It’s this “value for money” approach that is the software’s USP in competitive situations where clubs have widely differing buying powers (as in European football) or function under spending caps. It merely indicates who is the best replacement for whom, in terms of how much price he is likely to command in the auction. SAP Labs sources clarified that the “predictive” element in the technology does not involve forecasting players’ on-field performance. “For example, if one major player we had targeted is bought by another team, this platform will tell us who is the next best in (those) terms,” Mysore said. “From depending largely on basic statistics and gut instincts, we’re now equipped to use high-quality predictive analytical technology at the auction,” he said.ĭeveloped by SAP Labs India, the platform uses “predictive” analytics to advise the user in a split-second on the right call in a fluid auction situation. The franchise will be using the cloud-based SAP Auction Analytics to pick the best possible side, team CEO Venky Mysore told reporters today. This is the sort of problem that the Kolkata Knight Riders will try to tackle with the help of high technology instead of the gambler’s “gut feeling” at the two-day IPL auction that begins here tomorrow.
It’s not a decision to be made at a moment’s thought - but bidding is on and you can’t afford time. So, do you look for a cheaper but almost equally valuable option - someone now flying under the radar but who can become a star, a la Sunil Narine, while leaving you with enough cash to buy that top fast bowler you want? So you face a tricky choice: do you go for another swashbuckler like David Warner or for Kiwi sensation Corey Anderson, who may score fewer runs than either but make up for it by taking wickets?īut then, Anderson is likely to fetch high bids too. Say, you are desperate to have Kevin Pietersen but a rival has bid a price you can’t match, for there’s a cap on how much you can spend on your entire team. Quick thinking and back-up plans are key. 11: If a Twenty20 game can turn in a matter of seconds, so can an Indian Premier League auction. Pitt plays baseball manager Billy Beane, who used ‘sabermatic’ analyses of player value to select cash-strapped Oakland Athletics’ 2002 team and led it to success.The Knights will use a software capable of similar analyses to take quick decisions at the IPL auction that starts on Wednesdayīangalore, Feb. IF HE CAN, I CAN: Shah Rukh Khan’s KKR will bank on computing to form its squad, following in the footsteps of Brad Pitt’s character in the 2011 film Moneyball.
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