Sports
IPL players auction to be telecast on Sony Six
Mumbai: The players’ auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 will be programmed by sports and entertainment channel Sony SIX on February 6.
The auction, which will be held in Bengaluru on Saturday, will be aired live both on Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD from 9 am onwards.
Apart from last edition’s most expensive players, Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik, other impressive names at the auction table will include Irfan Pathan, Kane Richardson, Michael Hussey, Ishant Sharma, and Mohit Sharma.
The auction will also see the inclusion of two new teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, who will be bidding to build their teams for the first time.
As many as 100 cricketers including 36 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2016 season. Viewers will get to witness the franchises bidding from a pool of 351 cricketers, including 230 from India at the auction.
For the ninth season, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs.66 crore each which is a Rs.3 crore jump from last season’s purse with a balance sum of Rs.198.28 crores remaining with the eight franchises.
The auction will be led by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been shepherding the player auctions since its inception in 2008.
“The IPL is the biggest T20 cricket league in the world with top Indian and International names in cricket participating in this tournament. The player auction always sets the tone for the tournament and 2016 will surely be more exciting with two new teams fiercely bidding to build their player line-up,” Prasana Krishnan, business head, sports cluster, Sony Pictures networks India said in a release on Wednesday.
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.
Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok
Dr. Abhishek Verma Dedicates a Shelter in Memory of His Mother, Veena Verma, at KGMU; Inaugurated by Daughter Nicolle Verma
Cheers and Cheers: Barzilla’s Joyful Ode to Inclusivity and Celebration
Casino Days Reveal Internal Data on Most Popular Smartphones
Meghalaya Reserves Legalized Gambling and Sports Betting for Tourists
IPL 20202 UPDATE: KXIP vs MI IPL Dream11 Team Prediction for Today Match, Update Point Table of all Team.
In a Live debate AAP leader Syed Asad Abbas hurls abuses to BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
‘India’s Most Wanted’ trailer out Arjun Kapoor on hunt of Osama-Bin-Laden
Time to move on: Sonakshi on Shatrughan’s joining Congress
