Just like every season, the IPL auction has set up this edition of the Indian Premier League as well. So, we take a closer look at the grand event with a man who has been there and done that.
Listen to Joy Bhattacharjya, former team director of Kolkata Knight Riders, talk about the nitty-gritties of the IPL auctions on this episode of A Century of Stories: Cricket podcast presented by IDFC FIRST Bank.
Chaptering for the episode
00:00 - Intro
01:04 - First Auction Stories
03:54 - How Joy got involved with KKR
4:36 - Dan Christian’s IPL auction roller coaster
5:54 - KKR’s 2011 Auction overhaul
9:00 - How teams shop for a type instead of a player
11:15 - SRK-Ness Wadia ego war
12:26 - The Pawan Negi story
14:25 - Pricetag pressure on stars?
17:25 - Auction goofups
20:00 - Auction table conversations and tricks
22:16 - The U19 dynamic of the 2008 auction
25:00 - Rajasthan’s Moneyball auctions
28:40 - What happens at the auction afterparty?