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IPL auction 2022: Recap the key moments from day two of bidding; Tim David biggest winner

While relatively unknown BBL cricketer Tim David remains the talk of the IPL auction, the omission of one big-name Australian might not be so bad after all.

Ben Horne and Todd Balym
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February 14, 2022 - 3:32PM
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Australia's Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup final match between Australia and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Australia's Mitchell Marsh plays a shot during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup final match between Australia and New Zealand at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai on November 14, 2021. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)

Little known BBL battler Tim David became an instant millionaire at the IPL mega auction on Sunday night in one of cricket’s great rags to riches stories.

Born in Singapore but eligible to play for Australia, the middle-order batsman was signed by the Mumbai Indians for an eye-watering $1.53 million to outstrip superstars Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Marsh and David Warner as the highest paid Aussie of the auction.

David is currently striking at 200 in the Pakistan Super League, and despite having a base price of just $75,000, the 25-year-old who plays for the Hobart Hurricanes started a bidding frenzy, with six teams vying for his services until Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai fought to the death.

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Money man Tim David played with the Hobart Hurricanes this summer. Picture: Getty Images
Money man Tim David played with the Hobart Hurricanes this summer. Picture: Getty Images

Essentially a club cricketer until he broke into the BBL back in 2017 for the Perth Scorchers, David has never played a Sheffield Shield match and has only ever played 16 domestic one-dayers.

Now the man with two first names has more money than he could have ever dreamed.

Daniel Sams was the other big Aussie winner at Sunday night’s mega auction — getting a bumper $482,000 contract, also from the Mumbai Indians while he sat in the Australian dug-out at the SCG, completely unaware he’d just received the biggest pay day of his career.

Aaron Finch missing the IPL might not be a bad thing for Australia. Picture: Getty Images
Aaron Finch missing the IPL might not be a bad thing for Australia. Picture: Getty Images

Meanwhile, Aaron Finch’s IPL snubbing shapes as a blessing in disguise for Australia, because the struggling skipper will get the window he needs to book in for further knee surgery.

Jason Behrendorff was the other Australian sold for $140,000 to Royal Challengers Bangalore, but champion opener Finch joined several other Australians in being passed in at the auction, with his asking price of $283,000 not enough to lure teams to open their chequebooks.

It was a fairly low key night of bidding until the busy Mumbai Indians seized fast bowling jet

Ben McDermott was another Australian overlooked in the auction. Picture: Getty Images
Ben McDermott was another Australian overlooked in the auction. Picture: Getty Images

Jofra Archer for $1.48 million (Australian), despite the fact the England superstar is no chance of playing in this year’s tournament and will take up a spot on their list as an investment for the future.

Mumbai then jumped at Sams — clearly impressed by his incredible 98 not out off just 44 balls for the Sydney Thunder in this year’s BBL — with the all-rounder multiplying his last contract at the IPL by 10.

There were still opportunities for teams to throw Finch a last-minute lifeline Indian time, but the national white ball captain suffering the rare fate of missing out on the IPL riches wouldn’t be a bad result for Australia’s World Cup title defence.

Finch revealed during the summer that he requires further clean-up work to the knee he had operated on last year, having rushed back prematurely to lead Australia to Cup glory in October, and he has been managing it through the Australian summer.

Despite a decent Big Bash League campaign for the Melbourne Renegades, Finch hasn’t looked his best in the opening two Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka, getting lucky with a couple of lbw shouts before being out stumped for 25 off 20.

But if Finch is able to go under the knife by early April it would give him a long stretch through the middle of 2022 to rehabilitate his knee and finally get himself fully fit for the challenge of trying to inspire Australia to go back-to-back at a World Cup on home soil in October.

“We pushed it pretty hard with the rehab and the timeline to be fit for the World Cup,” Finch said back in December.

“… I had a scan when I returned home and David Young (surgeon) who did a wonderful job with my knee surgery originally said he’d like to do a little bit more on it just to clean it up and realign a few things and make sure it’s all on track long-term.

“… Depending on what happens with the IPL auction, there might be some time after the Pakistan series (April, during the IPL window).”

Fellow Australians Marnus Labuschagne, Ben McDermott and Nathan Coulter-Nile were also passed in on Sunday night at the auction.

Steve Smith, Adam Zampa and Matt Wade were passed in on Saturday, however there were still to be late opportunities on Sunday night for them to be snapped up at the last moment.

IPL auction: Aussie World Cup stars left in lurch

The IPL auctioneer who collapsed on stage in front of a worldwide audience has pulled out of the final day of the mega auction but declared he has recovered well.

Hugh Edmeades is the Englishman who usually whips the IPL franchises into a frenzy in the multi-million dollar auction, but caused panic at a hotel in Bangalore on Saturday night when he dramatically fell off the stage.

Edmeades has handed the baton over to Charu Sharma to run the auction on day two but sent a message to thank cricket authorities and fans for their support as he recovers from his hotel room.

“I’m very sorry I can’t be with you in person today,” said Edmeades in a video-recorded message at the top of the telecast.

“As you can see I’m absolutely fine but I just felt I wasn’t going to be able to give a 100 per cent performance today which is unfair to the BCCI, the IPL, the bidders and most of all it would be unfair to the players.

“I just want to thank all those people from around the world who have sent me well wishes as far as New Zealand and one from halfway up Mt Kilimanjaro.”

Sharma replaced Edmeades on Saturday night after he collapsed due to postural hypotension and continues on Sunday as numerous Australians go up for bidding.

IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades pictured the day after his collapse.
IPL auctioneer Hugh Edmeades pictured the day after his collapse.

AUSSIES MISS OUT ON INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE RICHES

Australia’s T20 world champions are not worth what they used to be with almost $3m in pay cuts as the IPL mega $100m auction threw up a night of shocks and drama that turned cricket’s biggest player auction into a harrowing moment of worldwide concern.

But star fast bowler Josh Hazlewood cashed in late in the auction, earning a $1.44m payday to become the biggest winner of the Australian players.

Hazlewood will join Virat Kohli’s Royal Challengers Bangalore on the monster salary that toppled the deals of World Cup-winning teammates Mitchell Marsh ($1.21m) and Pat Cummins ($1.35m).

Cummins and David Warner both copped seven figure pay cuts, but at least they secured million dollar deals as Australia teammate Steve Smith and Matthew Wade were among a heap of big name players overlooked in the first round of bids where no teams were willing to match his $370,000 reserve price.

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All-rounder Marsh secured a $1.21m deal to join Warner at the Delhi Capitals, a bargain price for a player considered one of the world’s best players at the prime of his career.

Not even fellow West Australian Tom Moody, the coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, could prompt Marsh into the top of the IPL payroll with his team pulling out of the bidding late in the action.

The auction had to take a 90-minute break after British auctioneer Hugh Edmeades suddenly collapsed off the stage as bidding passed $2m for all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga.

Television cameras captured the shock and harrowing moments immediately after the incident, with reports later emerging he’d suffered postural hypotension and would make a full recovery. The auction continued after a one-hour lunch break with Charu Sharma taking up the role of auctioneer.

“Our hearts and wishes go out to Hugh … from all accounts he is getting much better and he is stable,” Sharma said.

Smith and Wade will get one last chance to land an IPL deal when the 10-teams return to the auction room on Sunday, but it’s clear Indian team owners are not being as frivolous with their millions this year despite the introduction of two new teams.

Cummins claimed an international player record $3.1m deal from the Kolkata Knights Riders in 2020, but just two years later his value has plummeted to $1.343m with KKR securing him for more than half price – $1.76m less.

“Absolutely pumped to be back with Kolkata,” said Cummins.

“I am so excited, the season cannot come around quick enough. Thanks for making me a part of the galaxy of Knights for the upcoming season, can’t wait.”

It’s still a jaw-dropping figure for a sportsman to earn for two months work, but he was valued less than Kiwi fast bowler Trent Boult ($1.482m) while the richest deal was landed by Indian batter Shreyas Iyer who will join Cummins at KKR for $2.28m.

Warner’s IPL fall from grace continued as he was picked up for “peanuts” by the Delhi Capitals for just $1.158m after his $2.38m deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad ended in turmoil last year when he was dropped mid tournament.

The Aussie opener responded to his IPL exile by leading Australia to T20 World Cup victory and was named player of the tournament, but that wasn’t enough to push his price back up into the stratosphere as Indian great Harbhajan Singh claimed the Capitals had secured an absolute bargain.

“David Warner to play for @DelhiCapitals great pick at almost peanut price for a great player … big match winner,” he wrote.

The IPL auction will continue on Sunday with several Aussies, including Ben McDermott and Hayden Kerr likely to be new faces to get life-changing deals for the April-June tournament.

“There will be some smokies that get picked up, some things that make sense and some things that don’t make sense but hopefully the majority of our players can get the opportunity and that goes for the domestic players as well,” Australia’s Interim head coach Andrew McDonald said.

“I think it can only value add to our system. That exposure bridges the game between domestic cricket and international cricket.

“There will be players picked up and players who are disappointed. There will be price points that don’t make a lot of sense, there will be price points that make a lot of sense. That is pretty much the IPL.”

Indian great Sourav Ganguly is stunned.
Indian great Sourav Ganguly is stunned.
A team is stunned after the auctioneer collapsed from the stage.
A team is stunned after the auctioneer collapsed from the stage.

INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE AUCTION LIVE UPDATES

10pm That’s it for our live coverage

Thanks for following our coverage of the IPL auction. Check this article in the morning for the latest news on how the Aussies fared and other big deals. Hopefully we wake up to a host of Australian signings!

9.50pm BBL star Sams lands huge deal

Mumbai Indians have signed Sydney Thunder star Daniel Sams for a price of approximately $484k. Sams was unmoved sitting in the Australian dugout at the SCG when he was signed. Sams was picked up last year too but only managed two matches because he was struck down with COVID before the tournament. The gun all-rounder had Lucknow pushing Mumbai hard in an intriguing bidding war before the Indians won out.

9,25pm Accelerated auction underway

There are 106 players involved in this next stage.

9.17pm Stay tuned...the accelerated auction is coming

The auctioneer has just announced over 100 players who were requested by teams will be in an accelerated auction. To borrow a line from Shane Crawford...that’s what I’m talking about.

9.05pm Uncapped player bids continue

Lots of uncapped local talents are earning an opportunity at this IPL auction, but it’s been a while since an Australian has been called. You sense a late night is in store for the players waiting to discover their fates!

8.47pm Bidding has resumed

But, no internationals have been up in the 10 minutes or so since we returned. Our updates will continue until about 10pm, hopefully we get a few by then! Ben Horne will have a full wrap of the IPL later and we’ll have a full breakdown in the morning though.

7.46pm And...that’s lunch.

Yes, they take lunch at the auction. It's a big event and food is required. We’ll be back with more in 45 minutes or so!

7.42am Greatest named cricketer passed in

Sachin Baby has been unsold. That just doesn’t seem right.

7.30pm Warner pumped for Delhi return

7.26pm No love for NCN

Former Australian fast bowler Nathan Coulter-Nile has become the latest Aussie to be passed in without a bid. Coulter-Nile has previously been a favourite in the IPL for many years and has been involved in some highly successful teams.

Nathan Coulter-Nile playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.
Nathan Coulter-Nile playing for Kolkata Knight Riders.

7.21pm What price will BBL stars fetch?

Ben McDermott is available tonight for a base price of only $93,000, which is small change in IPL terms. One player of interest will be breakout Sydney Sixers star Hayden Kerr, who can be snapped up for $38,000 as a starting bid. His slower balls would surely suit the pitches of the IPL?

7.07pm Aussies wait to learn IPL fate

There are a whole host of Australians yet to learn whether they will land an IPL contract, let alone who they will be playing for. Bidding finishes about 3-4am Aussie time this morning, so it could be a long night for a few players.

6.25pm Auctioneer says thanks for well wishes

6.03pm FORMER BBL STAR LANDS HUGE PRICE

Former Perth Scorchers star and Englishman Liam Livingstone has been sold for more than $2million.

5.49pm WORLD CUP WINNING CAPTAIN PASSED IN

Aaron Finch also attracted no bids.

DAY 2, 5.43pm LABUSCHAGNE MISSES OUT

Marnus Labuschagne has joined Adam Zampa and Steve Smith as players to be passed in.

10.03pm KEEPER SPARKS INCREDIBLE BIDDING WAR

Indian wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan set a new price record for the night of $2.838m after selling to the Mumbai Indians. Even the official IPL Twitter account was stunned!

9.46pm WADE PASSED IN

Matthew Wade the latest Aussie casualty, passed in.

9.41pm MARSH SNAPPED UP BY WARNER’S FRANCHISE

The shocks keep coming for Australia with Mitch Marsh picked up for an absolute bargain at $1.21m to join David Warner at the Delhi Capitals.

9.36pm MITCH MARSH UP FOR GRABS

This is the moment we’ve been waiting for. Aussie gun Mitchell Marsh is up for sale. Tom Moody is making it clear he wants Mitch Marsh in his team, pushing for the bidding every time it swings between the Titans and his Sunrisers.

9.20pm SRI LANKAN STAR’S LIFE-CHANGING PAY DAY

All-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga — who took 3-38 against Australia on Friday — sold for a staggering $2m when the bidding resumed after the break.

9.16pm BIDDING RESUMES

The auction is back on.

“Our hearts and wishes go out to Hugh. From all accounts he is getting much better and he is stable. You do have large and experienced shoes and I will do my best to fit into them,” the new auctioneer said.

8.23PM CUMMINS REACTS TO KOLKATA RETURN

Test captain Pat Cummins says he is thrilled to be heading back to Kolkata for another season.

“Absolutely pumped to be back with Kolkata,” said Cummins.

“I am so excited, the season cannot come around quick enough. Thanks for making me a part of the galaxy of Knights for the upcoming season, can’t wait.”

Meanwhile, the auction will reportedly restart at approximately 9pm AEDT.

7.45PM AUCTION PAUSED AFTER AUCTIONEER COLLAPSES

Drama at the auction. The auctioneer Hugh Edmeades has collapsed off the stage. He had just called Wanindu Hasaranga bid for about $1.5m when the crowd gasped and vision shortly after showed he had fallen forwards off the platform. The faces of the audience were visibly shocked and one person was heard calling for a “medic”. The room is in utter silence and disbelief. Indian great Sourav Ganguly was standing with a look of horror on his face at the scene in front of him. The television coverage was cut after a few minutes.

7.34PM INDIA REACTS AS IPL GREAT GOES UNSOLD

Suresh Raina is one of the Indian stars who has helped build the IPL into the juggernaut it is today. But when his name was called earlier in the auction, he went unsold. And the Indian cricket community has been left stunned.

7.30PM TEAMS HOLDING VALUE – IS IT FOR MARSH?

Mitchell Marsh was a standout for Australia at the World Cup and teams have been reluctant to make big bids during the all-rounder phase. Is it a bidding war about to explode for the Aussie star?

7.05PM SMITH GOES UNSOLD

“A sea of blank faces. A sea of paddles on the table. Not one is in the air,” says the auctioneer. IPL shock with Steve Smith passed in and no bids at his $370,000 reserve price. Smith can still secure a deal with the auction continuing tomorrow.

6.59PM BATTERS FINDING IT TOUGH TO ATTRACT BIDS

It’s tough going for the batters, England opener Jason Roy just sold for $370,000. South African David Miller went unsold. Hopefully everyone is saving their money to splurge on Aussie emerging star Ben McDermott.

6.41PM KNIGHT RIDERS WELCOME BACK AUSSIE SKIPPER

6.23PM AND THAT’S IT FOR THE MARQUEE SET

6.22PM WARNER SOLD AFTER AGONISING WAIT

David Warner faced a few anxious moments there. It took a while for anyone to place a bid, but when bidding started it took off pretty quickly. The Aussie opener eventual sold to Delhi Capitals for $1.158m. Warner’s last IPL deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad was worth $2.38m. Indian great Harbhajan Singh tweeted that the Capitals had secured an absolute bargain. “David Warner to play for @DelhiCapitals great pick at almost peanut price for a great player … big match winner,” he wrote.

6.16PM WARNER MADE TO WAIT

David Warner will be the last man of the 10 marquee players to go under the hammer.

6.08PM WHY INDIAN PLAYERS ARE SO VALUABLE

It’s clear Indian stars are the most valuable commodity in the IPL, batter Shreyas Iyer just sold for $2.269m to Kolkata Knight Riders – almost $1m more than Pat Cummins.

6PM BOULT TRUMPS CUMMINS PRICE

New Zealand fast bowler Trent Boult has just trumped Pat Cummins, he’s sold to Rajasthan Royals for $1.482m.

5.52PM CUMMINS FIRST AUSSIE SOLD

Test skipper Pat Cummins has sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for $1.343m. It’s a bit of a pay cut for the Aussie fast bowler – he sold for over $3m at the last auction in 2020 as the highest paid overseas player in history.

5.46PM: DHAWAN FIRST PLAYER UNDER HAMMER

Bidding is underway and Indian batter Shikhar Dhawan is the first man under the hammer. He’s sold for $1.52m to Punjab Kings.

AUSSIE COACH PREDICTS CRAZY AUCTION

Interim Australia coach Andrew McDonald has predicted a crazy IPL auction set to begin in just under one hour, with Australia’s leading players set to attract seven figure deals as the world’s best players go under the hammer in Bangalore.

McDonald is hopeful as many Australian players as possible can secure contracts, with a maximum of 80 overseas players set to be selected among the 10 IPL teams. Up to 19 Australians will go under the hammer tonight, with Test skipper Pat Cummins our first man up as the third player to go to auction.

Opener David Warner is 10th among the top marquee players, while Steve Smith and Mitch Marsh will be among the early players featured at the auction.

“There will be some smokies that get picked up, some things that make sense and some things that don’t make sense but hopefully the majority of our players can get the opportunity and that goes for the domestic players as well,” McDonald said.

“I think it can only value add to our system. That exposure bridges the game between domestic cricket and international cricket.

“There will be players picked up and players who are disappointed. There will be price points that don’t make a lot of sense, there will be price points that make a lot of sense. That is pretty much the IPL.”

AUSSIES SET TO NET MILLIONS IN IPL BONANZA

Mitchell Marsh and David Warner could become part of an unprecedented seven-figure bidding war at the IPL’s $100 million ‘mega auction’ on Saturday.

Australia’s World Cup heroes are tipped to be hot property as the IPL expands from eight to 10 teams and more marquee places are up for grabs than ever before.

It’s understood IPL franchises have checked in with their contacts in Australia about Marsh – man-of-the-match in the World Cup final and the title winning star for the Perth Scorchers in the Big Bash.

After being let go by his long-term home Hyderabad Sunrisers, Warner – player of the World Cup – is a free agent and alongside Pat Cummins is only one of 10 marquee stars up for grabs to kick-off the ‘mega auction’.

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Cummins went for $3.17 million at the last IPL auction in 2020 as the most expensive overseas player ever, and more records are expected to be broken this weekend in Bangalore.

Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore) and Marcus Stoinis (new franchise, Lucknow Supergiants) are the only two Australians retained already, leaving 47 Aussies to be contesting the auction.

Only a precious few will find homes, but Australian interim coach and long-time IPL coach Andrew McDonald expects franchises will be attracted to the stars they watched take out the World Cup against the odds last November.

“That will stick in people’s minds around that team performing so well. Guys like Mitch Marsh, David Warner and Matthew Wade and Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

“It will be fascinating to watch.

“It’s great to see Australian players at times headlining the IPL’s big contracts, it’s a great opportunity for them and they deserve what they get … I’d like to think we’d have a fair contingent there and that it will be a reward for the team’s success from the World Cup.”

Australia's David Warner plays a shot during the ICC T20 World Cup final. Picture: AFP
Australia's David Warner plays a shot during the ICC T20 World Cup final. Picture: AFP

Following Cummins and Warner, Australia’s next bracket of players commanding a base salary of $377,000 include Steve Smith, Marsh, Wade, Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile and Ashton Agar.

But there’s some real value further down the list for IPL teams with Marnus Labuschagne and Moises Henriques coming in at a base price of $189,000, Sean Abbott at $142,000 and Ben McDermott at $94,000.

Sydney Sixers’ breakout BBL star Hayden Kerr might be a longshot but a team could take a punt on him for as little as $38,000.

The addition of two new teams has turned the IPL into an even more powerful juggernaut than it was before, but McDonald said Australian cricket shouldn’t be afraid of more players getting opportunities in the world’s premier T20 competition.

“I see it as opportunity for our players. Generally speaking, our Australian players get a window to play and it doesn’t clash with international cricket. The only thing you’ve got to be mindful of with players is there’s a hell of a lot of cricket coming up,” said McDonald.

“Management of players when they’re playing the IPL (is an issue) but It’s going to benefit our own backyard, including the BBL. It’s a great environment. There’s different ideas flying around and different conversations.

“Players get different coaches, different teammates so I see it as a positive as long as it fits in with the overall (Australian schedule) which has always been the discussion around it.”

Australia's Pat Cummins was the highest paid international player in the IPL last year.
Australia's Pat Cummins was the highest paid international player in the IPL last year.

Australians in the 2022 IPL auction

Marquee stars

Pat Cummins, David Warner

Base price of approx. A$377,000

Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh, Matthew Wade, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Ashton Agar

Base price of approx. A$283,000

Aaron Finch, Chris Lynn, Usman Khawaja, Kane Richardson

Base price of approx. A$189,000

Marnus Labuschagne, Daniel Sams, Andrew Tye, Moises Henriques, Riley Meredith, James Faulkner, D‘Arcy Short, Josh Philippe

Base price of approx. A$142,000

Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Sean Abbott, Billy Stanlake, Ben Cutting

Base price of approx. A$94,000

Ben McDermott, Kurtis Patterson, Wes Agar, Jack Wildermuth, Joel Paris, Hilton Cartwright

Base price of approx. A$75,000

Tim David, Chris Green

Base price of approx. A$57,000

Ben Dwarshuis, Matt Kelly

Base price of approx. A$38,000

Hayden Kerr, Tanveer Sangha, Alex Ross, Jake Weatherald, Nathan McAndrew, Tom Rogers, Liam Guthrie, Liam Hatcher, Jason Sangha, Matt Short, Aidan Cahill

HIGHEST PAID AT LAST IPL AUCTION

Pat Cummins $3.17m

Glenn Maxwell $2.2m

Nathan Coulter-Nile $1.6m

Aaron Finch $900,000

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