Draft system to pick players
Players from the suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be divided into two groups of capped and uncapped and the top names will be sold through the draft system.
Players from the suspended Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals will be divided into two groups of capped and uncapped and the top names will be sold through the draft system.
The new teams will have a minimum of Rs 40 crore and a maximum of Rs 66 crore to buy their players.the 10 players chosen, the BCCI has applied the same money brackets it put in place two years ago when the other six franchises were allowed to retain five players.
The first player gets Rs 12.5 crore, the second Rs 9.5 crore, the third Rs 7.5 crore, the fourth Rs 5.5 crore and the fifth Rs 4 crore.
An uncapped player, if picked, stands to earn Rs 4 crore. The cricketers who remain unselected will go to general pool to be available for fresh
auction, scheduled for February 6 in Bengaluru.Meanwhile, the BCCI announced a cash incentive of Rs 2 crores for the Indian team for trouncing world no.1 South Africa in the just-concluded Test series. The 3-0 result took them to number two in the latest Test rankings behind South Africa.