England players to participate in IPL auction

May 11th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - South African cricket coach Mickey Arthur is worried about his players suffering burnout ahead of next month's Twenty20 World Cup in England because of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). 'I have it in the back of my head all the time that the boys could burn out during the IPL before the tournament (in England),' Arthur told the Afrikaans weekly Rapport here.

April 18th, 2009 LONDON - One of England's finest Twenty20 minds and captain of Kent, Robert Key, believes that the Indian Premier League (IPL) might just help England win back the Ashes. Key argues that if England are to have any chance of success in June's World Twenty20, then the country's top players must get more practice in the shortest form of the game - and where better than the IPL? "There is the potential for England to be a very good Twenty20 side.

March 24th, 2009 LONDON - French football star Thierry Henry believes that England can achieve World Cup glory if they believe in themselves. The Barcelona star is of the view that Three Lions boss Fabio Capello has players who can set world football on fire, and to prove his point, reeled off the names of six England players who could find a place in any international football squad around the world.

March 23rd, 2009 LAHORE - Pakistani cricket players are hoping that they would now be allowed to participate in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) after the Board of Cricket Control in India's (BCCI) decision to shift the event out from India. "Players are now hopeful to participate in the lucrative tournament.

February 7th, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain Graham Gooch said Indian Premier League's (IPL) auctions Saturday distracted England players as they went down to a humiliating innings and 23 runs loss against the West Indies. Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff made the headlines when they became the costliest cricketers in the IPL auction, costing $1.55 million each.

February 6th, 2009 LONDON - The two superstars of English cricket, Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen, may not be the best of mates, but they now wear identical price tags, as far as the Indian Premier League is concerned. It is no secret that recent happenings, which led to the exit of Pietersen from England's captaincy, has taken a toll on their already uneasy relationship.

February 6th, 2009 LONDON - Possibly unknown to their wealthy Indian bosses, a little game of rivalry between England stars Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff has apparently been playing out on the sidelines of the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction. Pietersen, ousted as England captain in January following an alleged revolt by some players, and all-rounder Flintoff were sold for an identical $1.55 million in Friday’s IPL auction - ‘KP’ going to Bangalore Royal Challengers and Flintoff to Chennai Super Kings.

February 5th, 2009 PANAJI - The following is the final list of 17 players sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction that lasted a little over two hours here Friday: Bangalore Royal Challengers: Kevin Pietersen (England) $1.55 million Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) $160,000 Chennai Super Kings: Andrew Flintoff (England) $1.55 million Thilan Thusara (Sri Lanka) $140,000 George Bailey (Australia) $50,000 Deccan Chargers: Fidel Edwards (West Indies) $150,000 Dwayne Smith (West Indies) $100,000 Delhi Daredevils: Paul Collingwood (England) $275,000 Owais Shah (England) $275,000 Kings XI Punjab: Ravi Bopara (England) $450,000 Jerome Taylor (West Indies) $150,000 Kolkata Knight Riders: Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh) $600,000 Mumbai Indians: Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) $950,000 Mohammed Ashraful (Bangladesh) $75,000 Rajasthan Royals: Tyron Henderson (South Africa) $650,000 Shaun Tait (Australia) $375,000 Kyle Mills (New Zealand) $150,000 Teams: Rajasthan Royals (3 players), Kolkata Knight Riders (1), Bangalore Royal Challengers (2), Deccan Chargers (2), Chennai Super Kings (3), Mumbai Indians (2), Delhi Daredevils (2), Kings XI Punjab (2). Unsold players: Stuart Clark, Brad Haddin, Chamara Kapugedara, Samit Patel, Shakib-al-Hassan, Morne Van Wyk, Stephen Smith, Ashley Noffke, Gulam Bodi, Darren Powell, Ashwell Prince, Phil Jaques, Andre Nel, Luke Wright, Nuwan Kulasekara, Tamim Iqbal, Jon Moss, Bryce McGain, James Franklin, Aiden Blizzard, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Michael Klinger, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Prasanna Jayawardene, Dominic Thornley, Yusuf Abdulla, Daniel Harris, Kemar Roach, Aaron Bird, Michael Dighton, Michael Hill, Brett Geeves

February 5th, 2009 PANAJI - The following is the list of 16 players sold at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction here Friday: Sixteen out of the available 17 slots were bought by the eight IPL franchisees in the auction that lasted a little over two hours. Players-Country-Team-Price Kevin Pietersen (England) Bangalore Royal Challengers, $1.55 million Andrew Flintoff (England) Chennai Super Kings, $1.55 million Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) Mumbai Indians, $950,000 Shaun Tait (Australia) Rajasthan Royals, $375,000 Fidel Edwards (West Indies) Deccan Chargers $150,000 Paul Collingwood (England) Delhi Daredevils, $275,000 Owais Shah (England) Delhi Daredevils, $275,000 Ravi Bopara (England) Kings XI Punjab, $450,000 Tyron Henderson (South Africa) Rajasthan Royals, $650,000 Thilan Thusara (Sri Lanka) Chennai Super Kings, $140,000 Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) Bangalore Royal Challengers, $160,000 Kyle Mills (New Zealand) Mumbai Indians, $150,000 Jerome Taylor (West Indies), Kings XI Punjab, $150,000 George Bailey (Australia) Chennai Super Kings, $50,000 Dwayne Smith (West Indies) Deccan Chargers $100,000 Mashrafe Mortaza (Bangladesh) Kolkata Knight Riders $600,000 Teams: Rajasthan Royals (2 players), Kolkata Knight Riders (1), Bangalore Royal Challengers (2), Deccan Chargers (2), Chennai Super Kings (3), Mumbai Indians (2), Delhi Daredevils (2), Kings XI Punjab (2).

February 5th, 2009 PANAJI - The following is the list of players sold at the Indian Premier League auction after the third round of bidding here Friday: Players-country-Team-Price Kevin Pietersen (England) Royal Challengers, $1.55 million Andrew Flintoff (England) Chennai Super Kings, $1.55 million Jean-Paul Duminy (South Africa) Mumbai Indians, $950,00 Shaul Tait (Australia) Rajasthan Royals, $375,000 Paul Collingwood (England) Delhi Daredevils, $275,000 Owais Shah (England) Delhi Daredevils, $275,000 Ravi Bopara (England) Kings XI Punjab, $450,000 Tyron Henderson (South Africa) Rajasthan Royals, $650,000 Thilan Thusara (Sri Lanka) Chennai Super Kings, $140,000 Jesse Ryder (New Zealand) Bangalore Royal Chalengers, $160,000 Kyle Mills (New Zealand) Mumbai Indians, $150,000 Unsold: Ashwell Prince, Phil Jaques, Andre Nel, Luke Wright)

February 5th, 2009 LONDON - The eye-popping sums fetched by England all rounders Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction Friday show India's economy is bucking the global downturn, British media said. The Indian economy expects to grow by around seven to eight percent this year, and the IPL auction is evidence that the credit crunch has not hit India in the way it has affected the British economy, BBC television reported.

January 23rd, 2009 LONDON - England's cricket superstars Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff will 'reward' their counties, Hampshire and Lancashire, with 10 per cent of their earnings from the Indian Premier League (IPL). This is obviously a compensation for the counties, who will be missing their stars for the first few matches of the county season, reported the English media.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - England cricketers rejoiced after their cricket board gave them the go-ahead to take three weeks off for the Indian Premier League (IPL), ending a months-old standoff between players and the game's administrators. Allrounders Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are expected to lead the way for English cricketers headed for the IPL auction after having to sit out the opening Twenty20 championship on account of a clash in dates and an abortive bid by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to set up a rival tournament.

January 22nd, 2009 LONDON - England players have finally got their board's approval for a three-week window to play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this season. England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) agreed to release the players after months of negotiations with the players and the IPL officials.

January 17th, 2009 LONDON - England cricketers' participation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) is at stake after league commissioner Lalit Modi informed the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) that the players must be available for four weeks. The ECB had thought they had reached an agreement with Modi that England's centrally contracted cricketers could play in the league for just 15 days.