**Official** Indian Premier League (XIV-XV)

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Note that this will not go ahead if there is not sufficient participation.

Here's how I envision it happening this time:

1. Everyone who wishes to make him/herself available must post in this thread stating so. Do not publicly state what club you wish to sign for. Each player must also decide on a value out of 20, that they hope to be bought for in auction. (e.g. I might post LA Camps - 6). Note that a player may not then be bought in auction for less than the original asking price, but may be bought for more (as in any auction). The minimum asking price is 4.

Thus far...
XPA Rose - 15
GM Thomas - 13
KR Clapham - 12
SE Fuller - 12
DP Smith - 10
NS Pickup - 10
CR Butler - 8
AP Chaulk - 8
AJ Crampton - 7
AEK Maina - 7
RF Bowen - 7
NG Scott - 6
DP Richards - 6
JR Gray - 5
DY Dubb-Lynch - 5
JJD Heads - 5
BC Cunningham - 5
BC Donald - 5
DK Rai - 4
G Sriram - 4 [Indian]
GN Nayak - 4 [Indian]
M Rapp - 4
M Corrin - 4
JJ Ritchie - 4
MP West - 4
BJ Robb - 4
BJ Goff Jr.- 4
MJ Smith - 4
T Bochat - 4
JMP Wilson - 4
DH Cole - 4
DA Kearsley - 4
CJ Dinnen - 4
DRP Taylor - 4
KJ Gough - 4
B Hawker - 4
RG Dunn - 4
KS Wright - 4

2. Persons may volunteer to manage the franchises:
Bangalore - GN Nayak
Rajasthan - DH Cole
Mumbai - CR Butler
Deccan - AJ Garven
Delhi - KJ Gough
King's XI Punjab - JJD Heads
Kolkata - G Sriram
Chennai - BC Fitzsimmons
First come, first serve in that regard. Please do not volunteer to manager unless you're serious.

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Considering the existing squads (hyperlinked above), managers then may make 2 changes:

1. Add one CW player to the squad. Every team must sign a CW player (otherwise it's really not worth it) in this first auction period.

Now pay attention here. Each team may submit an initial list of 8 players, along with the proposed bids (posted in this thread).
eg. 1. A Player - 7
2. B Player - 5
3. C Player - 5
etc.

There will be a 48-hour period for those submissions. After all lists are in, if a player is only bid on by one franchise, that franchise may sign the player. Still with me? OK. If there is more than one bid for any player, the highest bid is considered. And if that bid is not surpassed within a further 48-hour period, the highest bidder may sign the player.

Note that because every team must sign at a CWer, if a franchise chooses not to use the second 48-hour bidding period, the franchise will automatically sign the highest valued player on its list that has not been signed elsewhere.

Should 2 teams be locked on an equal bid at the end of the period (eg. if both Delhi and Deccan bid 16 for Camps) the player may choose which of the teams he/she prefers to sign for.

End of round one auction.

2. With the remaining points a franchise may sign a second CW player, via the same process - initial list, followed by auction period. However to do so, the franchise must first pick an existing foreign player to cut loose.

Now I've tried to make this as complicatedly simple as possible. Hopefully people can get the hang of it. But hey, I'll not be torn up if people aren't keen on the IPL. Less work for me after all.

Saturday 18 July

1st match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kolkata Knight Riders
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

2nd match - Kings XI Punjab v Chennai Super Kings
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

3rd match - Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

4th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Deccan Chargers
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Sunday 19 July

5th match - Mumbai Indians v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

6th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

7th match - Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

8th match - Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
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Monday 20 July

9th match - Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

10th match - Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

11th match - Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

12th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Rajasthan Royals
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
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Tuesday 21 July

13th match - Kings XI Punjab v Delhi Daredevils
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

14th match - Mumbai Indians v Deccan Chargers
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

15th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Chennai Super Kings
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

16th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Wednesday 22 July

17th match - Delhi Daredevils v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

18th match - Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

19th match - Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

20th match - Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
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Thursday 23 July

21st match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

22nd match - Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

23rd match - Mumbai Indians v Delhi Daredevils
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

24th match - Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
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Friday 24 July

25th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Kings XI Punjab
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

26th match - Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

27th match - Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

28th match - Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Saturday 25 July

29th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

30th match - Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

31st match - Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

32nd match - Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad
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Sunday 26 July

33rd match - Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

34th match - Kings XI Punjab v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

35th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Delhi Daredevils
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

36th match - Mumbai Indians v Chennai Super Kings
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Monday 27 July

37th match - Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

38th match - Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

39th match - Rajasthan Royals v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

40th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Tuesday 28 July

41st match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

42nd match - Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

43rd match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Delhi Daredevils
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

44th match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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Wednesday 29 July

45th match - Mumbai Indians v Kings XI Punjab
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

46th match - Chennai Super Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

47th match - Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

48th match - Kings XI Punjab v Deccan Chargers
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

49th match - Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals
MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai

50th match - Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
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Thursday 30 July

51st match - Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

52nd match - Kolkata Knight Riders v Kings XI Punjab
Eden Gardens, Kolkata

53rd match - Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

54th match - Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings
Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad

55th match - Royal Challengers Bangalore v Mumbai Indians
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

56th match - Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh
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Friday 31 July

1st Semi-Final - Team 1 v Team 4
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

2nd Semi-Final - Team 2 v Team 3
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
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Saturday 1 August

Final - SF 1 v SF 2
Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai

 

[Majin]

Will give it another shot, hopefully get in this time.

Make my value the minimum 4, be lucky to get that really.

 

[Agent TBY]

Would be glad to manage the Knight Riders again, and see if I can do better than Buchanan.

EDIT: Available as a player too, unless I'm not allowed that. 4 points.

 

[cricketboy29]

I'd like to manage Bangalore.

Available for 4 as well.

 

[Shri]

I would like to take part in this as a player. My bidding price is 4.

 

[GIMH]

I'll have a shot, bid on me for 4 or more IMO

 

[roseboy64]

15 for me.

 

[Jamee999]

5 please

 

[Simon]

Would like to retain my position as manager of Chennai Super Kings after making last seasons final I'd like to get revenge on the competition.

 

[age_master]

I'd be interested in managing Deccan.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Assume this would over-ride County contracts?

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Assume this would over-ride County contracts?

The scheduling should have it taking place in the last third of County cricket. But of course it's up to the player which contract he prefers to honour. You can choose to play for your County until the IPL, or play through the IPL, play part of the IPL and return to England etc.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Will stay in Australia this time around after the disaster of a time I had last year.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Australia likely to be almost done by the time it starts.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Hmm, then I may as well. I won't be arriving until after the end of QLD's season though.

Can I play for who I played for last time out (I think it was Deccan or Dehli) or do I have to be re-auctioned? If so, I'll put myself up for 10.

 

[Neil Pickup]

One last payday may be left in these legs yet. Up for 10.

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

One last payday may be left in these legs yet. Up for 10.

Looking at my salary cap, you're making enough old man!

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Hmm, then I may as well. I won't be arriving until after the end of QLD's season though.

Can I play for who I played for last time out (I think it was Deccan or Dehli) or do I have to be re-auctioned? If so, I'll put myself up for 10.

Brand new auction.

Any management aspirations along with that?

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Not particularly. I'll have a dig if it's about to start and there's no-one for the Royals, Daredevils or p00jab.

 

[99*]

4 for me please.