MUMBAI:
It's IPL all the way if one goes by the list of 112 overseas players who have
evinced interest in being considered for the second IPL player auction slated
to be held in Goa on 6 February. Well,
topping the list are the Ozzies with 27 candidates, and the big surprise is the
21 English players who have come forward to be auctioned. The previous IPL had
just one cricketer from the UK.
According to the new guidelines set by
the governing council for the DLF IPL 2009, each franchisee will have a maximum
purse of US $ 2 million, less any amount spent on signing temporary replacements
from last year, to sign on overseas players in this auction. The auction is slated
to commence on 6 February.
It is quite likely that about two players per
team, that is 16 players for eight teams, are likely to make it past the auctioneer's
gavel from the 112. Amongst
all the players, Kevin Pietersen has the highest base price of US$1.3 million
and it is quite likely that he could end up being the highest paid cricketer.
This apart top talent such as Andrew Flintoff, Paul Collingwood have made themselves
available for a three week period for the next two years.
"The enthusiasm
and interest displayed by players from all around the world to participate in
the second season of the league has been truly overwhelming…which augurs
well for development of world cricket," said IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
"We are extremely happy with the interest the league has garnered globally
and look forward to the action at the second player auction in Goa."
The
following is the list of players for the second auction:
Australia:
Brad Haddin, Michael Clarke, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Brad Hogg, Beau Casson,
Mark Cameron, Peter Forrest, Lee Carseldine, Doug Bollinger, Michael Dighton,
Jason Krejza, Nathan Reardon, Chris Hartley, Shaun Tait, Ashley Noffke, Bryce
McGain, George Bailey, Travis Birt, Michael Hill, Chris Swan, Michael Klinger,
Ben Edmondson, Aiden Blizzard, Mark Cosgrove, Adam Voges, Shane Harwood
England:
Kevin Pietersen, Andrew Flintoff, Steve Harmison, Ravi Bopara, Monty Panesar,
Robert Key, James Foster, Tyron Henderson, Sajid Mahmood, Matt Prior, Ian Bell,
Paul Collingwood, Owais Shah, Shaun Udal, Darren Gough, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme
Swann, Luke Wright, James Anderson, Ed Joyce, Dominic Cork
Bangladesh:
Shakib Al Hasan, Mohammad Ashraful, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tamim Iqbal, Junaid Siddique,
Mehrab Hossain Jr, Rajin Saleh, Ziaur Rehman, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Raqibul
Hasan, Nadif Chowdhury
New Zealand: Mark Gillespie, Tim
Southee, Jesse Ryder, Jeetan Patel, Kyle Mills, Chris Martin, Jamie How, Peter
Fulton, James Franklin
Pakistan: Asim Kamal, Mohammad Hafeez,
Yasir Hameed, Danish Kaneria, Yasir Arafat
South Africa:
Gulam Bodi, Rory Kleinveldt, Charl Langeveldt, Ashwell Prince, JP Duminy, Martin
van Jaarsveld, Roelof van der Merwe, Andre Nel, Neil McKenzie, Yusuf Abdullah,
Paul Harris, Johan Botha, Morne van Wyk
Sri Lanka: Thilan
Thushara, Nuwan Kulasekara, Mahela Udawatte, Dammika Prasad, Thilina Kandamby,
Kaushalya Weeraratne, Jehan Mubarak, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Malinga Bandara, Malinda
Warnapura, Michael Vandort, Prasanna Jayawardene, Upul Tharanga, Kaushal Lokuarachchi,
Jeevantha Kulatunga
West Indies Sylvester Joseph, Darren
Sammy, Andre Fletcher, Kieron Pollard, Kieran Powell, Fidel Edwards, Dwayne Smith,
Kemar Roach
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