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In a hypothetical scenario, imagine if Pakistani players were allowed to play in the IPL.

Which of the current crop of players do you think would generate interest and be bought at the IPL auction?
 
Afridi just for fame mostly taken by Hyderabad again.

Amir ,Wahab KKR
 
RCB would take Mohammad Aamir as Kohli believes in his talent.

Other than that I don't think any other player would have a chance.

Btw, iirc technically the players are allowed to play.
 
I tihnk Imad Wasim would appeal to some of the franchises.
 
I tihnk overall, Mohammad Amir, Imad Wasim, Sharjeel Khan (pre alleged corruption). Other than that I can't think of too many.
 
In no particular order:

1. Imad Wasim and Shobby

2. Afridi (depends whether franchises consider his age factor or else he is a huge player)

3. Probably some of Pak spinners say Usama Mir

4. Good T20 pacers from Pak say Hassan Ali. Amir is a good LOI bowler plus can slog so he will be picked by some franchise.

Babar will be unsold.

Foreign bats who can't slog and have little branding ain't gonna get picked.

Kakmal and Akmal have a better chance but most likely unsold too due to inconsistency.

Hafeez if his bowling was legal would have fetched a very good price.
 
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None of the batsmen would make it. Domestic batsmen are usually good enough and same applies to spinners.
You can look at bowlers and Amir would be taken just for the aura but at the base price.
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
In no particular order:

1. Imad Wasim and Shobby

2. Afridi (depends whether franchises consider his age factor or else he is a huge player)

3. Probably some of Pak spinners say Usama Mir

4. Good T20 pacers from Pak say Hassan Ali. Amir is a good LOI bowler plus can slog so he will be picked by some franchise.

Babar will be unsold.

Foreign bats who can't slog and have little branding ain't gonna get picked.

Kakmal and Akmal have a better chance but most likely unsold too due to inconsistency.

Hafeez if his bowling was legal would have fetched a very good price.
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hafeez has a legal bowling action. bowled in australia and now bowling in psl.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
hafeez has a legal bowling action. bowled in australia and now bowling in psl.
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Yeah I know.

I meant to say pre ban Hafeez was an excellent bowler but had an illegal action. That Hafeez if he was legal would have fetched top price.

Hafeez with the new action isn't that good. So will affect his chances in IPL. If he proves his bowling is just as good, then maybe things will change. For example - Pragyan Ojha didn't get an IPL contract this time.
 
Every tom, dick and harry of Pak cricket was there in 2008 even YK so i think we get picks.

There are more teams now too and they have 9 freakin overseas players

i think easily 10 Pak players may get picked

The real question is how many of them will be regulars?!
 
sensible-indian-fan said:
Yeah I know.

I meant to say pre ban Hafeez was an excellent bowler but had an illegal action. That Hafeez if he was legal would have fetched top price.

Hafeez with the new action isn't that good. So will affect his chances in IPL. If he proves his bowling is just as good, then maybe things will change. For example - Pragyan Ojha didn't get an IPL contract this time.
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he is still an average bowler and although i think he was sold in the first ipl where pakistani players were allowed, i am not sure that he would make it anymore. top of the head the pakistani players who got a gig back then were

k akmal, tanvir - rajhastan
akhtar, hafeez, gul - kolkatta
afridi - hyderabad
asif, malik - dehli
misbah - rcb

salman butt too played some matches of all the people in the world because of his india bashing. how have times changed. i do remember there was a match where akhtar got sachin out and got spanked by jayasuria but when he got sachin, the whole stadium was cheering for him.
 
2008 was a time when no one knew what was happening.

Now everything has changed.

Pujara got bids even in 2014. Now he is nowhere to be seen in IPL even though he is an Indian bat and can be easily accommodated in a squad.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
he is still an average bowler and although i think he was sold in the first ipl where pakistani players were allowed, i am not sure that he would make it anymore. top of the head the pakistani players who got a gig back then were

k akmal, tanvir - rajhastan
akhtar, hafeez, gul - kolkatta
afridi - hyderabad
asif, malik - dehli
misbah - rcb

salman butt too played some matches of all the people in the world because of his india bashing. how have times changed. i do remember there was a match where akhtar got sachin out and got spanked by jayasuria but when he got sachin, the whole stadium was cheering for him.
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Haha...true.

Those were some interesting times.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
he is still an average bowler and although i think he was sold in the first ipl where pakistani players were allowed, i am not sure that he would make it anymore. top of the head the pakistani players who got a gig back then were

k akmal, tanvir - rajhastan
akhtar, hafeez, gul - kolkatta
afridi - hyderabad
asif, malik - dehli
misbah - rcb

salman butt too played some matches of all the people in the world because of his india bashing. how have times changed. i do remember there was a match where akhtar got sachin out and got spanked by jayasuria but when he got sachin, the whole stadium was cheering for him.
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as @Sensible-india-fan said, in the first few years no body knew what to bid for. Franchises just went for big names for they did not know any better.
 
Tekcirc said:
as @Sensible-india-fan said, in the first few years no body knew what to bid for. Franchises just went for big names for they did not know any better.
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Thereafter the coaches also started having a bigger role to play. There was a time a lot of random Aussie domestic players were picked out of the blue.
 
Tekcirc said:
as @Sensible-india-fan said, in the first few years no body knew what to bid for. Franchises just went for big names for they did not know any better.
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most of the pakistani players did well by the way.

tanvir i think was the leading wicket taker. akmal too did well in a couple of matches. asif and mcgrath were the new ball pair for dehli. akhtar too got a motm for one match at least and took some wickets in other matches as well. misbad did not play too many matches but i remember him playing a good knock in one of the matches and the commentators wanted him to play instead of the big name who was chosen above him.

but yes, strategies have evolved over time and people are more aware of what they need most of the times while going for players.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
he is still an average bowler and although i think he was sold in the first ipl where pakistani players were allowed, i am not sure that he would make it anymore. top of the head the pakistani players who got a gig back then were

k akmal, tanvir - rajhastan
akhtar, hafeez, gul - kolkatta
afridi - hyderabad
asif, malik - dehli
misbah - rcb

salman butt too played some matches of all the people in the world because of his india bashing. how have times changed. i do remember there was a match where akhtar got sachin out and got spanked by jayasuria but when he got sachin, the whole stadium was cheering for him.
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lol even YK got a team :yk
 
Slog said:
lol even YK got a team :yk
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but to be fair to warne, he never played him in any match

also, even tho he is not known for it but yk's intl t20 stats are brilliant. who knows how he would have played had he not retired after winning the world cup

:)))
 
Asad Shafiq
Malik
Hafeez
Sarfraz
Rizwan
Saad Nasim

Can't beat them. A class in auction.
 
Rajasthan Royals had oldies like Lehman, Martyn, Langer, YK and were led by another oldie, Warne. Lol. Who'd have thought they'll win.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
but to be fair to warne, he never played him in any match

also, even tho he is not known for it but yk's intl t20 stats are brilliant. who knows how he would have played had he not retired after winning the world cup

:)))
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How is 22 average at 122 SR brilliant?
 
Think the drafting has evolved from previous years. teams have a bit more method to the selecting than before. So performance in other T20 leagues will come into it a lot.

Shoaib Malik on reputation and marketability - Hyderabad specifically.
Amir, and Wahab - left arm fast bowlers fetch a premium
Yasir Shah (maybe) - leg spinners also in demand

With wicketkeepers, easier to get Indian ones, as if you have a foreign player, you lose a slot where you can put a batsmen or a bowler. Only keepers who can be genuine match winning batsmen are worth it, like De Kock, so Sarfraz would probably miss out.

Imad...maybe.
Afridi also a maybe, again on reputation and marketability.
Sharjeel potentially could have....not now I guess.
 
Slog said:
How is 22 average at 122 SR brilliant?
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he retired in 2009 slog. two thousand and nine when this tee twenty was in its infant years. it was a very good strike rate at that time and the tournament he retired after, he actually did well.

also, we currently have players in pakistan who have lower strike rate than this but every now and then there is a thread about their inclusion in the team. 2016. modern bats. small boundaries and all that.

114.39 to be precise (since you went to cricinfo to dig up yks figures, i believe you will find this player as well)

another one who has been compared to kohli in the past strikes it at 122.90

another one is at 115.03 and still gets a gig now and then and is blessed overall.

i can go on and on but i think i am done making my point :))
 
I think IPL franchises pick Pakistani players just because it would earn alot more viewership and obviously extra cash in the pocket.

I don't think the minute nitty gritty matters when it comes to Pakistani players and IPL. If that was the case you wouldn't have had Salman Butt and Younis Khan as a part of the IPL in the first season.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
he retired in 2009 slog. two thousand and nine when this tee twenty was in its infant years. it was a very good strike rate at that time and the tournament he retired after, he actually did well.

also, we currently have players in pakistan who have lower strike rate than this but every now and then there is a thread about their inclusion in the team. 2016. modern bats. small boundaries and all that.

114.39 to be precise (since you went to cricinfo to dig up yks figures, i believe you will find this player as well)

another one who has been compared to kohli in the past strikes it at 122.90

another one is at 115.03 and still gets a gig now and then and is blessed overall.

i can go on and on but i think i am done making my point :))
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lmao :))

you have a point!

for me a good way to see whether a player is a v good t20 batsman is if Ave+SR adds upto 160
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
most of the pakistani players did well by the way.

tanvir i think was the leading wicket taker. akmal too did well in a couple of matches. asif and mcgrath were the new ball pair for dehli. akhtar too got a motm for one match at least and took some wickets in other matches as well. misbad did not play too many matches but i remember him playing a good knock in one of the matches and the commentators wanted him to play instead of the big name who was chosen above him.

but yes, strategies have evolved over time and people are more aware of what they need most of the times while going for players.
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No one thought Tanvir would be the star. First IPL was all the big names raking in riches. Slowly, franchises realized performing in India is an altogether different ball game for many top class players.
 
Amir would get big money.

Afridi, Hafeez, Malik might get decent amount.

Umer maybe. If base price is low.
 
Noobosauras said:
Amir would get big money.

Afridi, Hafeez, Malik might get decent amount.

Umer maybe. If base price is low.
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Amir will not fetch much. i don't think he is even in top 20 bowlers list in PSL, forget about a top bowler in the world.
 
Gubol123 said:
Amir will not fetch much. i don't think he is even in top 20 bowlers list in PSL, forget about a top bowler in the world.
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It's about perception of player too. He got lot of accolades from Indians after that aisa cup spell. Nobody watches PSL here, so it doesn't matter much even if he is bang average there. He earned some reputation among Indians and certainly impressed kohli that might go in his favour.Personally I won't be surprised if he bags a lofty deal .

Perform amazingly well against India in India or just catch an eye of team's scout or coaches are most common way to get IPL contract for foreigners.
 
Amir,Hassan Ali and maybe Shoaib Malik.

Rest stand no chance...including Afridi.

3-4 years back I agree Afridi would have been a hot pick,not anymore

Players like Imad Wasim are dime a dozen
 
nighthawk23 said:
I can imagine Afridi blowing a gasket if he doesn't crack the XI for a game or two.
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lol he didn't play too many games in first ipl and dropped in favor of our super sub Venugopal Rao. Nothing happened back then (though he say something like VVS is not a captaincy material)
 
The_Odd_One said:
Imad Wasim, Mohmmad Aamir. Hassan Ali, Shoaib Malik, Shahid Afridi, and Sharjeel Khan
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Afridi is way past his prime....don't think he will be picked...I remember 1 year Lara went unsold when he put his name in the auction.

Sharjeel Khan well don't think he will play PSL anymore leave alone IPL.

Rest 3 I agree with
 
blue_champion said:
Afridi is way past his prime....don't think he will be picked...I remember 1 year Lara went unsold when he put his name in the auction.

Sharjeel Khan well don't think he will play PSL anymore leave alone IPL.

Rest 3 I agree with
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Afridi was not picked because of politics at that time. IPL owners did not want to risk picking any Pakistani players. Afridi is a crowd puller and still a better T20 player than most.

I was referring to Sharjeel before this fixing thing.
 
Amir would be the highest paid foreign bowler had he be in IPL.Anwar Ali would be third highest after Stokes being second.
 
The_Odd_One said:
Afridi was not picked because of politics at that time. IPL owners did not want to risk picking any Pakistani players. Afridi is a crowd puller and still a better T20 player than most.

I was referring to Sharjeel before this fixing thing.
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I understand that...I mean since we are talking in a hypothetical situation I said Afridi as a T20 would have been very valuable till about 2013-204....Don't think last 2 years he would have been such a popular pick.

His crowd pulling ability and brand value is overrated in India,I mean even in the first edition he was made to sit out....Yes he is a good T20 specialist to have in the team and that is why I said he would have been picked but he was done even as a T20 player since 2014
 
Statsman said:
Afridi and Gambhir playing together. Lol. Not happening.
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The money will paper over all the fault lines there may be. Symonds and Harbhajan played together remember?

Symonds-Harbhajan.jpg


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blue_champion said:
I understand that...I mean since we are talking in a hypothetical situation I said Afridi as a T20 would have been very valuable till about 2013-204....Don't think last 2 years he would have been such a popular pick.

His crowd pulling ability and brand value is overrated in India,I mean even in the first edition he was made to sit out....Yes he is a good T20 specialist to have in the team and that is why I said he would have been picked but he was done even as a T20 player since 2014
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He might not be as good as he was 3/4 years ago but his bowling is still better than someone like Stokes and on his day, he can still smash at 200+ SR.
 
Amir and may be Hasan Ali thats about it.

India has better hitters than Babar, Umar etc.
 
These are the ones i think have a good chance.

Amir

Imad wasim

Sharjeel

Hasan ali

Kamran akmal

Umar akmal

Wahab riaz

Shoaib malik

Sarfaraz ahmad
 
Kaiser_Soze said:
If Shoaib Malik is there then why not Babar who is better?
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Malik is a proven t20 player although I don't think anyone will chose him over Miller/Maxwell/Russel/Stokes as a middle order hitter in t20.

Babar is an accumulator. Not very useful to a t20 squad.
 
Statsman said:
Why would any IPL side chose Misbah?
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He is very good batsman. Best in pak and very good overall too... Can bat at 4... He has played some gem of t20 innings in his career. Remember t20 final he almost won in 2007
 
Amir could have been the highest earning foreigner. But in all likelihood even if Pakistani players are included, Amir would not be allowed to play as it would open a pandora box for bcci. The likes of Sreesanth would drag them to court if Amir is allowed and he is not
 
Amir - base price 30 lakhs, sold for 1 crore

Afridi - base price 1 crore, unsold
Imad - base price 30 lakhs, unsold
Babar - base price 30 lakhs, unsold
and same with Akmal, Babar and others.
 
Amir will get around 1.5 million dollars umar akmal might fetch 0.5 million and may be more KKR might buy umar akmal even in cpl umar akmal is playing in SRK's team! Srk might pick 3-4 players!
Amir
Umar akmal
Shoaib malik
Wahab riaz
Sohail tanvir (may be)
These guys I can think will be picked if they ever get a chance
 
In order

Afridi
Sharjeel
Shoaib Malik
Amir
Imad
Babar
Hasan Ali (less likely as he is not a big name)
 
Ankit007 said:
He is very good batsman. Best in pak and very good overall too... Can bat at 4... He has played some gem of t20 innings in his career. Remember t20 final he almost won in 2007
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2007 is a long time back buddy. Being the best batsman in Pak means nothing.
 
Afridi will not be picked. Based on demographics, the best places for him would be Hyd or KKR. Hyd will not pick him because he had an ugly spat with Laxman earlier in IPL. KKR is out of question too because Gambhir and Afridi ain't playing together.

I am shocked to see so many posters picking Malik. He is not even in contention for a T20 spot in Pakistan team anymore. You don't need accumulators in IPL. The same reason why Babar will not be picked either

Amir, SHarjeel (before allegations), Wahab and Hasan Ali will be my picks
 
He played quite a few decent knocks in INDIA, he has experience, fitness and can chip in few overs too. In fact he is the only contender of all the batsmen from Pakistan.
 
GoUgandaCranes said:
he is still an average bowler and although i think he was sold in the first ipl where pakistani players were allowed, i am not sure that he would make it anymore. top of the head the pakistani players who got a gig back then were

k akmal, tanvir - rajhastan
akhtar, hafeez, gul - kolkatta
afridi - hyderabad
asif, malik - dehli
misbah - rcb

salman butt too played some matches of all the people in the world because of his india bashing. how have times changed. i do remember there was a match where akhtar got sachin out and got spanked by jayasuria but when he got sachin, the whole stadium was cheering for him.
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sensible-indian-fan said:
Haha...true.

Those were some interesting times.
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YK played one game for Rajasthan Royals and Salman Butt also played for KKR.
 
None of them would get picked. All of our limited bowlers and batsmen are as mediocre as they come.
 
Wow since the last post on this thread a lot of young players have proved themselves.


Shadab Khan and Hasan Ali for sure.

I think Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Amir would too based on their recent performances against India.

Shoaib Malik probably would cos he's married to Sania Mirza and all that so he's quite popular in India.

And although he doesn't play for Pakistan anymore, I'm sure someone would go for Afridi purely for marketing reasons. Who else do you think would be picked?
 
Fakhar Zaman:fz, Imad Wasim:imad, Shadab Khan,:shadab Faheem Ashraf:faheem, Hasan Ali:hasan, Rumman Raees:rumman and Mohammad Amir:amir3.
 
I think Fakhar and Amir might be the most expensive Pakistani picks in IPL (if it happens tomorrow, hypothetically). Both have performed against India and that has brought them in the eye of the Indian media/team owners.
 
babajee said:
What about number 1 T20 batsman Babar Azam :yk2
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Maybe, but stupid franchises left out Amla [MENTION=129948]Bilal7[/MENTION] (who scored 2 100s last year) because he is too slow?!? They are not fans of accumulators apparently. :))
 
Buying Imad is like throwing money in the garbage
 
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Faheem would destroy in the IPL.
 
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