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[Jeet]

Ahh thought it was a low price do they just retain them at the same price they paid before then?

Mumbai retained 4 players and they can split $4.5m between the 4 players.

[roco]

I'm sure pollard will be pissed as he would have made a fortune but hey it's not a bad wage

[johnnyw]

The explaination that they gave for not picking Swann was contradicted by picked Botha

[Jeet]

IPL franchises thought Swann's reserve of $400k was too high for someone not around for all of the tournament.

In addition, the same guy said, overseas off spinners aren't very popular.

Botha seemed very popular tho....

[johnnyw]

Im not a fan of the way players get chopped and changed from one team to another..

I would rather players stayed with the original team as it shows that the IPL is all about money and not about being a team sport

[will5210]

Im not a fan of the way players get chopped and changed from one team to another..

I would rather players stayed with the original team as it shows that the IPL is all about money and not about being a team sport

I agree in a way, but it stops one franchise from becoming dominant over a long period.

Plus, with 2 new teams they had to start more or less from scratch anyway

[johnnyw]

Splitting Sehwag and Gambhir is not a great Idea either as they are best of friends and have played together for most of their lives

[Jeet]

Splitting Sehwag and Gambhir is not a great Idea either as they are best of friends and have played together for most of their lives

Delhi's owners wanted a change.

They could've retained Nannes, AB and Gambhir - along with Sehwag

[Vantage Cricket]

http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/content/current/story/495980.html

How is Johan Botha Better than swann?

It is widely believe on the sub-continent that if you chuck it, you are a good bowler.

[Jeet]

Daniel Christian hits the jackpot after going for $900k!

[niceonechoppy]

What a joke.

[Mr Cricket]

would like to see more England players get a chance over there, the list shows that 10-15 very average Aus players have been signed yet players like Swanny didnt get a bid

[uknsaunders]

to be fair Botha did ok in the T20 WC - 5.66 Economy and 4 wickets in (only) 3 games. Swann got 10 wickets with an economy of 6.54 - but at least he got someone out unlike Harby Singh - 0-123 in 20 overs, lovely.

It's a joke, designed to make very average Indian players rich and anyone who makes themselves available for the whole tournament.

Look on the bright side, Swanny goes back into the auction today and a few franchises who have missed out on their preferred picks may take him and Anderson.

[will5210]

Botha is a decent T20 bowler who can bat a bit, but his price is too high imo.

There were loads of english players in the auction i hadn't heard of! Worth sticking your name down i suppose...

[espocrespo]

i knew Rilee Rossouw would get bought! Quality talent!