sourav ganguly The increased base price of two of them puts them at par with Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist, Rahul Dravid and Anil Kumble. Originally, Laxman and Ganguly were in the 3rd bracket with the base price USD 200,000 (appx Rs 92 lakh). But now the duo have put themselves in the highest base price bracket of USD 400,000 (appx Rs 1.84 crore).The players who were in the top three price bands of the preliminary list are on their same position for the final list of auction. There are 80 players in top three price bands. As per the IPL rules, a player has the right to increase or decrease his base price.
Let’s be practical. Although Twenty20 is a different format but players of the stature of Ganguly and Laxman would have found it difficult to digest that they have been clubbed in the third bracket of base price,” a senior official of one of the franchises told reporters.And since the rule allows them to increase their base price then why not? Now whether the franchises will be game to go for them at that price is a different ball game altogether,” he added.
Going into the fifth round of the league phase, Bengal are fifth out of the eight teams in Group A. Ganguly's return will bolster the team that is likely to be without a few of its first-choice players for the potentially tough match against Tamil Nadu. Wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha will be unavailable since he is away on India duty, while reserve keeper Shreevats Goswami is down with viral fever. Sweet bollywood star of the 90s, Manisha Koirala appeared in Sourav Ganguly’s program Dadagiri, shown in Zee TV, on 25th December, 2010. That was the Christmas surprise that Sourav Ganguly had given the audience. Manisha spoke in English and hindi and Ganguly translated the Bengali version to her in English.
