WHATS IS IPL?
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a franchise-based Twenty20 competition organised by the BCCI, and it has official sanction since it has the backing of the ICC. It features the world's best cricketers playing - their affiliation decided by open auction - for eight city-based franchises, owned by a host of businessmen and celebrity consortiums. The inaugural edition of the tournament will run from April 18 to June 1 
IPL GENERATING BUSS?
Two main reasons why. One the football-club concept of the IPL, which is unlike anything cricket has known. The best players from across the world playing not according to nationality but according to market forces. Second, the sheer financial scale of the IPL is unprecedented at this level of cricket. The BCCI has already made close to US$ 1.75 billion solely from the sale of TV rights ($908 million), promotion ($108 million) and franchises (approximately $700 million). Players are expected to earn close to US$1 million for a three-year contract. It's an entire cricket economy out there.
Who are the franchise owners -celebrities and others?
Mukesh Ambani, the Reliance Industries chairman, acquired the Mumbai franchise for $111.9 million over a 10-year period; beer and airline baron Vijay Mallya, who also owns a Formula 1 team, won the Bangalore franchise for $111.6 million; Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan's Red Chillies Entertainment won the Kolkata franchise for $75 million; the biggest surprise was the Chandigarh franchise, which went to Preity Zinta, another Bollywood star, and Ness Wadia, together with two other industrialists, for $75 million. The winning team will get richer by $3 million if they win the first edition of the tournament.
PLAYERS AVAILABLE FOR AUCTION
No. Category Name Nationality
1 A Shane Warne Australia
2 A Mahendra Singh Dhoni India
3 A Adam Gilchrist Australia
4 A Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan
5 A Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka
6 A Muttiah Muralitharan Sri Lanka
7 B Anil Kumble India
8 B Glenn McGrath Australia
9 B Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan
10 B Harbhajan Singh India
11 B Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka
12 B Kumar Sangakarra Sri Lanka
13 C Ricky Ponting Australia
14 C Brett Lee Australia
15 C Andrew Symonds Australia
16 C Michael Hussey Australia
17 C Daniel Vettori New Zealand
18 C Matthew Hayden Australia
19 C Brendon McCullum New Zealand
20 C Jacob Oram New Zealand
21 D Stephen Fleming New Zealand
22 D Graeme Smith South Africa
23 D Herschelle Gibbs South Africa
24 D Chris Gayle West Indies
25 D Shoaib Malik Pakistan
26 D Shahid Afridi Pakistan
27 D Younis Khan Pakistan
28 D Mohammad Asif Pakistan
29 D Jacques Kallis South Africa
30 D Zaheer Khan India
31 D Sreesanth India
32 E Dinesh Karthik India
33 E A B deVilliers South Africa
34 E Mark Boucher South Africa
35 E Parthiv Patel India
36 E Kamran Akmal Pakistan
37 E Tatenda Taibu Zimbabwe
38 F Albie Morkel South Africa
39 F Ajit Agarkar India
40 F Shaun Pollock South Africa
41 F Irfan Pathan India
42 F Scott Styris New Zealand
43 F Farveez Maharoof Sri Lanka
44 F Tillakeratne Dilshan Sri Lanka
45 F Cameron White Australia
46 F Yusuf Pathan India
47 F Joginder Sharma India
48 G Ramnaresh Sarwan West Indies
49 G Simon Katich Australia
50 G Justin Langer Australia
51 G Goutam Gambhir India
52 G Robin Uthappa India
53 G Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies
54 G Ashwell Prince South Africa
55 G VVS Laxman India
56 G Wasim Jaffer India
57 G Rohit Sharma India
58 G Loots Bosman South Africa
59 G Mohammad Kaif India
60 G Suresh Raina India
61 G Manoj Tiwary India
62 G Chamara Silva Sri Lanka
63 G David Hussey Australia
64 H Nathan Bracken Australia
65 H R P Singh India
66 H Murali Kartik India
67 H Makhaya Ntini South Africa
68 H Lasith Malinga Sri Lanka
69 H Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka
70 H Ramesh Powar India
71 H Umar Gul Pakistan
72 H Dale Steyn South Africa
73 H Dilhara Fernando Sri Lanka
74 H Ishant Sharma India
75 H Piyush Chawla India
76 H Munaf Patel India
77 H Nuwan Zoysa Sri Lanka
No comments:
Post a Comment