2009 IPL auction were rigged, claims Lalit Modi

Former Indian Premier League (IPL) Chairman Lalit Modi claimed Tuesday that Lalit Modi to actress Preety Zinta during her reign as Chairman2009 IPL players' auction was "manipulated" to benefit the Chennai Super Kings franchise owned by Cement India, which is directed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president N. Srinivasan.
Modi, the IPL was creators, said the rules were bent to allow the former All-England Andrew Flintoff remains with the Super Kings. He also accepted his guilt of not going against the changes that favored selected teams.

"The auction was rigged Flintoff. All players should return to the auction after the first three years, but it did not. I was arm-twisted into allowing Flintoff to stay with the team from Chennai," said Modi, who was suspended by BCCI after the edition of 2010 and has since lived in London.

Four players from each franchise marquee were allowed to be retained after the end of the third edition, 2010. Modi said the restraint clause was not his idea.

"The clause of retention was not my idea. I had created a level playing field," he said.

Modi said that the current rules favor "some powerful members of the BCCI" who hold a stake in IPL teams.

"The rules were changed to favor some powerful members of the BCCI. If you adjust the model along the path that will fail. There is no level playing field in today's IPL. There is a lack of transparency now. Many wanted to be part of the game after it became a success, "he said.

Modi claimed that he wanted Pakistani cricketers to play in IPL after the first edition, but all franchises "were told not to bid for them at auction." In the game played Pakistan in IPL Highlights from the 2008 edition.

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Commenting on the Sahara India ending its sponsorship contract with the BCCI and removed from the IPL, Modi said that the current model will not work since it favors some teams and not players.

"This model will not work. You have to keep the players in mind. There are things that are being made by the BCCI in the long run will hurt Indian cricket."

Modi had tweeted: "termination Sahara - shows how unhappy the major sponsor and owner of the franchise business is with the way BCCI with its partners This is really a sad day Sahara was the biggest supporter of sports and pillar ..."

Pakistan clarifies confusion over Ajmal's bowling

Pakistan cricket authorities and the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday clarified the confusion over Saeed Ajmal bowling action, saying that the spinner had been cleared within the specified limits.
Ajmal has created even more confusion, claiming that he has special dispensation from the ICC to straighten the arm beyond the allowed 15 degrees.

The 34-year-old off-spinner who took 24 wickets in the 3-0 Test series whitewash of England, said the ICC allowed him clemency extra, up to 23.5 degrees.

According to ICC rules a player can only straighten the arm to 15 degrees, and that his action is illegal.

"I do not know about my bowling action, but someone was telling me that his action is bad. CHF 23.5 allowed me because my arm is not good because of an accident, so it is a problem," said Ajmal BBC television on Monday after being declared man-of-the-series.

"Otherwise, no problem, once cleared by the ICC."

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said Ajmal was referring to the extension of the elbow, not your arm. "Ajmal was referring to the abduction angle of the elbow that is, the angle of the arm to the forearm and not the degree of elbow extension. This angle is approximately 23 degrees in the case of Ajmal," the PCB said in a statement .

"The ICC tolerance level of 15 degrees is related to the degree of elbow extension that is allowed in the bowling action ie the amount by which the arm is right," he added.

Said PCB in the previous tests carried out on the action of Ajmal showed that the degree of extension of the elbow is well within the ICC tolerance levels.

ICC general manager of cricket David Richardson also supported the position of the PCB. "There's a difference between the angle of the elbow carry (abduction of the elbow) and the degree of elbow extension. There is nothing that prevents a player bowling with a bent arm, since he did not straighten it beyond the degrees of permitted tolerance, "said Richardson.

Pakistan won the third and final Test here by 71 runs.

Ajmal bowling action was reported by umpires during a one-day series against Australia here in 2009 before he was released after the repair work by experts, once again came under suspicion after his career-best 7-55 in the first test, also played in Dubai.

Former England paceman Bob Willis raised suspicions about his 'doosra' (a second) - a ball that turns the other than a normal off-break - while the England coach Andy Flower said he has his own opinion and left the matter to the ICC.

But after a complaint about Ajmal relaxation, Flower on Tuesday expressed surprise. "If this is the degree, then there is a problem, Flower said, when asked about Ajmal claim of special dispensation." This is ridiculous. "

"This is an issue of the ICC, however. They are there to police the game and make sure that it is played within the rules, then they have to examine their action. We all have our own views, but the our job is to fight who is put against us, and part of it is also to play the game with the right spirit. "

Pakistan recall Malik after Misbah intervention

Former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik was removed from the squad for the limited overs series against England only to be drawn back to the installation hours later, after a request from the captain Misbah-ul-Haq on Tuesday.

Malik struggles on the tours of Sri Lanka and Bangladesh took the axing of the pack test in UAE and selectors once again ignored before the intervention of Misbah.

"At the request of Pakistan team captain Misbah-ul-Haq, the national selection committee has pledged to send Malik to join the squad for the ODI and T20 matches," Pakistan Cricket Board statement said.

All-round Shahid Afridi however returned to the team a day after Pakistan completed a 3-0 Test whitewash over England.

Hammad Azam handed batter who played the last of their five one-dayers against Ireland in May 2011, was named in both ODI and Twenty20 squads.

The first-Dayer is scheduled for February 13 in Abu Dhabi and four-match series will be followed by three Twenty20 International on February 23, 25 and 27.

"We selected a team that is a mixture of experienced and young players. We also called an expert one day and Twenty20 and players like Hammad Awais Zia," chief selector Mohammad Illyas Reuters.

"The team won the test series comprehensively. But England is a top team and there is more work to be done in one day series."

Uncapped Zia, the only new face in the Twenty20 squad, is a wicketkeeper-opener that was rewarded by scoring heavily in the format.

Afridi, who quit Test cricket, was confident Pakistan would replicate their success Test against England in the limited over series.

"I think after the way they swept the series of tests that we are in a good position morally and psychologically to also win the one day series," Afridi told reporters.

Pakistan one-day squad:

Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Younus Khan, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafique, Azhar Ali, Adnan Akmal, Hammad Azam, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman.

Twenty 20 Squad:

Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Imran Farhat, Oval Zia, Umar Akmal, Asad Shafique, Adnan Akmal, Hammad Azam, Shahid Afridi, Umar Gul, Junaid Khan, Aizaz Cheema, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman.

Ajmal creates confusion over bowling action

Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal on Tuesday created more confusion about his bowling action, claiming that he has special dispensation from the body governing the game to straighten the arm beyond the allowed 15 degrees.

The 34-year-old off-spinner who took 24 wickets in the 3-0 Test series whitewash of England, said the International Cricket Council (ICC) allowed him clemency extra, up to 23.5 degrees.

According to ICC rules a player can only straighten the arm to 15 degrees, and that his action is illegal. "I do not know about my bowling action, but someone was telling me that his action is bad. CHF 23.5 allowed me because my arm is not good because of an accident, so it is a problem," said Ajmal BBC television on Monday after being declared man-of-the-series.

"Otherwise, no problem, once cleared by the ICC."

Pakistan won the third and final Test here by 71 runs.

His bowling action was reported by umpires during a one-day series against Australia here in 2009 before he was released after the repair work by experts, once again came under suspicion after his career-best 7-55 in the first test , also played in Dubai.

Former England paceman Bob Willis raised suspicions about his 'doosra' (a second) - a ball that turns the other than a normal off-break - while the England coach Andy Flower said he has his own opinion and left the matter to the ICC.

But after a complaint about Ajmal relaxation, Flower on Tuesday expressed surprise. "If this is the degree, then there is a problem, Flower said, when asked about Ajmal claim of special dispensation." This is ridiculous. "

"This is an issue of the ICC, however. They are there to police the game and make sure that it is played within the rules, then they have to examine their action. We all have our own views, but the our job is to fight who is put against us, and part of it is also to play the game with the right spirit. "

Pakistan cricket team management said Ajmal was authorized by the ICC to the extent permitted and they will issue a clarification soon. The ICC was also due to issue its response on the matter soon.

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India's World Cup star Yuvraj Singh will recover from a cancerous tumor, doctors said on Monday, as politicians, sports officials and his teammates gathered around Ailing versatile. Yuvraj is ongoing chemotherapy treatment in the United States for a rare condition, mediastinal seminoma, a malignant tumor located between the lungs.

Fans of Yuvraj singh hold up his portrait during a candlelight prayer meeting in Ahmedabad

Nitesh Rohatgi, a senior oncologist Delhi, which has to treat leg cricketer 30-year-old, Yuvraj said he was confident will recover from the disease. "It is curable with the help of therapy and not inconvenient Yuvraj career in the long term," Rohatgi, medical oncology or a consultant in a hospital in New Delhi, told reporters.

"I must stress that it is not lung cancer. It is located between the two lungs instead of the Lungs. It is a strange disease, but something that all can be cured. I am confident he will be healed and return to cricket as before , "Rohatgi said, adding that Yuvraj will be able to start training active in May.

Yuvraj will begin on the third Wednesday of one week or nine weeks of chemotherapy treatment in the United States and will be able to do light training as it improves, the doctor said.

Support for Yuvraj, who was named man of the tournament after the triumph of the World Cup in India in April last year, poured in from colleagues, officials and politicians across the country.

"Yuvraj wish a speedy recovery! Asking employees to find the quantum and nature of help needed. Government should and will help you," Do Indian Sports Minister Ajay wrote on Twitter.

India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh wrote in the micro-blogging site that "you are dealing with Yuvraj, we need to support him, leave him alone and allow him to recover soon."

"He is a born fighter. I ask the media to respect the privacy Yuvraj and allow it to concentrate on his recovery. He'll be back with a bang," said Harbhajan.

India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said he did not know about the disease that he had no contact with Yuvraj's leg, but he told the Press Trust of India news agency. "It is a pleasure to have in hand"

Southpaw Yuvraj had a dream run at the World Cup, scoring 362 runs batting with his aggressive and grabbing 15 wickets with his spin bowling Disciplined in nine games.

But his family said in November that the leg fighting handyman had a golfball-sized tumor from non-malignant lung that affected him constantly the first tournament. Yuvraj not played competitive cricket since the month, when he fired the two or three tests at home against West Indies.

Vijay Mallya, owner of Indian Premier League (IPL) side Royal Challengers Bangalore, said he was "devastated" by the news, while Rohan Bopanna Indian Davis Cupper said that "all our prayers and good wishes are with him."

"Here's wishing Yuvraj Singh a rapid and complete recovery. On a good day, there are few players more exciting cricket than him," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said.

Political and cricket crazy ex-diplomat Shashi Tharoor tweeted, "Yuvraj, you're a brave man and a hero to millions You will beat this disease We're all praying for you to be the Man of the Match God bless you ...."

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), also wished a speedy recovery Yuvraj. Yuvraj scored 8051 runs in 274 one-dayers and 1775 runs in 37 tests since his international debut in 2000.

England players miss out on IPL

It is one of five cricketers of England today on sale at IPL auction were sold. The only players from the England squad today, which will play in the fifth season of the IPL are Kevin Pietersen - who was transferred to the Delhi Daredevils to a reported U.S. $ 2 million - Eoin Morgan, who is part of the Kolkata Knight Riders squad and Stuart Broad , which was bought by Kings XI Punjab in 2011.

James Anderson, Matt Prior, Graeme Swann, Ian Bell and Ravi Bopara not attract any bids. Chris Tremlett had been listed in the auction, but withdrew after flying home from England's tour of the UAE with an injury.

The news will be welcomed by administration of England, who wanted the maximum time for the England players to rest after the tour of Sri Lanka, ending on April 7, and prepare for the start of the international summer, which begins at 17 May against West Indies in. Mr.

Anderson hoped to use the IPL to press its request for a recall to the England side ahead of the Twenty20 World Twenty20 in September, but its base price of $ 300,000 was too much to attract some interest. He last played Twenty20 cricket in England in 2009 and talked about players not being given more opportunities to develop their skills T20.

Pietersen was transferred to the adventurers of the Deccan Chargers before the auction. He will join India batsman Virender Sehwag and David Warner of Australia for the fifth season of the IPL. He was first signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2009 to $ 1,550,000, but when the players re-auctioned in 2011, saw its price drop Pietersen to $ 650,000. Morgan, on the other hand, saw its price rise in the auction of 2011, when the Knight Riders bought him for $ 350,000. He had been the only England player to be handed a new contract before the 2010 season, when the Royal Challengers hired for $ 220,000. Broad was bought for $ 400,000 in Kings XI in 2011.

List of Players in 2012 IPL Auction

List of Players in IPL 2012 Players' Auction
Player	Country	Specialisation	Previous IPL teams	Base Price	Status
James Anderson	England	Bowler		$300000	Unsold
Ravindra Jadeja	India	All-rounder	RR/KTK	$100000	CSK ($2m)
Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	Batsman	KXIP/KTK	$300000	DD ($1.4m)
Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	Wk/Batsman	KKR/KTK	$400000	KKR ($900,000)
Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka	Bowler	CSK/KTK	$200000	RCB ($220,000)
Adrian Barath	West Indies	Batsman	KXIP	$50000	Unsold
Ian Bell	England	Batsman		$200000	Unsold
Darren Bravo	West Indies	Batsman		$100000	DC ($100,000)
Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	Batsman	DC	$50000	MI ($50,000)
Bradley Hodge	Australia	Batsman	KTK/KKR	$200000	RR ($475,000)
Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	Batsman		$50000	Unsold
VVS Laxman	India	Batsman	DC/KTK	$400000	Unsold
Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies	Batsman	KXIP	$100000	Unsold
Owais Shah	England	Batsman	DD/KKR/KTK	$200000	Unsold
Upul Tharanga	Sri Lanka	Batsman		$50000	Unsold
Mark Boucher	South Africa	Wk/Batsman	RCB/KKR	$100000	Unsold
Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	Wk/Batsman		$50000	RR ($50,000)
Parthiv Patel	India	WK/Batsman	CSK/KTK	$200000	DC ($650,000)
Matt Prior	England	Wk/Batsman		$200000	Unsold
Brendan Taylor	Zimbabwe	Wk/Batsman		$100000	Unsold
Ravi Bopara	England	All-rounder	KXIP	$100000	Unsold
Doug Bracewell	New Zealand	All-rounder		$50000	DD ($50,000)
Mitchell Johnson	Australia	All-rounder		$300000	MI ($300,000)
Justin Kemp	South Africa	All-rounder	CSK	$100000	Unsold
Kevin O'Brien	Ireland	All-rounder		$50000	Unsold
Andre Russell	West Indies	All-rounder		$50000	DD ($450,000)
Marlon Samuels	West Indies	All-rounder		$100000	Unsold
Steven Smith	Australia	All-rounder	RCB / KTK	$200000	Unsold
Dwayne Smith	West Indies	All-rounder	DC / MI	$100000	Unsold
Luke Wright	England	All-rounder		$200000	Unsold
Fidel Edwards	West Indies	Bowler	DC	$100000	Unsold
Vernon Philander	South Africa	Bowler		$200000	Unsold
Ravi Rampaul	West Indies	Bowler		$100000	Unsold
Peter Siddle	Australia	Bowler		$200000	Unsold
Rudra Pratap Singh	India	Bowler	DC/KTK	$200000	MI ($600,000)
VRV Singh	India	Bowler	KXIP	$100000	Unsold
Tim Southee	New Zealand	Bowler	CSK	$100000	Unsold
S Sreesanth	India	Bowler	KXIP/KTK	$400000	RR ($450,000)
Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa	Bowler		$50000	Unsold
R Vinay Kumar	India	Bowler	RCB/KTK	$100000	RCB ($1m)
Xavier Doherty	Australia	Bowler		$100000	Unsold
Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	Bowler		$50000	Unsold
Brad Hogg	Australia	Bowler		$100000	RR ($180,000)
Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	Bowler	KKR	$50000	Unsold
Sunil Narine	West Indies	Bowler		$50000	KKR ($700,000)
Stephen O'Keefe	Australia	Bowler	KTK	$100000	Unsold
Robin John Peterson	South Africa	Bowler		$100000	MI ($100,000)
Ramesh Powar	India	Bowler	KXIP/KTK	$100000	KXIP ($160,000)
Graeme Swann	England	Bowler		$400000	Unsold
Daniel Harris	Australia	Batsman		$50000	DC ($70,000)
Michael Klinger	Australia	Batsman	KTK	$50000	Unsold
Richard Levi	South Africa	Batsman		$50000	Unsold
Alviro Petersen	South Africa	Batsman		$100000	Unsold
Lendl Simmons	West Indies	Batsman		$50000	Unsold
Kevon Cooper	West Indies	All-rounder		$50000	RR ($50,000)
James Faulkner	Australia	All-rounder	PWI	$100000	KXIP ($190,000)
Robert Frylinck	South Africa	All-rounder	DD	$50000
Farveez Maharoof	Sri Lanka	All-rounder	DD	$50000	Unsold
Azhar Mahmood	England	All-rounder		$100000	KXIP ($200,000)
Jeevan Mendis	Sri Lanka	All-rounder		$20000
Jacob Oram	New Zealand	All-rounder	CSK/RR	$100000	Unsold
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	All-rounder	CSK/KTK	$50000	MI ($650,000)
Merchant de Lange	South Africa	Bowler		$50000	KKR ($50,000)
Moises Henriques	Australia	All-rounder		$50,000	Unsold
Ben Laughlin	Australia	Bowler		$50000	Unsold
Ryan McLaren	South Africa	Bowler	MI/KXIP	$100000	Unsold
Nicky Boje	South Africa	Bowler		$200000	Unsold
Jacques Rudolph	South Africa	Batsman		$20000	Unsold
Andy McKay	New Zealand	Bowler		$50000	Unsold
Alister McDermott	Australia	Bowler		$20000	Unsold
Michael Neser	Australia	Bowler		$50000	Unsold
The given below players have not been considered for the IPL players' auction
Lee Carseldine	Australia	All-rounder	RR	$50000
Dillon Du Preez	South Africa	All-rounder	RCB	$50000
Kosala Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	All-rounder		$20000
Aaron O'Brien	Australia	All-rounder		$20000
Dilruwan Perera	Sri Lanka	All-rounder		$20000
Sachithra Senanayake	Sri Lanka	All-rounder		$20000
Daryn Smit	South Africa	All-rounder		$20000
Jon-Jon Smuts	South Africa	All-rounder		$20000
Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe	All-rounder		$50000
Ian Butler	New Zealand	Bowler		$50000
Shane Harwood	Australia	Bowler	RR	$50000
Josh Hazlewood	Australia	Bowler		$20000
Simon Jones	England	Bowler		$100000
Krishmar Santokie	West Indies	Bowler		$20000
Thilan Thushara	Sri Lanka	Bowler	CSK	$20000
Johan van derwath	South Africa	Bowler	RCB	$50000
Gulam Bodi	South Africa	Batsman		$20000
Mal Loye	England	Batsman		$50000
Tinotenda Mawoyo	Zimbabwe	Batsman		$20000
Tom Maynard	England	Batsman		$100000
Keegan Meth	Zimbabwe	Batsman		$20000
Robert Nicol	New Zealand	Batsman		$50000
Lahiru Thirimanne	Sri Lanka	Batsman		$20000
Vaughn Van Jaarsveld	South Africa	Batsman		$20000
Trent Copeland	Australia	Bowler		$20000
Ben Cutting	Australia	Bowler		$100000
CJ de Villiers	South Africa	Bowler		$20000
Ben Edmondson	Australia	Bowler		$50000
Rory Kleinveldt	South Africa	Bowler		$50000
Adam Milne	New Zealand	Bowler		$20000
Nuwan Pradeep	Sri Lanka	Bowler	RCB	$20000
Ahmed Amla	South Africa	Batsman		$50000
Farhaan Behardien	South Africa	Batsman		$20000
Jonathan Carter	West Indies	Batsman		$20000
Tim Cruickshank	Australia	Batsman		$20000
Henry Davids	South Africa	Batsman		$20000
Peter Forrest	Australia	Batsman		$50000
Ashton May	Australia	Batsman		$20000
Ben Rohrer	Australia	Batsman		$20000
Jason Roy	England	Batsman		$50000
Craig Thyssen	South Africa	Batsman		$20000
Chamara Kapugedera	Sri Lanka	Batsman	CSK	$50000
Usman Khawaja	Australia	Batsman		$50000
Morne van Wyk	South Africa	Batsman/Wk	KKR	$100000
Lou Vincent	New Zealand	Batsman		$50000
Adam Voges	Australia	Batsman	RR	$100000
Andre Fletcher	West Indies	Wk/Batsman		$20000
Niall O'Brien	Ireland	WK/Batsman		$50000
Denesh Ramdin	West Indies	Wk/Batsman		$100000
Luke Ronchi	Australia	Wk/Batsman	MI	$50000
Daniel Smith	Australia	Wk/Batsman		$20000
Rikki Clarke	England	All-rounder		$200000
Jade Dernbach	England	Bowler		$100000
Dilhara Fernando	Sri Lanka	Bowler	MI	$100000
Kyle Mills	New Zealand	Bowler		$100000
Chris Tremlett	England	Bowler		$200000
ChanakaWelegedara	Sri Lanka	Bowler		$50000
Samuel Badree	West Indies	Bowler		$20000
Sulieman Benn	West Indies	Bowler		$50000
Devendra Bishoo	West Indies	Bowler		$50000
Paul Harris	South Africa	Bowler		$20000
Aaron Heal	Australia	Bowler		$20000
Jason Krejza	Australia	Bowler		$50000
Stuart MacGill	Australia	Bowler		$100000
Raymond Price	Zimbabwe	Bowler	MI	$100000
Imran Tahir	South Africa	Bowler		$100000
Cameron Borgas	Australia	Batsman		$50000
Tom Cooper	Holland	Batsman		$50000
Charles Coventry	Zimbabwe	Batsman		$50000
Daren Ganga	West Indies	Batsman		$100000
Thilina Kandamby	Sri Lanka	Batsman		$20000
Hamilton Masakadza	Zimbabwe	Batsman		$50000
Neil McKenzie	South Africa	Batsman		$100000
Andrew Puttick	South Africa	Batsman		$20000