IPL Auction 2016 LIVE Updates : It’s that time of the year, when cricketers go under the hammer. The IPL Player Auction for the ninth edition of the annual league started. For those who are unaware, the IPL 9 auction will have as many as 351 cricketers from India (203) and overseas (131). Each team has a budget of Rs 66 crore for players’ salaries. Last year, Yuvraj Singh set a record going for Rs 16 crore. This time Shane Watson Tops With Rs 9.5 Crore. Catch the live updates of IPL 2016 Auction from here!
IPL Auction 2016 LIVE Updates : Shane Watson Tops With Rs 9.5 Crore
List of Players Going Under the hammer:
Shane Watson (Base price INR 2 crore) – sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 9.5 crore
Yuvraj Singh (Base price INR 2 crore) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 7 crore
Chris Morris (Base price INR 50 lakhs) – sold to Delhi Daredevils for INR 7 crores
Kevin Pietersen (Base price INR Rs 2 crore) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 3.5 crore
Dwayne Smith (Base price INR 50 lakh) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 2.3 crore
Ishant Sharma (Base price INR 2 crore) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 3.8 crore
Ashish Nehra (Base price INR 2 crore) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 5.5 crore
Dale Steyn (Base price INR 1. 5 crore) – sold to Gujarat Lions INR 2.3 crore
Dinesh Karthik (Base price INR 2 crores) – sold to Gujarat Lions for INR 2.3 crores
Irfan Pathan (Base price INR 1 crore) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 1 crore
Fast bowlers:
- Dhawal Kulkarni – Rs 2 crore to Gujarat
- John Hastings – Rs 1.3 crore to Kolkata
- Praveen Kumar – Rs 3.5 crore to Gujarat
- Tim Southee – Rs 2.5 crore to Mumbai
- Mohit Sharma – Rs 6.5 crore to Punjab
Wicketkeepers
- Sanju Samson – Rs 4.2 crore to Delhi
- Jos Buttler – Rs 3.8 crore to Mumbai
- Dinesh Karthik – Rs 2.3 crore to Gujarat
RP Singh (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Rising Pune Supergiants for INR 30 lakhs
Barinder Sran (Base price INR 50 lakh) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 1.2 crores
Abhimanyu Mithun (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for INR 30 lakhs
Travis Head (Base price INR 30 lakhs) – sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 50 lakhs