Icon player
Icon player is a status given to an athlete to indicate that they are the most valued player in the team. The title is most commonly currently used in domestic cricket, particularly in the
Indian Premier League
Icon player was a status given to five players of the Indian Premier League. They were not a part of the first IPL players auction, which was held in 2008. They played for the team they were assigned to. The icon players received 15% percent more money than the highest-paid player of the team bought in the auction.[1] As of the 2010 season, the clause pertaining to icon players has been removed on account of complaints by franchises with icon players that having these players was a handicap in the player auction.[2]
Initially there were four icon players designated by the Indian Premier League organizing committee:
It has been reported that all the franchises with icon players felt that having the icon player was a handicap in the player auction, as the money spent on the icon resulted in less room under the salary cap to purchase other players.
Pakistan Super League
The Icon player status was given to five players in the first season of the Pakistan Super League. The five players would be the first five to be drafted in the league so that every team would have an Icon player. The title was not exclusive to Pakistani players and three out of the five icon players were foreigners.[6]
The decision created controversy as it was reported that
Bangladesh Premier League
Icon player status was given to six players of the six team in the Bangladesh Premier League. Icon player status was available only for the first season. Icon players' base prize was US$ 210,000. They were not included in the auction list, and they would receive 15% more than the highest-paid local players. Later, icon status was excluded in the next season and first category local players were categorized as Golden Category. Again the icon category was introduced in the
List of icon players in the BPL
- Mushfiqur Rahim for Comilla Victorians
- Dhaka Dynamites
- Khulna Titans
- Rajshahi Kings
- Shakib Al Hasan for Rangpur Riders
- Sylhet Sixers
Afghanistan Premier League
List of icon players in the APL
- Chris Gayle for Balkh Legends
- Rashid Khan for Kabul Zwanan
- Brendon McCullum for Kandahar Knights
- Andre Russell for Nangarhar Leopards
- Shahid Afridi for Paktia Panthers
Euro T20 Slam
List of icon players in the ET20 Slam
- Shane Watson for Amsterdam Knights
- Shahid Afridi for Belfast Titans
- Eoin Morgan for Dublin Chiefs
- Martin Guptill for Edinburgh Rocks
- Brendon McCullum for Glasgow Giants
- Rashid Khanfor Rotterdam Rhinos
References
- ^ ESPNcricinfo – IPL to decide on 'icon' status for Sehwag and Laxman
- ^ Rao, K Shriniwas (12 August 2009). "IPL bids goodbye to 'icon' players". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Laxman truly is special". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
- ^ "Cricket". The Times Of India.
- ^ "Icon Player Information". RTBot.net.
- ^ Toqui, Tahmid. "Pakistan Super League draft system and player Salary". TSM Plug. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "PSL icon players snub angers Misbah, Younis". The Hindu. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ Mohammad Isam (22 October 2015). "Nineteen overseas player picked in BPL auction". ESPNcricinfo.