B. Sai Sudharsan was the large winner on the first-ever Tamil Nadu Premier League participant public sale on Thursday.
.Lyca Kovai Kings purchased the left-handed top-order batter for a document sum of ₹21.60 lakh, getting again the participant it launched earlier than the public sale.
Incidentally, Sudharsan will earn extra within the TNPL than within the IPL, the place Gujarat Titans picked him up at his base value of ₹20 lakh final 12 months.
Since its inception, the TNPL has been utilizing a participant draft system. But after six editions, it determined to go for an IPL-style public sale, with every staff having a handbag of ₹70 lakh.
The different massive winners of the public sale had been brothers R. Sanjay Yadav and R. Sonu Yadav.
Chepauk Super Gillies signed the elder sibling, Sanjay, a left-arm orthodox all-rounder, for ₹17.60 lakh. Sonu, a medium-pace all-rounder, was signed by Nellai Royal Kings for ₹15.20 lakh, with the brothers swapping groups from final 12 months.
In the primary set, worldwide cricketers went below the hammer, with all-rounder Vijay Shankar fetching ₹10.25 lakh from Idream Tiruppur Tamizhans whereas Siechem Madurai Panthers purchased Washington Sundar for ₹6.75 lakh.
Dragons skipper R. Ashwin welcomed the public sale format saying, “I always thought the draft wasn’t a fair system. The idea behind the draft is that it distributes the players evenly to teams. But as always, the perception changes, and if a team fails to get a player it wants in a draft, it could affect their combination badly. I hope teams will be evenly matched as this presents an opportunity to create a level playing field.”
Kovai Kings skipper M. Shahrukh Khan stated, “Sai (Sudharsan) has been an important member for us in the last two years. With his impact in big games, he is a certainty in our team. Since he was released, the plan was to go all out for him as long as possible.”
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com