Sunday, February 5, 2012

IPL auction 2012: Chennai Super Kings bags Ravindra Jadeja for nearly 10 crores

India and Baroda multipurpose Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday expectedly turned out to be the biggest attraction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, but it was the India Cements owned Chennai Super Kings who could sack him for a whopping two million dollars (approximately Rs. 9.72 crore) in the auction of players for the fifth edition of Indian Premier League here.

The 23-year-old, whose base price was $ 100,000, went to Chennai after the tie-breaker clause was invoked when two teams-and CSK Deccan Chargers-bid the maximum (two million U.S. dollars) for the player Saurashtra.

Both franchises were invited to offer a secret value in the tie-breaker and was able to Chennai Deccan overcome this.

But the cricketer is going to be paid $ 950,000 in accordance with the contract it had signed with the now dissolved tuskers Kochi Kerala last year and even secret that the amount was offered to him by Chennai go to the coffers of BCCI.

Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene, incidentally KTK captain last season, was also a big draw will Delhi Daredevils for $ 1.4 million (approximately Rs.6.8 crore).

Jayawardene, however, get 1.5 million dollars according to his contract last year.

New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum was bought for $ 900,000 by Kolkata Knight Riders. Price McCullum basic was $ 400,000.

Indian stumper Parthiv Patel was for $ 650,000 to Deccan Chargers, which was fairly high base price of $ 200,000.

Veteran Indian batsman VVS Laxman, who was a huge disappointment during the recent test series against Australia, went unsold in the auction along with England's James Anderson, Ian Bell, Ravi Bopara and Matt Prior, West Indies' Ramnaresh Sarwan, Bravo and Adrian Barath Darren and Mark Boucher of South Africa.

1 comment:

  1. Its good that Pakistan players are not exposed in these entertainment tournaments. That's going to be their strength to become No.1! Good Luck Pakistan Team! we support good cricket! proud our neighbor can thrash everyone outside subcontinent too - Indian

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