I was nervous during the 1st IPL auction says Brett Lee – Cricket News Update
One of the finest speedsters in the world and the fastest for his country, Australian pace maestro, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Brett-Lee-c48419, has revealed that he was nervous during the Indian Premier League’s (IPL) first auction, and that he was not sure if any of the franchises wanted
to bring him on board.
The Aussie quick cited the matter in his recently revealed autobiography, ‘My Life’, stating that he was nervous all along, but was rewarded with a delightful feeling after http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Yuvraj-Singh-c98364 led Kings XI Punjab opted to buy Lee for USD 900,000.
“I was really nervous and couldn’t help thinking, does anyone want me? Finally the phone rang. It was my manager http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Neil-Donald-Maxwell-c79088,” he recalled.
“Wow! This was just crazy; never had I ever dared to dream that I’d get that much. Over the days the cricket world was turned on its head by revelations of the millions and millions of dollars that were spent at the players` auction for the inaugural IPL,”
the pacer added.
For Lee’s first IPL assignment, the fast bowler was bought by the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/DPMD-Jayawardene-c1397, alongside country
mate http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RR-Sarwan-c2371.
For his first outing on the competition against the Chennai Super Kings, Lee managed to kick off his stint with a single wicket which followed up with additional three from, tallying to a total of 4 wickets in as many matches, averaging at 28.00.
Agreeably not the best of his usual performances, but since his first appearance on the cash cow IPL, Lee has developed an affectionate relation with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750, and is now a regular member on two of the world’s most famed cricket events, the IPL and Champions
League Twenty20 tournament.
As for his recent run at the IPL, Lee stood out as another vital member for another Indian outfit, the Shahrukh http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Khan-c71319 owned Kolkata Knight Riders where the speedster earned a haul of 6 wickets from as many outings.
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