Seventeen slots were filled in over two hours of the 2009 IPL auction in Goa. Here is a list of the players who have been bought at the auction (base price in brackets; all numbers in US$): Pool A Shaun Tait to Rajasthan Royals 375,000 (250,000) JP Duminy to Mumbai Indians 950,000 (300,000) Andrew Flintoff [...]
England’s dethroned captain Kevin Pietersen and Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke are to command the top two reserve prices of 1.35 and one million USD, respectively, during the second Indian Premier League players’ auction to be held in Goa on February 6. England’s charismatic all rounder Andrew Flintoff’s base price has been pegged at USD 950,000 [...]
The final semis match between Pakistan and Bangladesh was a walk in the park for Pakistan as expected by everyone. Although the match was of no consequence, Pakistan needed to win this one convincingly to save grace. Bangladesh on the other end, would have liked to play better but their inexperience showed their downfall. Scorecard [...]
On another dull and lifeless pitch, Bangladesh captain Mohammed Ashraful won the toss and elected to bat, hoping to put up a decent score against the strong Indian batting line up. They made one change as Farhad Reza was brought in for Dollar Mahmud. Scorecard India made two changes to the team that thumped Pakistan [...]