Banglore, January 08: Indian stars Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan and Robin Uthappa were snapped up for more than $2 million each at the Indian Premier League auction on Saturday, smashing the record price paid for an IPL player.
The prices paid easily eclipsed the previous record price paid for the England duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, who went for 1.55 million dollars each in 2009.
After round two, around 24 players has gone under the hammer. Here is the list:
Gautam Gambhir: Bought for $2.4 million by Kolkata Knight Riders
Tillakaratne Dilshan: Bought for $650,000 by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Zaheer Khan: Bought for $900,0000 by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Yusuf Pathan: Bought for $2.1 million by Kolkata Knight Riders
Ross Taylor: Bought for $1 million by Rajasthan Royals
Kevin Pietersen: Bought for $650,000 by Deccan Chargers
Mahela Jayawardene: Bought for $1.5 million by Team Kochi
Yuvraj Singh: Bought for $1.8 million by Pune Warriors
AB de Villiers: Bought for $1.1 million by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sourav Ganguly: Not Sold
Cameron White: Bought for $1.1 million by Deccan Chargers
Jacques Kallis: Bought for $1.1 million by Kolkata Knight Riders
Rohit Sharma: Bought for $2 million by Mumbai Indians
Andrew Symonds: Bought for $850,000 by Mumbai Indians
Kumar Sangakkara: Bought for $700,000 by Deccan Chargers
Adam Gilchrist: Bought for $900,000 by Kings XI Punjab
Rahul Dravid: Bought for $500,000 by Rajasthan Royals
Robin Uthappa: Bought for $2.1 million by Pune Warriors
Johan Botha: Bought for $950,000 by Rajasthan Royals
VVS Laxman: Bought for $400,000 by Team Kochi
Daniel Vettori: Bought for $550,000 by Royal Challengers Bangalore
Brendon McCullum: Bought for $475,000 by Team Kochi
S Sreesanth: Bought for $900,000 by Team Kochi
Irfan Pathan: Bought for $1.9 million by Delhi Daredevils
–Agencies