Ryan Vrede reflects on an eventful IPL auction for South Africans that saw a highly ranked T20 batsman go for a bargain and a Proteas star snubbed.
Proteas fast bowler Marco Jansen and batsman Aiden Markram were bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad early on day two of the IPL auction.
Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada was bought for R18.6 million (9.25 Indian crore) by the Punjab Kings at the IPL auction on Saturday.
Some of the world’s top cricketers will be among 590 players in the two-day auction for the big-bucks IPL this weekend.
AB de Villiers is the most important South African batsman of the past 20 years, arguably ever, because of how he played the game and what he achieved, writes Ryan Vrede.
The IPL final on Friday will be a clash between two of cricket’s finest tacticians when MS Dhoni’s Chennai Super Kings take on Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders.
Sunil Narine scored with bat and ball to help the Kolkata Knight Riders to victory over the Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday and end Virat Kohli’s hopes of an IPL title as captain.
The Delhi Capitals finished first on the IPL log despite losing to the Royal Challengers Bangalore, while the Mumbai Indians were eliminated on Friday.
Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore beat the Punjab Kings by six runs in a thrilling clash on Sunday to secure their place in the IPL playoffs.
West Indies star Chris Gayle has pulled out of the IPL with “bubble fatigue” and will instead focus on this month’s T20 World Cup.