Forty-seven uncapped Sri Lankans in preliminary IPL 2011 auction list

By Hilal Suhaib

December 22, 2010 (Island Cricket): Forty-seven cricketers, who are yet to make their international cricket debuts for Sri Lanka, are included in the preliminary auction list of 416 players for next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) auction.

Of the 416 players named in the preliminary list, 93 are Sri Lankan. Lasith Malinga is the only Sri Lankan player to have been retained by a franchise, while all others who represented an IPL franchise in the previous three seasons have been released to be auctioned.

Malinga is the fourth player retained by the Mumbai Indians, and one of only 12 to be retained. Although the base retention price set for the fourth retained player is $500,000, Malinga is expected to have received a much larger sum by the Mumbai Indians.

Franchises have till December 24 to express their interest in players on the preliminary list. The final list will be pruned down before next January’s auction based on players the franchises show interest in.

Apart from players entering the auction with a reserve price of $200,000 and more, 87 Sri Lankans enter the auction with a reserve price of $100,000 or less.

With a reserve price of $100,000, Kosala Kulasekara has the highest reserve price amongst uncapped Sri Lankans on the list. Angelo Perera and Madura Perera are next with the second highest reserve price amongst uncapped Sri Lankans, with a reserve price of $50,000.

Reserve prices are set by the player and in some cases prices are strategically set low to encourage bids.

The final selling price will reflect the players’ annual income before taxes, but will be entirely reliant on selection. A player is expected to earn at least 60% of his final selling price per annum.

The full list of Sri Lankan players on the preliminary IPL auction list, below the $200,000 reserve price range, is as follows (click here for information on players above the $200,000 reserve price range):

Amal Athulathmudali	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sohan Boralessa	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Rumesh Buddhika	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Dinesh Darshanapriya	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sanitha de Mel	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Gihan de Silva	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Yohan de Silva	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Shanuka Dissanayaka	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Shaminda Eranga	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Hans Fernando	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Lahiru Gamage	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sanjaya Gangodawila	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Janaka Gunaratne	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Danushla Gunathilaka	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Kanchana Gunawardena	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Kusal Janith	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Charitha Jayampathi	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Shalika Karunanayake	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Dimuth Karunarathne	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Naveen Kavikara	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Tharanga Lakshitha	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Dilshan Munaweera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Nadeera Nawela	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sachith Pathirana	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Chathura Peiris	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
ChinthakaRasanga Perera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Ranesh Perera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Wimanga Perera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Nuwan Pradeep	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Amil Prasad	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Seekhuge Prasanna	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Nilanka Premarathna	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Malinda Pushperkumara	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Bhanuka Rajapakse	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Geeth Rasanga	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sachithra Senanayake	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sachithra Serasinghe	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Kaushal Silva	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Roshane Silva	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Milinda Siriwardana	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Ashan Subasubghe	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Chaminda Vidanapathirana	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sajeewa Weerakoon	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Sameera Zoysa	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	20,000
Angelo Perera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	50,000
Madura Perera	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	50,000
Kosala Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	Uncapped	100,000
Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Prasanna Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Dammika Prasad	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Dilruwan Perera	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Malinda Warnapura	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Rumesh Thirimanne	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Michael Vandort	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Chinthaka Jayasinghe	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Gihan Rupasinghe	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Nuwan Kulasekara	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Jehan Mubarak	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Malinga Bandara	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Indika de Saram	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Kaushalya Weeraratne	Sri Lanka	Capped	20,000
Nuwan Zoysa	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Thilina Kandamby	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Suraj Randiv	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Chanaka Welegedara	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Mahela Udawatte	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Dilhara Lokuhettige	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Hasantha Fernando	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Suranga Lakmal	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Jeevan Mendis	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Akalanka Ganegama	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Gayan Wijekoon	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Muthumudalige Pushpakumara	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Tharanga Paranavitana	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Jeevantha Kulatunga	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Isuru Udana	Sri Lanka	Capped	50,000
Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Dilhara Fernando	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Upul Tharanga	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Farveez Maharoof	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Chamara Kapugedera	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Chamara Silva	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Thilan Thushara	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Kaushal Lokuarachchi	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000
Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	Capped	100,000