Saturday, February 4, 2012

Ravindra Jadeja lands $2.0 million IPL jackpot



Ravindra Jadeja versatile crickter was for $ 2,000,000 at an auction sale in Bangalore Indian Premier League on Saturday, but missed a number of big names.

The reigning champions IPL Chennai Super Kings, by the head of the Indian cricket Narayanaswamy Srinivasan heard Jadeja bagged the 23 years after an intense bidding war with Deccan Chargers.

Jadeja colleagues joined India Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa and Rohit Sharma in the $ 2 million-a-year to support the money-spinning Twenty20 league.

Only 17 of the 144 Indian and foreign players who had already thrown their hat into the ring found to be limited due to the liberation of the morning session of the auction, the player who was not already targeted for each team.

The main beneficiaries were the Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, bought by Delhi Daredevils for $ 1.4 million, and India seamer Vinay Kumar, who seek $ 1.0 million for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

New Zealand wicket-keeper Brendon McCullum went to Kolkata Knight Riders for $ 900,000, while 41 years was spinner Brad Hogg in Australia picked up by Rajasthan Royals for $ 180,000.

Bigger surprise, however, was the list of players who have missed.

There were no takers for England, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara and Matt Prior

Veteran Indian batsman Venkatsai Laxman struggling to keep his place in the Indian test team was also sold. Australian fast bowler Even as Peter Siddle has been ignored.

Jadeja, Jayawardene, Kumar and McCullum was one of the now defunct franchise Kochi Tuskers, the tournament played in the last year before they thrown out of the IPL in September for nonpayment of fees.

Deductibles spent money to their lines in the fifth edition of the IPL, between 4 April and 27 May be played strengthened

Much depended on the availability of players for the week of September-76-match tournament.

International players from England, not more than one month is available, as their tour of Sri Lanka ends on 7 April and will be followed by a series at home against the West Indies from mid-May.

Australians can be advanced to the IPL after their Caribbean tour 27th April ends.

The auction is being held in the shadow of the retreat of the Sahara Group, sponsors of the team from India, and the owner of the franchise Pune Warriors, whose association with the Indian cricket earlier on Saturday.

Sahara, a "one-sided emotional relationship" with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), to support its decision not to participate in the auction.

It remains to be seen whether the withdrawal is Pune eight teams will compete to leave the tournament this year.