<p> The biggest beneficiaries were Indian players, walking away with hefty contracts for the next two years.<br /><br />The star of the day was Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who fetched a cool $ 2.4 million from Kolkata Knight Riders, also the biggest sum spent on a player in the history of IPL. Gambhir, who has been a pillar for Delhi Daredevils, also attracted furious bids from Team Kochi, Mumbai Indians and Sahara Pune Warriors on an eventful day that saw 88 players being auctioned. <br /><br />Till Saturday, the bids that England duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff attracted ( $ 1.55 million) from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings respectively were the highest sums paid in the IPL.<br /><br />“The money is massive, but I think Gambhir, whose base price was $ 200,000, is an investment worth made and I am sure it will stand in good stead for our team,” said Venky Mysore, CEO of the Knight Riders. The second day will witness the auction of 280 players, including 16 unsold cricketers, with the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle not inviting any bids on the day. <br /><br />The hectic day saw Bangalore lad Robin Uthappa, hard-hitting Yusuf Pathan and talented Rohit Sharma also entering the $ 2 million club. Uthappa ($ 2.1 million) was snaffled by Pune Warriors, Knight Riders bagged elder Pathan ($ 2.1 million) while Mumbai Indians wrested Rohit for $ 2 million.<br /><br />“We would have wished to have Rohit in our line-up, but that’s the nature of the auction and Mumbai team was adamant on getting Rohit in their team. So, we had to leave him,” said Darren Lehmann, coach of Deccan Chargers.<br /><br />Stiff biddings<br /><br />Bowlers, mainly from abroad, too, hit the jackpot in the auction with South African pacer Dale Steyn, who tormented the Indian batsmen in the recent Test series, leading the way with $ 1.2 million. Deccan Chargers had to beat stiff biddings from Royal Challengers and Kings XI Punjab to pocket Steyn. <br /><br />“We were looking for a genuine fast bowler from the auction and we are quite happy to bag Steyn as he has showed over the years what a class act he is,” Lehmann said.<br />Legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan fetched a surprising $1.1 million from Team Kochi, a proof that the aura of the highest wicket-taker in Test and one-dayers still lingers.<br /><br />But for some other big names the day proved vastly disappointing. Ganguly and Lara entered the auction in the top price category ($ 400,000), but there were no takers for either of them. </p>.<p>Following is the team-wise list of cricketers sold on the first day of the Indian Premier League players auction here today.<br /><br />CHENNAI SUPER KINGS:<br />1. R Ashwin for USD 850,000<br />2. S Badrinath for USD 800,000<br />3. Doug Bollinger for USD 700,000<br />4. Michael Hussey for USD 425,000<br />5. Dwayne Bravo at USD 200,000<br />6. Wriddhiman Saha for USD 100,000<br /><br />DECCAN CHARGERS:<br />1. Dale Steyn for USD 1.2 million<br />2. Cameron White to for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Kumar Sangakkara for USD 700,000<br />4. Kevin Pietersen for USD 650,000<br />5. Pragyan Ojha for USD 500,000<br />6. Ishant Sharma for USD 450,000<br />7. Amit Mishra for USD 300,000<br />8. JP Duminy for USD 300,000<br />9. Shikhar Dhawan for USD 300,000<br /><br />DELHI DAREDEVILS:<br />1. Irfan Pathan for USD 1.9 million<br />2. David Warner for USD 750,000<br />3. Morne Morkel for USD 475,000<br />4. James Hopes for USD 350,000<br />5. Aaron Finch for USD 300,000<br />6. Naman Ojha for USD 270,000<br /><br />KINGS XI PUNJAB:<br />1. David Hussey for USD 1.4 million<br />2. Adam Gilchrist for USD 900,000<br />3. Dinesh Karthik for USD 900,000<br />4. Piyush Chawla for USD 900,000<br />5. Abhishek Nayar at USD 800,000<br />6. Praveen Kumar for USD 800,000<br />7. Stuart Broad for USD 400,000<br />8. Ryan Harris for USD 325,000. <br /><br />KOCHI:<br />1. Mahela Jayawardene for USD 1.5 million<br />2. Muttiah Muralitharan for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Ravindra Jadeja for USD 950,00<br />4. S Sreesanth for USD 900,000<br />5. RP Singh for USD 500,000<br />6. Brendon McCullum for USD 475,000<br />7. Brad Hodge for USD 425,000<br />8. VVS Laxman for USD 400,000<br />9. Parthiv Patel for USD 290,000<br />10. Steven Smith for USD 200,000<br />11. Ramesh Powar for USD 180,000<br /><br />KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:<br />1. Gautam Gambhir sold to for a record USD 2.4 million<br />2. Yusuf Pathan for USD 2.1 million<br />3. Jacques Kallis for USD 1.1 million<br />4. Manoj Tiwary for USD 475,000<br />5. Shakib-al Hasan for USD 425,000<br />6. Brett Lee for USD 400,000<br />7. Eoin Morgan for USD 350,000<br />8. Brad Haddin for USD 325,000<br /><br />MUMBAI INDIANS:<br />1. Rohit Sharma for USD 2 million<br />2. Andrew Symonds for USD 850,000<br />3. Davy Jacobs for USD 190,000<br />4. James Franklin for USD 100,000<br /><br />PUNE WARRIORS:<br />1. Robin Uthappa for USD 2.1 million<br />2. Yuvraj Singh for USD 1.8 million<br />3. Angelo Mathews for USD 950,000<br />4. Ashish Nehra for USD 850,000<br />5. Graeme Smith for USD 500,000<br />6. Callum Ferguson for USD 300,000<br />7. Tim Paine for USD 270,000<br />8. Nathan McCullum for USD 100,000<br /><br />RAJASTHAN ROYALS:<br />1. Ross Taylor for USD 1 million<br />2. Johan Botha for USD 950,000<br />3. Rahul Dravid for USD 500,000<br />4. Paul Collingwood for USD 250,000<br /><br />ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:<br />1. Saurabh Tiwary for USD 1.6 million<br />2. AB de Villiers to for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Zaheer Khan for USD 900,000<br />4. Cheteswar Pujara for USD 700,000<br />5. Dirk Nannes for USD 650,000<br />6. Tillakaratne Dilshan for USD 650,000<br />7. Daniel Vettori to for USD 550,000<br /><br />UNSOLD: Tamim Iqbal, Chamara Kapugedera, Murali Kartik, Ajantha Mendis, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Dilhara Fernando, Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Graeme Manou, Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Jesse Ryder, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle. </p>
<p> The biggest beneficiaries were Indian players, walking away with hefty contracts for the next two years.<br /><br />The star of the day was Indian opener Gautam Gambhir, who fetched a cool $ 2.4 million from Kolkata Knight Riders, also the biggest sum spent on a player in the history of IPL. Gambhir, who has been a pillar for Delhi Daredevils, also attracted furious bids from Team Kochi, Mumbai Indians and Sahara Pune Warriors on an eventful day that saw 88 players being auctioned. <br /><br />Till Saturday, the bids that England duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff attracted ( $ 1.55 million) from Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings respectively were the highest sums paid in the IPL.<br /><br />“The money is massive, but I think Gambhir, whose base price was $ 200,000, is an investment worth made and I am sure it will stand in good stead for our team,” said Venky Mysore, CEO of the Knight Riders. The second day will witness the auction of 280 players, including 16 unsold cricketers, with the likes of Sourav Ganguly, Brian Lara and Chris Gayle not inviting any bids on the day. <br /><br />The hectic day saw Bangalore lad Robin Uthappa, hard-hitting Yusuf Pathan and talented Rohit Sharma also entering the $ 2 million club. Uthappa ($ 2.1 million) was snaffled by Pune Warriors, Knight Riders bagged elder Pathan ($ 2.1 million) while Mumbai Indians wrested Rohit for $ 2 million.<br /><br />“We would have wished to have Rohit in our line-up, but that’s the nature of the auction and Mumbai team was adamant on getting Rohit in their team. So, we had to leave him,” said Darren Lehmann, coach of Deccan Chargers.<br /><br />Stiff biddings<br /><br />Bowlers, mainly from abroad, too, hit the jackpot in the auction with South African pacer Dale Steyn, who tormented the Indian batsmen in the recent Test series, leading the way with $ 1.2 million. Deccan Chargers had to beat stiff biddings from Royal Challengers and Kings XI Punjab to pocket Steyn. <br /><br />“We were looking for a genuine fast bowler from the auction and we are quite happy to bag Steyn as he has showed over the years what a class act he is,” Lehmann said.<br />Legendary off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan fetched a surprising $1.1 million from Team Kochi, a proof that the aura of the highest wicket-taker in Test and one-dayers still lingers.<br /><br />But for some other big names the day proved vastly disappointing. Ganguly and Lara entered the auction in the top price category ($ 400,000), but there were no takers for either of them. </p>.<p>Following is the team-wise list of cricketers sold on the first day of the Indian Premier League players auction here today.<br /><br />CHENNAI SUPER KINGS:<br />1. R Ashwin for USD 850,000<br />2. S Badrinath for USD 800,000<br />3. Doug Bollinger for USD 700,000<br />4. Michael Hussey for USD 425,000<br />5. Dwayne Bravo at USD 200,000<br />6. Wriddhiman Saha for USD 100,000<br /><br />DECCAN CHARGERS:<br />1. Dale Steyn for USD 1.2 million<br />2. Cameron White to for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Kumar Sangakkara for USD 700,000<br />4. Kevin Pietersen for USD 650,000<br />5. Pragyan Ojha for USD 500,000<br />6. Ishant Sharma for USD 450,000<br />7. Amit Mishra for USD 300,000<br />8. JP Duminy for USD 300,000<br />9. Shikhar Dhawan for USD 300,000<br /><br />DELHI DAREDEVILS:<br />1. Irfan Pathan for USD 1.9 million<br />2. David Warner for USD 750,000<br />3. Morne Morkel for USD 475,000<br />4. James Hopes for USD 350,000<br />5. Aaron Finch for USD 300,000<br />6. Naman Ojha for USD 270,000<br /><br />KINGS XI PUNJAB:<br />1. David Hussey for USD 1.4 million<br />2. Adam Gilchrist for USD 900,000<br />3. Dinesh Karthik for USD 900,000<br />4. Piyush Chawla for USD 900,000<br />5. Abhishek Nayar at USD 800,000<br />6. Praveen Kumar for USD 800,000<br />7. Stuart Broad for USD 400,000<br />8. Ryan Harris for USD 325,000. <br /><br />KOCHI:<br />1. Mahela Jayawardene for USD 1.5 million<br />2. Muttiah Muralitharan for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Ravindra Jadeja for USD 950,00<br />4. S Sreesanth for USD 900,000<br />5. RP Singh for USD 500,000<br />6. Brendon McCullum for USD 475,000<br />7. Brad Hodge for USD 425,000<br />8. VVS Laxman for USD 400,000<br />9. Parthiv Patel for USD 290,000<br />10. Steven Smith for USD 200,000<br />11. Ramesh Powar for USD 180,000<br /><br />KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS:<br />1. Gautam Gambhir sold to for a record USD 2.4 million<br />2. Yusuf Pathan for USD 2.1 million<br />3. Jacques Kallis for USD 1.1 million<br />4. Manoj Tiwary for USD 475,000<br />5. Shakib-al Hasan for USD 425,000<br />6. Brett Lee for USD 400,000<br />7. Eoin Morgan for USD 350,000<br />8. Brad Haddin for USD 325,000<br /><br />MUMBAI INDIANS:<br />1. Rohit Sharma for USD 2 million<br />2. Andrew Symonds for USD 850,000<br />3. Davy Jacobs for USD 190,000<br />4. James Franklin for USD 100,000<br /><br />PUNE WARRIORS:<br />1. Robin Uthappa for USD 2.1 million<br />2. Yuvraj Singh for USD 1.8 million<br />3. Angelo Mathews for USD 950,000<br />4. Ashish Nehra for USD 850,000<br />5. Graeme Smith for USD 500,000<br />6. Callum Ferguson for USD 300,000<br />7. Tim Paine for USD 270,000<br />8. Nathan McCullum for USD 100,000<br /><br />RAJASTHAN ROYALS:<br />1. Ross Taylor for USD 1 million<br />2. Johan Botha for USD 950,000<br />3. Rahul Dravid for USD 500,000<br />4. Paul Collingwood for USD 250,000<br /><br />ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE:<br />1. Saurabh Tiwary for USD 1.6 million<br />2. AB de Villiers to for USD 1.1 million<br />3. Zaheer Khan for USD 900,000<br />4. Cheteswar Pujara for USD 700,000<br />5. Dirk Nannes for USD 650,000<br />6. Tillakaratne Dilshan for USD 650,000<br />7. Daniel Vettori to for USD 550,000<br /><br />UNSOLD: Tamim Iqbal, Chamara Kapugedera, Murali Kartik, Ajantha Mendis, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Dilhara Fernando, Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Graeme Manou, Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Jesse Ryder, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle. </p>
