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ipL 2021

shastri wants a break for team;

tendulkar Jr, sreesanth knock at the door

Over 1,000 players (814 Indian and 283 overseas players) have signed up to be a part of the IPL

2021 Player Auction, set to take place in Chennai on February 18

Our Bureau

Chennai

ndia’s head coach Ravi
Shastri has said the team
Ineeds a break from the in-
ternational arena as living in a
bio-bubble can be mentally very
draining.
The Indian players haven’t
been on a break since the 13th
edition of the Indian Premier
League (IPL) last year in Sep-
tember and Shastri feels the
team must go for a break after
this year’s IPL to recover from
exhaustion. “You know, this
team takes, like I said, pride in
performance. They take it one The last edition of IPl was held in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
step at a time. Every game is
important, every format is im- “Just seeing the way, he has 20 lakh, ESPNcricinfo reported. 2021 edition of the IPL as they
portant, and you look at it in evolved, you knew that there Last month, Arjun made his de- did not register for the auction.
that way and we’ve got the vol- was an uncut diamond there but for the senior Mumbai side The youngest player to regis-
ume of players. You know, at when I took over in 2014, but against Haryana in the Syed ter is Afghanistan’s 16-year-old
the moment, the bench strength just to see him evolve... It takes Mushtaq Ali Trophy. During the left-arm spinner Noor Ahmad
is there to for you to accom- time, everything doesn’t happen match, he had picked one wick- Lakanwal, who has his price at
modate them, across formats,” in a hurry,” said Shastri. et and conceded 34 runs from INR 20 lakh, while the oldest is
said Shastri on Star Sports show “You got to have the ups, the three overs that he bowled. 42-year-old Nayan Doshi. But
Cricket Live. the downs, you know, you got Haryana had won the game by Australia pacer Mitchell Starc
“So, I think the hunger will to feel the heat, you got to have eight wickets. and England’s Joe Root have
be there, you’ll have to perform your successes and failures, to In his second match for opted out of the 2021 edition
game after game, but I do be- be able to get up and move on Mumbai, Arjun returned with of the Indian Premier League
lieve, you need a break as well, in life. I think he has handled the figures of 1/33 against (IPL) as they did not register for
from the international arena. that beautifully and I’m sure he Puducherry, who won the match the auctions.
So, I think, hopefully, after this will handle fatherhood as well in by six wickets. India’s S Sreesanth and
series,” he further said. that similar manner,” he added. The IPL Player Registra- Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan
“Yes, they go into the IPL, Meanwhile, over 1000 play- tion closed on Thursday, with have registered for the auctions.
but that’s a shorter format, but ers (814 Indian and 283 over- 1097 players (814 Indian and Shakib is one of 11 players to be
then again, after the IPL, I think, seas players) have signed up to 283 overseas players) signing listed at the highest base price
a couple of weeks off is a must. be a part of the IPL 2021 Play- up to be a part of the IPL 2021 of INR 2 crore while Sreesanth
With these quarantines, these er Auction, set to take place in Player Auction. The list has 207 has set his base price at INR 75
bubbles, it is mentally very, very Chennai on February 18. capped, 863 uncapped, and 27 lakh. Also, others in the list to
draining. You’re a human at the Indian batting legend Sachin Associate players. have their base price at INR 2
end of it all,” Shastri added. Tendulkar’s son, Arjun, has reg- Also, India’s S Sreesanth and crore are Kedar Jadhav, Har-
The former cricketer and istered for the IPL 2021 Play- Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan bhajan Singh, Glenn Maxwell,
head coach lauded skipper Vi- er Auction, set to take place in have registered for the auc- Steven Smith, Moeen Ali, Sam
rat Kohli and pointed out how Chennai on February 18. tion. However, Australia pacer Billings, Liam Plunkett, Jason
the India captain has developed Arjun has registered for the Mitchell Starc and England’s Roy, Mark Wood and Colin In-
into an astute leader. auction at a base price of INR Joe Root have opted out of the gram.

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