<p>The three-year contracts of IPL players have ended after the successful completion of third edition of the high-profile T20 League and buoyed by the addition of two new franchises - Kochi and Pune - cricketers feel it is time to rake in some bounty by consistent performances in the CLT20 which starts at the Wanderers here on Friday.<br /><br />"The tournament is a great opportunity for each and every individual to showcase their potential and come to the notice of IPL teams.<br /><br />"I consider it is a very very crucial tournament because it gave me my big break in IPL," said big-hitting West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who shot to limelight playing for Trinidad and Tobago in the inaugural CLT20 in India.<br /><br />"Each and every cricketer will be now eyeing the IPL IV auctions," said Pollard, who played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL III.<br /><br />On personal and team's front, Pollard is looking to put up consistent performances for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming event.<br /><br />"It's (CLT20) gonna be great. It is my first time in South Africa and I am looking forward to the challenges. We played good cricket throughout the tournament in last IPL but it was disappointing to lose the final.<br /><br />"The conditions here are different. It is more like Australia but being an international cricketer you need to play in all sorts of environment," Pollard added.<br /><br />South African middle-order batsman J P Duminy too agreed with his Mumbai Indians team-mate and said CLT20 is a good opportunity for players to catch the eyes of IPL franchises.<br /><br />"Definitely, I think so because it is the right time to put your name on the map. A lot of people will be watching these performances and the players will be geared up to perform here and earn big contracts," said the left-hander.<br /><br />However, temperamental India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh thinks otherwise and feels consistency should be the only criteria to judge a player's potential.<br /><br />"According to me that's a wrong perception. One or two tournaments are not enough to judge a player's capabilities. You need to see his past performances and future abilities. <br />He should have done well over a period of time," the 30-year-old tweaker, who will also represent Mumbai Indians in the second Champions League T20 here, said.<br /><br />The CLT20 starts with Mumbai Indians taking on local side Highveld Lions in the opening match.</p>
<p>The three-year contracts of IPL players have ended after the successful completion of third edition of the high-profile T20 League and buoyed by the addition of two new franchises - Kochi and Pune - cricketers feel it is time to rake in some bounty by consistent performances in the CLT20 which starts at the Wanderers here on Friday.<br /><br />"The tournament is a great opportunity for each and every individual to showcase their potential and come to the notice of IPL teams.<br /><br />"I consider it is a very very crucial tournament because it gave me my big break in IPL," said big-hitting West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard, who shot to limelight playing for Trinidad and Tobago in the inaugural CLT20 in India.<br /><br />"Each and every cricketer will be now eyeing the IPL IV auctions," said Pollard, who played for Mumbai Indians in the IPL III.<br /><br />On personal and team's front, Pollard is looking to put up consistent performances for Mumbai Indians in the upcoming event.<br /><br />"It's (CLT20) gonna be great. It is my first time in South Africa and I am looking forward to the challenges. We played good cricket throughout the tournament in last IPL but it was disappointing to lose the final.<br /><br />"The conditions here are different. It is more like Australia but being an international cricketer you need to play in all sorts of environment," Pollard added.<br /><br />South African middle-order batsman J P Duminy too agreed with his Mumbai Indians team-mate and said CLT20 is a good opportunity for players to catch the eyes of IPL franchises.<br /><br />"Definitely, I think so because it is the right time to put your name on the map. A lot of people will be watching these performances and the players will be geared up to perform here and earn big contracts," said the left-hander.<br /><br />However, temperamental India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh thinks otherwise and feels consistency should be the only criteria to judge a player's potential.<br /><br />"According to me that's a wrong perception. One or two tournaments are not enough to judge a player's capabilities. You need to see his past performances and future abilities. <br />He should have done well over a period of time," the 30-year-old tweaker, who will also represent Mumbai Indians in the second Champions League T20 here, said.<br /><br />The CLT20 starts with Mumbai Indians taking on local side Highveld Lions in the opening match.</p>