Saturday, February 4, 2012

Top 5 hot properties @ IPL auction


1.Ravindra Jadeja (Base price: $100,000)
Cricket is really a funny game. Once banned from playing IPL 2010 due to 'contractual dispute'and later selected to play for Kochi Tuskers Kerala for $950,000, he is one player every team will be eying for.  This Saurashtra player is a perfect T20 player — a reliable lower order batsman, a smart slow bowler and a terrific fielder. Don’t be surprised to see mad bidding for this utility all-rounder.


2. Mahela Jayawardene (Base price: $300,000)
A rock solid middle order batsman, smart fielder and thinking cricketer, this former Sri Lankan skipper will surely attract several bids from teams to strengthen the middle order batting. His track record for Kings XI Punjab during the first three editions of IPL and later for Kochi Tuskers Kerala in 2011 speaks volume of his skills.


3. RP Singh (Base price: $200,000)
He was once the spearhead of Indian bowling attack, now quietly living in oblivion. However, this left arm pacer is still one of the highest wicket takers in IPL. Any team will be quite upbeat to buy his experience and skills at any cost.


4. Parthiv Patel (Base price: $200,000)
He is India's No 2 wicket kipper in ODIs and T20s. His reliable batting and sound wicket keeping makes him one of the most 'high on demand' players during the bidding. Besides he the vast experience of opening batting for India and his previous IPL teams — Chennai Super Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala.

5. Vinay Kumar (Base price: $100,000)
This Karnataka player is one of the most talented among the current bunch of Indian pace bowlers. After his recent debut in Test cricket, Kumar will surely in the wish list of more than one team. His track record during the earlier editions of IPL is another reason of his 'high demand'.

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