The auction of players for Indian Premier League is being held on Saturday in Bengaluru.
The latest auction witness 351 players going under the hammer and that includes 230 Indian and 121 overseas players.
With a majority of the teams having retained their core players, attention is riveted on the strategy adopted by the two new entrants — Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions — as they try to beef up their respective units led by M.S. Dhoni and Suresh Raina respectively.
Including the captain, both the Pune and Rajkot-based outfits have picked five players each and should do the lion’s share of the bidding. Delhi Daredevils too is an active player, flush as it is with the highest available purse of Rs. 37.15 crore.
Missing from the auction are the two suspended teams — Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals — which in the previous auctions used to follow a set pattern. CSK preferred continuity and Royals plumped for value-buys.
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 |
Here are the live updates:
6:00 pm: VIVO IPL 2016 Player Auction comes to an end, with Shane Watson emerging as the biggest draw. Pawan Negi stood second with a mind-boggling deal of Rs 8.50 crore, the costliest Indian buy in the auction here today.
5:50pm: Delhi Daredevils buys Mahipal Lomror and Akhil Herwadkar for Rs. 10 lakh.
5:45 pm: Royal Challengers Bangalore buys Kane Richardson for Rs. 2 crore
5:40 pm: Amit Mishra goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs. 10 lakh.
5:30 pm: Rising Pune Supergiants buys Adam Zampa, Scott Boland for Rs. 30 lakh and Rs.50 lakh respectively.
5:10 pm: Mumbai Indians buys KP Kamath for Rs.1.4 crore.
4:43 pm: Top-buys so far - Shane Watson (Royal Challengers Bangalore), 9.5 crore, Pawan Negi (Delhi Daredevils), 8.5 crore, Yuvraj Singh (Sunrisers Hyderabad), 7 crore, Chris Morris (Delhi Daredevils), 7 crore , Mohit Sharma (Kings XI Punjab), 6.5 crore.
4:30pm: Aaron Finch sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs.1 crore in the representation round.
4:00 pm: Michael Hussey, Mahela Jayawardena among the pool of unsold players
3:40 pm: Ashwin M. sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs. 4.5 crores. He was brought under hammer at a base price of Rs.10 lakh. >Here is a look on his first-class Ranji Trophy debut, his inspiration , dreams and more
3:25 pm: Kings XI Punjab owner Preity Zinta admits to stretching budget to include Mohit Sharma. K.C. Vijaya Kumar reports > Full story
3:15 pm: Indian all-rounder Pawan Negi bought for Rs 8.5 crore by Delhi Daredevils
1:40 pm: Here is what Delhi Daredevil official said after buying Chris Morris. > Full story
12:56 pm: Soumya Sarka and Dilruwan Perera unsold
12:54 pm: Shaun Tait, N Kulasekara, Ben Laughlin, K Santokie Isuru Udana unsold
12:53 pm: Indian players Parvinder Awana, Pankaj Singh and Sudeep Tyagi unsold
12:52 pm: Ashton Agar, Anton Devcich, Johan Botha, Robin Peterson, Fidel Edwards and Jerome Taylor unsold.
12:50 pm: Dean Elgar, Reeza Hendricks, F Behardien, Nathan McCullum, Jeevan Mendis, Vernon Philander, Juan Theron, Shehan Jayasuriya, and Rayad Emrit remain unsold.
12:45 pm: Travis Head is sold to RCB for Rs. 50 lakhs
12:40 pm: Munaf Patel, Beuren Hendricks, L Thirimanne, Richard Levi, Cameron White, Tamim Iqbal, and Marlon Samuels. All of them unsold.
12:36 pm: Sunrisers buy Abhimanyu Mithun for Rs.30 lakhs
12:35 pm: R.P. Singh sold for Rs. 30 lakhs to Pune
12:34 pm: Barinder Sran is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1.2 lakhs
12:33 pm: C Brathwaite, whose base price was Rs. 30 lakhs was sold out to Delhi daredevils for Rs. 4.2 crores
12:32 pm: Kyle Abbott goes to Kings XI for Rs. 2.1 crores
12:31 pm: Jayadev Unadkat sold to Kolkata for Rs. 1.6 crores
12:30 pm: Sunrisers buy Mustafizur Rahman for Rs.1.4 crores
12:22 pm: Abhishek Nayar, Joel Paris, Sean Abbott, James Neesham remain unsold
12:21 pm: Marcus Stoinis is sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 55 lakhs
12:13 pm: Carlos Brathwaite is sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 4.2 crores
12:10 pm: List of unsold players swell. Andrew Tye, Doug Bracewell, Chris Jordan, Wayne Parnell, Ben Cutting, Grant Elliott... all remain unsold.
12:08 pm: Abhinav Mukund remains unsold
12:07 pm: Owais Shah remains unsold.
12:06 pm: No buyers for Darren Bravo, Adam Voge and Nic Maddinson
12:05 pm: Joe Burns, David Hussey remain unsold
12:00 noon: Batsmen up for auctions.
11:43 am: No buyers for Pragyan Ojha
11:42 am: Samuel Badree too remains unsold
11:41 am: Cameron Boyce, Sulieman Benn unsold
11:40 am: Rahul Sharma unsold
11:39 am: Ajantha Mendis too is unsold. Unsold players may go under hammer once again, presumably with a lesser base price.
11:37 am: Devendra Bishoo, Michael Beer remain unsold
11:36 am: James Pattinson, Sachithra Senanayake, V Permaul and Nathan Lyon remain unsold
11:34 am: Mohit Sharma is sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 6.5 crores
11:29 am: Ashok Dinda remains unsold
11:28 am: Mumbai Indians buy Tim Southee for Rs. 2.5 crore
11:25 am: Praveen Kumar sold out to Gujarat for Rs. 3.5 crores
11:19 am: John Hastings is sold to KKR for Rs. 1.3 crores
11:18 am: Dhawal Kulkarni sold out to Gujarat for Rs. two crores
11:13 am: Thisara Perera remains unsold
11:12 am: Mitch Marsh goes to Pune for Rs. 4.8 crores
11:10 am: Darren Sammy remains unsold
11:08 am: Lodha panel recommendations surface in the morning’s first press-conference, K.C. Vijaya Kumar reports > Full story
11:07 am: RCB buys Stuart Binny for Rs. 2 crores
11:06 am: Kolkata makes first buy in this season. Colin Munro for Rs. 70 lakhs.
11:04 am: After hectic bidding, Morris goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 7 crores.
11:03 am: Mumbai Indians open bid for Chris Morris.
11:02 am: Jason Holder too is unsold
11:00 am: RCB happy to get Watson
Amrit Thomas, Royal Challengers Bangalore’s director, expressed joy in pocketing Shane Watson, who at Rs. 9.50 crore turned out to be the most expensive buy in the morning session.
“Shane Watson was what we were looking for. We wanted an international allrounder and he is the best in the business,” Mr. Thomas said.
And as for bidding for Yuvraj Singh till Rs. 5.50 crore and then backing out (Yuvraj was picked by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 7 crore), Mr. Thomas clarified: “We had kept a ceiling price and once we reached that, we stopped. He is a valued player and hopefully sometime he will play for us in the future.”
10:58 am: Dilshan remains unsold
10:57 am: Irfan Pathan, Ravi Bopara remains unsold
10:54 am: All-rounders up now. Manoj Tiwary is the first player to go under the hammer. And Manoj Tiwary is unsold.
10:53 am: Cameron Bancroft remains unsold
10:50 am: Wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik is sold to The Gujarat Lions for Rs. 2.3 crores.
10:48 am: Sam Billings, Ben Dunk remain unsold
10:47 am: Morne van WYK unsold
10:46 am: Johnson Charles, Brad Haddin unsold
10:44 am: Jos Buttler goes to Mumbai Indian for Rs. 3.8 crores.
10:40 am: Shane Dowrich remains unsold.
10:38 am: Delhi daredevils buys Sanju Samson for Rs. 4.2 crores.
10:36 am: Wicket-keepers up now. First to go under the hammer is Sanju Samson.
10:35 am: Badrinath , Usman Khawaja unsold.
10:34 am: Mahela Jayawadene and Michael Hussey too unsold.
10:33 am: George Bailey remains unsold.
10:32 am: Hashim Amla to unsold.
10:31 am: Cheteshwar Pujara unsold.
10:30 am: Rilee Rossouw goes unsold.
10:09 am: Dale Steyn sold out for Rs. 2.3 crores to The Gujarat Lions.
10:05 am: Sunrisers buy Yuvraj Singh for Rs.7 crores.
10:02 am: The base price of Yuvraj Singh is fixed at Rs. 2 crore.
10:01 am: Yuvraj Singh is the next. Mumbai Indians open bidding for Yuvraj.
10:00 am: Ashish Nehra sold out ot Sun Risers Hyderabad for Rs. 5.5 crores.
09:55 am: Ashish Nehra is the next player to go under the hammer.
09:54 am: Aaron Finch remains unsold.
09:48 am: Shane Watson goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 9.5 crores
09:45 am: New Zealander Martin Guptill remains unsold.
09:40 am: Ishant Sharma sold out to Rising Pune SuperGiants for Rs. 3.8 crores.
9:35 am: Dwayne Smith sold to The Gujarat Lions for Rs. 2.3 crores.
09:30 am: First marquee player to go under the hammer is Kevin Pietersen. He goes to Ranchi for Rs. 3.5 crores.
