IPL fixes selection process for Under-19 players
The IPL organisers have formalised the selection process for India’s Under-19 players, who won the Under-19 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur recently.
IPL chairman Lalit Modi told a website that the Under-19 players for IPL Twenty20 tournament will have a fixed price of $30,000 and selection would be through a draw of lots.
From next year, the IPL team with the lowest win rate will get the first option to choose, with an option not to pick any players also.
Sixteen Under-19 players would be available for the various IPL teams under this formula.
This also means that the Under-19 players may not necessarily go for their regional teams and that there would be no auction for the young players.
Comment: One has to admit that in the end, the IPL has been great for cricketers. Till now, their only chance was to try and make it to the national team. There was no future in domestic circuit and all the money was for the national team. The privately-owned IPL will break that, and for the first time, allow upcoming cricketers to enjoy some riches.
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