Explosive West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard and ageing Kiwi paceman Shane Bond turned out to be the most expensive players, sold for a whopping USD 750,000 (app Rs 3.42 crore) at the third Indian Premier League auction in Mumbai on Tuesday (January 19). But 11 Pakistanis, including Shahid Afridi with a base price of USD 250,000, in a 66-strong pool of players found no takers at the glitzy auction, attended by corporate bigwigs like Vijay Mallya and Nita Ambani and Bollywood stars like Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty.
Pollard, who started with a base price of USD 200,000, was expectedly one of the most sought after but was ultimately bought by Mumbai Indians with a 'silent tie-breaker bid' after four franchises ended up bidding the maximum on the 22-year-old.
Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders also wanted to grab the big-hitting all-rounder but couldn't match Mumbai's undisclosed tie-breaker bid.
"The tie-breaker bid amount remains with me and the team owners, it won't be disclosed," said IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Like Pollard, the 34-year-old Bond (base price USD 100,000) also attracted a keen bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers but the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata walked away with the Kiwi after out-bidding Deccan in the tie-breaker.
India’s Mohammad Kaif, who was brought back into the auction after being passed earlier on, was sold to Kings XI Punjab for $250,000.
List of players sold:
Franchise
Players
Price
Mumbai Indians
Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
Harshal Patel (Under-19)
$750,000 (tie breaker)
Rs 8 lakh
Delhi Daredevils
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
$610,000
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
$750,000 (tie breaker)
Kings XI Punjab
Yusuf Abdulla (South Africa)
Mohammad Kaif (India)
$50,000
$250,000
Chennai Super Kings
Thissara Perera (Sri Lanka)
Justin Kemp (South Africa)
$50,000
$100,000
Deccan Chargers
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
Harmeet Singh (Under-19)
$720,000
Rs 8 lakh
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Eoin Morgan (England)
Ashok Menaria (Under-19)
$220,000
Rs 8 lakh
Rajasthan Royals
Damien Martyn (Australia)
Adam Voges (Australia)
$100,000
$50,000
List of players not sold:
Australia: Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger, Philip Hughes, Jason Krejza, Ashley Noffke, Luke Pomersbach, Clint McKay, Graham Manou, Ben Laughlin.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal
England: Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Jonathon Trott, Robert Key, Anthony McGrath, Monty Panesar, Mark Ramprakash.
South Africa: Johan van der Wath, Rory Kleinveldt, Tyron Henderson, Zander de Bruyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Vernon Philander, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Morne van Vyk.
West Indies: Ramnaresh Sarwan, Wavell Hinds, Lendl Simmons, Sulieman Benn, Daren Ganga, Darren Bravo.
Sri Lanka: Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Zoysa, Thilina Kandamby, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Chamara Welegedara, Chinthaka Jayasinghe.
New Zealand: Grant Elliott, Lou Vincent, Nathan McCullum.
Zimbabwe: Murray Goodwin
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan
Canada: Rizwan Cheema
Netherlands: Ryan ten Doeschate.
Pollard, who started with a base price of USD 200,000, was expectedly one of the most sought after but was ultimately bought by Mumbai Indians with a 'silent tie-breaker bid' after four franchises ended up bidding the maximum on the 22-year-old.
Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders also wanted to grab the big-hitting all-rounder but couldn't match Mumbai's undisclosed tie-breaker bid.
"The tie-breaker bid amount remains with me and the team owners, it won't be disclosed," said IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
Like Pollard, the 34-year-old Bond (base price USD 100,000) also attracted a keen bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers but the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata walked away with the Kiwi after out-bidding Deccan in the tie-breaker.
India’s Mohammad Kaif, who was brought back into the auction after being passed earlier on, was sold to Kings XI Punjab for $250,000.
List of players sold:
Franchise
Players
Price
Mumbai Indians
Kieron Pollard (West Indies)
Harshal Patel (Under-19)
$750,000 (tie breaker)
Rs 8 lakh
Delhi Daredevils
Wayne Parnell (South Africa)
$610,000
Kolkata Knight Riders
Shane Bond (New Zealand)
$750,000 (tie breaker)
Kings XI Punjab
Yusuf Abdulla (South Africa)
Mohammad Kaif (India)
$50,000
$250,000
Chennai Super Kings
Thissara Perera (Sri Lanka)
Justin Kemp (South Africa)
$50,000
$100,000
Deccan Chargers
Kemar Roach (West Indies)
Harmeet Singh (Under-19)
$720,000
Rs 8 lakh
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Eoin Morgan (England)
Ashok Menaria (Under-19)
$220,000
Rs 8 lakh
Rajasthan Royals
Damien Martyn (Australia)
Adam Voges (Australia)
$100,000
$50,000
List of players not sold:
Australia: Brad Haddin, Doug Bollinger, Philip Hughes, Jason Krejza, Ashley Noffke, Luke Pomersbach, Clint McKay, Graham Manou, Ben Laughlin.
Pakistan: Shahid Afridi, Sohail Tanvir, Kamran Akmal, Imran Nazir, Umar Akmal, Rana Naved-ul-Hasan, Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Mohammad Aamer, Abdul Razzaq, Saeed Ajmal
England: Graeme Swann, Tim Bresnan, Jonathon Trott, Robert Key, Anthony McGrath, Monty Panesar, Mark Ramprakash.
South Africa: Johan van der Wath, Rory Kleinveldt, Tyron Henderson, Zander de Bruyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Vernon Philander, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Morne van Vyk.
West Indies: Ramnaresh Sarwan, Wavell Hinds, Lendl Simmons, Sulieman Benn, Daren Ganga, Darren Bravo.
Sri Lanka: Chamara Silva, Upul Tharanga, Nuwan Kulasekara, Nuwan Zoysa, Thilina Kandamby, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Chamara Welegedara, Chinthaka Jayasinghe.
New Zealand: Grant Elliott, Lou Vincent, Nathan McCullum.
Zimbabwe: Murray Goodwin
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan
Canada: Rizwan Cheema
Netherlands: Ryan ten Doeschate.
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