You can lose cash going to the Indian Premier League, would you imagine.
Former Australian spinner Steve O’Keefe has recounted the hilarious story of how he in some way 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 one among two new groups added to the IPL together with the Pune Warriors India.
But talking on Triple M’s Willow Talk, O’Keefe recalled he didn’t play a single sport for Kochi earlier than the franchise was terminated later that 12 months.
“I’ll tell you my IPL story,” O’Keefe mentioned.
“I actually went over to the IPL and lost money.
“In 2012, went over with the Kochi Tuskers on the hefty sum of US$20,000 (A$28,000) — didn’t play a game.
“The team folded after the first season and I only got paid 30 per cent of my cash, which was $6,000.
“My room bill was $7,500 because I decided to tip the bar on the last night — got the zeros confused with the rupees.
“So I actually went over to the IPL and lost money. I might be the first to ever do it.”
O’Keefe’s expertise is in stark distinction to that of fellow Australian gamers Pat Cummins and Cameron Green, who’ve pocketed greater than A$3 million to play within the IPL lately.
In the 2020 IPL public sale, Cummins was purchased by the Kolkata Knight Riders for A$3million.
In December, Green 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 workforce.
O’Keefe produced match figures of 12/70 in Pune throughout Australia’s final Test 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 two Big 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 probably be Steve Smith’s first sport in magenta for a number of years because the gun batter and a number of other Australian Test gamers return to BBL duties following the Test summer time.
Originally printed as Cricketer Steve O’Keefe’s $28k horror story: ‘I went to the IPL and lost money’
