The D-Day is here! The much awaited auctions for the second season of the high profile Indian Premier League are set to take place in Goa today.Following Michael Clarke’s last minute pull-out, IPL commissioner Lalit Modi’s announcement that all negotiations with the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) were successfully completed, ensured that the second season won’t be derived of any star-power.
In a press conference on Thursday, Modi also announced that a total of 17 slots were up for Friday’s auction and the franchises have to spend their remaining amount or it would lapse.
Responding to queries on Pakistani players’ participation in the Indian Premiere League, Modi said, “It is now confirm that Pakistan government has denied permission to it’s players from visiting India and hence IPL franchises have the right to suspend or terminate their contracts.”
“The decision in this regard will be purely taken by team owners who have bought these players. However, incase they terminate the contract, franchise would might risk of purchasing the same player at a higher price when they are available.”
Modi said, “Terminating a contract will throw open the slot for the franchise team and they can bid for a new player from the selected pool of 115 players.”
IPL season two would also adopt a stringent anti doping measures assured the commissioner.
Modi on auction
Indian Premier League Chairman Lalit Modi also confirmed that out of 50 players, 17 will be bought in the second IPL auction in Goa tomorrow.
“A total of USD 13.59 million dollar could be spent in the auction,” Modi said.
‘One over eliminator’ to replace ‘Bowl-Out’ rule
Introducing the One Over Eliminator rule, Modi said, “The ICC gave us two options — One Over Eliminator or Bowl-Out and we opted for the Eliminator.”
Final list of players and their base prices in USD:
Australia: Aaron Bird 45,000, Brett Geeves 45,000, Bryce McGain 50,000, Daniel Harris 50,000, Dominic Thornley 50,000, George Bailey 50,000, Jonathan Moss 50,000, Michael Dighton 85,000, Michael Hill 50,000, Phil Jacques 100,000, Shane Harwood 75,000, Shaun Tait 250,000, Steven Smith 75,000 and Stuart Clark 250,000.
Bangladesh: Mashrafe Bin Mortaza 50,000, Mohammed Ashraful 75,000, Shakib Al Hasan 75,000, Tamim Iqbal 50,000.
England: Andrew Flintoff 950,000, Pietersen 1,35,000, Luke Wright 150,000, Owais Shah 150,000, Paul Collingwood 250,000, Ravi Bopara 150,000 and Samit Patel 100,000.
New Zealand: James Franklin 50,000, Jesse Ryder 100,000 and Kyle Mills 150,000.
South Africa: Gulam Bodi 100,000, J P Duminy 300,000, Morne Van Wyk 100,000, Tyron Henderson 100,000 and Yusuf Abdullah 25,000.
Sri Lanka: Chamara Kapugedara 150,000, Kaushalya Weereratne 50,000, Nuwan Kulasekera 100,000 and Thilan Tushara 100,000.
West Indies: Dwayne Smith (To be confirmed), Fidel Edwards 150,000
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