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List of players sold in IPL Auction 5
Category: Cricket News,DLF IPL Teams,IPL,IPL 2012 News
Bangalore : The following is the list of 25 players who were sold in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction-5 here Saturday:
Players Sold:
Brendon McCullum – $900,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders (base price $400,000).
Ravindra Jadeja – $2 million to Chennai Super Kings (base price $100,000).
Muttiah Muralitharan – $220,000 to Royal Challengers Bangalore (base price $200,000).
Mahela Jayawardene – $1.4 million to Delhi Daredevils (base price $300,000).
Herschelle Gibbs – $50,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $50,000).
Brad Hodge – $475,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $200,000) .
Parthiv Patel – $650,000 to Deccan Chargers (base price $200,000).
Dinesh Chandimal – $50,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $50,000).
Andre Russell – $450,000 to Delhi Daredevils (base price $50,000) .
Mitchell Johnson – $300,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $300,000).
R. P. Singh – $600,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $200,000).
Vinay Kumar – $1 million to Royal Challengers Bangalore (base price $100,000).
List of unsold players in the IPL auction-5
Category: Cricket News,DLF IPL Teams,IPL,IPL 2012 NewsBangalore : The following is the list of unsold players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction-5 here Saturday:
James Anderson – base price $300,000
Tamim Iqbal – base price $50,000
Adrian Barath – base price $50,000
Ramnaresh Sarwan – base price $100,000
Ian Bell – base price $200,000
Owais Shah – base price $200,000
Upul Tharanga – base price $50,000
VVS Laxman – base price $400,000
Matt Prior – base price $200,000
Brendan Taylor – base price $100,000
Mark Boucher – base price $100,000
Justin Kemp – base price $100,000
Marlon Samuels – base price $100,000
Steven Smith – base price $200,000
Ravi Bopara – base price $100,000
Luke Wright – base price $200,000
Kevin O’Brien – base price $50,000
Dwayne Smith – base price $100,000
Lonwabo Tsotsobe – base price $50,000
VRV Singh – base price $100,000
Vernon Philander – base price $200,000
Fidel Edwards – base price $100,000
Ravi Rampaul – base price $100,000
Peter Siddle – base price $200,000
Tim Southee – base price $100,000
Graeme Swann – base price $400,000
Rangana Herath – base price $50,000
Ajantha Mendis – base price $50,000
Steve O’Keefe – base price $100,000
Xavier Doherty – base price $100,000
Michael Klinger – base price $50,000
Richard Levi base – price $50,000
Alviro Petersen – base price $100,000
Lendl Simmons – base price $50,000
Farveez Maharoof – base price $50,000
Jacob Oram – base price $100,000
Moises Henriques – base price $50,000
Ben Laughlin – base price $50,000
Ryan McLaren – base price $100,000
Nicky Boje – base price $200,000
Jacques Rudolph – base price $20,000
Andy McKay – base price $50,000
Alister McDermott – base price $20,000
Michael Neser – base price $50,000
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Sahara Pullout as BCCI sponsor overshadows IPL auction
Category: IPLBangalore : The dramatic pullout of Sahara India from the fifth edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) as franchisee of Pune Warriors and as the main sponsor of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) overshadowed the players’ auction here Saturday.
In contrast to the excitement and suspense that gripped the second auction also held in this tech hub a year ago, Saturday’s ‘mini-auction’ began on a sour note as the number of franchises reduced to eight from 10 with the cancellation of Kochi Tuskers Kerala over default and walkout by Sahara India hours before international-acclaimed auctioneer Richard Madley wielded the hammer.
As Sahara officials walked out of the auction venue, a damning statement against BCCI from the franchises after the auction got underway at a five-star hotel triggered more questions about the development as it cited several reasons, including denial of natural justice by the world’s richest cricketing body. (more…)
IPL auction 2012 : Chennai Super Kings bags Ravindra Jadeja for nearly 10 crores
Category: IPL,IPL 2012 NewsBangalore, Feb. 4 : India and Baroda all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja on Saturday expectedly turned out to be the biggest draw for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, but it was the India Cements owned Chennai Super Kings that succeeded in bagging him for a whopping two million dollars (approximately Rs. 9.72 crore) in the players” auction for the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here.
The 23-year-old, whose base price was 100,000 dollars, went to Chennai after the tie-breaker clause was invoked when two teams — CSK and Deccan Chargers — bid the maximum (USD two million) for the Saurashtra player.
Both the franchises were asked to bid a secret amount in the tie-breaker and it was Chennai which managed to outbid Deccan in this.
But the cricketer himself will get paid 950,000 dollars as per the contract he had signed with the now-disbanded Kochi Tuskers Kerala last year and even the secret amount that was bid on him by Chennai would go into the BCCI coffers.
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene, incidentally the KTK captain last season, was also a big draw going to Delhi Daredevils for 1.4 million dollars
(approximately Rs. 6.8 crore).
Sahara splits with BCCI, withdraws from IPL
Category: Cricket News,IPL,IPL 2012 NewsBangalore, Feb 4 – Sahara has decided to split with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and withdraw from the Indian Premier League (IPL) where it owns the Pune Warriors franchise, the company announced Saturday.
With the announcement, the 11-year-old partnership between Sahara, the main sponsor of the Indian team, and the BCCI has come to an end. (IANS)
IPL 5, IPL 2012 Live Auction, Live Update
Category: Cricket News,DLF IPL Teams,IPL,IPL 2012 NewsThe franchises were asked to submit a wishlist of players they would like to have after the auction for the IPL 5 ended.
Only when there are more than one interested team on a particular player, there will be bidding.
If there is only one interested party for a particular player, the franchise can buy him for their base price.
WRAP: The biggest attraction of the draw was Ravindra Jadeja, who was bought by Chennai Super Kings. The young all-rounder took home a whopping USD 2 million (approx. Rs 9.72 crore).
But Jadeja will get paid USD 950,000 as per the contract he had signed with Kochi Tuskers Kerala last year. The secret amount that was bid on him by Chennai would go into the BCCI coffers.
The cricketer went to CSK after a tie-breaker clause was invoked when two teams – CSK and Deccan Chargers – bid the maximum (USD 2 million) for the Saurashtra player. Chennai managed to outbid Deccan in the tie-breaker.
The IPL 5 auction will continue after a break.
“We had a set plan, we got the players we were looking for. At the moment we are not disappointed. Would have been nice to get Sunil Narine … for me this was something new. I was a little tense. More tense than when playing cricket.” – Harbhajan Singh.
Mumbai Indians bought Robin Peterson for USD 100,000.
West Indies’ Sunil Narine sold to KKR for USD 700,000. Base price USD 50,000.