It’s been a long, long time since a young player captivated South Africa’s attention quite like Dewald Brevis. Yesterday’s IPL showing will do little to quell the hype.
During yesterday’s IPL match between the Kings XI and the Rajasthan Royals, Ravi Ashwin’s run out of Jos Buttler sparked debate around the cricketing world.
Cricket is usually called The Gentleman’s game. It is conducted in a civilised manner where each player upholds the highest standard of decorum. No longer! Kieron Pollard loses it completely…
After the first round of the IPL auction quite a few of the SA players available are still up for grabs at this year’s auction. The big winner so far is Yuvraj Singh, with Royal Challengers Bangalore buying him for a cool $2.33 million. The second highest price tag was for Dinesh Karthik. The Delhi Daredevils bought him for $2.08 million.
I was always under the impression that cricketers weren’t the best-paid sportsmen on the planet. Well our very own Proteas Graeme Smith and AB de Villiers are set for ‘mahooooosive’ paydays come next year’s IPL. There are 19 others in the highest reserve price and believe me, they’re being paid quite a bit of Tom! Good form chaps.