01-19-2010, 09:34 AM
Quote:MUMBAI: The IPL franchises are gearing up for the player auction for IPL 3.0, which is scheduled to begin Tuesday at 12 noon, here in Mumbai.
As per latest reports, Rajasthan Royals has bought out Mohammad Kaif's contract and he has been added to the Tuesday's IPL auction pool.
Earlier, Ricky Ponting had confirmed that he will not be part of the IPL and his contract was bought out by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Now KKR is free to replace him with another player.
The auction will see a total of 66 players from all nine Test playing nations with 11 players from Pakistan, South Africa and Australia; nine from Sri Lanka; eight each from England and West Indies; four from New Zealand and one each from Bangladesh, Canada, Zimbabwe and Holland.
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