View Full Version : KP set to become the highest paid cricketer in the world.
LIONS then DAYLIGHT
29 Jan 2009, 14:03
KP is set to become the highest paid cricketer in the world, no doubt increasing his already inflated ego. Apparently he has a reserve of 1.3 Million dollars which will almost certainly rise over the 1.5 millions dollars paid to Dhoni last year once bidding takes place for the signature of KP.
KP apparently held talks with various IPL franchises while in India with the English cricket team which leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth to be honest, sorting out business deals when your the captain of your country on a cricket tour.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jan/29/kevin-pietersen-indian-premier-league
I don't see what is wrong with talking to IPL teams, good on him.
DoubleO7
29 Jan 2009, 14:30
Good for him. Gun players that deserves it.
He might be a wanker, but he will surely attract large crowds with his entertaining style of batting.
davey_magik
29 Jan 2009, 16:28
From the way you describe him LtD he sounds like Andrew Symonds except he can bat a bit.
Will definately get a few more people through the gate which is a good thing. Any chance he will end up at Warne's team?
From the way you describe him LtD he sounds like Andrew Symonds except he can bat a bit.
Sig worthy.
kane249
29 Jan 2009, 17:26
KP is set to become the highest paid cricketer in the world, no doubt increasing his already inflated ego. Apparently he has a reserve of 1.3 Million dollars which will almost certainly rise over the 1.5 millions dollars paid to Dhoni last year once bidding takes place for the signature of KP.
KP apparently held talks with various IPL franchises while in India with the English cricket team which leaves a bit of a sour taste in the mouth to be honest, sorting out business deals when your the captain of your country on a cricket tour.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/jan/29/kevin-pietersen-indian-premier-league
I thought there was a rule that whatever the highest paid foreign player team got, that the Indian 'marquee' player on that team would get 10% more? Or did that only apply in the first year?
The Reaper
29 Jan 2009, 17:29
I thought there was a rule that whatever the highest paid foreign player team got, that the Indian 'marquee' player on that team would get 10% more? Or did that only apply in the first year?
the marquee player doesn't have to be Indian
kane249
29 Jan 2009, 18:28
the marquee player doesn't have to be Indian
Found it
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/FullcoverageStoryPage.aspx?sectionName=NLetter&id=2094b02c-e274-434d-9974-8bef7d1bc76bIPL_Special&&IsCricket=true&Headline=Ground+rules+for+the+IPL+Auction
The player fees of any Icon players (at the date of publication of these rules, Tendulkar, Dravid, Ganguly, Yuvraj) – being 115% of the highest player fee in that Franchise's squad – will count towards the maximum purse of $5m.
So if Pieterson lobs at a team with an 'Icon' player, and Pieterson gets paid $1.5 Million, the Icon player will get paid 115% of $1.5 Million