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IPL4 Auction

Jacknife

Jacknife

International Captain
GingerFurball said:
I haven't followed the entire auction in great detail, but I'm going to post a list of my suspicions about what the conventional wisdom is for the IPL and draw conclusions from it, and see how much of my suspicions are true based on what happens in the auction.

1. Batsmen are over-valued in T20
2. Bowlers are under-valued
3. All rounders are massively over-valued
4. Big hitters are massively over-valued
5. Indians, particularly batsmen, are over-valued (and before anyone jumps in on this point, I understand perfectly well the reasons why Indian batsmen have managed to command such huge salaries in this auction)
6. Australians are over valued
7. English players are under valued
8. Foreign spinners are massively under valued.
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Yes agree, it's all a bit nonsensical . With all the Oz coaches and influence it was going to be this way, but still, I can't get my head round all the Oz players that have been bought.
 
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jashan83

U19 Captain
You are right on that. The money offered is not proportional to the talents. The Indian obviously will be preferred. There are reasons for all of them
GingerFurball said:
I haven't followed the entire auction in great detail, but I'm going to post a list of my suspicions about what the conventional wisdom is for the IPL and draw conclusions from it, and see how much of my suspicions are true based on what happens in the auction.

1. Batsmen are over-valued in T20:- It's a batsman' game
2. Bowlers are under-valued:-Same as above[./B]The Indian pacers have got very good deals though
3. All rounders are massively over-valuedThey are handy. They help in giving both depth in batting and bowling. In past if specialist bowlers have been kept they also go for runs. It is these people who can chip in and contribute by more runs
4. Big hitters are massively over-valuedObvious. Entertainment value. More money for Franchisee
5. Indians, particularly batsmen, are over-valued (and before anyone jumps in on this point, I understand perfectly well the reasons why Indian batsmen have managed to command such huge salaries in this auction)You can only have 4 foreign players in playing 11. Hence rest 7 have to be Indian. Hence Indian batsman are in short supply but since they have to be there, great prices. I know you the reasons I put it so that just incase any one wants to know why
6. Australians are over valuedSo many Australian coaches
7. English players are under valued. County season clashes. They also have some series clashing (Not sure on second point though)
8. Foreign spinners are massively under valued.
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You get loads of spinners in India. Many of the batsman also can put some spin bowling
 
kingpin

kingpin

State Vice-Captain
Hmmm..........CSK and KKr have good teams.....Mumbai up with them.......All the teams are equally balanced IMO...xcept for kochi need 2 to 3 Indian batsman....
 
Arjun

Arjun

Cricketer Of The Year
BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS: On an ideal note

Overseas quota: Dilshan, AB, Vettori, Nannes
Bowling: Nannes, Zaheer, Mithun, Vettori, KP? (local left-arm spinner)
Top Six: Dilshan, AB, Pujara, Tiwari, Kohli, Vettori
Behind the wicket: Shreevats?
Multiple Men: Vettori

This team looks good, but need to fill some blocks, such as the wicketkeeper, local seamer, local spinner and get some more multi-purpose players. They may stick to Shreevats Goswami and dig into the Karnataka player base to pick up KP Appanna, Sreenath Aravind and B Akhil, by a long shot, but they'd be better off with options outside the state. They've got strong batting and bowling, but a long tail and very insipid filler bowling.
 
morgieb

morgieb

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kingpin said:
Hmmm..........CSK and KKr have good teams.....Mumbai up with them.......All the teams are equally balanced IMO...xcept for kochi need 2 to 3 Indian batsman....
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Plus Rajasthan need Indians.

Would favour Chennai to take it out again, or Mumbai.
 
Furball

Furball

Evil Scotsman
jashan83 said:
You are right on that. The money offered is not proportional to the talents. The Indian obviously will be preferred. There are reasons for all of them
You get loads of spinners in India. Many of the batsman also can put some spin bowling
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I disagree with every reason you've given though, which is why I've drawn the conclusions I have. Apart from the Australian coaches thing - I hadn't thought of that - but IMO the phrase "Australian cricketer" is much like "Brazilian footballer" - although Australia are in decline, there's still an unconscious assumption that a player is better for being Australian. I reckon if you put a random County pro up for auction with a random Australian pro with identical stats, there would be more interest in the Australian player simply because of his nationality.
 
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