IPL 4 Player Auctions Latest Updates

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The Players auction for Indian Premier League (IPL) season 4 is scheduled For January 8 and 9 in Bangalore. As many as 350 players are up for grabs in this brand new auction. Here are some of the important points relating to the auction before it gets underway at 11:00 AM IST.

Some of the intresting facts about IPL 4 players auctions:
  • 353 players are up for grabs.
  • These are the players that have been retained by the franchisees
  • Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard and Lasith Malinga.
  • Chennai: MS Dhoni, M Vijay, Suresh Raina and Albie Morkel.
  • Rajasthan: Shane Warne and Shane Watson.
  • Delhi: V Sehwag.
  • Bangalore: V Kohli.
  • Each franchisee will have a maximum of $9 million, since Mumbai and Chennai have retained 4 of their players, they will have only $4.5 million. Rajasthan have $3.9 million, while Bangalore and Delhi have $7.2 million. The other franchisees all have their $9 million to spend.
  • A total of 10 franchisees are bidding for the 350 players. The new franchisees this time are the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi.
  • The contract is for two years 2011-2012 (extendable by one year).
  • A franchisee can have a maximum of 30 players and a minimum of 16. Only 10 overseas players can be bought, while a maximum of 4 can play in the final eleven.

IPL 4 Auctions - Players bought so far:

The Indian Premier League auctions had a few surprises with the highest buy being that of Gautam Gambhir, whose services was acquired by the Kolkata Knight Riders for USD 2.4 million. Yusuf Pathan, Robin Uthappa and Rohit Sharma were the others in the 2 million bracket.

There were eleven players in the 1 million and above bracket, including Dale Steyn, Yuvraj Singh, Jacques Kallis and surprisingly, even Saurabh Tiwary made it to that bracket, picked up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for USD 1.6 million.

Players purchased for 1 million and above:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Gautam GambhirKolkata Knight Riders2.4 million200,000
Yusuf PathanKolkata Knight Riders2.1 million300,000
Robin UthappaSahara Pune Warriors2.1 million200,000
Rohit SharmaMumbai Indians2 million200,000
Irfan PathanDelhi Daredevils1.9 million200,000
Yuvraj SinghSahara Pune Warriors1.8 million400,000
Saurabh TiwaryRoyal Challengers Bangalore1.6 million100,000
Mahela JayawardeneTeam Kochi1.5 million400,000
David HusseyKings XI Punjab1.4 million300,000
Dale SteynDeccan Chargers1.2 million200,000
AB de VilliersRoyal Challengers Bangalore1.1 million400,000
Cameron WhiteDeccan Chargers1.1 million300,000
Jacques KallisKolkata Knight Riders1.1 million300,000
Muttiah MuralitharanTeam Kochi1.1 million300,000
Ross TaylorRajasthan Royals1 million400,000

Another surprise was the bid for Ravindra Jadeja, who went to the Kochi franchise for a sum of USD 950,000. Kochi also picked up temperamental Sreesanth for USD 900,000. On Day 2 of the IPL auctions, South Australian all-rounder Dan Christian was the costliest pick, acquired by Deccan Chargers for USD 900,000.

Some of the others to feature in the 800,000 to 1 million bracket included Botha, Angelo Mathews, Zaheer Khan, Adam Gilchrist and Andrew Symonds.

Players purchased between USD 800,000 to 1 million:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Ravindra JadejaTeam Kochi950,000100,000
Johan BothaRajasthan Royals950,000200,000
Angelo MathewsSahara Pune Warriors950,000300,000
Piyush ChawlaKings XI Punjab900,000100,000
Zaheer KhanRoyal Challengers Bangalore900,000325,000
S SreesanthTeam Kochi900,000200,000
Adam GilchristKings XI Punjab900,000400,000
Dinesh KarthikKings XI Punjab900,000200,000
Daniel ChristianDeccan Chargers900,00050,000
R AshwinChennai Super Kings850,000100,000
Andrew SymondsMumbai Indians850,000300,000
Ashish NehraSahara Pune Warriors850,000200,000
S BadrinathChennai Super Kings800,000100,000
Praveen KumarKings XI Punjab800,000200,000
Abhishek NayarKings XI Punjab800,00050,000

David Warner, Doug Bollinger, Sangakkara, Daniel Vettori and Kevin Pietersen were some of the others picked up in the 500,000 to 800,000 bracket. Royal Challengers picked up Dilshan for 650,000 while Rahul Dravid went to Rajasthan for 500,000.

On Day 2 of the auctions, Umesh Yadav was acquired by Delhi for 750,000 while Venugopal Rao and Munaf Patel were two others to feature in the 700,000 bracket.

Players purchased between USD 500,000 to USD 800,000:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
David WarnerDelhi Daredevils750,000200,000
Umesh YadavDelhi Daredevils750,00050,000
Doug BollingerChennai Super Kings700,000200,000
Cheteshwar PujaraRoyal Challengers Bangalore700,000100,000
Kumar SangakkaraDeccan Chargers700,000300,000
Venugopal RaoDelhi Daredevils700,000100,000
Munaf PatelMumbai Indians700,000100,000
Tillakaratne DilshanRoyal Challengers Bangalore650,000400,000
Kevin PietersenDeccan Chargers650,000400,000
Dirk NannesRoyal Challengers Bangalore650,000200,000
Daniel VettoriRoyal Challengers Bangalore550,000400,000
Pragyan OjhaDeccan Chargers500,000200,000
Rahul DravidRajasthan Royals500,000400,000
Graeme SmithSahara Pune Warriors500,000400,000
RP SinghTeam Kochi500,000200,000
L BalajiKolkata Knight Riders500,000100,000

On day 1 of the auctions, quite a few players were picked up in the 400,000 to 500,000 bracket, some of them being Brendon McCullum, Ishant Sharma, Michael Hussey, Shakib and VVS Laxman. On day 2, Vinay Kumar and Murali Karthik were the only ones to end up in that bracket.

Players purchased between USD 400,000 to USD 500,000:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Brendon McCullumTeam Kochi475,000400,000
Morne MorkelDelhi Daredevils475,000100,000
Manoj TiwaryKolkata Knight Riders475,000100,000
Vinay KumarTeam Kochi475,000100,000
Ishant SharmaDeccan Chargers450,000200,000
Michael HusseyChennai Super Kings425,000200,000
Brad HodgeTeam Kochi425,000200,000
Shakib Al HasanKolkata Knight Riders425,000200,000
VVS LaxmanTeam Kochi400,000400,000
Brett LeeKolkata Knight Riders400,000400,000
Shaun MarshKings XI Punjab400,000400,000
Stuart BroadKings XI Punjab400,000400,000
Murali KarthikSahara Pune Warriors400,000200,000

Players like Eoin Morgan, James Hopes, Ryan Harris, Brad Haddin, and JP Duminy were amongst those players to be bought between the 200,000 to 400,000 mark. The Indians to feature on that list were Shikar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Parthiv Patel and Naman Ojha.

On the second day of the auctions, six players were bought between the price range of 200,000 to 400,000. They were Ashok Dinda, Shaun Tait, MS Gony, Mitchell Marsh, Abhimanyu Mithun, Jaidev Unadkat, Sudeep Tyagi and Ajit Agarkar.

Players purchased between USD 200,000 to USD 400,000:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Ashok DindaDelhi Daredevils375,000100,000
Eoin MorganKolkata Knight Riders350,000200,000
James HopesDelhi Daredevils350,000200,000
Ryan HarrisKings XI Punjab325,000200,000
Brad HaddinKolkata Knight Riders325,000200,000
Callum FergusonSahara Pune Warriors300,000200,000
JP DuminyDeccan Chargers300,000200,000
Aaron FinchDelhi Daredevils300,000100,000
Shikhar DhawanDeccan Chargers300,000100,000
Amit MishraDeccan Chargers300,000100,000
Shaun TaitRajasthan Royals300,000300,000
Parthiv PatelTeam Kochi290,000100,000
MS GonyDeccan Chargers290,00050,000
Mitchell MarshSahara Pune Warriors290,000100,000
Naman OjhaDelhi Daredevils270,000100,000
Tim PaineSahara Pune Warriors270,000100,000
Abhimanyu MithunRoyal Challengers Bangalore260,000100,000
Paul CollingwoodRajasthan Royals250,000200,000
Jaidev UnadkatKolkata Knight Riders250,00050,000
Sudeep TyagiChennai Super Kings240,00050,000
Ajit AgarkarDelhi Daredevils210,000100,000

One of the surprises on day 1 of the auctions was the price of Dwayne Bravo. The West Indian all-rounder was picked up at his base price of USD 200,000. There were few other players like Nathan McCullum, Davey Jacobs James Franklin and Ramesh Powar who were picked up for prices ranging between USD 100,000 to 200,000.

On day 2, there were 14 players who were picked up between the price range of USD 100,000 and 200,000. Owais Shah, Scott Styris, Kulasekara and Hilfenhaus were amongst those.

Players purchased between USD 100,000 to USD 200,000:
PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Dwayne BravoChennai Super Kings200,000200,000
Steven SmithTeam Kochi200,000200,000
Owais ShahTeam Kochi200,000200,000
Scott StyrisChennai Super Kings200,000100,000
Davey JacobsMumbai Indians190,00020,000
Ramesh PowarTeam Kochi180,000100,000
Wayne ParnellSahara Pune Warriors160,000100,000
Joginder SharmaChennai Super Kings150,000100,000
Jesse RyderSahara Pune Warriors150,000100,000
Ryan Ten DoeschateKolkata Knight Riders150,00050,000
Charl LangeveldtRoyal Challengers Bangalore140,000100,000
Mohammad KaifRoyal Challengers Bangalore130,000100,000
Faf du PlessisChennai Super Kings120,00020,000
Clint MckayMumbai Indians110,000100,000
Colin Ingram Delhi Daredevils100,000100,000
Dmitri MascarenhasKings XI Punjab100,000100,000
Wriddhiman SahaChennai Super Kings100,000100,000
James FranklinMumbai Indians100,000100,000
Nathan McCullumSahara Pune Warriors100,000100,000
Alfonso Thomas Sahara Pune Warriors100,00050,000
Nuwan KulasekaraChennai Super Kings100,000100,000
Matthew WadeDelhi Daredevils100,000100,000
Ben HilfenhausChennai Super Kings100,000100,000
Jerome Taylor Sahara Pune Warriors100,000100,000
James PattinsonKolkata Knight Riders100,000100,000

The second day of the auctions also saw 14 players picked up for prices below USD 100,000. The prominent ones in that list included Juan Theron, Michael Lumb and Roelf van der Merwe.

Players purchased for prices below USD 100,000:

PlayerAcquired byPrice in USDBase Price in USD
Pankaj SinghRajasthan Royals95,00050,000
Juan TheronDeccan Chargers85,00050,000
Michael Lumb Deccan Chargers80,00050,000
Andrew McDonaldDelhi Daredevils80,00050,000
Suraj RandivChennai Super Kings80,00050,000
Thisara PereraTeam Kochi80,00050,000
Michael KlingerTeam Kochi75,00020,000
Johan van der Wath Royal Challengers Bangalore50,00050,000
George BaileyChennai Super Kings50,00050,000
Luke PomersbaschRoyal Challengers Bangalore50,00020,000
Roelof van der MerweDelhi Daredevils50,00050,000
Moises Henriques Mumbai Indians50,00050,000
Stephen O'KeefeTeam Kochi20,00020,000
John HastingsTeam Kochi20,00020,000
Rilee Rossouw Royal Challengers Bangalore20,00020,000
Nuwan PradeepRoyal Challengers Bangalore20,00020,000
Chris LynnDeccan Chargers20,00020,000
Travis Birt Delhi Daredevils20,00020,000
Jonathan VandiarRoyal Challengers Bangalore20,00020,000
Nathan Rimmington Kings XI Punjab20,00020,000
Aiden Blizzard Mumbai Indians20,00020,000
Robert FrylinckDelhi Daredevils20,00020,000

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