Hi friends in this article am posting the details of the ongoing IPL auction for the fourth season.With the suspension of Lalit Modi former chairman and commissioner. There was huge amount of expectation for the season 4. The auction for around 350 players will take place in two days.
The auction for the fourth Indian Premier League (IPL) season had began in Bangalore today for around 350 cricketers.With the introduction of two new teams(Kochi and Pune), the battle for the players were huge.In the first day totally 88 cricketers were put in auction. The first day of the auction has already given some shockers.
KEY FACTS:
- A cap of $9 million is given for each team owners.
- Introduction of two new teams Kochi and Pune .
- 12 players were retained by the franchise for IPL 4
- Anil Kumble, Matthew Hayden and Glenn McGrath not in part of IPL 4.
- Anil Kumble pulling out from the auction due to business commitments.
- Key players for IPL 4 auction (FOREIGN) - Jacques Kallis, Andrew Symonds, Brain Lara, Doug Bollinger, Michael Hussey, AB De Villiers, David Warner, David Hussey, Adam Gilchrist, Dale Steyn, Cameron White, Muttiah Muralitharan and Mahela Jayawardane.
- Key players for IPL 4 auction (INDIAN) - Saurabh Tiwary, Zaheer Khan, Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Irfan Pathan, Yusuf Pathan,Robin Uthappa and R Ashwin.
DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTS:
- 72 players were sold on Day 1 of the auction.
- 16 players were unsold but they have a second chance at the end for re-bidding on Day 2 auction.
- The unsold players list had some great players like Ganguly, Lara and Gayle.
- Most of the English players were unsold in Day 1.
- Highest bid for INDIAN player Gautam Gambhir - 11.04 Crores.
- Highest bid for FOREIGN player Mahela Jayawardane - 6.9 Crores
- 12 players were retained by the franchise for IPL. Follwing are the retained players
Chennai Super Kings - M.S. Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel and M. Vijay.
Mumbai Indians - Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga.
Royal Challengers - Bangalore- Virat Kohli
Rajasthan Royals - Shane Warne, Shane Watson.
Delhi Daredevils - Virender Sehwag
Unsold players on DAY 1:
Sourav Ganguly, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Herschelle Gibbs, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Matt Prior, Murali Kartik, Luke Wrigt, MarkBoucher, Graham Manou , Jesse Ryder, Tanim Iqbal, Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis and Dilhara Frenando.
AUCTION RESULTS:
MUMBAI INDIANS
Rohit Sharma - 9.2 Crores
Andrew Symonds - 3.91 Crores
Davey Jacobs - 87.4 Lakhs
James Franklin - 46 Lakhs
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Gautam Gambhir - 11.04 Crores
Yusuf Pathan - 9.66 Crores
Jacques Kallis - 5.06 Crores
Manoj Tiwary - 2.18 Crores
Shakib Al Hasan - 1.95 Crores
Brett Lee - 1.84 Crores
Eoin Morgan - 1.61 Crores
Brad Haddin - 1.49 Crores
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
R Ashwin - 3.9 Crores
S Badrinath - 3.68 Crores
Doug Bollinger - 3.2 Crores
Michael Hussey - 2 Crores
Dwayne Bravo - 92 Lakhs
Wridhiman Saha - 46 Lakhs
BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS
Saurabh Tiwary - 6.4 Crores
AB De Villiers - 5.06 Crores
Zaheer Khan - 4.14 Crores
Cheteshwar Pujara - 3.22 Crores
Dirk Nannes - 3 Crores
Tilakratne Dilshan - 2.99 Crores
Daniel Vettori - 2.5 Crores
DELHI DAREDEVILS
Irfan Pathan - 8.74 Crores
David Warner - 3.45 Crores
Morne Morkel - 2.2 Crores
James Hopes - 1.6 Crores
Aaron Finch - 1.4 Crores
Naman Ojha - 1.24 Crores
PUNJAB KINGS XI
David Hussey - 6.44 Crores
Adam Gilchrist - 4.14 Crores
Piyush Chawla - 4.14 Crores
Dinesh Karthik - 4.14 Crores
Abhishek Nayar - 3.68 Crores
Praveen Kumar - 3.68 Crores
Ryan Harris - 1.49 Crores
Stuart Board - 1.84 Crores
Shaun Marsh - 1.84 Crores
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Ross Taylor - 4.6 Crores
Johan Botha - 4.37 Crores
Rahul Dravid - 2.3 Crores
Paul Collingwood - 1.15 Crores
DECCAN CHARGERS
Dale Steyn - 5.52 Crores
Cameron White - 5.06 Crores
Kumar Sangakkara - 3.22 Crores
Kevin Pietersen - 2.99 Crores
Pragyan Ojha - 2.3 Crores
Ishant Sharma - 2.07 Crores
Amit Mishra - 1.38 Crores
Shikhar Dhawan - 1.38 Crores
JP Duminy - 1.38 Crores
PUNE WARRIORS
Robin Uthappa - 9.66 Crores
Yuvraj Singh - 8.28 Crores
Angelo Mathews - 4.37 Crores
Ashish Nehra - 3.91 Crores
Graeme Smith - 2.3 Crores
Callum Ferguson - 1.38 Crores
Tim Paine - 1.24 Crores
Nathan McCullum - 46 Lakhs
KOCHI
Mahela Jayawardane - 6.9 Crores
Muttiah Muralitharan - 5.06 Crores
Ravindra Jadeja - 4.37 Crores
S Sreesanth - 4.1 Crores
R P Singh - 2.3 Crores
Brendon McCullum - 2.2 Crores
Brad Hodge - 1.95 Crores
VVS Laxman - 1.84 Crores
Parthiv Patel - 1.33 Crores
Steven Smith - 92 Lakhs
Ramesh Powar - 82.8 Lakhs