Knowledge Storm

A New Trend of 20-20 Cricket

Posted by: ghalibhasnain on: April 29, 2008

These days everyone has a tough routine and carrying so many work to do…but nowadays everyone is watching IPL and getting involved into matches everyday .the tournament is so fantastically manage by IPL ogranizers and colors all over the game and the main attraction is players all over the world..do u know how much IPL is giving to these players..

Mahendra Singh Dhoni - AND HIS NAKED SHOULDERSMahendra Singh Dhoni – $1.5 million

Everyone bid for Dhoni. He’s swoonsome. Dhoni went to Chennai.

Andrew Symonds – $1.35 million

Symonds is usually frightened of the subcontinent, finding any old excuse not to visit. He’ll counter by saying that that’s just Pakistan, which is just as well when there are seven-figure sums at stake. Hyderabad wanted Symonds *this much*.

Ishant Sharma – $950,000

Long memories from the bidders here. Kolkata finally ended up with a player who’s been playing international cricket for about a fortnight.

Manoj Tiwary – $675,000

No clue. It’s 300-and-odd thousand per international run he’s scored though. Delhi were the frugal chaps who invested in him.

Shane Warne – $450,000

Shane, unfortunately the world thinks that you’re $50,000 worse than Cameron White. That’s assuming Jaipur haven’t vastly overpaid for you.

Ricky Ponting – $400,000

Another duff bid. Everyone point and laugh. Ricky Ponting went for less than Mark Boucher. In fact, Ponting is Kolkata’s seventh most valuable player. Score.

Matthew Hayden – $375,000

How about YOU pay US $375,000 - deal?Everyone point and laugh again, only this time really put your backs into it. Chennai wanted Matthew Hayden, but only about half as much as they wanted Jacob Oram, Albie Morkel and Suresh Raina, all of whom clocked in at $600,000 plus.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul – $200,000

Bangalore would have been better off getting three-and-a-half more Shivs instead of their one Jacques Kallis, but still. At least they got one.

About these values

We’ve read a few articles about how this auction will have bruised a few egos. Doubtless it will, but it’s not so straightforward as just looking at the price and that’s what the player’s worth.

It’s a different format of the game for one thing (admittedly now the most financially rewarding format). Certain sorts of players are of greater worth than others. Quick-scoring entertainers are who the franchises want. Bowlers are also less desirable as they can only contribute for four overs wheras batsmen have potentially the entire innings to influence the match.

There are also certain rules that have boosted particular players’ values. Each side must feature four Indian players as well as four players under the age of 22. Get yourself a 19-year-old like Ishant Sharma and you’re fulfilling your quotas. Glenn McGrath however ($350,000), will take up one of your four overseas spots and you’ll get four overs, no batting and negligible fielding out of him.

We’re a bit uncertain about what happens at the end of the season. Players can be traded, but contracts have been guaranteed by the BCCI for three years. Maybe it’s worth getting younger players into your side early on before they’re worth more. That might be another reason why some of the more established names have gone for less than you might expect.

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