Delhi Capitals splash out a king’s ransom for Colin Ingram
The South African player went for 64-million rupees. That is — at the current exchange rate — R12,982,400
Whatever the lobola, Colin Ingram could afford it after his payday at the 2019 Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction in Jaipur on Tuesday. Anrich Nortjé, Hardus Viljoen and Heinrich Klaasen also cracked the nod, the latter for almost 13 times less than Ingram. But there will be no drinks on Dale Steyn, Morné Morkel, Hashim Amla, Reeza Hendricks and Rilee Rossouw, who all went unsold. Ingram, 33, was bought by the Delhi Capitals, the Daredevils’ new name, for 64-million rupees. That is — at the current exchange rate — R 12,982,400. A single Nguni cow — as Ingram, an Eastern Cape farmer’s son, could tell us having sprinkled the family farm with a fair few in the wake of last year’s wildfires wiping out their established orchards of proteas — costs about R8,000. So, in theory and ignoring how much of the money Ingram will sacrifice to tax and other sundries, he could offer 1,622.8 head of cattle for a bride. Not that he is likely to. Ingram and Megan Olivier were married in 2010. ...
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