IMITATIONGAMEFOOTBALL

Part1*

Indian Super League(ISL)is soongoing to conduct an auction of playersfortheteamowners

to buy players and complete their squads. Noteam has retained anyof their players. There
are 8 teams in total and eachteam has a purseof INR 2.5 croresandhastoselectasquadof
18players(3GKs,5Defenders,6Midfieldersand4Forwards).

You have been hiredasanAnalystbyanISLTeam.Theteamownerhasprovidedyouwiththe

performance data of 99 players (ISL Data_IIT Bombay**). The data also mentions the base
prices ofalltheplayersattheauction.Youneedtocomeupwiththeanswersofthefollowing
questions

1) Basisthe data provided, come up with the estimatedprice (pricesatwhichtheplayersare

expected to be sold atthe auction) ofeach of the 99players inthe auction do providean
explanationonwhich factors were considered and howmuchimportance wasgiven foreach
ofthosefactors.

2) Based on the estimated prices and the team budget (INR 2.5 crores), come up with the
idealsquadof18foryourteamowner.

Part2

What are 3 types of analysisyouwould liketoseeintroducedthatyouthinkwillmakethefan

experience better? Use case scenarios include TV broadcast, new scorecard elements etc.
Only explain the types of analysis, you do not need to run the actual analysis for these
examples.Donotlimityourselftothecurrentsetofdatapointsyouhaveavailable.

For instance, in football ball possession is always used to measure a teams dominance, are
there any better indicators for the same. What data points would enhance the fan
experience?

*TheinformationabouttheISLAuctionishypotheticalandonlyforuseinthiscompetition

** The data and the numbers shared in the problem statement are for representational
purposesonly