Clarke set for windfall in IPL auction

8220;I think Michael Clarke can earn anywhere between USD 750,000 to USD 850,000 a season,8221; said player agent Neil Maxwell,who recently stood down as chief executive of Kings XI Punjab.

8220;Michael will be attractive. He8217;s a very versatile cricketer. He can bat,he can bowl and he8217;s a brilliant fielder,8221; he was quoted as saying by 8216;The Sunday Telegraph8217;.

Besides Clarke,wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and speedster Shaun Tait too are in high demand,the newspaper reported.

It meanwhile said that IPL franchisees could demand the team8217;s top stars make themselves available for the business end of the tournament.

8220;The demand follows an amended ICC playing schedule that will now see the likes of Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds travel from Australia8217;s series against Pakistan straight to India without a break ahead of Australia8217;s tour to England,8221; it said.

The second edition of the IPL will be held between April 10 and May 24 while Australia8217;s tour of Pakistan,expected to be shifted to a neutral venue,is set to be held between April 19 and May 10.