Sad end for Ganguly: No IPL team is interested in him

In one of the major embarrassments of his chequered career, former India, Bengal and Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly was left red-faced as none of the 10 franchises put his name in the wish list for the second round after the first round of auctions ended here today.
Similarly, Chris Gayle, Brian Lara, and Sanath Jayasuriya were all rejected in the first round and never came up for a second discussion.
Mohammed Kaif turned out to be really lucky as he was finally snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $130,000 (approximately Rs59.8 lakh) after being ignored not once but twice.
The real story of the day, however, was Ganguly. Speculation was rife throughout the day that one of the franchises just might pick him when the unsold players were put up for auction for the second time.
To everyone's horror, Ganguly did not figure among the 29 players who were re-auctioned at the request of the franchises.
It was left-arm spinner Murali Karthik who turned out to be a gainer as he was bought by Sahara Pune Warriors for $400,000 (Rs1.84 crore).
Ganguly had prolonged his cricketing career only to play in the IPL. With the franchises turning their backs on him, it is one of the most ignominous ends for the so-called Prince of Calcutta.
One reason could be his base price of $400,000 (Rs1.84 crore). By the time the re-auctions of the unsold players were conducted, it became clear that his old team Knight Riders, who still had $425,000 in their kitty, would not bid for him. Ditto for Chennai Super Kings, who had almost exhausted their purse with only $385,000 remaining.
Everyone was looking forward to Sahara Pune Warriors — a franchise with whom Ganguly has been linked for some time. But with three editions already over, even the new teams know how to get their economics right as most of them found it fit to spend the remaining money on uncapped domestic players who would form the core of the team.

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