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CLOSE-IN: The IPL Auction is an incomprehensible maze (IANS column)

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CLOSE-IN: The IPL Auction Is An Incomprehensible Maze (IANS Column)

By IANS News December 22, 2023 • 14:18 PM View: 2244

The IPL Auction:

The recently concluded IPL 2024 auction held in the grand setting of a magnificent arena in Dubai was a spectacular event. It had a vibrant feel to it with each of the 8 franchise tables occupied by their respective owners, accountants, statisticians, cricketers as advisors and sharp businessmen.

Each of them huddled together to bid for a combination of players who would get them to be victorious. They would have gone through several hours of discussions, research and talent hunt to identify the right permutation and combination with options if things went awry.

TAGS The IPL Auction Mallika Sagar Virenchee Sagar Sunil Gavaskar The IPL The BCCI Kolkata Night Riders Sunrisers Hyderabad Mitchell Starc Pat Cummins World Cup Rinku Singh Kolkata Knight Riders Gujarat Lions Royal Challengers Yajurvindra Singh

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