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  • IPL auction may happen by 26 Feb

    IPL auction may happen by 26 Feb

    MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in all likelihood will be delayed to 19 or 26 February. It was earlier expected to take place on 4 February.

    The IPL auction is probably set to return to Mumbai this season after Bengaluru hosted the event in the last three seasons, and five times altogether — since its inception in 2008. It was in 2010 when the first auction was held in Mumbai.

    Friday was the last day for the interested players to submit their names. Ideally, the names will be sent to the eight teams tentatively on Monday. A final list of players in the auction will then be prepared. A senior IPL official said that an overhaul of the system was anticipated next season.

    The franchises of the tenth season have declared 63 players. Rising Pune Supergiants have declared the names of 11 players. Last season champions — Sunrisers Hyderabad — have released the names of six players.

    Pune franchise skipper MS Dhoni has selected overseas players such as Thisara Perra, Kevin Petersen, Albie Morkel and George Bailey.

    Well known names that have been released by other franchises include Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Mitchell Johnson, Colin Munro, Kyle Abbott, More Morkel, Martin Guptill, Corey Anderson, Eoin Morgan, Trent Boult, Chris Jordan and Varun Aaron.

  • IPL auction may happen by 26 Feb

    IPL auction may happen by 26 Feb

    MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in all likelihood will be delayed to 19 or 26 February. It was earlier expected to take place on 4 February.

    The IPL auction is probably set to return to Mumbai this season after Bengaluru hosted the event in the last three seasons, and five times altogether — since its inception in 2008. It was in 2010 when the first auction was held in Mumbai.

    Friday was the last day for the interested players to submit their names. Ideally, the names will be sent to the eight teams tentatively on Monday. A final list of players in the auction will then be prepared. A senior IPL official said that an overhaul of the system was anticipated next season.

    The franchises of the tenth season have declared 63 players. Rising Pune Supergiants have declared the names of 11 players. Last season champions — Sunrisers Hyderabad — have released the names of six players.

    Pune franchise skipper MS Dhoni has selected overseas players such as Thisara Perra, Kevin Petersen, Albie Morkel and George Bailey.

    Well known names that have been released by other franchises include Amit Mishra, Dale Steyn, Mitchell Johnson, Colin Munro, Kyle Abbott, More Morkel, Martin Guptill, Corey Anderson, Eoin Morgan, Trent Boult, Chris Jordan and Varun Aaron.

  • IPL Auction: 67 players sold, Yuvraj again tops the list with Rs 16 crore

    IPL Auction: 67 players sold, Yuvraj again tops the list with Rs 16 crore

    MUMBAI: Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has become the most expensive cricketer in the IPL 8 players’ auction, which was held on 16 February in Bengaluru. Delhi Daredevils bought the cricketer for a record Rs 16 crore.

    Dinesh Kartik was second in the list of most costliest player as Royal Challengers Bangalore paid Rs 10.5 crore for the wicket keeper batsman. If the amount paid for the India discards is shocking, the unsold list emerged as one of the idiosyncratic in the history of tournament. Hasim Amla, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene failed to find a bidder. Both Sangakkara and Amla are in top 10 rankings of ODI and Tests.

    Indian World Cup winner speed star Zaheer Khan, who failed to come in the bidders list in the first round was purchased by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4 crore in the later half.

    Multi Screen Media’s (MSM) sports broadcaster Sony Six aired the Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2015 auctions live. The auction was also streamed live by the tournaments official website iplt20.com.

    The team overview at the end of Pepsi IPL 2015 auction

    The top buys of Pepsi IPL 2015:

    Famous players in the list of unsold in Pepsi IPL 2015 Auction:

    Hashim Amla, Cameron White, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Irfan Pathan, Marlon Samuels, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardena, Alex Hales, Brad Hodge, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ross Taylor

    The Team wise list after Pepsi IPL 2015 auction:

    CHENNAI SUPER KINGS

    DELHI DAREDEVILS

    KINGS XI PUNJAB

    KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS

    MUMBAI INDIANS

    RAJASTHAN ROYALS

    ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

    SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

  • Sony Six to broadcast IPL 2015 player auction Live

    Sony Six to broadcast IPL 2015 player auction Live

    MUMBAI: Multi Screen Media’s (MSM) sports channel Sony Six will broadcast the Pepsi IPL 2015 Player Auction live and exclusive from Bangalore this February, ahead of the eighth season of the league. The bidding process will serve as the prelude to the year’s most anticipated sporting extravaganza, the Pepsi IPL 2015. The player auction will be broadcast live on both Sony Six SD and HD on 16 February from 9:30 am onwards.

     

    Ahead of the auction, a total of 122 cricketers including 78 Indians and 44 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2015 season, while six Indian cricketers have been traded during the window for player trade this year.

     

    One of the biggest names to hit the auction table this year is 2014’s most expensive player Yuvraj Singh, who was bought for Rs 14 crore at the event last year. The other marquee players that will be auctioned, apart from Singh, include the Delhi Daredevils captain Kevin Pietersen and the team’s costliest player last year, Dinesh Karthik. Other top flight players who will be up for auction this year include Hashim Amla, Mahela Jayawardene, Eoin Morgan, Kumar Sangakkara, Murali Vijay, Darren Sammy, Angelo Mathews, Aaron Finch and Alex Hales. With a host of marquee names being auctioned this year, the Player Auction for 2015 will be an exciting opportunity for teams looking to rebuild their sides for contention.

     

    Sony Six EVP and business head Prasana Krishnan said, “This year too, we are pleased to bring back the Pepsi IPL 2015 Player Auction live and exclusive to our eager audiences. With a line-up of some of the most renowned names in international cricket up for auction, this year’s edition promises to be an exciting viewing experience. With intriguing rounds of bidding, coupled with high quality and in-depth perspectives from our panelists, we are aiming to keep the audience enthralled throughout the event.”

     

    The auction will be conducted by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been conducting the player auctions since the inaugural season in 2008. Sameer Kochhar and cricket expert Aakash Chopra will be seen sharing their insights on player and team strategies.

     

    This year, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs 63 crore each for the eighth season – a five per cent increase over last season’s purse.

  • Sony Six to broadcast IPL auction live

    Sony Six to broadcast IPL auction live

    MUMBAI: The Indian Premiere League (IPL) player auction will be held on 16 February in Bengaluru. As of now there is no clarity on the number of players as the deadline for franchises to submit the original list has been deferred to 4 February 2015.

     

    India discard Yuvraj Singh, former England skipper Kevin Pietersen, wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik, South African cricketer Hashim Amla are amongst marquee players to go under hammer this auction.

     

    Unlike last year, when the auction was a two-day event containing all players barring those retained by the teams, this auction will be shorter but will still be significant for a few franchises. Having released big-name players, Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore are likely to be the big spenders this time. 

     

    As per reports, Daredevils has the maximum purse available this time with Rs 400,000,000. Royal Challengers has Rs 210,000,000 in its kitty, having released Yuvraj who was the most expensive player last year with a bid of Rs 140,000,000. Though Yuvraj finished as the team’s second highest run-scorer, Royal Challengers were just above Daredevils with five wins.

     

    England all-rounder Ravi Bopara, Australia’s Twenty20 captain Finch, India seamer Zaheer Khan fall in the Rs 10,000,000 bracket. Vijay opted for a base price of Rs 5,000,000.