Cricket Special Report: IPL News- Yusuf Pathan, the sizzling Pick
India’s Yusuf Pathan is expected to become the most favourite property ahead of 2011 Indian Premier League players auctions starting on Saturday in Bangalore.
Beginning at a base price of $300,000, Pathan is expected to cross a million or may be more. No less than six out of the 10 franchises are willing to go for Pathan.
"That's where the franchises heading into the auction with a full purse of $9m will have an advantage," said a franchise official, who claimed to have even told Pathan that they'll bid for him.
There are five franchises namely, Kings XI Punjab, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders, Deccan Chargers, Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi IPL, who entered into the auction with the full purse of $9m. The rest of the five who have retained players, Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super
Kings especially are left with just $4.5m. Royal Challengers and Delhi Daredevils can spend $7.2m while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rajasthan-c837 Royals have $5.7m left in their fund.
A team owner said that it will be surprising if franchises were willing to spend a million or more on any player like it had happened on previous occasions. He added that this was the main reason, why most franchises did not hesitate to use their right to
retain their tent players. In his views a few number of players would be in such big demands.
Pathan is expected to be one of them but keeping him on one side, it is unpredictable which player the franchises are planning to buy at the great Indian cricket Bazar. There is complete secrecy about the men who are going to sign the cheques. Times of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750
has confirmed information about the top Indian players who have been assured by certain companies that they will be chosen. Up till now, nobody is willing to speak about it.
No surprise if Sourav Ganguly shifts from Kolkata to Pune and ditto for Yuvraj Singh who has come to blows many time with Kings XI http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Delhi-c780 Daredevils.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758 – they remained unable to retain them. Only Deccan Chargers have refused to speak about their interest in any name out of the 350-member
list.
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