KOLKATA: With the Vivo IPL 2021 auction scheduled for 18 February, Star Sports is bringing back Election Se Selection, which will allow fans to predict which team will buy their favourite players.
Election Se Selection is an online contest for IPL fans that allows them to have a say in the form of a vote about the Vivo IPL Auction. The contest is live on iplselection.hotstar.com. The lucky winners will be chosen based on how many of their selections match the ones that are officially chosen at the upcoming auction. Post the final gavel bang, the winners of Election se Selection will get a cricket celebration kit.
The fourth edition of Election Se Selection comes with a new twist in the form of a ‘Legendary Selection’ where participants’ player and team selection will be matched with experts Gautam Gambhir and Irfan Pathan’s predictions.
Gautam Gambhir said, “Election Se Selection is back for all IPL fans, and this edition will be bigger and better. The retention strategies of all teams were a mixed bag, from KXIP releasing Glenn Maxwell to Sanju Samson being named captain of Rajasthan Royals after Steve Smith was released – the unexpected has begun. For me, the biggest twist in the tale was RCB releasing Chris Morris. It will be interesting to see what the fans have in mind.”
Irfan Pathan said, “It’s time for you to vote and pick the best players for the teams. I have selected mine after analysing the steals, deals and surprises. If you match my selections, you are in for a surprise - so go on, get voting.”
Fans will have an opportunity to show off their IPL expertise and vote which team will end up picking the following 15 players:
1. Steve Smith
2. Glenn Maxwell
3. Jason Roy
4. Aaron Finch
5. Shivam Dube
6. Chris Morris
7. Umesh Yadav
8. Moeen Ali
9. Nathan Coulter Nile
10. Karun Nair
11. Sheldon Cottrell
12. Kedar Jadhav
13. Krishnappa Gowtham
14. Mujeeb Ur Rahman
15. Sam Billings
The Vivo IPL auction 2021 will be broadcast on 18 February 2021 at 2 PM in five languages – English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada, on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar VIP.
