MCL auction: Sehwag to team-up with Muralitharan; Ganguly to play alongside Kallis
Indian star Virender Sehwag will team up with the likes of Muttiah Muralitharan and Kumar Sangakkara for Gemini Arabians in the upcoming Masters Champions League, scheduled to start on January 22, 2016. Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly will play for Team Libra alongside Jacques Kallis.
The auction for the inaugural Masters Champions League is underway in Dubai today. Nearly 250 players will go under the hammer for the 90 spots (15 each) for the six franchises. The players have been divided into five categories – Legends, Icons, A+, A and Associate country players.
Each of the six teams will have a budget cap of $750,000, and they must spend a minimum of $550,000. Each team has already purchased two legends at a combined cost of $100,000 and today's auction concluded the players in A+ category so far.
Virender Sehwag was signed by Gemini Arabians for $50,000, while Team Libra signed Sourav Ganguly for the same amount. Brett Lee, Adam Gilchrist, Jacques Kallis, Brian Lara and Muttiah Muralitharan are the highest earners so far, with each being sold for $100,000. Interestingly, at 29, Brendan Taylor is the youngest player in the A+ category.
Teams so far:
Team Virgo – Jonty Rhodes, Neil McKenzie, Brett Lee, Graeme Smith, Azhar Mahmood, John Mooney
Team Leo – Herschelle Gibbs, Brendan Taylor, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Fidel Edwards, Brian Lara, Scott Styris, Heath Streak, James Franklin
Team Capricorn – Andrew Symonds, Chamara Silva, Ashwell Prince, Upul Chandana, Paul Collingwood, Michael Vaughan, Abdul Razzaq
Gemini Arabians – Kyle Mills, Saqlain Mushtaq, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Virender Sehwag
Team Libra – Brad Hogg, Jacques Kallis, Sourav Ganguly, Graeme Swann
Team Sagittarius – Shane Bond, Adam Gilchrist
