‘If you have happy people who are skilled too, they perform better’
Heading into the Indian Premier League auction, it was the team with the least number of slots available. However, the toll of the exhausting auction was visible on the face of Punjab Kings co-owner Ness Wadia when he sat down for a chat minutes after the proceedings concluded at the Etihad Arena on Tuesday. Delighted at the windfall for the domestic uncapped players, Wadia explained the rationale behind captain Shreyas Iyer’s presence at the auction table and stressed the need for domestic talent to be harnessed and encouraged. Excerpts:
How weird was this experience of being a silent spectator rather than being in the thick of things in an IPL auction?
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