Great development for millions of cricket fans around the globe especially in countries where telecast did not reach last time around. IPL and Google India have entered a 2 year partnership which would enable live braoadcast of all 60 IPL3 matches on http://www.youtube.com/ipl. Advertsing and sponsorship revenue from the IPL page would be shared by both parties.
Some concerns remain about this deal eating into Sony's share which has a 9 year exclusive TV broadcast deal with IPL for which they had reportedly paid a record INR 8,200 crore- more than a billion US dollars. This is what Sony had to say - "In India, the number of people having access to broadband is limited. Also, the service that is available is patchy and may not be able to support three-hours live video streaming. Besides, the number of YouTube users is also small here. So it won't dent our loyal viewership set. Likewise, our advertisers will continue to be with us because of the mass access to people we can provide,".
Sony's stand appear logical in today's context as pointed out in the statement. This could however change quickly owing to the rapid telecom infrastructure advancements that India is making and soon broadband would have a much higher penetration. Till then all is well for all parties - IPL, Sony and Google.
news.yahoo.com/48/20100121/934/tsp-ipl-live-on-youtube-no-problem-says.html
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Saturday, January 23, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
IPL auction turns sour for Pak players.
IPL auctions for the third edition are over and the money spent defies the times we are living in. The buzz after the auction however has been more about the players who were not picked up rather than the ones who have made millions.
The fact that none of the Pakistani players were bought has been making headlines ever since the auction ended and quite rightly so one would think. I disagree, simply because the Pakistani players should have seen it coming. I am quite bemused by the reactions that have poured in from across the border claiming some sort of conspiracy between Government of India and IPL management. In my honest assessment, the exercise was entirely business in every sense and no franchise wanted to risk large sums on players without being certain about their availability. Now to give this an emotional twist and claim conspiracy is surprising to say the least.
I am sure the Pakistanis had a good idea about how our relations have been and also the stand that Government of India has taken since 26/11. I think the money on offer was big enough for them to take a risk by appearing for this auction and to miss the big ticket IPL yet again would have been disappointing. That disappointment has sadly turned into an agitation of sorts with most Pak players coming out strongly against the way they were dealt with. I am however convinced that some of them would have made the cut if business made sense but it did not and quite rightly so.
The real newsmakers of the auction were the players who made millions. Speculative figures suggest that a guy named Pollard was bought at close to $2.5 million and that’s an astronomical amount for someone as little known as he is. I have not seen much of Pollard except the one innings in Champions League and therefore it’s really hard for me to even speculate the kind of impact that he will have for Mumbai Indians.
Apart from Pollard, Kiwi quickie Bond surprisingly raised a lot of money for a man with his physical fragility. What remains to be seen now is the number of overs his back or knee would allow him to justify a tag of more than a million dollars.
South African left arm pacer- Wayne Parnell- for me was the biggest surprise. He has hardly played for South Africa but was picked up for a lot by Delhi Daredevils. I was quite bewildered about Parnell being picked by Delhi with Nannes, Nehra and Sangwan - all left arm pacers- already in their ranks. Bond could have suited them better.
One last thing of note is the silent tie breaker and the fact that some of the final figures have gone undisclosed. I am not entirely convinced either by the idea of a silent tie-breaker or the non-disclosure of final figures by IPL management. I am sure it would be a good idea to know the cost of a player to better derive the ROI at the end of the tournament.
Read my older post for minute by minute details of how the auction unfolded.
http://expresssport.blogspot.com/2010/01/ipl-2010-auction.html
The fact that none of the Pakistani players were bought has been making headlines ever since the auction ended and quite rightly so one would think. I disagree, simply because the Pakistani players should have seen it coming. I am quite bemused by the reactions that have poured in from across the border claiming some sort of conspiracy between Government of India and IPL management. In my honest assessment, the exercise was entirely business in every sense and no franchise wanted to risk large sums on players without being certain about their availability. Now to give this an emotional twist and claim conspiracy is surprising to say the least.
I am sure the Pakistanis had a good idea about how our relations have been and also the stand that Government of India has taken since 26/11. I think the money on offer was big enough for them to take a risk by appearing for this auction and to miss the big ticket IPL yet again would have been disappointing. That disappointment has sadly turned into an agitation of sorts with most Pak players coming out strongly against the way they were dealt with. I am however convinced that some of them would have made the cut if business made sense but it did not and quite rightly so.
The real newsmakers of the auction were the players who made millions. Speculative figures suggest that a guy named Pollard was bought at close to $2.5 million and that’s an astronomical amount for someone as little known as he is. I have not seen much of Pollard except the one innings in Champions League and therefore it’s really hard for me to even speculate the kind of impact that he will have for Mumbai Indians.
Apart from Pollard, Kiwi quickie Bond surprisingly raised a lot of money for a man with his physical fragility. What remains to be seen now is the number of overs his back or knee would allow him to justify a tag of more than a million dollars.
South African left arm pacer- Wayne Parnell- for me was the biggest surprise. He has hardly played for South Africa but was picked up for a lot by Delhi Daredevils. I was quite bewildered about Parnell being picked by Delhi with Nannes, Nehra and Sangwan - all left arm pacers- already in their ranks. Bond could have suited them better.
One last thing of note is the silent tie breaker and the fact that some of the final figures have gone undisclosed. I am not entirely convinced either by the idea of a silent tie-breaker or the non-disclosure of final figures by IPL management. I am sure it would be a good idea to know the cost of a player to better derive the ROI at the end of the tournament.
Read my older post for minute by minute details of how the auction unfolded.
http://expresssport.blogspot.com/2010/01/ipl-2010-auction.html
Monday, January 18, 2010
IPL auction 2010
IPL Auction 2010 as it happens:
I would be watching the show on ESPN and would try to get the big news as it unfolds.
- Lot of excitement building up as the auction nears. A total of 66 players and 12 slots available. Lots of players from ICL -the rebel league- and Pakistan would be up for grabs. Some of the big names for today are: Afridi, Pollard, Bond, Umar Gul, Eoin Morgan, Umar Akmal, Imran Nazir, Brad Haddin and Greame Swann.
- My top 3 picks for today are Afridi, Haddin and Morgan
- There could be an issue with buying Pakistan players owing to Visa issues popping up in the near future. It would be interesting what teams decide to pay for them.
I would be watching the show on ESPN and would try to get the big news as it unfolds.
- Lot of excitement building up as the auction nears. A total of 66 players and 12 slots available. Lots of players from ICL -the rebel league- and Pakistan would be up for grabs. Some of the big names for today are: Afridi, Pollard, Bond, Umar Gul, Eoin Morgan, Umar Akmal, Imran Nazir, Brad Haddin and Greame Swann.
- My top 3 picks for today are Afridi, Haddin and Morgan
- There could be an issue with buying Pakistan players owing to Visa issues popping up in the near future. It would be interesting what teams decide to pay for them.
IPL auction Pools - 2010
The pools for this years auction looks like this. The auction would start at 12:00 noon tomorrow, announced Modi and said that there would be 8 pools during the auction:
First Pool: Shahid Afridi, Graeme Swann, Brad Haddin (All with a base price of USD 250,000) and Kieron Polland (Base price of USD 200,000)
Second Pool: Eion Morgan, Wayne Parnell (Both with a base price of USD 200,000), Shane Bond and Mohammad Kaif (Both with a base price of USD 100,000)
Third Pool: Doug Bollinger, Sohail Tanvir (Base price of USD 200,000 each), Umar Akmal, Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Bresnan, Darren Ganga, Justin Kemp and Nuwan Kulasekera (Base price of USD 100,000)
Fourth Pool: Kamran Akmal, Wavell Hinds, Phil Hughes, Damien Martyn, Imran Nazir, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chamara Silva, Lendl Simmons, Upul Tharanga, and Jonathan Trott (Base price of USD 100,000 each)
Fifth Pool: Suleiman Benn, Grant Elliott, Naved ul hasan (Base price of USD 100,000 each), Tyron Henderson, Rory Kleinveldt, Jason Krejza, Nathan McCullum, Thissara Perera, Vaughn van der warth (Base price of USD 50,000) and Ashley Noffke (Base Price of USD 20,000)
Sixth Pool: Abdul Razzaq (Base Price USD 100,000), Rizwan Cheema, Zander de Bruyn, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Graham Manou, Anthony Mcgrath, Vernon Philander, Morne van Wyk, Adam Voges (Base price of USD 50,000 each) and Ryan ten Doeschate (Base Price of USD 20,000
Seventh Pool: Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul (Base Price of USD 100,000 each) Nuwan Zoysa, Yusuf Abdulla, Clint Mckay, Monty Panesar, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Welegedara (Base price of USD 50,000 each) Ben Laughlin and Kaushalya Weeraratne (Base Price of USD 20,000 each)
Eighth Pool: Mark Ramprakash (Base Price of USD 200,000) Misbah ul Haq (Base Price of USD 100,000) Darren Bravo, Murray Goodwin, Thilina Kandamby, Robert Key, Luke Pomersbach, Vaughn van Jaarsved, Lou Vincent (Base Price of USD 50,000 each)
Source:
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23358/modi-announces-ipl-auction-pools
First Pool: Shahid Afridi, Graeme Swann, Brad Haddin (All with a base price of USD 250,000) and Kieron Polland (Base price of USD 200,000)
Second Pool: Eion Morgan, Wayne Parnell (Both with a base price of USD 200,000), Shane Bond and Mohammad Kaif (Both with a base price of USD 100,000)
Third Pool: Doug Bollinger, Sohail Tanvir (Base price of USD 200,000 each), Umar Akmal, Shakib Al Hasan, Tim Bresnan, Darren Ganga, Justin Kemp and Nuwan Kulasekera (Base price of USD 100,000)
Fourth Pool: Kamran Akmal, Wavell Hinds, Phil Hughes, Damien Martyn, Imran Nazir, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Chamara Silva, Lendl Simmons, Upul Tharanga, and Jonathan Trott (Base price of USD 100,000 each)
Fifth Pool: Suleiman Benn, Grant Elliott, Naved ul hasan (Base price of USD 100,000 each), Tyron Henderson, Rory Kleinveldt, Jason Krejza, Nathan McCullum, Thissara Perera, Vaughn van der warth (Base price of USD 50,000) and Ashley Noffke (Base Price of USD 20,000)
Sixth Pool: Abdul Razzaq (Base Price USD 100,000), Rizwan Cheema, Zander de Bruyn, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Graham Manou, Anthony Mcgrath, Vernon Philander, Morne van Wyk, Adam Voges (Base price of USD 50,000 each) and Ryan ten Doeschate (Base Price of USD 20,000
Seventh Pool: Mohammad Aamer, Saeed Ajmal, Umar Gul (Base Price of USD 100,000 each) Nuwan Zoysa, Yusuf Abdulla, Clint Mckay, Monty Panesar, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Welegedara (Base price of USD 50,000 each) Ben Laughlin and Kaushalya Weeraratne (Base Price of USD 20,000 each)
Eighth Pool: Mark Ramprakash (Base Price of USD 200,000) Misbah ul Haq (Base Price of USD 100,000) Darren Bravo, Murray Goodwin, Thilina Kandamby, Robert Key, Luke Pomersbach, Vaughn van Jaarsved, Lou Vincent (Base Price of USD 50,000 each)
Source:
http://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/23358/modi-announces-ipl-auction-pools
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