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From- The Times Of India
Kolkata: Even as a diplomatic row continues to brew over the recent IPL auction, another auction ? which will be a far bigger affair ? is just a few months away. With the BCCI committed to adding two new teams to the league and all current IPL players having served out their contracted period, the next auction, in July, promises to be the biggest trade fair in international cricket, with over 500 players expected to go under the hammer.
According to a reliable IPL source, the existing eight franchises will be allowed to retain up to six players ? four Indian and two foreigners ? from their existing squad provided both parties agree to a mutual deal. However, it is not obligatory on the part of the franchises or the players to hang on each other if they are not comfortable with the idea. Barring a handful of players who choose to stay on, all others, as well as new ones itching to join the IPL bandwagon will be treated as free players and will have to go through the auction in order to find berths in 10 teams which will compete for honours next season.
For the record, there will be no transfer window and the owners of the two new teams will have to recruit afresh.
The IPL also plans to raise the cap on foreign players to at least 12 players per team, but the restriction on foreign players in the playing XI will remain. According to the IPL source, the BCCI which is the promoter of the cash-rich league, is dead against allowing more than four foreigners in the playing XI to protect the interests of the Indian players.
The logic behind raising the overall cap on foreigners per squad from 10 to 12 is the staggering increase in the number of matches as a result of rise in the number of teams. With 10 teams in the fray, vying with one another on a home and away basis, the total number of matches will jump from 60 to 94. With each team required to play at least 18 matches, the IPL also plans to limit the number of matches played by a player to a maximum of 14 in order to manage the extra workload.
This means every franchise will be obliged to rotate not only their players but also the captaincy in order to make the optimum use of the available resources.
The IPL, on the other hand, plans to cope with this problem of plenty by scheduling matches in the morning session, especially on weekends and holidays.
BIGGER BASH
Auction in July 2010. Over 500 players to be up for grabs
No transfers but franchises can retain 4 Indian and 2 foreign players
Number of teams to increase from 8 to 10
Cap on foreign players per team raised from 10 to 12
Existing cap of 4 foreign players in playing XI to stay
Some morning matches to cope with rise in matches from 60 to 94
Mega auction to open bigger, snazzier IPL-4
In IPL 1 & 2 matches have been slotted only in the evenings with the early match scheduled at 4pm and the late match from 8pm. The final schedule, of course, will have to be worked out in consultation with IPLs telecast partners.
The IPL also plans to do away with the icon tag for star players which means that even the big guns like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh will figure in the auction list unless their current employers choose to retain them.
However, one thing is for sure, unlike in the first IPL auction where reputation mattered more than pedigree of the players, the July auction will see current form getting more weightage. So players doing well in IPL-3 and the ICC World T20 in the West Indies will be the hot picks and not old lions who are long in the tooth.
Kolkata: Even as a diplomatic row continues to brew over the recent IPL auction, another auction ? which will be a far bigger affair ? is just a few months away. With the BCCI committed to adding two new teams to the league and all current IPL players having served out their contracted period, the next auction, in July, promises to be the biggest trade fair in international cricket, with over 500 players expected to go under the hammer.
According to a reliable IPL source, the existing eight franchises will be allowed to retain up to six players ? four Indian and two foreigners ? from their existing squad provided both parties agree to a mutual deal. However, it is not obligatory on the part of the franchises or the players to hang on each other if they are not comfortable with the idea. Barring a handful of players who choose to stay on, all others, as well as new ones itching to join the IPL bandwagon will be treated as free players and will have to go through the auction in order to find berths in 10 teams which will compete for honours next season.
For the record, there will be no transfer window and the owners of the two new teams will have to recruit afresh.
The IPL also plans to raise the cap on foreign players to at least 12 players per team, but the restriction on foreign players in the playing XI will remain. According to the IPL source, the BCCI which is the promoter of the cash-rich league, is dead against allowing more than four foreigners in the playing XI to protect the interests of the Indian players.
The logic behind raising the overall cap on foreigners per squad from 10 to 12 is the staggering increase in the number of matches as a result of rise in the number of teams. With 10 teams in the fray, vying with one another on a home and away basis, the total number of matches will jump from 60 to 94. With each team required to play at least 18 matches, the IPL also plans to limit the number of matches played by a player to a maximum of 14 in order to manage the extra workload.
This means every franchise will be obliged to rotate not only their players but also the captaincy in order to make the optimum use of the available resources.
The IPL, on the other hand, plans to cope with this problem of plenty by scheduling matches in the morning session, especially on weekends and holidays.
BIGGER BASH
Auction in July 2010. Over 500 players to be up for grabs
No transfers but franchises can retain 4 Indian and 2 foreign players
Number of teams to increase from 8 to 10
Cap on foreign players per team raised from 10 to 12
Existing cap of 4 foreign players in playing XI to stay
Some morning matches to cope with rise in matches from 60 to 94
Mega auction to open bigger, snazzier IPL-4
In IPL 1 & 2 matches have been slotted only in the evenings with the early match scheduled at 4pm and the late match from 8pm. The final schedule, of course, will have to be worked out in consultation with IPLs telecast partners.
The IPL also plans to do away with the icon tag for star players which means that even the big guns like Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Virender Sehwag and Yuvraj Singh will figure in the auction list unless their current employers choose to retain them.
However, one thing is for sure, unlike in the first IPL auction where reputation mattered more than pedigree of the players, the July auction will see current form getting more weightage. So players doing well in IPL-3 and the ICC World T20 in the West Indies will be the hot picks and not old lions who are long in the tooth.
:hpraise. He should put up a rule on players that players should be taken in such a way that there would be atleast one player from each test playing country. It'll make even the people in Pakistan happy
