IPL season 3 (Indian Premiere league) Auctions were held in Mumbai’s hotel today as anticipated the Pakistani player and favourite Shahid Afridi was not bidded by anyone. however Shane Bond and Kieron Pollard who scored well in the 20 twenty recently were the highest selling players. Mumbai Indians have purchased Kieron Pollard for $750,000 but the amount for the tie-breaker has not been disclosed. Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani said, “We are happy with Pollard since we wanted a batting allrounder.” From 2011 onwards, when the number of teams will be increased from eight to 10, a fresh auction will be held for all cricketers for a three-year term.
Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers were involved in another tie-breaker for ex-ICL player Shane Bond. The bid was finally won by Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders for $750,000(Rs 3.41 crore) but again the tie-breaker amount wasn’t disclosed. Rajasthan Royals bought ex-ICL player from Australia Damien Martyn for $100,000. West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach was bought by Deccan Chargers for $720,000. Chennai Super Kings won the bid for Sri Lankan Thissara Perera for $50,000. Rajasthan Royals bagged Australian Adam Voges for $50,000.
The sole Indian player in the auction pool Mohd Kaif with a base price of $100,000 was bought over by Kings XI Punjab for $250,000. England’s key batsman Eoin Morgan was purchased by Banglore Royal Challengers for $220,000. About 3 million dollars have been spent by IPL franchises in this auction IPL franchises.
IPL 3 auction team list
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