Bengaluru: The world’s top cricketers, including a whopping 38 Australians, are up for sale in today’s Indian Premier League auction.
Shane Watson earns Rs. 9.5 crore, Yuvraj joins Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.7 crore. The auction commenced with the teams ready to spend big to buy marquee players including Yuvraj Singh in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Tim Southee sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 250 lakh.
Praveen Kumar sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs. 350 lakh.
John Hastings sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 130 lakh.
Dhawal Kulkarni sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs. 200 lakh.
Its All-rounders’ now:
Mitchell Marsh sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs. 480 lakh.
Stuart Binny sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 200 lakh.
Colin Munro sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 30 lakh.
Chris Morris sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 700 lakh.
Irfan Pathan sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs. 100 lakh.
Time for Wicketkeepers :
Dinesh Karthik sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs. 230 lakh.
Jos Buttler sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs.380 lakh.
Sanju Samson sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 420 lakh.
Batsmen who remained unsold:
Rilee Rossouw, Cheteshwar Pujara, Hashim Amla, George Bailey, Mahela Jayawardene, Michael Hussey, Usman Khawaja went unsold in the the Indian Premier League players’ auction.