Records tumble in IPL auction, as Gambhir sold for $2.4 million
Records were broken at the players’ auction for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as the teams spent a total of $62.8 million to buy 127 players available in the auction.
The most expensive player was Indian opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Knight-c71599 Riders. Not only did he become the most expensive player this season, he also became the most expensive player ever in
the four-year history of the IPL.
Gambhir had been representing the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Virender-Sehwag-c95429 in the team, and both the destructive openers helped the Daredevils win many matches.
There were also a number of big names who were ignored in this year’s IPL auction. The biggest name from http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 was Saurav Ganguly. He represented Kolkata for the past three seasons and was the captain of the side. Ganguly is the most famous cricketer Kolkata
has ever produced, and his fans will be disappointed that there were no bids for the left-hander.
Former West Indian captain Brian Lara was also amongst the players who did not receive any bids. Lara has been away from competitive cricket since he retired from the sport, but surprised everyone when he announced his comeback in the shortest version of
the game last year.
Sanath Jayasuriya, Mark Boucher, Chris Gayle and Graeme Swann were the other cricketers who did not get any bids. Several Australian players opted to stay out of the cash rich tournament this year. Michael http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Clarke-c51120, Ricky Ponting and Mitchell Johnson didn’t
feature in the auction at all.
Corruption charges had hurt the IPL very badly last year. The founder of the IPL, Lalit Modi was expelled by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), following claims that Modi brought corruption into the sport.
Two teams namely http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Punjab-c833 were also expelled by the BCCI following corruption charges, but the teams were reinstated after they successfully challenged the ruling in court.
Two new teams will feature in this year’s tournament, they will be Kochi and Pune Warriors.
The cash rich tournament will start just six days after the World Cup ends in India, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Sri-Lanka-c758.
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