“Ranchi mein har bacche ko keeper banna hai (Every kid wants to become a keeper in Ranchi). The demand for wicket-keeping equipment (gloves, pads) has constantly been on the rise ever since Dhoni went on to play for India and has picked pace yet again,” remarked Yadav who has been running the business for decades now.
Having toured New Zealand in November last year under Ajinkya Rahane-led India A for two first-class games, Vihari is aware of the conditions.
971 players, including 258 overseas stars are all set to go under the hammer this year.
The auction is set to be conducted in The City of Joy for the first time.
Caribbean players Sunil Narine and Andre Russel were also retained by Kolkata.
Full list of players brought by RCB.
He was bought by Preity Zinta-owned franchise KXIP for Rs 7.2 crore. Tye’s base price was Rs 1 crore.
The team have managed to bring big names, including South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis, Harbhajan Singh, Dwayne Bravo, and Australian player Shane Watson into their squad.
Gautam Gambhir had led the Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise in winning two IPL trophies.
Sandeep was bought by the franchise on the base price of Rs 20 lakh.
