IPL 2011 Auction live updates: Click here for IPL teams and latest squad composition. 12:28 PM: bought Kumara Sangakkara for $. He played for Punjab Kings Eleveln in the previous IPL. Now, Sri Lankan star batsman-wicket keeper Kumara Sungakkara will go under the hammer. 12:25 PM: Andrew Symonds was bought by Mumbai Indians for $8.5 lakhs. He played for Deccan Chargers in the earlier editions. Now, Australian hard hitter Andrew Symonds. 12:20 PM: Rohit Sharma was bought by Mumbai Indians for $20 lakhs . He played for Hyderabad in the previous editions. Indian batsman Rohit Sharma will go under the hammer. 12:17 PM: South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for $ 11 lakhs. He played for Bangalore Royal Challengers in the earlier editions. It is time for No.1 Test batsman Jacques Kallis. 12:13 PM: Cameroon White was bought by Hyderabad Deccan Chargers for Now, Australian all-rounder Cameroon White will go under the hammer. Sensation: What a surprise! No one bid for former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly. Take 15 minutes break. 11:48 AM: South African batsman AB De Villiers was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers for $11 lakhs. 11:44 AM: Yuvraj Singh was bought by new team Pune IPL for $18 lakhs. It is time for Indian star Yuvraj Singh who played for Punjab Kings in the earlier editions. 11:40 AM: Sri Lankan batsman Mahela Jayawardene was bought by new team Kochi for $15 lakh. 11:36 AM: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers bought Kevin Pietersen for $6.5 … [Read more...]
IPL Auction 2 Live: Chennai bought Flintoff
Chennai Super kings bought England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff while Bangalore Royal Challengers captured Kevin Pietersen. JP Duminy of South Africa as expected became a surprise pack and was bought by Mumbai Indians. Both Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are now most expensive players in IPL. They have overthrown Indian Captain MS Dhoni as the most expensive players. Indian Premier League auction was held today in Goa and 8 franchisees are participating in the auction for the 17 slots. England players are getting lot of attention due to their vast experience in the Twenty20 cricket. All these contracts are valid for 2 years. South African all-rounder Tyron Henderson surprised everyone by getting Rs 3.18 crore in the auction. Rajasthan Royals won the bid facing stiff competition from Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. Bangladesh fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza is another surprise pack. Mortaza was picked by Kolkata IPL after intense bidding war with Mohali IPL for 2.9 crore. Kolkata and Mohali fought intensely during auction for this lower order hitter and strike bowler. 12 times his base price - Unbelievable! IPL auction 2 results: 1. Kevin Pietersen: Bangalore Royal Challengers for $1.55 million (Rs 7.35 crore). 2. Andrew Flintoff: Chennai Superkings for $1.55 million. 3. JP Duminy (South Africa): Mumbai Indians picked him for $9,50,000 (Rs 4.5 crore). 4. Shaun Tait: Rajasthan Royals bought him for for $3,75,000. 5. Owais Shah (England): Delhi Daredevils bought for $2,75,000. 6. Paul Collingwood (England): Delhi Daredevils bought for $2,75,000 (Rs 1.34 crore). 7. Fidel Edwards: Hyderabad IPL bought him for $1,50,000. Hyderaabd needs a strike bowler … [Read more...]
IPL 2009 auction: Latest news updates
50 players will go under hammer on February 6 for the 17 slots in this auction for Indian Premier League contracts. Due to the availability of limited slots, some players may not even get any bids due to their steep price. Franchisees kept their plans close to their chest. According to sources, Bangalore is trying hard for Kevin Pietersen while Kolkata and Hyderabad badly needs a strike bowler. IPL franchisees may not slash their cash carelessly in this round of auction. There will be no mid-season replacements in IPL 2009. New IPL rule: In case of a tie, both teams will play a one over eliminator to decide match result. New IPL plans: IPL authorities are planning to extend the scope of the clubs beyond their cities. Rajasthan may play some matches in Ahmedabad while Kolkata may play in Dhaka. Chennai IPL may play some games in Colombo while Mohali may be allowed to play in Lahore in tensions between India and Pakistan subsides. IPL Auction statistics: 1. Total players available: 50 2. Slots available: Just 17. 3. Total amount to be spent: $13.59 million IPL Vs Pakistan: Total players barred by Pakistan board: 10 Players released from IPL contracts: Younis Khan, Shoaib Malik, Shoaib Akhtar, Shahid Afridi, Salman Butt and Mohammed Hafeez. Retained Pakistan players: Umar Gul, (Knight Riders), Misbah-ul-Haq (Royal Challengers), Kamran Akmal and Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan Royals). But they will not play in IPL 2009 edition. But IPL authorities allowed franchisees to pick replacements for suspended Pakistani players after the auction. Kolkata and Bangalore can pick a player each while Rajasthan can buy 2 players after the auction as Pakistan player replacements. … [Read more...]
IPL 2009 auction on February 6 in Goa
Second Indian Premier League (IPL) auction for 43 players will be held at the Hermitage Hall of the Fort Aguada resort in Goa on February 26th. Michael Clarke of Australia withdrew from the auction as he failed to find any takers for his $1 million price tag. He escaped from embarrassment. No Pakistan player will play in IPL 2009. IPL 2009 will be held in April-May, 2009. Australian players are not available for first 2 weeks while South African players are not available for the first week but players from New Zealand, West Indies and Sri Lanka will be available for whole tournament along with Indian cricket stars. England stars are not available for the final 2 weeks of the IPL matches. Auction location: Taj Aguada hotel Total franchisees: 8 Total players available: 112. Slots available: 43New rules for IPL 2009 Auction: 1. Each franchise has an option of purchasing any number of uncapped new players by a direct agreement. 2. Each franchise will have a sum of $2m to spend on player fees in 2009 for cricketers acquired either in the auction, through signing uncapped new players or re-signing any 2008 temporary replacements. 3. Squads will not be allowed temporary replacements from 2009 to cover partial unavailability of a player during the season. 4. Unused amount of the 2008 budget can not be used in 2009. Star attractions at auction: 1. Kevin Pietersen (England): $1.35 million price tag. Bangalore is trying hard for this man. I don’t see any reason in paying such a steep price in spite of his credentials. 2. Andrew Flintoff (England): $0.95 million price tag. In my view, he adds more value to team than Pietersen. Chennai, Mumbai and Mohali are … [Read more...]
Second league of auction on March 11
Indian Premier League Cricket news: 1. Top New Zealand cricketers, Ross Taylor and Kyle Mills, will be auctioned in the next week’s IPL auction along with Under-19 cricketers. Daniel Vettori, Jacob Oram, Brendon McCullum, Stephen Fleming and Scott Styris were already auctioned in the first leg. Most of the New Zealand cricketers like Chris Cairns, Chris Harris, Hamish Marshall, Nathan Astle, Daryl Tuffey, Craig McMillan, Andre Adams, Shane Bond, Adam Parore and Lou Vincent are playing in the rival tournament, Indian Cricket League. 2. Second leg of IPL auction will be held on March 11. Franchises will compete heavily to pick up Under-19 Cricket World Cup winning Indian youth players. 3. Former Indian coach, Greg Chappell was roped in by Jaipur franchise to spot and nurture talent. Jaipur IPL team is the weakest team in the Indian Premier League. 4. Nottinghamshire County gave clearance to Australian, David Hussey, to play in Indian Premier League. He will play for Kolkata franchise in the IPL 20-20 tournament. 5. Australia’ tour of Pakistan is under problems due to player’s preference for IPL. Indian Premier League will definitely influence International cricket. 6. BCCI will use revenues from IPL Cricket tournament to organise 2011 Cricket World Cup. 7. Hero Honda Motors extended contract with IPL tournament from 3 years to 5 years. 8. High voltage publicity for Indian Premier League will start within a week. 9. Media gave cold hand to IPL rival, Indian Cricket League (ICL) which will start by tomarrow. 10. Bad news for Dhoni and Yuvraj. Deepika Padukone is dating Ranbir Kapoor. Ranbir publicly announced about their romance. … [Read more...]
DLF IPL Cricket auction: second and third rounds
Sri Lankan cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya was captured by Mumbai for Rs. 3.9 crore in the second round auction of Indian premier League cricket. Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Andrew Symonds are top paid players in the DLF Indian Premier League auction. No one is bidded for McGrath and Md.Yousuf. Second round IPL auction: 1. Harbhajan Singh – Mumbai team – 3.4 crore. 2. Sanath Jayasuriya – Mumbai team – 3.9 crore. 3. Anil Kumble – Bengaluru – 2 crore. 4. Kumara Sangakkara – Mohali – 2.8 crore. 5. Glenn McGrath – Reserve category. 6. Md. Yousuf – Reserve category. Third round auction results: Andrew Symonds become the second highest paid bidder in the Indian Premier League auction who was bought by Hyderabad for a whopping sum of 5.4 crore. Australian speedster Brett Lee was bought by Mohali team for 3.6 crore. New Zealand cricketers Jacob oram and McCullum surprised analysts by getting better bids than Ricky Ponting and Hayden. No one is bidded for Michael Hussey! 1. Ricky Ponting – Kolkata – 1.6 crore. 2. Brett Lee – Mohali – 3.6 crore. 3. Andrew Symonds – Hyderabad – 5.4 crore. 4. Michael Hussey – Reserve category. 5. Daniel Vettori – Delhi – 2.5 crore. 6. Mathew Hayden – Chennai – 1.5 crore. 7. McCullum – Kolkata – 2.8 crore. 8. Jacob Oram – Chennai team – 2.75 crore.Please share your opinion on Indian Premier League. … [Read more...]
Indian Premier League cricket first round auction results
Chennai’s India Cements team wins the most sought after player Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the first round of IPL auction while Adam Gilchrist is captured by Deccan Chronicle of Hyderabad. High profile teams like Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi teams failed to win a single bid in the first round of Indian Premier League cricket auction. IPL auction is going on at Hilton towers in Mumbai. IPL First round auction results: 1. M.S.Dhoni – Chennai team– 6 crore.2. Muralidharan – Chennai team–2.4 crore- Strategic investment. 3. Shane Warne – Jaipur team– 1.8 crore. 4. Mahela Jayawardene – Mohali team- 1.9 crore. 5. Adam Gilchrist – Hyderabad team- 2.8 crore. 6. Shoaib Akthar – Kolkata team– 1.7 crore. Icons in the IPL: 1. Sachin Tendulkar – Mumbai. 2. Rahul Dravid – Bengaluru. 3. Sourav Ganguly – Kolkata. 4. Virender Sehwag – Delhi. 5. Yuvraj Singh – Mohali. Icon players will get 15% more money than the biggest bidder in their team. So these players will definitely get lesser amount than Indian One day captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni. Hyderabad team strategically didn’t give Laxman an iconic status due to his less marketing value. Humorous note: Breaking news in one channel - Preity Zinta bought Mahela Jayawardene in the auction. … [Read more...]
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