Veterans Sanath, Vaas shown the door in IPL auction
January 10, 2011 09:40 am
In what could be a major snub to Sourav Ganguly, none of the franchisees bid for the former Indian skipper in two days of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction that ended in Bangalore on Sunday.
Along with Ganguly, other major names who could not find any buyers were Chris Gayle, Brian Lara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas.
After creating new records and 15 new millionaires on the first day, the IPL auction entered its final day where 71 players were up for grabs, including 18 Indians.
With only cumulative salary cap of USD 19.5 million left in the purse, owners looked to settle their teams by buying bits-and-pieces players.
The auction did not start with the same bang as it was on the first day when Gautam Gambhir was fetched for a whopping USD 2.4 million. Only one out of the ten wicketkeepers up for shopping in the opening session was sold: Mathew Wade, the Victorian glovesman, was bagged by Delhi Daredevils for USD 100,000.
The day’s biggest surprise came when the veteran Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasurya remained unsold in the all-rounders’ list of players. The other players grabbed from the all-rounders lists were Daniel Christian. The South Australian’s bid was won by Deccan Chargers for USD 900,000 after its tough fight with Delhi Daredevils and remained the highest price paid by a franchise on day two. Sri Lankan Thissara Perera was sold to Kochi for $80,000.
Surprisingly, ageing Indian fast bowler Ajit Agarkar found takers in Delhi Daredevils. He was sold for USD 210,000, which is USD 110,000 more than his base price. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the bid for South African Charl Langeveldt for USD 140,000.
There was a close fight between RCB and Kochi for R Vinay Kumar, the Karnataka medium-pacer, who played for the Bangalore side in the previous three editions, but he was finally lapped up by Kochi for USD 475,000.
There was also a tug of war for Munaf Patel and Umesh Yadav, who surprisingly bagged a handsome purse. The former was taken by Mumbai Indians for USD 700,000 and the latter by Delhi Daredevils for USD 750,000.
The other bowlers sold in the opening session of day 2 were Ashok Dinda, sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 375,000; Shaun Tait, bagged for USD 300,000 by Rajasthan Royals; Clint McKay was bought by Mumbai Indians for USD 110,000; L Balaji, who played for Chennai Super Kings previously, was sold to Knight Riders for USD 500,000; Roelof van der Merwe was taken by Delhi Daredevils for USD 50,000; and Stephen O’Keefe was sold to Kochi for USD 20,000.
It was the turn of remaining batsmen when the auction started after a 10-minute break. Western Australian Luke Pomersback was the first one to be auctioned; he was successfully bid by RCB for USD 50,000.
There was an unexpected tussle for Venugopal Rao, the former Deccan Chargers’ player. He became a Delhi Daredevil for USD 700,000. In the second list of all-rounders, only Scott Styris was sold to Chennai Super Kings for USD 200,000.
It was Jaidev Unadkat who turned out to be the next surprise of the evening that was going bowlers’ way. The young Indian pacer, who played the first Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg, was bought by KKR for USD 250,000.
The other bowlers who earned the most were Ben Hilfenhaus (CSK, USD 100,000), Manpreet Gony (Deccan Chargers, USD 290,000), Joginder Sharma (CSK, USD 150,000), Wayne Parnell (Pune Warriors, $160,000), Abhimanyu Mithun (USD 260,000, RCB); Nuwan Kulasekara (CSK, USD 100,000) and Sudeep Tyagi (CSK, USD 240,000).
In the extended morning session, Mitchell Marsh - the young Western Australia player - was fetched by Pune for USD 290,000. Englishman Owais Shah was bought by Kochi for USD 200,000.
Other players picked just before lunch were Suraj Randiv, the young Sri Lanka off-spinner, sold to CSK for USD 80,000; Michael Klinger, bought by Kochi for USD 75,000; Ryan ten Doeschate, the first Dutch player to play IPL, taken by KKR for USD 150,000; Andrew McDonald, bought back by Delhi Daredevils for USD 80,000; John Hastings, the Victorian all-rounder, sold to Kochi for USD 20,000; Johan van der Wath, taken by RCB for USD 50,000; Jerome Taylor, the West Indian pacer, bought for USD 1,00,000 by Pune; and Pankaj Singh, taken by Rajasthan Royals for USD 95,000.
The post-lunch session began with a series of unsold players. The chain was ended by KKR, who went after James Pattinson and got him for USD 1,00,000. He was followed by all-rounder Alfonso Thomas, who made Pune’s purse lighter by USD 1,00,000.
Other players sold towards the end were Tasmania captain George Bailey, bought by CSK for USD 50,000; young South African Rilee Rossouw, grabbed by RCB for USD 20,000; Sri Lankan Nuwan Pradeep, fetched for $20,000 by RCB; Australian Chris Lynn, sold to Deccan Chargers for USD 20,000; and South African Francois du Plessis, bought by CSK for USD 120,000.
After a dull period when most of the players put up for auction went unsold, teams were asked to vote for such players to be brought back for auction.
The re-auction started with New Zealand’s Jesse Ryder, for whom Pune bid successfully for USD 150,000. Murali Kartik followed and was also lapped up by Pune for USD 400,000. South Africa’s T20 specialist Juan Theron was bought by Deccan Chargers for USD 85,000; Australian Travis Birt was sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 20,000. England’s Dimitri Mascarenhas was fetched by Kings XI Punjab for USD 100,000. South African Jonathan Vandiar was bought for $20,000 by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Australian Moises Henriques was sold to Mumbai Indians for USD 50,000. South African Colin Ingram was sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 100,000. England’s Michael Lumb was bought by Deccan Chargers for USD 80,000. Nathan Rimmington was grabbed for USD 20,000 by Kings XI Punjab. Australian Aiden Blizzard was sold for just USD 20,000 to Mumbai Indians. South African Robert Frylinck was bought for USD 20,000 by Delhi Daredevils.
But at the fag end of the day when everyone thought that the auction was finished, Mohammad Kaif’s name came up for the auction. The right-handed batsman was finally bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for USD 130,000.
The auction finished but many questions remained unanswered. What made bidders give such harsh treatment to Ganguly, Lara, Gayle and Boucher? Is their IPL career over? Only time will tell!
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Along with Ganguly, other major names who could not find any buyers were Chris Gayle, Brian Lara, Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas.
After creating new records and 15 new millionaires on the first day, the IPL auction entered its final day where 71 players were up for grabs, including 18 Indians.
With only cumulative salary cap of USD 19.5 million left in the purse, owners looked to settle their teams by buying bits-and-pieces players.
The auction did not start with the same bang as it was on the first day when Gautam Gambhir was fetched for a whopping USD 2.4 million. Only one out of the ten wicketkeepers up for shopping in the opening session was sold: Mathew Wade, the Victorian glovesman, was bagged by Delhi Daredevils for USD 100,000.
The day’s biggest surprise came when the veteran Sri Lankan opener Sanath Jayasurya remained unsold in the all-rounders’ list of players. The other players grabbed from the all-rounders lists were Daniel Christian. The South Australian’s bid was won by Deccan Chargers for USD 900,000 after its tough fight with Delhi Daredevils and remained the highest price paid by a franchise on day two. Sri Lankan Thissara Perera was sold to Kochi for $80,000.
Surprisingly, ageing Indian fast bowler Ajit Agarkar found takers in Delhi Daredevils. He was sold for USD 210,000, which is USD 110,000 more than his base price. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won the bid for South African Charl Langeveldt for USD 140,000.
There was a close fight between RCB and Kochi for R Vinay Kumar, the Karnataka medium-pacer, who played for the Bangalore side in the previous three editions, but he was finally lapped up by Kochi for USD 475,000.
There was also a tug of war for Munaf Patel and Umesh Yadav, who surprisingly bagged a handsome purse. The former was taken by Mumbai Indians for USD 700,000 and the latter by Delhi Daredevils for USD 750,000.
The other bowlers sold in the opening session of day 2 were Ashok Dinda, sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 375,000; Shaun Tait, bagged for USD 300,000 by Rajasthan Royals; Clint McKay was bought by Mumbai Indians for USD 110,000; L Balaji, who played for Chennai Super Kings previously, was sold to Knight Riders for USD 500,000; Roelof van der Merwe was taken by Delhi Daredevils for USD 50,000; and Stephen O’Keefe was sold to Kochi for USD 20,000.
It was the turn of remaining batsmen when the auction started after a 10-minute break. Western Australian Luke Pomersback was the first one to be auctioned; he was successfully bid by RCB for USD 50,000.
There was an unexpected tussle for Venugopal Rao, the former Deccan Chargers’ player. He became a Delhi Daredevil for USD 700,000. In the second list of all-rounders, only Scott Styris was sold to Chennai Super Kings for USD 200,000.
It was Jaidev Unadkat who turned out to be the next surprise of the evening that was going bowlers’ way. The young Indian pacer, who played the first Test between India and South Africa in Johannesburg, was bought by KKR for USD 250,000.
The other bowlers who earned the most were Ben Hilfenhaus (CSK, USD 100,000), Manpreet Gony (Deccan Chargers, USD 290,000), Joginder Sharma (CSK, USD 150,000), Wayne Parnell (Pune Warriors, $160,000), Abhimanyu Mithun (USD 260,000, RCB); Nuwan Kulasekara (CSK, USD 100,000) and Sudeep Tyagi (CSK, USD 240,000).
In the extended morning session, Mitchell Marsh - the young Western Australia player - was fetched by Pune for USD 290,000. Englishman Owais Shah was bought by Kochi for USD 200,000.
Other players picked just before lunch were Suraj Randiv, the young Sri Lanka off-spinner, sold to CSK for USD 80,000; Michael Klinger, bought by Kochi for USD 75,000; Ryan ten Doeschate, the first Dutch player to play IPL, taken by KKR for USD 150,000; Andrew McDonald, bought back by Delhi Daredevils for USD 80,000; John Hastings, the Victorian all-rounder, sold to Kochi for USD 20,000; Johan van der Wath, taken by RCB for USD 50,000; Jerome Taylor, the West Indian pacer, bought for USD 1,00,000 by Pune; and Pankaj Singh, taken by Rajasthan Royals for USD 95,000.
The post-lunch session began with a series of unsold players. The chain was ended by KKR, who went after James Pattinson and got him for USD 1,00,000. He was followed by all-rounder Alfonso Thomas, who made Pune’s purse lighter by USD 1,00,000.
Other players sold towards the end were Tasmania captain George Bailey, bought by CSK for USD 50,000; young South African Rilee Rossouw, grabbed by RCB for USD 20,000; Sri Lankan Nuwan Pradeep, fetched for $20,000 by RCB; Australian Chris Lynn, sold to Deccan Chargers for USD 20,000; and South African Francois du Plessis, bought by CSK for USD 120,000.
After a dull period when most of the players put up for auction went unsold, teams were asked to vote for such players to be brought back for auction.
The re-auction started with New Zealand’s Jesse Ryder, for whom Pune bid successfully for USD 150,000. Murali Kartik followed and was also lapped up by Pune for USD 400,000. South Africa’s T20 specialist Juan Theron was bought by Deccan Chargers for USD 85,000; Australian Travis Birt was sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 20,000. England’s Dimitri Mascarenhas was fetched by Kings XI Punjab for USD 100,000. South African Jonathan Vandiar was bought for $20,000 by Royal Challengers Bangalore. Australian Moises Henriques was sold to Mumbai Indians for USD 50,000. South African Colin Ingram was sold to Delhi Daredevils for USD 100,000. England’s Michael Lumb was bought by Deccan Chargers for USD 80,000. Nathan Rimmington was grabbed for USD 20,000 by Kings XI Punjab. Australian Aiden Blizzard was sold for just USD 20,000 to Mumbai Indians. South African Robert Frylinck was bought for USD 20,000 by Delhi Daredevils.
But at the fag end of the day when everyone thought that the auction was finished, Mohammad Kaif’s name came up for the auction. The right-handed batsman was finally bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for USD 130,000.
The auction finished but many questions remained unanswered. What made bidders give such harsh treatment to Ganguly, Lara, Gayle and Boucher? Is their IPL career over? Only time will tell!
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