16 November,2010 10:01 AM IST | | Sai Mohan
Harbhajan Singh had met Sahara Parivar boss Suborto Roy during his visit to Aamby Valley City few months ago. The duo once again met during the Sahara Awards in Mumbai on October 30. It is reliably learnt that Roy is keen on having Harbhajan as the skipper of his franchise, which debuts in 2011.
Sources within Mumbai Indians revealed that only one or two of the maximum of four players are likely to be retained by the franchise. Earlier this year, captain Sachin Tendulkar expressed his disappointment about having a fresh squad, especially after reaching the IPL-3 final.
Mega Auction
When: BCCI was keen on staging it before India's departure to South Africa, but with Kochi unlikely to survive, it is likely to be held sometime in January.
Deadline: Franchises have to declare players they want to retain by Dec 6. They are discussing on the players to sign on for the period from 2011 to 2014.u00a0u00a0
Pre-signings: Uncapped India players are in discussions with franchise officials. Only India's capped players and international players will enter the auction.
3 + 1: If a franchise decides to retain the maximum of three Indians and one foreigner, it will have to forfeit $1.8 million, $1.5 million, $1.2 million and $90,000 from the $9 million salary cap. It is learnt that almost
five of the franchises are setting their sights on a fresh squad.
