tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post118243862098574706..comments2024-03-21T21:25:28.098+04:00Comments on Well Pitched - a cricket blog: IPL Player Auction Part II - Will Misbah be a Big Draw?obaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04686432822347334520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-71230879452704881002008-03-10T23:01:00.000+04:002008-03-10T23:01:00.000+04:00Oh and I definitely see some of the Kiwis and Moha...Oh and I definitely see some of the Kiwis and Mohammad Ashraful getting some good deals.Aashreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485507374374110266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-45470477537692876852008-03-10T22:58:00.000+04:002008-03-10T22:58:00.000+04:00I think Misbah will get the highest bid tommorow.H...I think Misbah will get the highest bid tommorow.He almost won the T20 world cup by himself- he shouldn't have even been on the 2nd auction list.<BR/><BR/>James Hopes should definitely go for more than Watson. You're right about Watson, even though there are reports that Jaipur wants him.<BR/><BR/>Misbah $450000, Hopes $400000, Watson - whatever's his base price.Aashreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00485507374374110266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-12531043147817084442008-03-10T21:27:00.000+04:002008-03-10T21:27:00.000+04:00Hi David.The official report by IPL says that the ...Hi David.<BR/><BR/>The official report by IPL says that the franchises have the following amounts remaining:<BR/><BR/>"Bangalore $374,000; Chennai $23,750; Delhi $71,250; Hyderabad $262,500; Kolkata $107,500; Mohali $292,250; and Mumbai $53,750"<BR/><BR/>Almost all of them including Mumbai went over $5 million last time. But the report states that the Icon players are not included as part of the $5million cap. So that explains the balance to some extent. <BR/><BR/>The balance is also calculated by approximating the salaries of a few players who will not play all the matches, thus on a pro rata basis they will earn lower than their bid price and it is accounted for in the same way in the $5 million cap.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, based on the amounts above I guess the following:<BR/><BR/>Since Bangalore has $374,000 left they can go as high as $325,000 for an international player assuming they pick 1 U19 player for $30,000 in the draft picks.<BR/><BR/>(bid increase is set at 25,000)<BR/><BR/>Assuming that Bangalore do bid 325K, Jaipur will just have to bid $350,000 and the player will be theirs.<BR/><BR/>So only 1 out of the 18 players to be auctioned tomorrow will go for that amount and that will be the player in whom Bangalore is interested in. My guess is Misbah.<BR/><BR/>The other players will go for lower than that since Jaipur can outbid anyone. Only Bangalore can bid as high as 325K with some others as high as 250K and others even lower.<BR/><BR/>Lets wait and watch.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947332468863567271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3713921718473352259.post-52395606201058491532008-03-10T20:14:00.000+04:002008-03-10T20:14:00.000+04:00I'm surprised that people are even trying to guess...I'm surprised that people are even trying to guess what the players will go for, given how weird the results of the first auction were.<BR/><BR/>But since you've asked, my predictions based on the regression I did after the first auction:<BR/><BR/>Misbah-ul-Haq: $300 000<BR/>Watson: $500 000<BR/>Hopes: $400 000<BR/><BR/>Will the teams actually be strictly limited in how much they can bid? I thought Mumbai went well over the limit last time.David Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08378763233797445502noreply@blogger.com