only the indian domestic league, which will provide 2 teams to the international champions league (with 2 of Aus,SA and Eng domestic teams) then why does the indian league get players like mcgrath, warne, lara and so on? or are those major signings available to the teams in any domestic league whether it be indian, aussie, english or safrican? confusion..