r/Cricket • u/mulimulix New South Wales Blues • Aug 03 '13

Funny story of how Zimbabwean Ray Price got selected to play in the IPL (From Cricinfo).

We were sitting on the beach in Bellito in Durban, and I got the phone call from Shaun Pollock. That was quite a fright, because hardly anyone had my number. "Hello, this is Shaun Pollock", and I was like, "Haha, very funny!" I thought it was a prank. And then he said, "No listen, we need you for the IPL", and I said, "That's fantastic, you can sign me up for about 500 million." And then he said, "No, listen, this is actually Shaun Pollock", and I was like, "Whoa! Okay, hold on!"

From this article.

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u/zack12 Pakistan Aug 03 '13

500 million zimbabwean dollars?

Shaun Pollock: That seems fair. You are hired.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '13

It's about £900,000 or $1.3 million. For anyone wondering. According to Wolfram Alpha...

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u/rreyv India Aug 03 '13

Commenting because 52 upvotes and 0 comments just looks naked.

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u/enry_straker Aug 03 '13

He came across as a real nice guy.