Auction for IPL 2011 – Season 4. Total 416 players would be put for auction in British style. A day of mixed fortunes for bidders and players alike. Majors players went unsold (like Saurav Ganguly, Anderson, Hechelle Gibbs and Brian Lara), young blood sold for prime rates. Indian players took away a huge chunk of the bidding.
As per rules, each player want to be auction must mention
reserved price and franchise owners would not be able to bid lower than what is reserved by player itself. Each player is allowed to set reserve bid price between $20,000 to $400,000 USD.
12 players were only retained by the IPL franchise for the upcoming season 4 (IPL 2011). This includes Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, MS Dhoni, Malinga, Virat Kohli, Kieron Pollard, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel, Virendra Sehwag, Shane Watson and Shane Warne. Of this KKR, Kings XI Punjab and Deccan Chargers released all their players.
Here’s the list of players:
| Team | Player Name | Amount (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Chennai | Badrinath | $800,000 |
| CSK | Wriddhiman Saha | $100,000 |
| Deccan Chargers | Cameron White | $1.1 million |
| Deccan Chargers | Kumar Sangakkara | $700,000 |
| Deccan Chargers | Kevin Pietersen | $650,000 |
| Delhi | Irfan Pathan | $1.9 million |
| Delhi | David Warner | $750,000 |
| Delhi | Naman Ojha | $230,000 |
| Kings XI Punjab | Adam Gilchrist | $900,000 |
| Kings XI Punjab | David Hussey | $1.4 million |
| Kings XI Punjab | Dinesh Karthik | $900,000 |
| KKR | Brad Haddin | $325,000 |
| KKR | Manoj Tiwary | 475,000 |
| Koch | Laxman | $400,000 |
| Kochi | Mahela Jayawardene | $1.5 million |
| Kochi | McCullum’s | $475,000 |
| Kochi | Sreesanth | $900,000 |
| Kochi | Parthiv Patel | $190,000 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Gautam Gambhir | $2.4 million |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Yusuf Pathan | $2.1 million |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Jacques Kallis | $1.1 million |
| Mumbai Indians | David Jacobs | $190,000 |
| Mumbai Indians | Rohit Sharma | $2 million |
| Mumbai Indians | Andrew Symonds | $850,000 |
| Pune | Robin Uthappa | $2.1 million |
| Pune | Yuvraj Singh | $1.8 million. |
| Pune | Graeme Smith | $500,000 |
| Pune | Tim Paine | $200,000 |
| Pune | Calum Ferguson | $300,000 |
| Rajasthan Royals | Ross Taylor | $1 million |
| Rajasthan Royals | Rahul Dravid | $500,000 |
| RCB | Vettori | $550,000 |
| RCB | Saurabh Tiwary | $1.6 million |
| RCB | Pujara | $700,000 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | AB de Villiers | $1.1 million |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Zaheer Khan | $900,000 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | Tillakaratne Dilshan | $650,000 |
| RR | Paul Collingwood | $250,000 |