IPL Auction – New Players with photo

The IPL auction in Goa opened with Australian pacer Shaun Tait up for grabs. Rajasthan Royals, the winners last year, pocketed him for $375,000

South Africa’s latest batting sensation Jean-Paul Duminy was picked up by Mumbai Indians for $950,000

Then came the big ones. Chennai Super Kings bid highest (a whopping $1.55 million) for England’s star all-rounder Andrew Flintoff.

It was definitely getting hot in the auction room as England batsman Kevin Pietersen was sold to Bangalore Royal Challengers for, again, $1.55 million

The next round of auction began with Deccan Chargers securing the services of West Indies paceman Fidel Edwards for $150,000.

Delhi Daredevils bid highest for England batsman Owais Shah for $275,000.

Next up was former England ODI captain and middle order mainstay Paul Collingwood. Delhi Daredevils again buying the player for $275,000.

After buying Tait, Rajasthan Royals were quiet in the second round only to begin the third round of auction in style, pocketing South African Tyron Henderson for $650,000.

England all-rounder Ravi Bopara would need to brush up his Punjabi fast as Kings XI Punjab picked him up for $450,000.

Chennai Super Kings, in a bid to extend their catchment area onto Sri Lanka, bought paceman Thilan Thushara for $140,000. They also went on to buy Australian batsman George Bailey for $50,000 in the last round of auctions.

After spending big on Kevin Pietersen, Bangalore Royal Challengers went easy before buying New Zealander Jesse Ryder for $160,000.

In a fix after Shaun Pollock withdrew himself from the next season’s IPL, Mumbai Indians were in desperate search for a bowling all-rounder. They ended up buying Kyle Mills for $150,000.

West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Smith, who played for Mumbai Indians in the first season, was the next signing for Deccan Chargers for $100,000

It took a Bangladeshi to bring up some excitement at the bidding table. Mashrafe Mortaza’s bidding began at a miserly $50,000, but Kolkata Knight Riders had to shell out $600,000 after an intense duel with Kings XI Punjab