'…So 5 greats including Sachin were not auctioned', Lalit Modi removed the big tension of IPL – News India Live

Happy Birthday Sachin Tendulkar: Today is a special day for Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket. Sachin has turned 51 today. He is the only player in the world to score 100 centuries and play 200 test matches. When Sachin came to the crease, there was an atmosphere of fear among the bowlers.

After establishing his dominance in international cricket, Sachin made a splash in IPL also. The first season of IPL was played in 2008. Lalit Modi is considered its originator.

When Sachin increased everyone's tension in IPL!

Since its first season in 2008, the Indian Premier League (IPL) has created a sensation. Every player is auctioned according to the format of IPL. But before the start of the first season of IPL, Lalit Modi and BCCI were afraid that how would the so-called God of Cricket bid for Sachin and other legends? As tensions rose, Lalit Modi came up with a solution and suggested that some players, including Sachin, should not be auctioned. BCCI liked this thing and in this way the biggest tension of IPL was removed. 5 players were made marquee players. This means that he has already been contracted by a franchise. Which included Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh.

Sachin was signed by Mumbai Indians, Ganguly by Kolkata Knight Riders, Sehwag by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals), Dravid by Royal Challengers Bangalore and Yuvraj by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings). Whereas other players including Mahendra Singh Dhoni decided to go to the auction.

Sachin's cricket career

Sachin played 6 seasons, got this much fee

Sachin was signed by Mumbai in the very first season. For this, the franchise paid a fee of Rs 4 crore 48 lakh 50 thousand to Master Blaster for one season. Sachin's fees remained the same till the 2010 season. After which his fees became Rs 8 crore 28 lakh. Sachin retired from IPL after the 2013 season. Sachin used to play only for Mumbai in IPL.

Whereas Dhoni was bought by Chennai Super Kings in the auction. For this the franchise had to bid 1.5 million dollars. Which was Rs 6 crore in terms of rupees at that time. In the first season, each franchise received a total of Rs 20 crore to buy all its players in the auction.

Scored 34,357 runs in 664 international matches

Sachin Tendulkar scored a record 34 thousand 357 runs in 664 international matches. Meanwhile, Sachin scored 100 centuries and 164 half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar also showed excellence in bowling and took 201 wickets in his name. After the Test match against West Indies at Wankhede in 2013, he had announced to put brakes on his brilliant career.

Sachin played only for Mumbai in IPL, the fee is this much