IPL prunes players' auction list to 51

New Delhi:

Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi, Kiwi paceman Shane Bond and Caribbean batting sensation Keiron Pollard are among 51 cricketers, who have been shortlisted by the Indian Premier League for its January 19 player auction.

Ramnaresh Sarwan (West Indies), Nathan McCullum (New Zealand), Clint McKay and Doug Bollinger (Australia), Chanaka Welegedara and Nuwan Zoysa (Sri Lanka), rising Pakistani star Umar Akmal and Yusuf Abdulla and Rory Kleinveldt (South Africa) have also made the cut.

The list includes 11 Australians, nine South Africans, eight Sri Lankans, eight West Indians, seven Pakistanis and an assortment of players from across the Bangladesh, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

The auction, to be held in Mumbai, will also feature for the first time players from Holland and Canada.

As per the guidelines set by the IPL Governing Council, each Franchisee will have a fresh purse of USD 750,000 to buy players.

"The IPL had received nearly 100 entries from international players, of which the eight franchisees had short listed 60 players for the auction on January 19th and out of which only 51 have been cleared for the auction. The remaining will be featured pending NOCs from the home boards," a release from the organisers said.

The third edition of the highly popular Twenty20 event will begin on March 12.

"The enthusiasm and interest displayed by players from all around the world to participate in IPL 2010 has been truly overwhelming. I would like to welcome the players from Canada and Holland in particular and also like to wish all of the 51 cricketers all the very best," Lalit Modi, IPL Chairman and Commissioner, said.

Complete list of 51 cricketers:

	Name	Country
1	Mohammad Aamer	Pakistan
2	Yusuf Abdulla	South Africa
3	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan
4	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan
5	Umar Akmal	Pakistan
6	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh
7	Sulieman Benn	West Indies
8	Doug Bollinger	Australia
9	Shane Bond	New Zealand
10	Darren Bravo	West Indies
11	Rizwan Cheema	Canada
12	Zander de Bruyn	South Africa
13	Grant Elliot	New Zealand
14	Daren Ganga	West Indies
15	Murray Goodwin	Zimbabwe
16	Brad Haddin	Australia
17	Wavell Hinds	West Indies
18	Phillip Hughes	Australia
19	Thilina Kandamby	Sri Lanka
20	Justin Kemp	South Africa
21	Rory Kleinveldt	South Africa
22	Ashley Noffke	Australia
23	Jason Krejza	Australia
24	Nuwan Kulasekera	Sri Lanka
25	Ben Laughlin	Australia
26	Graham Manou	Australia
27	Damien, Martyn	Australia
28	Nathan McCullum	New Zealand
29	Clint McKay	Australia
30	Rana Naved Ul Hasan	Pakistan
31	Imran Nazir	Pakistan
32	Wayne Parnell	South Africa
33	Thisara Perera	Sri Lanka
34	Vernon Philander	South Africa
35	Kieron Pollard	West Indies
36	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan
37	Kemar Roach	West Indies
38	Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies
39	Peter Siddle	Australia
40	Chamara Silva	Sri Lanka
41	Lendl Simmons	West Indies
42	Ryan ten Doeschate	Holland
43	Upul Tharanga	Sri Lanka
44	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa
45	Johan van der Wath	South Africa
46	Vaughn van Jaarsveld	South Africa
47	Lou Vincent	New Zealand
48	Adam Voges	Australia
49	Kaushalya Weeraratne	Sri Lanka
50	Chanaka Welegedara	Sri Lanka
51	Nuwan Zoysa	Sri Lanka