IPL4 Auction

[Cevno]

I want to be in that dressing room. PPPPLLLEEEEASSSSEEE!

Sachin will have a lot to handle there.

And he was the witness too.

 

[Jono]

So Jono, do you think Gambhir went for too much? If he got $1.8m, would you consider him undervalued? Not knocking the guy, make the most of it while you can.

It depends on what the salary cap situation is, as I am unsure if it has been increased.

But looking at the rest of the market, I would say Gambhir is worth anywhere between $1.7-$2.3 million.

The IPL teams have learned their lessons from last year. The Indian players, who are guaranteed to play every game and not have to go for international duty, are the most valuable players. Then when you take the fact that Gambhir and Rohit Sharma are out-and-out guns, of course they're worth every penny (relatively to the rest of the field).

Vettori going $400k less than Botha must be because they see Botha as not playing tests for SA, whereas Vettori plays tests and ODIs for NZ.

 

[Cevno]

Gambhir was the first drawn out of bag and everbody's money was bouncing in the pocket,so Gambhir having scored two good knocks recently too ,got lucky.

 

[kingpin]

Hey my frnd just told me that Australia are going to strt their own version of IPL! Is that true?

 

[outbreak]

reckon rajasthan will bid on guys like finch and hodge with warnie's influence?

 

[outbreak]

Hey my frnd just told me that Australia are going to strt their own version of IPL! Is that true?

yeah indian's are going to be buying franchises and the big bash is becomming IPL style terrible idea

 

[weeman27bob]

Kings XI Punjab are going to nab some quality players for very little right at the end.

 

[Dissector]

Kolkatta wants to make Ganguly a " mentor " like Kumble is for Bangalore if he does not get picked by another team.

They are hesitant to play him anymore.

I think that makes sense. He could play a useful role mentoring some of the younger batsmen.

 

[shankar]

Sachin will have a lot to handle there.

And he was the witness too.

Haha, hadn't thought of that angle.

 

[Ruckus]

Deccan and Mumbai looking the goods at the moment.

 

[Jacknife]

'It's understood from the franchises that Chris Gayle was available only for two weeks of the IPL in 2011 and that's why the teams didn't want to bid for him.'

 

[tooextracool]

SL players worth 2x if you ask me because their board is one of the few around that is actually receptive of them playing in the IPL.

 

[Daemon]

Kochi has: Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Sreesanth, RP Singh

with $6.1m left to go. They can get themseleves a pretty solid team here, maybe not too many superstars but a good team nonetheless.

Punjab is going to pick up a hell lotta cheap players later on, with $8.1m left to spend.

Rajasthan are pretty ****ed imo. Little over a million left with not a great deal in their squad. Only Indian they have is Dravid.

 

[Dissector]

I think RCB has been the canniest so far. Dilshan and Vettori look like bargains at their price though I suppose availability could be an issue with the latter

 

[Craig]

It depends on what the salary cap situation is, as I am unsure if it has been increased.

But looking at the rest of the market, I would say Gambhir is worth anywhere between $1.7-$2.3 million.

The IPL teams have learned their lessons from last year. The Indian players, who are guaranteed to play every game and not have to go for international duty, are the most valuable players. Then when you take the fact that Gambhir and Rohit Sharma are out-and-out guns, of course they're worth every penny (relatively to the rest of the field).

Vettori going $400k less than Botha must be because they see Botha as not playing tests for SA, whereas Vettori plays tests and ODIs for NZ.

According to the FTP, NZ are free after the WC until November.

 

[tooextracool]

I quite like RCBs picks. Zaheer maybe a fitness issue but considering that hes eligible to play every game hes well worth the amount they paid for him. Good bowlers are harder to come by than good batsmen in this format. The rest were all steals. Would have liked Mahela but not sure it would have justified his price tag

 

[Migara]

Kochi has: Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Sreesanth, RP Singh

with $6.1m left to go. They can get themseleves a pretty solid team here, maybe not too many superstars but a good team nonetheless.

Punjab is going to pick up a hell lotta cheap players later on, with $8.1m left to spend.

Rajasthan are pretty ****ed imo. Little over a million left with not a great deal in their squad. Only Indian they have is Dravid.

From the SL players, Mathews and Perera could be important picks because of seam bowling and big hitting capabilities.

Kochi might make Mahela their captain.

Are Steyn, Theron, Morkel, Amla in the auction?

 

[morgieb]

According to the FTP, NZ are free after the WC until November.

Yeah I believe the only sides who have clashes are West Indies and Pakistan, and the latter aren't having any players in the IPL.

 

[Dissector]

So who are the big names coming up? Murali and Ojha would be in high demand I would imagine.

 

[tooextracool]

According to the FTP, NZ are free after the WC until November.

Dont the auctions take place every 3 years? My guess is that these guys sign 3 year contracts, hence its not just about their availability for this year. Or at least thats the way it should be.