Jos Buttler: Sold to MI for Rs 3.8 Crore
Base price of Rs 1.5 Crore.
Opening bid by Mumbai Indians. He could be a steal if there are no other bids. And at the very last moment, KKR enter the bidding war.
Up to Rs 2.5 Crore and now up to Rs 3.5 Crore. It's come to a standstill at Rs 3.8 Crore, with MI. SOLD!
Shane Dowrich: Unsold
Base price of Rs 30 Lakh
No bids.
Sanju Samson: Sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4.2 Crore
Base price of Rs 2 Crore
Finally a bid after the break. Gujarat Lions start off. Delhi raise the baton for the first time today!
Price up to Rs 3 Crore. A lot of discussion going on between the strategists. Up to Rs 4.2 Crore now. Delhi entered the auction with the biggest purse. This is the first bid that they are doing. Very interesting. Delhi's strategy has been the most intriguing so far.
Sold!
Round 3:
Wicketkeepers coming up. First up is Sanju Samson
Usman Khawaja: Unsold
Base price of Rs 1 Crore.
Well, this has to be a big surprise. Everyone's sitting quiet for Khawaja. He has a brilliant record and is in-form as well. Sadly, no bids.
Michael Hussey: Unsold
Base price of Rs 2 Crore.
Maybe too high a base price despite the incredible record. Unsold.
Mahela Jayawardene: Unsold
Base price of Rs 1.5 Crore
No bids for the former Sri Lanka skipper as well.
S Badrinath: Unsold
Base price of Rs 50 Lakh.
No bids for Badri as well. This has been a pretty thin session so far.
George Bailey: Unsold
Base price of Rs 1 Crore.
No bids again!
Hashim Amla: Unsold
Base price of Rs 1 Crore.
No bids for Amla as well. Remember, they all can come back later if there are requests.
Cheteshwar Pujara: Unsold
Base price of Rs 50 Lakh.
No bids for Pujara as well. He must be gutted.
Rilee Rossouw: Unsold
Base price of Rs 1 Crore.
No bids for the South African.
Up next are the batsmen:
So we are ready to go after the break. Batsmen are up.
End of Round 1:
Well that marks the end of Round 1. The marquee players are all sold. Shane Watson and Yuvraj Singh are the biggest buys of this round.
Purse remaining:
Gujarat Lions - Rs 22.4 Crore
RPSG - Rs 19.7 Crore
SRH - Rs 17.65 Crore
RCB - Rs 12.125 Crore
MI - Rs 14.405 Crore
KKR - Rs 17.95Crore
KXIP - Rs 23 Crore
DD - Rs 37.15 Crore
Dale Steyn: Sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs 2.3 Crore
Base price of Rs 1.5 Crore.
Pune are going for the wild-eyed Steyn. RCB are also going for him. And now Gujarat Lions join in the bids. SOLD!
Yuvraj Singh: Sold to SRH for Rs 7 Crore.
Base price of Rs 2 Crore.
After a lengthy delay, it is Mumbai Indians who bid for him. And RCB join in. They had to, didn't they?
Price up to Rs 4.2 Crore. And its up to Rs 5.5 Crore. SRH in the bidding war now. Up to Rs 7 Crore. Sold to SRH. Second highest buy of the season so far!
Ashish Nehra: Sold to SRH for Rs 5.5 Crore
Base price of Rs 2 Crore.
KXIP are interested in Nehra. So is Gujarat. Price up to Rs 3 Crore now.
And now SRH are in. Price up to Rs 4 Crore now.
Sold to SRH! Second highest buy of the season so far.
Aaron Finch: Unsold!
Base price of Rs 1 Crore.
No bids for Aaron Finch, the Australia T20 captain. He can come in at a later stage, just like Guptill.
Shane Watson: Sold to RCB for Rs 9.5 Crore
Base price of Rs 2 Crore.
Pune start the bidding. RCB are bidding for him as well. Well, well! Bidding war between Pune and RCB so far. Price up to Rs 4.8 Crore. Bid with RCB.
And that wall is broken. It's up to Rs 5.5 Crore, with RCB!
And now Mumbai Indians join in. Party-poopers? It's up to Rs 8.5 Crore now!
Sold to RCB for Rs 9.5 Crore! RCB have used up 44% of their purse for just Watson in this auction.
BTW, former IPL COO Sundar Raman is sitting with the Mumbai Indians. Hmm.
Martin Guptill: Unsold!
Base price of Rs 50 Lakh. Just Rs 50 Lakh.
Unsold! That's the first shock of the Auction. No bids for Guptill. He can come back in at a later stage though.
Ishant Sharma: Sold to Pune for Rs 3.8 Crore
Base price of Rs 2 Crore for the India pacer.
KXIP start the bidding for him. Pune join in. Between just these two teams now. Price up to Rs 3.8 Crore currently, with Pune! SOLD!
Pune needed a fast bowler. Could be a perfect fit. Highest
Dwayne Smith: Sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs 2.3 Crores
Dwayne Smith is next up. Base price of Rs 50 Lakhs.
Pune open the bidding again. It's between Pune and Rajkot again. As expected one would say. Up to Rs 2.1 Crores now!
Sold to Gujarat. Their first buy of the season. Not a bad pick at all.
Kevin Pietersen: Sold to Pune for Rs 3.5 Crore
First player in today's auction is KP. Base price of Rs 2 Crore.
Pune start the bidding. Gujarat Lions join in. Bid stays between Pune and Gujarat. That's nice. The two new teams are getting right into it straightaway. It's up to Rs 3 Crores now and just like that it's up to Rs 3.5 Crore and is with Pune. Sold and there's the first buy of the season!
The welcome speeches:
Ratnakar Shetty and Rajiv Shukla address the gathering present. Lot of pensive faces around in the tables. Spotted: Sundar Raman, the IPL COO and Richard Madley has a new nickname - The Great Hammerman, according to Rajiv Shukla.
First up, the marquee players.
Almost there now..:
So the team's strategists are all making their way for the IPL Auctions. What's interesting is that Brad Hodge, Daniel Vettori and Muttiah Muralitharan who all played in the MCL yesterday night have all flown in already for the auctions. Hodge is with the Gujarat Lions. He's their head coach.
Stephen Fleming and Gautam Gambhir are in attendance too. The former is the coach of Rising Pune SuperGiants and the latter is the skipper of KKR.
Coming up soon:
A few things to take note while we start things off. A total of 351 players will be up for auction out of which 116 can be picked. The teams will be spending an amount of Rs 198.28 Crores. Some amount that isn't it? First up to come into the auctions will be the marquee players.
List of marquee players:
Ishant Sharma 2,00,00,000
Shane Watson 2,00,00,000
Ashish Nehra 2,00,00,000
Kevin Pietersen 2,00,00,000
Yuvraj Singh 2,00,00,000
Dale Steyn 1,50,00,000
Aaron Finch 1,00,00,000
Martin Guptill 50,00,000
Dwayne Smith 50,00,000
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