HOW THEY STACK UP AFTER THE AUCTION:
10) ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:
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FIXTURES
The season will run from April 8 to May 22, 2011. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.
Fixtures have not been decided yet.
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The season will run from April 8 to May 22, 2011. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.
Fixtures have not been decided yet.
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Valuable asset ... Chris Gayle said his only goal is helping WA get to the Champions League. (Getty Images: Paul KaneWest Indies opener Chris Gayle says he was initially surprised by his IPL snub but now understands why he was overlooked for the 2011 edition of the lucrative tournament.
Due to international commitments, Gayle would have only been available for about two weeks of the April 8-May 22 tournament, making his reserve price tag of $400,000 an expensive package.
The day after being overlooked, Gayle took out his frustrations on New South Wales, clubbing 61 off 30 balls in Western Australia's Twenty20 win on Sunday night.
The 31-year-old says he was initially baffled that none of the Indian franchises wanted his services, even to use as a marketing tool.
"Yeah I'm a bit surprised," Gayle said.
"But I think the franchise looks at it that they want their best player to be available for the full IPL.
"It's out of my hands."
Warriors opener Shaun Marsh, who will remain with King's XI Punjab after being snapped up for $US400,000 ($A403,185), was astounded when he heard the news Gayle was overlooked.
"It came as a huge surprise to everybody," Marsh said.
"He's a world-class player in all formats of the game, especially in Twenty20.
"So to see him not go up was very strange but I'm sure when he's available for the whole series in 2012 we'll see Chris Gayle there."
Gayle says his focus is now squarely on guiding the Warriors into the final of the Big Bash competition, with their next assignment against South Australia on Thursday in Perth.
"The only thing I want to achieve is try and get WA into the Champions League," said Gayle, who will miss the last match of the round-robin competition to link up with the West Indies squad for a training camp.
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Due to international commitments, Gayle would have only been available for about two weeks of the April 8-May 22 tournament, making his reserve price tag of $400,000 an expensive package.
The day after being overlooked, Gayle took out his frustrations on New South Wales, clubbing 61 off 30 balls in Western Australia's Twenty20 win on Sunday night.
The 31-year-old says he was initially baffled that none of the Indian franchises wanted his services, even to use as a marketing tool.
"Yeah I'm a bit surprised," Gayle said.
"But I think the franchise looks at it that they want their best player to be available for the full IPL.
"It's out of my hands."
Warriors opener Shaun Marsh, who will remain with King's XI Punjab after being snapped up for $US400,000 ($A403,185), was astounded when he heard the news Gayle was overlooked.
"It came as a huge surprise to everybody," Marsh said.
"He's a world-class player in all formats of the game, especially in Twenty20.
"So to see him not go up was very strange but I'm sure when he's available for the whole series in 2012 we'll see Chris Gayle there."
Gayle says his focus is now squarely on guiding the Warriors into the final of the Big Bash competition, with their next assignment against South Australia on Thursday in Perth.
"The only thing I want to achieve is try and get WA into the Champions League," said Gayle, who will miss the last match of the round-robin competition to link up with the West Indies squad for a training camp.
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