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Chris Gayle, Shane Watson seek a hefty hike in IPL pay
Indranil Basu, TNN Dec 29, 2013, 12.43AM IST
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(Insiders say that Gayle…)
NEW DELHI: West Indies opener Chris Gayle wants to defy his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore's attempt to retain him as their top player while another top foreign cricketer Shane Watson is game to stay with the Rajasthan Royals, but unhappy with the money offered to him.
Those in the know say that hectic negotiations have kept the IPL franchises busy no sooner had the league's governing council made players' regulation public.
With a reputation of hitting sixes at will in the richest T20 league in the world, insiders say that Gayle is asking for a hefty fee and also contemplating the option of listing his name in the February 14 auction next year if RCB doesn't match his expectations. The Vijay Mallya-owned franchise, one understands, is also willing to make Gayle its top player in the team ahead of their skipper Virat Kohli, but the West Indies cricketer is caught in two minds.
As per the IPL regulations, the top cricketer is supposed to get a salary of Rs 12.5 crore. But the teams who are retaining their top players can pay more or can also shell out less money as per the understanding between the teams and the players. But a sum of Rs 12.5 crore will be deducted from the actual purse of Rs 60 crore.
For example in the last contract, both MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag were retained by their teams — Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils respectively for $ 1.8 million. But in reality, they got much more than what they were supposed to get and the entire payment was legal. Similarly Royals want to retain Watson as their top player, but the team may not be in a position to disburse the actual printed amount of Rs 12.5 crore to their top cricketer. "Negotiations have already begun and the teams are in touch with their top players. These negotiations are part and parcel of the IPL contract," a source close to the development told TOI on Saturday.
Interestingly, those foreign cricketers who are not willing to reach an understanding with their individual teams and opt to line up for the auction, they may still come back to the original team if his old team owners produce matching cards in the auction. With new IPL regulation only allowing five retentions, the teams would lose a total sum of Rs 39 crore out of Rs 60 crore before the auction begins. Expectedly, a lot of capped Indian cricketers will be in the auction this year and that is why the IPL teams are suggesting that the foreign cricketers shouldn't get more ambitious.
Indranil Basu, TNN Dec 29, 2013, 12.43AM IST
Tags:
Shane Watson|Royal Challengers Bangalore|Rajasthan Royals|IPL|Chris Gayle
(Insiders say that Gayle…)
NEW DELHI: West Indies opener Chris Gayle wants to defy his franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore's attempt to retain him as their top player while another top foreign cricketer Shane Watson is game to stay with the Rajasthan Royals, but unhappy with the money offered to him.
Those in the know say that hectic negotiations have kept the IPL franchises busy no sooner had the league's governing council made players' regulation public.
With a reputation of hitting sixes at will in the richest T20 league in the world, insiders say that Gayle is asking for a hefty fee and also contemplating the option of listing his name in the February 14 auction next year if RCB doesn't match his expectations. The Vijay Mallya-owned franchise, one understands, is also willing to make Gayle its top player in the team ahead of their skipper Virat Kohli, but the West Indies cricketer is caught in two minds.
As per the IPL regulations, the top cricketer is supposed to get a salary of Rs 12.5 crore. But the teams who are retaining their top players can pay more or can also shell out less money as per the understanding between the teams and the players. But a sum of Rs 12.5 crore will be deducted from the actual purse of Rs 60 crore.
For example in the last contract, both MS Dhoni and Virender Sehwag were retained by their teams — Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils respectively for $ 1.8 million. But in reality, they got much more than what they were supposed to get and the entire payment was legal. Similarly Royals want to retain Watson as their top player, but the team may not be in a position to disburse the actual printed amount of Rs 12.5 crore to their top cricketer. "Negotiations have already begun and the teams are in touch with their top players. These negotiations are part and parcel of the IPL contract," a source close to the development told TOI on Saturday.
Interestingly, those foreign cricketers who are not willing to reach an understanding with their individual teams and opt to line up for the auction, they may still come back to the original team if his old team owners produce matching cards in the auction. With new IPL regulation only allowing five retentions, the teams would lose a total sum of Rs 39 crore out of Rs 60 crore before the auction begins. Expectedly, a lot of capped Indian cricketers will be in the auction this year and that is why the IPL teams are suggesting that the foreign cricketers shouldn't get more ambitious.
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