'uncap' players...?
what does that means...? if this is your question... read on...
the selection of west indies tour is upon us and in lieu of most of the senior players taking rest... there will be lots of places up for grabs in our odi outfit...
last time when team india traveled for west indies/zimbabwe series... selectors rewarded many players india cap based on ipl performances... so much so that many saw it virtually as an ipl xi squad...
now i am not against players making the natural progression from a t20 to an odi... but there is small matter that as soon as a player gets selected for team india (even if he will be nothing more than a tourist there) he becomes the capped player and his ipl base price just hits the roof top in a matter of mere an announcement...
ask manish pandey... he is the running symbol of 'capping' discrimination...
the guy suffered the most in ipl 4 auction while certain saurabh tiwari, for example, while doing much less than pandey in ipl as well as domestic circuit, walked laughing all the way to the bank...
i just hope we are not brewing another 'pandey' with the upcoming selection...
will they 'uncap' some players again...?
shared by straight point on Thursday, May 05, 2011
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The concern is fine and justified, at least from pandey's perspective.
But wouldnt it mean that if this is a consideration that the selection committee makes, it would be basing a decision on something frivolous like ipl auction price..
ipl auction price is a frivolous matter, thats what the purists will say! :p
the possibility of 'conflicting interest' or some kind a agreement does exists ankit...
like a selector can decide to award player an indian cap that will enable him to be a capped player in next auction which will mean his base price will increase manifolds... and ask for cut in that price... the player in question will be more than happy to give that cut coz we know what the difference is between uncapped player price and capped players...
not saying it happened but can happen...
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