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IPL auction 2016: Sold and unsold Players list
New Delhi: With the beginning of Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auctions 2016 today, Shane Watson emerged out as the most expensive player, who was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whopping Rs 9.5 crore.
On the other side, Yuvraj Singh was purchased by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 7 crore.
The proper list of players sold and unsold at IPL auction is mentioned below:
Kevin Pietersen (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 3.5 crores
Dwayne Smith (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 2.3 crores
Ishant Sharma (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 3.8 crores
Shane Watson (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 9.5 crores
Ashish Nehra (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 5.5 crores
Yuvraj Singh (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 7 crores
Dale Steyn (Base price INR 1.5 crores) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 2.3 crores
Sanju Samson (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Delhi Daredevils INR 4.2 crores
Jos Buttler (Base price INR 1.5 crores) – sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 3.8 crores
Dinesh Karthik (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 2.3 crores
Irfan Pathan (Base price INR 1 crore) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 1 crore
Chris Morris (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 7 crores
Colin Munro (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 30 lakhs
Stuart Binny (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 2 crores
Mitchell Marsh (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 4.8 crores
Dhawal Kulkarni (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 2 crores
John Hastings (Base price INR 1 crores) – sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.3 crores
Praveen Kumar (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 3.5 crores
Tim Southee (Base price INR 1 crore) – sold to Mumbai Indians for INR 2.5 crores
Mohit Sharma (Base price INR 1.5 crores) – sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 6.5 crore
Carlos Brathwaite (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 4.2 crores
Marcus Stoinis (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 55 lakhs
Mustafizur Rahman (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.4 crores
Jaydev Unadkat (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for INR 1.6 crores
Kyle Abbott (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Kings XI Punjab for INR 2.1 crores
Barinder Sran (Base price INR 50 lakh) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.2 crores
Abhimanyu Mithun (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 30 lakhs
RP Singh (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 30 lakhs
Travis Head (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 50 lakhs
Unsold Players list
Martin Guptill (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Aaron Finch (Base price INR 1 crore)
Rilee Rossouw (Base price INR 1 crore)
Cheteshwar Pujara (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Hashim Amla (Base price INR 1 crore)
George Bailey (Base price INR 1 crore)
S Badrinath (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Mahela Jayawardene (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Michael Hussey (Base price INR 2 crores)
Usman Khawaja (Base price INR 1 crore)
Shane Dowrich (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Mushfiqur Rahim (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Johnson Charles (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Brad Haddin (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Morne van Wyk (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Sam Billings (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Ben Dunk (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Cameron Bancroft (Base price INR 10 lakhs)
Manoj Tiwary (Base price INR 1 crore)
Ravi Bopara (Base price INR 1 crore)
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Jason Holder (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Darren Sammy (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Thisara Perera (Base price INR 1 crore)
Kane Richardson (Base price INR 2 crores)
Ashok Dinda (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
James Pattinson (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Sachithra Senanayake (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Veerasammy Permaul (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Nathan Lyon (Base price INR 1 crore)
Devendra Bishoo (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Michael Beer (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Ajantha Mendis (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Sulieman Benn (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Rahul Sharma (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Cameron Boyce (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Samuel Badree (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Pragyan Ojha (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Joe Burns (Base price INR 1 crore)
David Hussey (Base price INR 1 crore)
Darren Bravo (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Adam Voges (Base price INR 1 crore)
Nic Maddinson (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Owais Shah (Base price INR 1 crore)
Abhinav Mukund (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Andrew Tye (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Doug Bracewell (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Chris Jordan (Base price INR 1 crore)
Wayne Parnell (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Ben Cutting (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Grant Elliott (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
James Neesham (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Sean Abbott (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Abhishek Nayar (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Joel Paris (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Munaf Patel (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Beuran Hendricks (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Lahiru Thirimanne (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Richard Levi (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Cameron White (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Tamim Iqbal (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Marlon Samuels (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Dean Elgar (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Reeza Hendricks (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Farhaan Behardien (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Nathan McCullum (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Jeevan Mendis (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Vernon Philander (Base price INR 50 lakhs)
Rusty Theron (Base price INR 30 lakhs)
Shehan Jayasuriya (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Rayad Emrit (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Anton Devcich (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Johan Botha (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Ashton Agar (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Robin Peterson (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Fidel Edwards (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Jerome Taylor (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Parvinder Awana (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Sudeep Tyagi (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Shaun Tait (Base price INR 1.5 crores)
Pankaj Singh (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Nuwan Kulasekara (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Ben Laughlin (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Krishmar Santokie (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Isuru Udana (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Soumya Sarkar (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Dilruwan Perera (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Narsingh Deonarine (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Henry Davids (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Milinda Siriwardana (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Dilshan Munaweera (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Christopher Barnwell (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Seekuge Prasanna (Base price INR 30 lakh)
George Worker (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Dasun Shanaka (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Taskin Ahmed (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Shannon Gabriel (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Dushmantha Chameera (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Hardus Viljoen (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Mthokozisi Shezi (Base price INR 1 crore)
Tino Best (Base price INR 30 lakh)
Jackson Bird (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Scott Boland (Base price INR 50 lakh)
Entertainment
Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.