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IPL Auction: West Indian Pooran sold to Punjab for Rs. 4.2 crore

16:44  Rajasthan retain Unadkat for a massive Rs. 8.4 crore:  

We have the set of fast bowlers coming up now.

Jaydev Unadkat is the first name out with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore. Remember, he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a massive Rs. 11.5 crore last year but was released at the end of the season.

Rajasthan make the first move to retain the pacer before Delhi jump into the fray as the franchises engage in a keen battle to take the lead past the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Chennai Super Kings finally wake up with a late bid of Rs. 5 crore as Unadkat looks set for another big pay day.

The bid soon touches the Rs. 6 crore mark before Kings XI Punjab also come into the picture at Rs. 6.2 crore but Rajasthan in no mood to back down as they take the bid to 7 crore.

Punjab keep bidding but no moving Rajasthan as the bid crosses Rs. 8 crore and keeps going on.

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16:27  West Indian Pooran sold to Punjab for Rs. 4.2 crore:  

The wicketkeepers set is coming up.

Naman Ojha with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh goes unsold and so does Ben McDermott of Australia with a starting price of Rs. 50 lakh.

England’s Johnny Bairstow is nearly bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs. 1.5 crore before Kings XI Punjab make a late entry before the former bag the player for Rs. 2.2 crore.

West Indian Nicholas Pooran with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh gets the opening bid from Delhi before RCB come into the fray and the price soars to Rs. 2 crore soon enough.

And in no time it has doubled to Rs. 4 crore as Kings XI Punjab also join the bidding frenzy.

And Punjab bag the player for Rs. 4.2 crore.

India’s Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who missed the action recently with injury, gets the opening bid of Rs. 1 crore from Sunrisers before Rajasthan also make a pitch.

Saha is sold to Sunrisers for Rs. 1.2 crore.

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16:16  Delhi bag Axar Patel for Rs. 5 crore:  

All-rounder Axar Patel, who was released by Kings XI Punjab, gets the opening bid from the same franchise for Rs. 1 crore.

Delhi Capitals join the fray as the two teams engage in some strong bidding to double the bid to Rs. 2 crore in a matter of minutes.

The two teams continue to put in quick bids as the price soon soars past the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Axar having a field day as the price soon touches the Rs. 5 crore mark.

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16:12  Yuvraj goes UNSOLD:  

As expected veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh with a base price of Rs. 1 crore has gone UNSOLD!

Meanwhile, Australian Moises Henriques is sold to Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs. 1 crore.

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16:09  KKR buy Brathwaite for a massive Rs. 5 crore:  

Next up is the set of all-rounders.

England’s Chris Woakes with a base price of Rs. 2 crore goes UNSOLD

West Indian all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite with a base price of Rs. 75 crore gets the opening bid from Kolkata Knight Riders before Kings XI Punjab jump into the fray.

The two teams engage in a strong bidding race as the price soon touches the Rs. 2 crore mark and in no time it doubles up to the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Both teams not willing to back down as KKR buy the player for a massive Rs. 5 crore .

Remember, he started with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh but has gone for much, much more.

But England’s Chris Jordan has no such luck as he goes unsold with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Punjab batsman Gurkeerat Singh with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is sold to RCB for the same amount.

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15:58  RCB buy West Indian Hetmyer for 4.2 crore:  

West Indies hard-hitting batsman Shimron Hetmyer with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh gets a few quick bids from Kings XI Punjab and Delhi.

The latter backs out before Rajasthan Royals take the bid to the Rs. 90 lakh mark.

Both Punjab and Rajasthan not willing to back down as the bid soon touches the Rs. 1.5 crore mark in no time.

The West Indian continues to attract strong bids as the price touches Rs. 2.4 crore mark with Kings XI Punjab.

Sunrisers Hyderabad make a late entry as Rajasthan pull out to take the bid to Rs. 2.6 crore.

No stopping the bidding war as the price has gone as high as Rs. 4 crore before Royal Challengers Bangalore make a late entry with Rs. 4.2 crore.

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15:58  Kiwis McCullum, Guptill UNSOLD:  

Brendon McCullum, who hit the first ever century in the history of IPL in the inaugural edition in 2008, with a base price of Rs. 2 crore goes UNSOLD.

Another Kiwi batsman Martin Guptill, with a base price of Rs. 1 crore, also meets the same fate as no team makes a bid for the opener.

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15:48  Delhi Capitals buy Vihari for Rs. 2 crore:  

India’s Test middle order batsman Hanuma Vihari with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is the first player to get a bid.

Delhi Capitals start the bidding before Rajasthan Royals enter the fray before Mumbai Indians take the bid past the Rs. 1 crore mark.

Rajasthan are out of the equation and Delhi and Mumbai stretch the bid to the Rs. 2 crore mark.


15:46  Hales goes unsold:  England batsman Alex Hales with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore also finds no takers and he goes unsold.

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15:44  Pujara, Tiwary go unsold:  
Martin Guptill, Alex Hales, Shimron Hetmyer, Brendon McCullum, Cheteshwar Pujara, Manoj Tiwary and Hanuma Vihari will be the first set of players to go under the hammer.

Hugh Edmeades, the new IPL Auctioneer, makes his debut as the auction kicks-off.

Manoj Tiwary is the first player to go under the hammer, he starts with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh but he goes UNSOLD.

India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara also goes UNSOLD with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh

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15:34  Zaheer appointed Mumbai Indians’ Director of Cricket Operations:  Three-time IPL champions Mumbai Indians on Tuesday appointed former India speedster Zaheer Khan as Director of Cricket Operations.

Zaheer was part of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL seasons 2009, 2010 and 2014.

He has 29 wickets to his name from 30 outings for the franchise.

Zaheer took to Twitter to share his thoughts and said it was a pleasure to be back with the Mumbai Indians.

“Complete pleasure to be back in my home city with the Mumbai Indians squad. Looking forward to be a part of the dressing with @ImRo45 and @mipaltan. Cant wait for the season to start,” the former left arm pacer tweeted. 

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15:17  IPL Auction begins at 3.30pm IST:  
In a big change this year, Hugh Edmeades will be the IPL auctioneer this year, replacing Richard Madley, who conducted the auction in the first 11 years.

The IPL Player’s Auction will kick-off at 3.30pm IST.

Stay tuned!


14:26  IPL Auction: Will Yuvraj go unsold?:  

Check out how much money each team have in their kitty:

With Rs 36.20 crore in their kitty, KXIP will have maximum money to
spend, followed by Delhi Capitals (Rs 25.50 crore), Rajasthan Royals (Rs
20.95 crore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 18.15 crore), Kolkata
Knight Riders (Rs 15.20 crore), Mumbai Indians (Rs 11.15 crore),
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 9.70 crore) and Chennai Super Kings (Rs 8.40
crore).

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14:24  IPL Auction: Will Yuvraj go unsold?:  

Welcome the coverage of the Player’s Auction for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to be held next year.

Once a sought-after property, Yuvraj Singh faces the risk of going unsold at the 2019 Indian Premier League players’ auction in Jaipur on Tuesday with the franchisees factoring in the availability of foreign players in a World Cup year.

Yuvraj, who fetched a record Rs 16 crore deal in his prime, was bought by Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs 2 crore at the auction held before the last edition. While Chris Gayle repaid the faith KXIP posed in him with a fruitful season, Yuvraj could not set the house on fire, managing just 65 runs in eight games and no wonder that the team decided to release him.

The 37-year-old, who last played for India in June 2017, has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket this time alongside other capped Indians — Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel.

The veteran left-hander smashed a timely 41 from 34 balls, laced with eight fours, for Punjab on Sunday in their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu.

In fact, no Indian figures in the highest base price of Rs 2 crore among a pool of 346 cricketers set to go under the hammer. The venue is new with the Pink City hosting the event instead of Bangalore and so is the auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades, who replaces Richard Madley after 11 seasons.

The nine players in the Rs 2 crore bracket are Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Shaun Marsh, Sam Curran, Colin Ingram, Corey Anderson, Angelo Mathews and D’Arcy Short.

The teams are also likely to chase experienced overseas players such as Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales, who have put themselves in the Rs 1.5 crore category. Indian all-rounder Jaydev Unadkat, who was bought for Rs 11.5 crore by Rajasthan Royals, will also feature in the same bracket.

A total of 70 players can be bought at the auction with 20 slots available for the the foreign players.

India Test regulars like Cheteswar Pujara and Ishant Sharma have also thrown their hat into the ring with base prices of Rs 50 and Rs 75 lakh respectively.

Alongside the big names, a host of uncapped Indian players will be up for grabs with some of them expected to turn millionaires overnight.

Keeping the hectic schedule in mind leading up to the World Cup in England from May 30 to July 14, Australian stars like Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell have opted out of the auction. Though dates and venue are not yet announced, the IPL is expected to run from the last week of March to mid-May.

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09:03  India lose by 146 runs:  

Ind 140 (56 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard

Australia beat India by 146 runs to level the series 1-1.

Cummins takes the last two wickets after Starc and Lyon took out Umesh, Vihari and Pant to bring the curtains down on the 2nd Test at Perth.

Bumrah is the new man in and he tries to go after the short ball. 

Short ball again, Bumrah goes after it, miscues, the ball circles in the air as Cummins takes it to complete the rout.

Shami is the new man in and Cummins replaces Lyon at the other end.

Ishant tries to go after him, stepping away and trying to squat at it. 

Short ball, Ishant backs away, tries to go after it, gets a faint edge and Paine completes a good catch as umpire Dharmasena lifts the finger and India lose their 9th wicket.

Starc continues and bouncer hits Umesh on the shoulder. 

Umesh then swings wildly. There’s nothing on it.

After a dot, umesh plays the ball down to the leg side for a couple.

Umesh then digs out the yorker. 

Something had to give and Yadav is gone now. A bouncer, Yadav takes his eye off it, gets an edge and the ball balloons in the air. Starc completes an easy catch as India have lost their 8th wicket.

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08:44  India now stare at defeat:  

Ind 137-7 (54 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard

Ishant is the new man in and survives two balls to face the next over.

Lyon continues, Pant plays a superb shot to begin the over. Cuts the ball through point for a boundary. 

After a couple of dots, Pant tries to go for the big heave, comes down the track and pulls only to hand the catch to a diving Handscomb at mid-wicket. What a catch! What an over! 

India lose 7th wicket.

Starc continues after a dot, Pant takes a single to keep Umesh on strike.

Short ball and Umesh sways away and nearly gets hit on the helmet.

Umesh then swings his bat. 

Next ball, big appeal for LBW. Not out.

Dot to end the over as Umesh sees off Starc.

Lyon continues and Pant slaps the ball through covers and Mitch Marsh does well in the deep to keep it down to a single.

Umesh survives the over. 

Starc continues and Pant not taking any runs here. 

Short ball, Pant tries to pull, gets no connection. 

Pant then cuts the ball over point for a couple. 

Dot ball next.

Short ball again from Starc, it rises sharply, flies off Pant’s bat towards point. A single to end the over as Pant keeps strike.

Lyon continues and Umesh plays two dots, one ball he tries to go at it but gets no edge.

Wow! Lyon nearly catches Umesh’s outside edge. 

Umesh then just taps the ball away as Lyon bowls a maiden. 

Starc continues and after a dot, Pant plays it down square off the wicket on the leg side for a couple.

After a dot, Pant plays the ball to covers for a couple. Good running by India. 

Pant then just plays the ball down and wants to run but denied by the point fielder.

Pant ends the over with a four. He slashes hard at the ball and it flies behind the keeper for a boundary.

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08:17  India now 6 down:  

Ind 120-6 (48 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard

Umesh is the new man in.

Lyon continues, comes around the wicket, bowls it wide outside off and Pant swings his arms, lucky for him the ball fall short off the fielder. Pant gets a couple.

After a dot, Pant gets a single.

Umesh sees off the over safely. 

Starc continues and he bowls an outswinger first up to Vihari.

Starc then gets some bounce and Vihari plays it down to the leg side and he takes a single. 

Pant then gets an inside edge and takes a single. 

After 2 dots, Starc gets a wicket! Extra pace and bounce, the inside edge goes on to his thigh pad and it balloons in the air. Vihari is caught at square leg and he goes for 28. 

Lyon continues and Vihari looks at ease against the offie.

He tries to come down the pitch. Vihari sweep and gets a single off the last ball of the over.

Starc continues and Pant starts with pushing it to the off side.

He then just defends. 

Starc then bowls a wide one and Pant lets it go.

A peach to end the over as Starc bowls a maiden.

Lyon continues and he bowls a beautiful over. Pant got an inside edge and nearly played on — just one comes off the over.

Starc starts from the other end and gives two in the over.

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07:54  Vihari-Pant have huge task ahead:  

Ind 113-5  (42 ovs) and 283 (105.5 ovs) vs Aus 243 (93.2 ovs) and 326 (108.3 ovs) Scorecard

Lyon starts the proceedings and after a dot, Vihari starts with a single to long on.

Pant then sees off the over safely as just one comes off the over.

Even as Australia scent victory in the 2nd Test at Perth, India, with Hanumaa Vihari and Rishabh Pant, will hope to give the hosts a fight on Day 5. 

Nathan Lyon will again be key for the Aussies, with the offie already having two wickets in his kitty from Monday night.

Source: Rediff