SRH Owner Kavya Maran Urges Ban for IPL Players Who Skip the Tournament After Being Picked in Auction 

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The owner of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kavya Maran, has suggested that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ban all players from IPL who, instead of being picked up in the auction, do not participate in the tournament. 

Sunrisers Hyderabad are among the many franchises struggling with this issue for several seasons. Ahead of the 2024 season, SRH secured Sri Lanka mystery spinner Wanindu Hasaranga at his base price of INR 1.5 crore. 

However, Hasaranga missed the season, leading SRH to look for a substitute. While the ex-Sri Lanka captain claimed injury was the cause, SRH is thought to have been unhappy with the news.  

“After being selected in the auction, if a player doesn’t come to play the season for any reason apart from injury, he should be banned. The franchises put in a lot of effort into the auction to form their combinations,” Kavya Maran told Cricbuzz. 

“If a player goes for a low amount in the auction, and subsequently doesn’t turn up, it affects the combination and the balance of the side. There have been many instances of overseas players not turning up for this reason,” she added. 

A number of players, especially from England, have withdrawn from the tournament after being drafted in the auction, which has not been well received by franchise owners. 

Kavya Maran also proposed that the BCCI raise the limit on overseas player retention. Notably, before the IPL 2022 mega auction, the BCCI allowed teams to retain up to two overseas players. 

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