Negi is costliest Indian, Watson most expensive

94 players go under hammer; no takers for Amla, Guptill

Pawan Negi

The young domestic cricketer, largely resigned to the shadows, unlike those who play for the nation and premier State sides, found validation in the Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction here on Saturday. The stars, too, found riches coming their way with Shane Watson being the day’s most expensive buy at Rs. 9.5 crore (Royal Challengers Bangalore).

With auctioneer Richard Madley goading the owners, 94 players went under the hammer, including 23 overseas cricketers. A whopping Rs. 136 crore was spent on player purchases, and the two new entrants — Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions — bolstered their respective squads.

The day’s highlight was the Rs. 8.5 crore that Delhi left-arm spinner Pawan Negi secured from Delhi Daredevils. From a base price of Rs. 30 lakh, Negi gained immensely as Supergiants and Daredevils tussled over him. Negi even emerged as the most expensive Indian player, pipping Yuvraj Singh, who got Rs. 7 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad.

The afternoon offered a mix of suspense and delight as Rajasthan’s unsung fast bowler Nathu Singh found an expensive price tag of Rs. 3.20 crore from Mumbai Indians. Another surprise was Tamil Nadu leg-spinner M. Ashwin, who was bought for Rs. 4.50 crore by Supergiants.

It wasn’t all roses, though, as South Africa’s Hashim Amla and New Zealand’s Martin Guptill found no buyers. IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla got it spot-on when he said: “The USP of this auction is that all the franchises have done good work on the players in the domestic circuit. Certain players like Nathu, hailing from a humble background, who couldn’t even buy a shoe a few years back, went for 3.2 crore. It was very satisfying.”

Here is a list of players from each team:

Delhi Daredevils

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Pawan Negi	All-Rounder	Rs.8.5 cr	Rs.30 lakh
Christopher Morris	All-Rounder	Rs.7 cr	Rs. 50 lakh
Sanju Samson	Wicket Keeper	Rs.4.2 cr	Rs.2 cr
Carlos Brathwaite	All-Rounder	Rs.4.2 cr	Rs.30 lakh
Karun Nair	Batsman	Rs.4 cr	Rs.10 lakh
Rishabh Pant	Wicket Keeper	Rs.1.9 cr	Rs.10 lakh
Joel Paris	Bowler	Rs.30,00,000
Sam Billings	Wicket Keeper	Rs.30 lakh
Chama Milind	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh
Pratyush Singh	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Syed Khaleel Ahmed	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Pawan Suyal	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh

Gujarat Lions

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Praveen Kumar	Bowler	Rs.3.5 cr	Rs.50 lakh
Dale Steyn	Bowler	Rs.2.3 cr	Rs.1.5 cr
Dinesh Karthik	Wicket Keeper	Rs.2.3 cr	Rs.2 cr
Dwayne Smith	All-Rounder	Rs.2.3 cr	Rs.50 lakh
Jaydev Shah	All-Rounder	Rs.2 cr
Dhawal Kulkarni	Bowler	Rs.2 cr	Rs.2 cr
Aaron Finch	Batsman	Rs.1 cr
Eklavya Dwivedi	Wicket Keeper	Rs.1 cr	Rs.20 lakh
Andrew Tye	All-Rounder	Rs.50 lakh
Ishan Kishan	Wicket Keeper	Rs.35 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Shadab Jakati	All-Rounder	Rs.20 lakh
Pravin Tambe	Bowler	Rs.20 lakh	Rs.20 lakh
Pradeep Sangwan	All-Rounder	Rs.20 lakh	Rs.20 lakh
Amit Mishra	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh
Shivil Kaushik	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Akshdeep Nath	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Sarabjit Ladda	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Umang Sharma	Batsman	Rs.10 lakh
Paras Dogra	Batsman	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh

Kings XI Punjab

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Mohit Sharma	Bowler	Rs.6.5 cr	Rs.1.5 cr
Kyle Abbott	Bowler	Rs.2.1 cr	Rs.30 lakh
K.C. Cariappa	Bowler	Rs.80 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Marcus Stoinis	All-Rounder	Rs.55 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Farhaan Behardien	All-Rounder	Rs.30 lakh
Pardeep Sahu	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Armaan Jaffer	Batsman	Rs.10 lakh
Swapnil Singh	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh

Kolkata Knight Riders

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Jaydev Unadkat	Bowler	Rs.1.6 cr	Rs.30 lakh
Ankit Singh Rajpoot	Bowler	Rs.1.5 cr	Rs.10 lakh
John Hastings	Bowler	Rs.1.3 cr	Rs.1 cr
Jason Holder	All-Rounder	Rs.70 lakh
Colin Munro	All-Rounder	Rs.30 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Rajagopal Sathish	All-Rounder	Rs.20 lakh
Manan Ajay Sharma	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh

Mumbai Indians

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Jos Buttler	Wicket Keeper	Rs.3.8 cr	1.5 cr
Nathu Singh	Bowler	Rs.3.2 cr	Rs.10 lakh
Tim Southee	Bowler	Rs.2.5cr	Rs.1 cr
Krunal Pandya	All-Rounder	Rs. 2,00,00,000	Base Price
Kishore Pramod Kamath	All-Rounder	Rs.1.4 cr
Deepak Punia	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Jitesh Sharma	Wicket Keeper	Rs.10 lakh

Rising Pune Supergiants

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Mitchell Marsh	All-Rounder	Rs.4.8 cr	Rs.2 cr
M. Ashwin	Bowler	Rs.4.5 cr	Rs.10 lakh
Ishant Sharma	Bowler	Rs.3.8 cr	Rs.2 cr
Kevin Pietersen	Batsman	Rs.3.5 cr	Rs.2 cr
Irfan Pathan	All-Rounder	Rs.1 cr	Rs.1 cr
Thisara Perera	All-Rounder	Rs.1 cr
Rajat Bhatia	All-Rounder	Rs.60 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Ashok Dinda	Bowler	Rs. 50 lakh
Scott Boland	Bowler	Rs.50 lakh
Peter Handscomb	Wicket Keeper	Rs.30 lakh
Rudra Pratap Singh	Bowler	Rs.30 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Adam Zampa	Bowler	Rs.30 lakh
Ishwar Chandra Pandey	Bowler	Rs.20 lakh	Rs.20 lakh
Deepak Chahar	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Jaskaran Singh	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh
Baba Aparajith	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Ankush Bains	Wicket Keeper	Rs.10 lakh
Ankit Sharma	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Shane Watson	All-Rounder	Rs.9.5 cr	Rs.2 cr
Stuart Binny	All-Rounder	Rs.2 cr	Rs.2 cr
Kane Richardson	Bowler	Rs.2 cr
Samuel Badree	Bowler	Rs.50 lakh
Travis Head	Batsman	Rs.50 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Praveen Dubey	All-Rounder	Rs.35 lakh
Vikramjeet Malik	Bowler	Rs.20 lakh
Akshay Karnewar	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh
Iqbal Abdullah	All-Rounder	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Sachin Baby	Batsman	Rs.10 lakh	Rs.10 lakh
Vikas Tokas	Bowler	Rs.10 lakh

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Player	Type	Price Paid	Base Price
Yuvraj Singh	All-Rounder	Rs.7 cr	Rs.2 cr
Ashish Nehra	Bowler	Rs.5.5 cr	Rs.2 cr
Deepak Hooda	All-Rounder	Rs.4.2 cr
Mustafizur Rahman	Bowler	Rs.1.4 cr	50 lakh
Aditya Tare	Wicket Keeper	Rs.1.2 cr	Rs.20 lakh
Barinder Singh Sran	Bowler	Rs.1.2 cr	Rs.50 lakh
Ben Cutting	All-Rounder	Rs.50 lakh
Vijay Shankar	All-Rounder	Rs.35 lakh
Abhimanyu Mithun	Bowler	Rs.30 lakh	Rs.30 lakh
Tirumalasetti Suman	Batsman	Rs.10 lakh