'Worst Possible..': Punjab Kings Coach Ricky Ponting Slams IPL Organizers Over Mega Auction Dates

IPL Player Auction: In one of its kind of an event, IPL mega auction is clashing with fourth and fifth day of first Test match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Both events hold a great significance in Indian cricket. IPL is India's biggest cricketing event, whereas Border-Gavaskar Trophy is pinnacle of Test cricket. Cricket fans will be on edge of ir seats as both events promise to be nothing short of a blockbuster.

Interestingly, re is a nine-day gap between Perth Test and elaide Test match but auction is clashing with first Test of series. People associated with both IND vs AUS Test series and IPL Mega Auctions have expressed ir reservations regarding scheduling of both se events.

IPL Mega Auction Dates Leave Ricky Ponting Fuming

IPL mega auction clashing with 1st IND vs AUS Test has created a huge problem not only for Ricky Ponting, but also for Justin Langer and Daniel Vettori. Assistant coach of Australian cricket team is also Sunrisers Hyderab 's He coach and he'll have to miss series opener to be present at IPL Mega Auction. Ponting and Langer too will have to leave ir brocast duties midway to attend marquee IPL event.

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clash of se two events has left former Australia cricket captain Ricky Ponting fuming and he feels that break between first and second Test match could well be used for IPL auctions. 'It’s worst possible case scenario for me and JL. We for te last couple of months felt that it was probably going to be in gap between Test matches. It takes all pressure off players from both teams. re are a lot of players in both teams in auction.', ded Ponting.

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Rishabh Pant , Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Arshdeep Singh will heline a 574-strong list of players with top base price of Rs 2 crore at upcoming Indian Premier League auction scheduled in Saudi Arabia's Jeddah on November 24 and 25. Thirteen-year-old India U-19 cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi from Bihar is youngest among lot at Rs 30 lakh base price.

BCCI on Friday pruned initial list of 1574 players down to 574 out of which 366 are Indians and 208 from overseas. All current India players are in top base price bracket. Apart from Pant, set to be costliest buy at auction with a team like Punjab Kings aiming to go distance with Rs 110.50 crore in its kitty, or big names include IPL winning captain Shreyas Iyer, India's most prolific T20I bowler Arshdeep Singh, KL Rahul, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Avesh Khan.