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Indian Premier League

social

social

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
biased indian said:
i am sure tendulkar would have fetched more than dhoni if he was not a icon player...

i think he actually lost out here being an ion...

And ever wondered wht Beckham is doing in USA and why EPL want to play games in Asia
wht is the problem if cricket generate some money
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No problem here (in fact there is some suggestion that franchise operations could be set up in other parts of the world including my hometown Dubai)

Unfortunately, some people seem to want to paint it for something that it's not

For mine, it's the equivalent of money making Rugby 7s and its world tour
 
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adharcric

adharcric

International Coach
social said:
3 * more impressive than Dayle Steyn?

6.5 * more impressive than the best bowler at the 20/20 wc, Umar Gul?
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No ****, of course he's not. He's an exciting prospect, marketable and Indian so he'll go for big bucks. What's your point? If you're saying that the IPL revolves around money, yeah you're right. Is that all?
 
Dasa

Dasa

International Vice-Captain
social said:
No problem here (in fact there is some suggestion that franchise operations could be set up in other parts of the world including my hometown Dubai)

Unfortunately, some people seem to want to paint it for something that it's not

For mine, it's the equivalent of money making Rugby 7s and its world tour
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No they don't. No-one has been claiming the motivation for IPL is anything other than making money. People are just excited at the prospect of seeing some of the best in the world face up to each other, no matter the format or the motivation of the competition.
 
pasag

pasag

RTDAS
Ok, this thread is for discussion of the IPL itself, including squads, matches and all that jazz.

This thread is to discuss the concept. All further posts relating to the IPL's merits and direness will be moved there.

Edit: And even if you're in the middle of a discussion here, please quote the person and post it in the other thread as well.
 
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Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
After big guns, IPL teams shop for youngsters
TNN / Indranil Basu & Arghya Ganguly
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NEW DELHI, February 22 : The big sale of Indian cricketers in Mumbai last Wednesday was just the beginning. The rush to sign up players for the newly-formed Indian Premier League has by no means ended; franchisees are now eyeing members of the Indian under-19 squad currently playing the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. Other prominent cricketers from the under-22 bracket are also being wooed with payments running into several lakhs.

On Friday, there was frenzied activity as franchisees chased prominent junior cricketers to fill their quota of four under-22 players. One major signing was UP's allrounder, Praveen Kumar, who is in the CB Series squad currently playing Down Under. According to sources, he has been snapped up by Delhi for Rs 32.5 lakh. Delhi are also reportedly set to sign UP's southpaw opener, Tanmay Srivstava, a member of the U-19 World Cup squad.

Other prominent young stars being sought by IPL teams are Under-19 skipper Virat Kohli, Pradip Sangwan, Ravindra Jadeja and Saurabh Tiwary. From the India-A team, players like Yo Mahesh, Pragyan Ojha and Cheteshwar Pujara are also in great demand.

IPL rules mandate that each franchisee have at least four under-22 players, apart from the four 'catchment area' players.

This means U-22 cricketers are up for grabs, and need not necessarily be from the catchment area, explaining the huge demand for someone like Delhi's Kohli, who can be bought by any of the other teams for a large enough sum.

Franchisees are believed to be persuading those who have worked with these youngsters in the past as team coach or manager to convince them to sign up. The frenzy seems to have caught everyone associated with these players totally off-guard, as TOI found out.

Kohli's coach Rajkumar Sharma said: "We have received offers but we are yet to take a final decision. Actually, we are confused about the rules governing IPL and its offers. We are in the dark about the maximum and the minimum limit a player might be offered. That's why we are holding talks with the IPL as well as franchisees. But money is not going to be the criteria for Kohli. We have to decide which team will be able to give him the maximum exposure. Virat shall chose his team accordingly."

Another promising young bowler from UP, Sudeep Tyagi, who was the highest wicket-taker in the just-concluded Ranji season, confirmed that he had received offers from Kolkata, Bangalore and Chennai. But he too seemed unaware about the upper and lower limits of his salary. "I have received offers from three franchisees. I haven't decided yet which team I will play for but there is a strong possibility of playing for Chennai Super Kings. I have to look into the money part of the deal. I was under the impression (till now) that there is a fixed amount for the U-22 players."
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The newspaper also reported Luke Ronchi, the Western Australia wicketkeeper, is considering an A$100,000 (approx US$92,000) offer to join the Mumbai franchise, while his team-mate Luke Pomersbach, who earned a car park call-up to play a Twenty20 international for Australia, is also set to join an IPL team.

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23022008/28/david-hussey-doubt-langer-pulls.html
 
Pratters

Pratters

Cricket, Lovely Cricket
Sudeep Tyagi would be a big pick for any team. He has created a lot of buzz in domestic circles and it doesn't surprise me that 3 franchises have approached him already.
 
Cevno

Cevno

Hall of Fame Member
Pratyush said:
Sudeep Tyagi would be a big pick for any team. He has created a lot of buzz in domestic circles and it doesn't surprise me that 3 franchises have approached him already.
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atleast he will get exposure in big stadiums under top coaches unlike domestic season where he is playing in front of empty stadiums.
 
Sanz

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
social said:
So they're quite prepared to hose money up against the wall on a cricket team?
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Yes they are prepared to lose money. The poorest of them is Shahrukh Khan and he publicly said that he doesn't care about losing money out in this deal. Mallya is a big sports fan anyway and has already been involved with other sports which are not that big in India (i.e. F1, Horse Racing etc). For Ambani who is one of the Richest man on the earth, IPL is less than pocket change.

News flash, billionaires dont enjoy losing money
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Sorry I am not getting that channel where that news flash is being shown.
 
Sanz

Sanz

Hall of Fame Member
social said:
I never said he wouldnt play for India again, I said his future was in doubt (meaning that he needs to score runs or else he'd be dropped from a rebuilding ODI lineup)

One only has to look at the way that he's played this summer (and throughout his test career) to know he's little better than a fringe quality international batsman

Hardly an icon in anyone but the marketers eyes
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Yeah continue to show your deliberate ignorance about the difference between T20 and tests. He is a top ODI/T20 player in India and one of the best in the World, He is from Chandigarh where he is immensely popular. There is no bigger/better player in India to represent Chandigarh than Yuvraj.

It really is a no brainer, as simple as that.
 
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IPLcrazy

Cricket Spectator
Theres no doubt that sachin is one of the greatest bastmen in the world , his stats prove it! Definitely he is n icon, and in the league people kie him n saurav have to show their loyalty to their respective cities,..
http://iplcrazy.com/
 
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Perm

Perm

Cricket Web: All-Time Legend
social - Do you know how well Yuvraj has performed in ODI cricket in the past few years? There was no way he was going to be dropped for an extended period of time. Yeah, he was out of form, but he's still a class ODI batsman.
 
pasag

pasag

RTDAS
IPL crazy, you can advertise your site in your sig, but what you're doing now constitutes spamming and is against forum rules and the links have been removed.
 
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IPLcrazy

Cricket Spectator
Many of the players dint join the IPL because of security reasons .. i dont think that there will be any problems tho, India has millons of cricket enthusiasts and partons but not to tht extent... i hope 8-)
 
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