India is the land of cricket, though it is not the national sportspeople all over the country can be seen playing cricket. Cricket is such an integral part of this country it is more of a religion in India. With the year just getting started, it was all the more great news for the happy cricketing fans of the country. The auction for players to play in the IPL Indian premier league 2020 happened on December 19, 2019. This is an auction that had so many amazing and unbelievable things happen all in one day.
Where was the auction held?
The auction took place in Kolkata. This is the home town for the president of the Board of Cricket Council India BCCI, Mr Sourab Ganguly. This is an auction that everyone waiting for as some of the league favourites had released most of their start players. This means that every team had to take players to either build their team from the ground up or make their existing team stronger. This year also makes the last year where a team can choose to retain as many players as they want to. At the end of 2020, every franchise can retain only 3 players from their existing team and have to form a new team from scratch for the years to come.
What’s the agenda?
All these conditions and requirements made this one of the most energetic and exciting IPL auctions throughout this competition. During the auction there where fierce competition between the franchises similar to how it would be on the cricketing ground. The demand for players was so high that this year made into history for having auctioned highest-paid foreign player to date. With every team fighting for the player they want to make a solid team for themselves the competition was too tight to handle.
Not just from the franchise point of view but as a player, there was a lot of competition as well. Most players from around the globe wanted to be a part of the incredible competition that is going to take place in India for a little over 2 months. This interest form players around the globe are because of the fact that this could be a great platform for them to showcase their talent. After all Indian premier league IPL is the biggest T20 competition in the world. The exposure is so great that for less than 100 players that needed this year, a total of 350+ players have enrolled for it. This simply speaks volumes about how big this game is for the country and also for players around the globe.
What is up with this year?
Not just from the franchise point of view but as a player, there was a lot of competition as well. Most players from around the globe wanted to be a part of the incredible competition that is going to take place in India for a little over 2 months. This interest form players around the globe are because of the fact that this could be a great platform for them to showcase their talent. After all Indian premier league IPL is the biggest T20 competition in the world. The exposure is so great that for less than 100 players that needed this year, a total of 350+ players have enrolled for it. This simply speaks volumes about how big this game is for the country and also for players around the globe.
