You may lose cash going to the Indian Premier League, would you consider.
Former Australian spinner Steve O’Keefe has recounted the hilarious story of how he by some means misplaced cash throughout his foray into the profitable IPL.
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In 2011, O’Keefe went to India to play for the Kochi Tuskers Kerala, which was certainly one of two new groups added to the IPL together with the Pune Warriors India.
However talking on Triple M’s Willow Speak, O’Keefe recalled he didn’t play a single recreation for Kochi earlier than the franchise was terminated later that 12 months.
“I’ll let you know my IPL story,” O’Keefe mentioned.
“I really went over to the IPL and misplaced cash.
“In 2012, went over with the Kochi Tuskers on the hefty sum of US$20,000 (A$28,000) — didn’t play a recreation.
“The group folded after the primary season and I solely acquired paid 30 per cent of my money, which was $6,000.
“My room invoice was $7,500 as a result of I made a decision to tip the bar on the final night time — acquired the zeros confused with the rupees.
“So I really went over to the IPL and misplaced cash. I is perhaps the primary to ever do it.”
O’Keefe’s expertise is in stark distinction to that of fellow Australian gamers Pat Cummins and Cameron Inexperienced, who’ve pocketed greater than A$3 million to play within the IPL lately.
Within the 2020 IPL public sale, Cummins was purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for A$3million.
In December, Inexperienced was picked up by the Mumbai Indians for 17.50 crore (A$3.15 million), making him Australia’s highest-paid participant to ever be purchased by an Indian group.
O’Keefe produced match figures of 12/70 in Pune throughout Australia’s final Check tour of India in 2017, however selectors have opted for Todd Murphy because the back-up spinning possibility for Nathan Lyon for subsequent month’s tour.
O’Keefe remains to be plying his commerce as a left arm orthodox spinner for the Sydney Sixers, with whom he has gained three Huge Bash League titles.
The Sixers are second on the BBL ladder behind the Perth Scorchers and the 2 title favourites will face off on the SCG on Sunday night time.
It will likely be Steve Smith’s first recreation in magenta for a number of years because the gun batter and a number of other Australian Check gamers return to BBL duties following the Check summer season.
