RUMOURS that Australian captain Ricky Ponting was privately shopped around to other Indian Premier League franchises - and that no buyers showed interest - have been denied by his Kolkata Knight Riders franchise.
A leading IPL figure has claimed that Ponting was unwanted by Kolkata this year, and that they looked to trade him to a rival franchise last month. Ponting yesterday announced he would not participate in the April-May series to rest and spend time with family in what is the busiest international schedule mapped out in Australia's cricket history.
But the source said Ponting had little choice but to pull out and that his future at the franchise is all but finished.
"They tried to trade him. No other team wanted him," said the source, who did not wish to be named.
A Kolkata source said last night that trading had never been an option.
2 comments:
good one :)
he is worth 950000 dollars, how come he wud be shunned!!
since when Sam?
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