IPL Auction - Cricket

[beynon]

(Taken from www.cricket.com)

21 February, 2008
Aussies amongst the loot
By Matt Cenin for cricket.com.au


With all the hussle and bustle, wheeling and dealing of the IPL auction overnight, all the Australian players have come out with second homes in India for 44-days of the year and much better healthier bank balances.

Andrew Symonds' flamboyant style and all-round cricketing skills made him Australia's MVP, with the Queenslander pick-up by Hyderabad for a cool A$1.47 million.

However, the star Australian trade and possibly, considering his recent Victorian form, the value buy of the auction was VB Bushranger David Hussey who went to Kolkata for a lazy A$740,000.

In total 13 Aussies were picked up in the auction for a grand total of A$7,392,000.

How the Aussies faired:

Andrew Symonds (Hyderabad) $1.47 million
Brett Lee (Mohali) $982,000
Adam Gilchrist (Hyderabad) $765,00
David Hussey (Kolkata) $740,000
Cameron White (Bangalore) $546,000
Shane Warne (Jaipur) $492,000
Ricky Ponting (Kolkata) $436,000
Matthew Hayden (Chennai) $409,000
Nathan Bracken (Bangalore) $354,000
Glenn McGrath (Delhi) $381,000
Michael Hussey (Chennai) $381,000
Simon Katich (Mohali) $218,000
Justin Langer (Jaipur) $218,000


Players by team

Bangalore: Rahul Dravid (icon), Anil Kumble (Ind) $526,000, Jacques Kallis (SAf) $981,000, Zaheer Khan (Ind) $491,000, Mark Boucher (SAf) $491,000, Cameron White (Aus) $546,000, Wasim Jaffer (Ind) $164,000, Nathan Bracken (Aus) $354,000, Dale Steyn (SAf) $354,000, Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) $218,000

Chennai SuperKings: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Ind) $1.65 million, Muttiah Muralitharan (SL) $656,000, Matthew Hayden (Aus) $409,000, Jacob Oram (NZ) $736,000, Parthiv Patel (Ind) $355,000, Albie Morkel (SAf) $737,000, Joginder Sharma (Ind) $246,000, Suresh Raina (Ind) $711,000, Makhaya Ntini (Saf) $215,000, Michael Hussey (Aus) $381,000, Stephen Fleming (NZ) $381,000

Delhi DareDevils: Virender Sehwag (icon), Daniel Vettori (NZ) $681,000, Shoaib Malik (Pak) $545,000, Mohammad Asif (Pak) $709,000, Dinesh Karthik (Ind) $573,000, AB de Villiers (SAf) $328,000, Farveez Maharoof (SL) $246,000, Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) $273,000, Manoj Tiwary (Ind) $740,000, Gautam Gambhir (Ind) $793,000, Glenn McGrath (Aus) $381,000

Hyderabad: Adam Gilchrist (Aus) $765,000, Andrew Symonds (Aus) $1.47 million, Herschelle Gibbs (SAf) $627,000, Shahid Afridi (Pak) $736,000, Chamara Silva (SL) $109,000, VVS Laxman (Ind) $410,000, Rohit Sharma (Ind) $821,000, RP Singh (Ind) $950,000, Chaminda Vaas (SL) $217,000, Nuwan Zoysa (SL) $120,000, Scott Styris (NZ) $190,000

Jaipur: Shane Warne (Aus) $492,000, Graeme Smith (SAf) $518,000, Younis Khan (Pak) $245,000, Kamran Akmal (Pak) $164,000, Yusuf Pathan (Ind) $519,000, Mohammad Kaif (Ind) $738,000, Munaf Patel (Ind) $300,000, Justin Langer (Aus) $218,000

Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar (Pak) $464,000, Ricky Ponting (Aus) $436,000, Brendon McCullum (NZ) $763,000, Chris Gayle (WI) $872,000, Ajit Agarkar (Ind) $382,000, David Hussey (Aus) $740,000, Murali Kartik (Ind) $460,000, Umar Gul (Pak) $163,000, Ishant Sharma (Ind) $1.03 million, Tatenda Taibu (Zim) $136,000

Mohali: Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene (SL) $519,000, Kumar Sangakkara (SL) $764,000, Brett Lee (Aus) $982,000, Shantha Sreesanth (Ind) $681,000, Irfan Pathan (Ind) $1.01 million, Ramesh Powar (Ind) $185,000, Piyush Chawla (Ind) $435,000, Simon Katich (Aus) $218,000, Ramnaresh Sarwan (WI) $245,000

Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) $1.064 million, Harbhajan Singh (Ind) $927,000, Shaun Pollock (SAf) $601,000, Robin Uthappa (Ind) $875,000, Lasith Malinga (SL) $380,000, Dilhara Fernando (SL) $163,000, Loots Bosman (SAf) $190,000

 

[Deadman Inc]

Wouldn't be surprised if we see current players walk away from the international game after seeing those figures. Shane Warne must feel ripped off. He's only worth $492,000 while Murali is worth $656,000, Harbhajan $927,000 and even 19yo Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma $1.03 million. Not to mention Dave Hussey and Cameron White is worth more.

 

[beynon]

Wouldn't be surprised if we see current players walk away from the international game after seeing those figures. Shane Warne must feel ripped off. He's only worth $492,000 while Murali is worth $656,000, Harbhajan $927,000 and even 19yo Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma $1.03 million. Not to mention Dave Hussey and Cameron White is worth more.

Yeh this is exactly what provoked me to put this on here. Dave Hussey being auctioned for more than his brother Michael "Mr Cricket". It doesn't make sense to me. Ricky Ponting and Haydos also being ripped off majorly. Its great to see all 3 of australia's big gun retirees Langer, Warne and McGrath playing, however they are ripped off also

 

[Straight_kut]

Some nice teams there.

will be interesting to see the outcome of all this in a couple months time.......

 

[Gatsby]

Yeh this is exactly what provoked me to put this on here. Dave Hussey being auctioned for more than his brother Michael "Mr Cricket". It doesn't make sense to me. Ricky Ponting and Haydos also being ripped off majorly. Its great to see all 3 of australia's big gun retirees Langer, Warne and McGrath playing, however they are ripped off also

There is no certainty that the contracted aussies such as Ponting, Hayden and M hussey will even play - that is why their value is down. D Hussey and White will definitely play and that's why they were more popular.
Langer was never as good in the one day game and his price reflects that.
As for McGrath, he was a champion bowler but 20/20 is really about batting and fielding and at 38 there are probably better players around now.