Barbados (West Indies), Mar. 24: England and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara is hell bent on becoming a big-hitting sensation in the Indian Premier League, no matter where it is played.
Both England and South Africa want to stage the event, and a decision is expected within 72 hours, The Sun reports.
The Essex all-rounder is to play for Kings XI Punjab for 309,000 pounds, three times his reserve price.
London, Feb 7 : English all rounder Ravi Bopara was happy to be picked by an Indian Premier League team to play this year, but was a bit surprised to fetch 450,000 dollars in the IPL players auction.
The Kings XI Punjab bought the Essex all-rounder for 450,000 dollars in the player auction on Friday.
And after seeing England teammates Samit Patel and Luke Wright failed to get any interest, Bopara admits he was simply relieved to get picked at all.
Barbados (West Indies), Mar. 24: England and Essex all-rounder Ravi Bopara is hell bent on becoming a big-hitting sensation in the Indian Premier League, no matter where it is played. 
London, Feb 7 : English all rounder Ravi Bopara was happy to be picked by an Indian Premier League team to play this year, but was a bit surprised to fetch 450,000 dollars in the IPL players auction.
