Sale-resale

Hey ppl. This post is all about the forthcoming IPL auctions to take place on the 19th of January 2010. I’ll be talking about the procedures, short listed players and their chances.
Firstly lets discuss the technicalities. Each IPL team can have a upto a maximum of 10 foreign recruited players. Since most teams have these slots filled up, the maximum no. of signings that will happen this season wil be restricted to 10 or at most 12 on the whole. 98 players submitted their interest to participate in the auction to the IPL and this list was submitted to the franchises before a shortlisted list of 51 players was made.

Australia- 10 australian international players have been shortlisted. Out of these, the most obvious pick is Brad Haddin. The keeper-batsman will be chased by a number of teams for sure. Doug Bollinger also has a pretty high chance of being picked for his aggressive depth bowling. Axed test opener Philip Hughes may have a chance of being selected but that’s unlikely. Damien martyn hasn’t played a match since his association with the rebel ICL league but a few teams looking for experience may go his way. Clint mckay’s bowling in Indian conditions in the champions league T20 may improve his chances of a contract. Offie Jason krejza and western warriors skipper Adam voges would be decent signings but franchises wasting a contract on them is unlikely. Another unlikely signing is queensland fast bowler Ben Laughlin who despite showing promise in 2 ODI’s , has slipped off the radar.
Wild card(s): a brilliant and low cost signing would be Ashley noffke who is probably one of the most experienced T20 cricketers around. Southbacks captain- wicketkeeper graham manou is another worthwhile buy.

Pakistan: 7 players have been shortlisted form Pakistan. The most chased players would be 17 year old quickie mohd. Aamer, t20 captain shahid afridi and hitter umar akmal.
In fact afridi is so confident of getting a contract, that he has even gone on a limb to state his preference of teams. Experienced players rana naved ul hasan and abdul razzaq have an equally good chancing of getting purchased.
Wild card: Swashbuckling opener Imran Nazir should be on the shopping list of a few teams after his 110 0ff 44 balls in the last ICL final.

South Africa: 9 from here have made the cut to the auction. Top pick, without a shadow of doubt would be hard hitting all rounder Justin kemp. Few teams wont want him in their ranks. Another former player who finds himself on the list is van der wath. Left arm paceman Lonwabo Tsotsobe finds himself in the list but may find it difficult to attain a contract. Zander De Bruyn has played his share of T20 in England, but along with batsman Vaughn van jaarsveld and all rounder Rory Kleinveldt, is an unknown entity. A definite waste of time and space would be self-proclaimed all rounder Vernon Philander who holds the record for the maximum no. of times a player can embarrass himself.
Wild cards: Wayne Parnell has proved himself to be able enough to share the new ball with dale Steyn at the international stage. He definitely will be hot property at the auction. Few people know that Yusuf Abdullah holds the record for the lowest economy rate in T20’s in the world. That is impressive enough to win him a look-up.

Sri Lanka: the emerald isle has contributed 9 players to this list. The most sought after from this country will be opener Upul Tharanga and middle order drafter Thilina Kandamby. Both may earn a contract. Laft arm pacemen Nuwan zoysa and Chanaka Welagadera might find it tough to make the cut. All rounder kausalya weeraratne has a better chance of playing for sri lanka than earning a contract. A completely unknown entity is Chintaka Jayasinghe.
Wild card: Tissira Perera is more suited to this format than any player from this country. Over looking him would definitely be foolish.

West Indies: 8 from here make the cut. Few franchises would not look into them especially after Trinidad and Tobago’s stunning showing in the CL. Whether any other player at this auction earns a contract or not, hitter Kieron Pollard is sure to earn one. Behind him are WI vice captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, spinner Suleimann Benn and all rounder Lendl Simmons. Darren bravo and yesteryears opener Wavell Hinds might as well stay at home than hope to have a chance of making the cut. Fast bowler Kemar Roach , who constantly generated speeds of 150 down under, should hope he hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Wild card: T&T captain Darren ganga should hope his leadership in the CL T20 has done enough to get him through.

New Zealand: 4 from here have a chance of playing in the third IPL. Shane bond can be relaxed cos he’s almost sure of earning a spot. Nathan Mccullum may find it tough in India as would all rounder Grant elliot.
Wild card: aggressive batsman and dynamic fielder Lou Vincent should get a look in especially in this format.

Associates:
Shakib Al Hasan – very high chance (no.1 ranked all rounder in the world)
Murray Goodwin- high chance (years of T20 experience)
Ryan Ten Doeschate- good chance ( good showing in t20 world cup)
Rizwan Cheema- who?

All the best to all the above!!