West Indies wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran was bought by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Rs 16 crore in the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Kochi on Friday.
West Indies wicket-keeper batter caused a heavy bidding war between LSG and Delhi Capitals (DC).
Things ended with Lucknow picking up Pooran. Pooran entered the bid with a base price of Rs 2 Crore. Bid for Nicholas Pooran crossed 4 crore in a quick manner. Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals were in a heated contest for him.
The bid crossed Rs 6 crore. Both RR and DC were adamant about going for Pooran and that sees the bid went over 8 crore. LSG joined the bidding party with a bid of Rs 7.5 crore.
LSG seems to be going for it, and DC thinks in between. With a bid of Rs 16 crore, Lucknow claimed Pooran’s services for the upcoming IPL.
However, this pricing hasn’t gone well with former India cricketer Dodda Ganesh. He tweeted, “No level-headed think tank will spend 16 cr on Pooran. Seriously.”
No levelheaded think tank will spend 16 cr on Pooran. Seriously #DoddaMathu #CricketTwitter #IPLAuction
— Dodda Ganesh | ದೊಡ್ಡ ಗಣೇಶ್ (@doddaganesha) December 23, 2022
Dodda Ganesh played for Karnataka before making it to the national team where he played 4 Test matches and 1 ODI for the country. He has an impeccable track record in first-class cricket though where he took 365 wickets in 104 matches.
Talking about Pooran, he has played 256 matches, and 234 innings and slammed 4,942 runs with an average of 24.95. He has one century, 27 fifties.
He can always talk