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At the Indian Premier League (IPL) - Bidding

Final IPL Teams List after completion of bidding -

Jaipur - Shane Warne (US$ 450,000), Graeme Smith (US$ 475,000), Younis Khan (US$ 225,000), Kamran Akmal (US$ 150,000), Yusuf Pathan (US$ 475,000), Mohammad Kaif (US$ 675,000), Munaf Patel (US$ 275,000), Justin Langer (US$ 200,000)

Chennai - MS Dhoni (US$ 1.5 million), Muttiah Muralitharan (US$ 600,00), Matthew Hayden (US$ 375,000), Jacob Oram (US$ 675,000), Stephen Fleming (US$ 350,000), Parthiv Patel (US$ 325,000), Joginder Sharma (US$ 225,000), Albie Morkel (US$ 675,000), Suresh Raina (US$ 650,000), Makhaya Ntini (US$ 200,000), Michael Hussey (US$ 350,000)

Mumbai - Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya (US$ 975,000), Harbhajan Singh (US$ 850,000), Shaun Pollock (US$ 550,000), Robin Uthappa (US$ 800,000), Lasith Malinga (US$ 350,000), Dilhara Fernando (US$ 150,000), Loots Bosman (US$ 175,000)

Bangalore - Rahul Dravid (icon), Anil Kumble (US$ 500,000), Jacques Kallis (US$ 900,000), Zaheer Khan (US$ 450,000), Mark Boucher (US$ 450,000), Cameron White (US$ 500,000), Wasim Jaffer (US$ 150,000), Dale Steyn (US$ 325,000), Nathan Bracken (US$ 325,000), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (US$ 200,000)

Hyderabad - Adam Gilchrist (US$ 700,000), Andrew Symonds (US$ 1.35 million), Herschelle Gibbs (US$ 575,000), Shahid Afridi (US$ 675,000), Scott Styris (US$ 175,000), VVS Laxman (US$ 375,000), Rohit Sharma (US$ 750,000), Chamara Silva (US$ 100,000), RP Singh (US$ 875,000), Chaminda Vaas (US$ 200,000), Nuwan Zoysa (US4 110,000)

Mohali - Yuvraj Singh (icon), Mahela Jayawardene (US$ 475,000), Kumar Sangakkara (US$ 700,000), Brett Lee (US$ 900,000), Sreesanth (US$ 625,000), Irfan Pathan (US$ 925,000), Ramesh Powar (US$ 170,000), Piyush Chawla (US$ 400,000), Simon Katich (US$ 200,000), Ramnaresh Sarwan (US$ 225,000)

Kolkata - Sourav Ganguly (icon), Shoaib Akhtar (US$ 425,000), Ricky Ponting (US$ 400,000), Brendon McCullum (US$ 700,000), Chris Gayle (US$ 800,000), Ajit Agarkar (US$ 330,000), David Hussey (US$ 675,000), Ishant Sharma (US$ 950,000), Murali Kartik (US$ 425,000), Umar Gul (US$ 150,000), Tatenda Taibu (US$ 125,000)

Delhi - Virender Sehwag (icon), Daniel Vettori (US$ 625,000), Shoaib Malik (US$ 500,000), Mohammad Asif (US$ 650,000), AB de Villiers (US$ 300,000), Dinesh Karthik (US$ 525,000), Farveez Maharoof (US$ 225,000), Tillakaratne Dilshan (US$ 250,000), Manoj Tiwary (US$ 675,000), Gautam Gambhir (US$ 725,000), Glenn McGrath (US$ 350,000)

India's captain, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, has been bought by the Chennai franchise for US$1.5 million.

The other first picks -
Adam Gilchrist has gone to Hyderabad for US$700,000
Muttiah Muralitharan to Chennai for US$600,000
Shane Warne to Jaipur for US$450,000
Shoaib Akhtar to Kolkata for US$425,000

So until now Chennai has already spent US$2.1 million and grabbed two big names.
----------------------- end of first round -----------------------

Mumbai joined the second round of bidding,
Sanath Jayasuriya for US$975,000 (his base price was US$250,000)
Harbhajan Singh for US$850,000 (base price US$250,000)

That means as an icon Tendulkar will stand to earn 15% more than the most paid player in the franchise (ie Jayasuriya) - which translates to US$ 1.12 million.

Anil Kumble by Bangalore for US$500,000 (base price - US$250,000)
Kumar Sangakkara by Mohali for US$700,000 (base price - US$250,000)
Mahela Jayawardene to Mohali for US$475,000

(Glenn McGrath & Mohammad Yousuf haven't found any bidders, so they have gone into the reserve pool.)
----------------- end of second round -------------------------

Andrew Symonds became the 2nd most expensive player in the IPL, as Hyderabad bought him for US$1.35m (his base price being $2,50,000)
Brett Lee bought by Mohali for US$9,00,000 (base price: $3,00,000)
Brendon McCullum bought by Kolkata for $7,00,000 (base price: $1,75,000)
Jacob Oram bought by Chennai for $6,75,000 (base price: $2,00,000)
Daniel Vettori bought by Delhi for $6,25,000 (base price: $2,50,000)
Ricky Ponting bought by Kolkata for $4,00,000
Mathew Hayden by Chennai for $3,75,000.

(Mike Hussey joined Glenn McGrath & Mohammad Yousuf into the reserve pool.)
----------------- end of third round -------------------------

Jacques Kallis purchased by the Bangalore team for $900,000 that means Rahul Dravid (their icon player) becomes the fifth cricketer to break the million-dollar barrier.
Chris Gayle became Kolkata’s highest successful bid - $800,000
Stephen Fleming bought by Chennai for his base price of $350,000
Graeme Smith by Jaipur for $475,000
Herschelle Gibbs by Hyderabad for $575,000
Shaoib Malik by Delhi for $500,000
Shahid Afridi by Hyderabad for $675,000
Younis Khan by Jaipur for his base price of $225,000
Mohammad Asif by Delhi for $650,000
Zaheer Khan by Bangalore for $450,000
Sreesanth by Mohali for $625,000
----------------- end of fourth round -------------------------

Dinesh Karthik bought by Delhi for $525,000 (base price: $200,000)
Mark Boucher by Banglore for US$ 450,000
Ab de Villers by Delhi for $300,000 (base price: $200,000)
Parthiv Patel by Chennai for $325,000 (base price: $150,000)
Kamran Akmal bought by Jaipur for his reserve price of $150,000

(Tatenda Taibu joined Mike Hussey, Glenn McGrath & Mohammad Yousuf into the reserve pool.)
----------------- end of fifth round -------------------------

Irafn Pathan was Mohali’s big pick for $925,000
Morkel was bought by Chennai for $675,000 (base price: $225,000)
Camroon White for $500,000 by Bangalore (base price: $100,000)
Yusuf Pathan for $475,000 by Jaipur (base price: 100,000)
Scott Styris went to Hyderabad for $175,000
Ajit Agarkar by Kolkata for $350,000 (base price: $200,000)
Shaun Pollock by Mumbai for $550,000 (base price: $200,000)
Farveez Maharoof by Delhi for $225,000 (base price: $150,000)
Tillakaratne Dilshan by Delhi for $250,000 (base price: 150,000)
Joginder Sharma by Chennai for $225,000 (base price: $100,000).
----------------- end of sixth round -------------------------

Robin Uthappa by Mumbai for US$ 800,000 (base price: $200,000)
Rohit Sharma by Hyderabad for US$ 750,000 (base price: $200,000)
Gautam Gambhir by Delhi for US$ 725,000 (base price: $200,000)
Mohammad Kaif by Jaipur for US$ 675,000 (base price: $125,000)
Manoj Tiwary by Delhi for US$ 675,000 (base price: $100,000)
David Hussey by Kolkata for US$ 675,000 (base price: $125,000)
Suresh Raina by Chennai for US$ 650,000 (base price: $125,000)
VVS Laxman by Hyderabad for US$ 375,000 (base price: $150,000)
Wasim Jaffer by Banglore for US$ 150,000
Chamara Silva by Hyderabad for US$ 100,000

(Ramnaresh Sarwan, Simon Katich, Justin Langer, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ashwell Prince & Loots Bosman joined Tatenda Taibu, Mike Hussey, Glenn McGrath & Mohammad Yousuf into the reserve pool.)
----------------- end of seventh round -------------------------

Ishant Sharma bought by Kolkata for $950,000 (base price: $150,000)
RP Singh bought by Hyderabad for $875,000 (base price: $200,000)
Piyush Chawla by Mohali for $400,000 (base price: $125,000)
Dale Steyn by Banglore for $325,000 (base price: 150,000)
Murali Kartik by Kolkata for $425,000 (base price: $200,000)
Munaf Patel by Jaipur for $275,000 (base price: $100,000)
Nathan Bracken bought by Bangalore for $325,000 (base price: $225,000)
Makhaya Ntini by Chennai for $200,000
Lasith Malinga by Mumbai for $350,000 ($200,000)
Chaminda Vaas by Hyderabad for $200,000
Ramesh Powar by Mohali for $170,000 (base price: $150,000)
Umar Gul by Kolkata for his base price of $150,000
Dilhara Fernando by Mumbai for $150,000
Nuwan Zoysa by Hyderabad for $110,000 (base price: $100,000)
----------------- end of eighth round -------------------------

So now as per rule teams allowed to bid below the base price for unsold players (reserve pool).

Glenn McGrath bought by Delhi for US$ 350,000
Michael Hussey by Chennai for US$ 350,000
Simon Katich by Mohali for $200,000
Ramnaresh Sarwan by Mohali for $225,000
Shivnarine Chanderpaul bought by Bangalore for $200,000
Loots Bosman by Mumbai for $175,000
Justin Langer to Jaipur for $200,000.

No takers for Mohammad Yousuf & Ashwell Prince so they were withdrawn ... Today of the 79 players, 77 players were sold at the base price or above.