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IPL Player Auctions
The IPL auctions began today and following is the list of players picked up until now.
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya ($ 975,000), Harbhajan Singh ($ 850,000)
Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar ($425,000), Ricky Ponting ($400,000), Brendon McCullum ($700,000), Chris Gayle ($800,000)
Jaipur: Shane Warne ($450,000), Graeme Smith ($475,000), Younis Khan ($225,000)
Chennai: MS Dhoni ($1.5 million), Muttiah Muralitharan ($600,000), Matthew Hayden ($375,000), Jacob Oram ($675,000), Stephen Fleming ($350,000)
Bangalore: Rahul Dravid (icon), Anil Kumble ($500,000), Jacques Kallis ($900,000), Zaheer Khan ($450,000)
Hyderabad: Adam Gilchrist ($700,000), Andrew Symonds ($1.35 million), Herschelle Gibbs ($575,000), Shahid Afridi ($675,000)
Mohali: Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene ($475,000), Kumar Sangakkara ($700,000), Brett Lee ($900,000), Sreesanth ($625,000)
Delhi: Virender Sehwag (icon), Daniel Vettori ($625,000), Shoaib Malik ($500,000), Mohammad Asif ($650,000)
Source: Cricinfo
So Dhoni has become the most expensive player in the league. He was bought by Chennai for $1.5 million, while the world's greatest wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist went for less than half that amount. The teams are only allowed to spend $5 million so it looks likely that MS Dhoni will stay as the highest paid player.
As an 'icon' player Tendulkar stands to earn $1.1 million, which is 15% more than Mumbai's bid for Sanath Jayasuriya ($975,000). 'Icons', Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid will also earn more than a million US dollars. Since Kolkata's most expensive player was bought for $800,000, Sourav Ganguly will have to settle for a little less than a million.
Arguably three of the greatest spinners in the world Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Mutiah Muralitharan were bought for relatively low bids of $450,000, $500,000 and $600,000. While spinners Harbhajan Singh and Daniel Vettori attracted higher bids of $850,000 and $650,000.
There were fears that Symonds popularity in India might have taken a hit after the Sydney fiasco, but Hyderabad certainly thinks otherwise, they bought him for $1.35 million. Team mates Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden failed to attract as much money. They went to Kolkata and Chennai for $400,000 and $375,000 respectively.
Surprisingly, Glenn Mcgrath, Mohammad Yousuf and Mike Hussey have attracted no bids so far.
The IPL auctions began today and following is the list of players picked up until now.
Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya ($ 975,000), Harbhajan Singh ($ 850,000)
Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar ($425,000), Ricky Ponting ($400,000), Brendon McCullum ($700,000), Chris Gayle ($800,000)
Jaipur: Shane Warne ($450,000), Graeme Smith ($475,000), Younis Khan ($225,000)
Chennai: MS Dhoni ($1.5 million), Muttiah Muralitharan ($600,000), Matthew Hayden ($375,000), Jacob Oram ($675,000), Stephen Fleming ($350,000)
Bangalore: Rahul Dravid (icon), Anil Kumble ($500,000), Jacques Kallis ($900,000), Zaheer Khan ($450,000)
Hyderabad: Adam Gilchrist ($700,000), Andrew Symonds ($1.35 million), Herschelle Gibbs ($575,000), Shahid Afridi ($675,000)
Mohali: Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene ($475,000), Kumar Sangakkara ($700,000), Brett Lee ($900,000), Sreesanth ($625,000)
Delhi: Virender Sehwag (icon), Daniel Vettori ($625,000), Shoaib Malik ($500,000), Mohammad Asif ($650,000)
Source: Cricinfo
So Dhoni has become the most expensive player in the league. He was bought by Chennai for $1.5 million, while the world's greatest wicketkeeper batsman Adam Gilchrist went for less than half that amount. The teams are only allowed to spend $5 million so it looks likely that MS Dhoni will stay as the highest paid player.
As an 'icon' player Tendulkar stands to earn $1.1 million, which is 15% more than Mumbai's bid for Sanath Jayasuriya ($975,000). 'Icons', Yuvraj Singh and Rahul Dravid will also earn more than a million US dollars. Since Kolkata's most expensive player was bought for $800,000, Sourav Ganguly will have to settle for a little less than a million.
Arguably three of the greatest spinners in the world Shane Warne, Anil Kumble and Mutiah Muralitharan were bought for relatively low bids of $450,000, $500,000 and $600,000. While spinners Harbhajan Singh and Daniel Vettori attracted higher bids of $850,000 and $650,000.
There were fears that Symonds popularity in India might have taken a hit after the Sydney fiasco, but Hyderabad certainly thinks otherwise, they bought him for $1.35 million. Team mates Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden failed to attract as much money. They went to Kolkata and Chennai for $400,000 and $375,000 respectively.
Surprisingly, Glenn Mcgrath, Mohammad Yousuf and Mike Hussey have attracted no bids so far.