IPL 2014 auction highlights: Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik and Kevin Pietersen steal the show on Day 1

Yuvraj Singh fetches the highest price in the auction with Rs 14 crore, while England's Kevin Pietersen went for Rs 9 crore. Catch all the live updates from the IPL auctions here. (Full player list)

 

# So that concludes an exciting day of IPL player auctions. A lot of action took place early on in the day when the likes of Yuvraj and Dinesh Karthik were fought hard for and some very strategic utilization of the right-to-match card was also seen. Most teams seem to have built a majority of their side. Here's a complete list of players who were bought today.

It will be interesting to see how the action pans out tomorrow with a lot of young, uncapped Indian players up for grabs. How the franchises plan out their remaining budget and approach will be the deciding factor for their squad. The following is the budget remaining at the disposal of all eight teams:

 

CSK - Rs 3.20 crore, DD - Rs 8.60 crore, KXIP - Rs 14.20 crore, MI - Rs 5.15 crore, RR - Rs 12.10 crore, RCB - Rs 1.80 crore, SRH - Rs 8.40 crore, KKR - Rs 9 crore.

 

# The last player up for grabs of the day, Sri Lanka's Isuru Udana for Rs 30 Lakh. No takers for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Indian pacer Aavishkar Salvi is up next for Rs 30 Lakh. No takers for him. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Ian Butler is available at Rs 30 Lakh. None of the teams are bidding. UNSOLD!

 

# Shamiga Eranga is the first in the list at a base price of Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

# Final set of the day coming up

 

# England veteran Simon Jones up for grabs at Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Sri Lanka's Nuwan Kulasekara, a former CSK bowler, is also UNSOLD!

 

# Former DC and KXIP player Juan Theron is up next. Base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's comeback man Kyle Mills is up for Rs 50 Lakh. No bids for him either. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian Jerome Taylor is up next at Rs 30 Lakh base price. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# England's Jade Dernbach is up next at Rs 50 Lakh. No takers. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian pacer Tino Best is next. The base price is Rs 30 Lakh. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# SOLD! CSK break the deadlock and bid Rs 30 Lakh. They get him for that amount.

 

# New Zealand's Matt Henry is up next at Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Ben Laughlin from Australia is next at Rs 30 Lakh. The drought continues. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Mitchell McClenaghan is up next. His base price is Rs 30 Lakh. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# South Africa's medium pacer Merchant de Lange comes up. Rs 30 Lakh his base price but none of the sides interested. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian speedster Kemar Roach is up next with a base price of Rs 1 crore. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# India's VRV Singh is up next but a similar fate ensues. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# South Africa's Lonwabo Tsotsobe is the first one at Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

# A set of fast bowlers about to begin.

 

# England's Rikki Clarke is up next with a base price of Rs 1.50 crore. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# Thirty-year-old Danza Hayat is next up for Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian all-rounder Garey Mathurin is next up with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Rayad Emrit from West Indies is up next. Rs 30 Lakh is his base price but none of the teams seem interested. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Grant Elliot is up next. Again no bids. UNSOLD!

 

# Bangladesh's Mohammed Mahmuddullah is up next, with base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Sri Lanka's Dilruwan Perera is the first on the list with base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids. UNSOLD!

# The final session begins with a set of allrounders

 

# Last player of the set is Australia's Callum Ferguson. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# Another Indian veteran Wasim Jaffer is up for grabs for Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Former Indian batsman Hemang Badani is up for grabs at Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian youngster Adrian Barath is up next for Rs 30 Lakh. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# Mohammad Kaif is the first player in this list, his base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

# Another set of batsmen come up

 

# South Africa's Wayne Parnell, at a base price of Rs 1 crore, comes up. No takers. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Adam Milne is first in that list for Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

# Another list of fast bowlers coming up

 

# Australian speedster Dirk Nannes is available for Rs 50 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Ryan McLaren, the South African all-rounder who played for KXIP before, is up for grabs at Rs 1 crore. No takers for him. UNSOLD!

# Aussie medium pacer Jackson Bird is up next at Rs 50 Lakh. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's 20-year-old Patrick Cummins is up for grabs at Rs 1 crore. No takers again. UNSOLD!

 

# First up is former CSK player Doug Bollinger at a base price of Rs 50 Lakh. He doesn't have any takers this year. UNSOLD!

# The next set of players is that of fast bowlers

 

# England's Dimitri Mascarenhas is next. The trend continues. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Fervez Maharoof, Sri Lanka all-rounder who turned out for the Delhi Daredevils, is up next. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Veteran Kiwi all-rounder Jacob Oram is up next for Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for the former CSK man. UNSOLD!

 

# South African all-rounder Vernon Philander for Rs 1 crore. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# England's Samit Patel is the first in the list, no bids for him. UNSOLD!

# Next set of all-rounders is up for auction now.

 

# Australia's Luke Pomersbach, formerly a KXIP player, is up for grabs. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian Kieran Powell is up next. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's Travis Birt, who was formerly a part of Delhi Daredevils, is up next. But no bids for him this time. UNSOLD!

 

# South Africa's left-handed Dean Elgar is up for grabs Rs 50 Lakh. No bids. UNSOLD!

 

# Vaughan van Jaarveld is next. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's left-handed batsman Phil Hughes is up next for Rs 1 crore. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Lahiru Thirimanne is up for grabs for Rs 50 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Colin Munro is up next. No takers again. UNSOLD!

 

# The first player in the final session is South African opener Richard Levi. He goes UNSOLD!

 

# The final session begins.

 

# After a ten minute break, the final leg of Day 1 of auctions will begin.

 

# The third Bangladesh player in the auction comes up, Sohag Gazi for Rs 30 Lakh.UNSOLD!

 

# South African veteran Nicky Boje is up for grabs for Rs 50 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian Nikita Miller is next. No takers for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is next.  But no bidders again. UNSOLD!

 

# Ashley Nurse, another West Indian spinner up for grabs for Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

# Devendra Bishoo from West Indies is the first on the list for Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Next lot of spin bowlers are up for grabs now.

 

# Josh Hazlewood is up next and Mumbai Indians get him for the base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals pick up Tim Southee for Rs 1.20 crores.

 

# Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings are going for Southee.

 

# New Zealand's pacer Tim Southee is next for Rs 50 Lakh.

 

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# SOLD! Sunrisers Hyderabad get Jason Holder for Rs 75 Lakh

 

# Jason Holder, former Rajasthan Royals player, is up next at Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# Australian fast bowler Clint McKay up next but no takers. UNSOLD!

 

# Joginder Sharma, another former CSK pacer is next up at Rs 30 Lakh. No bidders. UNSOLD!

# SOLD! CSK bid for him and get him at base price.

 

# Ex-CSK pacer Ben Hilfenhaus is next for the base price of Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals get Richardson at base price.

 

# Australia's Kane Richardson is in for Rs 1 crore.

 

# Next up with Manpreet Gony with a base price of Rs 1 crore. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals snap up Cutting for Rs 80 Lakh.

 

# Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals bid in a tussle for Cutting.

 

# Australian Ben Cutting comes in with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# West Indian speedster Fidel Edwards available for Rs 1 crore. UNSOLD!

 

# New Zealand's Jesse Ryder is up for grabs at Rs 1 crore. But he goes UNSOLD!

 

# Roelof van Der Merwe, former RCB and DD player, is up for grabs at Rs 30 Lakh. But he doesnt get a bid this year. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's John Hastings available for Rs 50 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Andrew McDonald is up next at Rs 30 Lakh but no bids. UNSOLD!

# SOLD! Delhi Daredevils snap up James Neesham for Rs 1 crore.

 

# New Zealand's James Neesham is up next for Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Former Mumbai Indians all-rounder James Franklin is next and goes UNSOLD!

 

# Johan Botha comes in but no buyers for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Abhinav Mukund comes up next but has no takers. UNSOLD!

 

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# SOLD! Venugopal Rao goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for RS 55 Lakh.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore bid for him.

 

# India's Venugopal Rao is up next. His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Kiwi opener Hamish Rutherford comes up next with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Sri Lankan opener Upul Tharanga is up next. No bids again. UNSOLD!

 

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# Australia's Adam Voges is next at Rs 1 crore, but no bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Ben Rohrer comes in with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh but no team bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's left-hander Ben Rohrer is up next at Rs 50 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# South Africa's Herschelle Gibbs is up next. The former Deccan Chargers and Mumbai Indians player is UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's Chris Lynn is up next. No takers. UNSOLD!

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# Next set of batsmen begins. South Africa's Neil McKenzie is first on the list at Rs 50 Lakh base price. But he is UNSOLD!

# Sri Lanka's young spinner Akila Dananjaya is also UNSOLD!

# Australia's 40-year-old Brad Hogg is up next with a base price of Rs 1.50 crore. No takers. UNSOLD!

# India's Ramesh Pawar is next and goes UNSOLD!

# Sri Lanka's Suraj Randiv is up next for Rs 30 Lakh. He too is UNSOLD!

 

# Australia's Nathan Lyon is up for grabs at Rs 1 crore. No bidders again. UNSOLD!

# South African leg spinner is Imran Tahir with a base price of Rs 1 crore. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

# SOLD! Chennai Super Kings take away Samuel Badree for the base price of Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Up next is West Indian spinner Samuel Badree for Rs 30 Lakh.

# Sri Lanka's Rangana Herath is next at a base price of Rs 1.50 crore. No bids for him either. UNSOLD!

# Suleiman Benn is the first one on the list at a base price of Rs 30 Lakh. No bids for him. UNSOLD!

 

# The second list of spin bowlers is about to begin.

 

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# Munaf Patel is next with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh. But no takers. UNSOLD!

 

# SOLD! Mohit Sharma goes back to previous season's team, CSK for Rs 2 crore.

 

# Chennai Super Kings open the bidding and Delhi Daredevils join the race.

 

# Mohit Sharma is the next bowler with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Jaydev Unadkat to DD for Rs 2.80 crore.

 

# Kings XI Punjab, after some discussion have also started to bid for him.

 

# Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals come in for him.

 

# Jaydev Unadkat is up next for Rs 1 crore base price.

# KXIP use right-to-match and take away Parwinder Awana for Rs 65 Lakh after Sunrisers won the bid.

 

# Chennai Super Kings come in late and they're fighting Sunrisers for him.

 

# Former employers KXIP begin the bidding and Sunrisers Hyderabad come in as well.

 

# Parwinder Awana is next with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

# SOLD! Varun Aaron has been sold for Rs 2 crore and Delhi are not willing to match the bid.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad open the bidding and RCB fight them for it.

 

# Varun Aaron is next with a base price Rs 1.5 crore.

# SOLD! Ashish Nehra to CSK for Rs 2 crore.

 

# Chennai Super Kings open the bidding just in the nick of time.

 

# Ashish Nehra is next up with a base price of Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! KXIP get Lakshmipathy Balaji for Rs 1.80 crore.

 

# KXIP and RCB in a tussle to land the pacer who has previously played for KKR and CSK.

 

# Lakshmipathy Balaji is the next bowler with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

# SOLD! Delhi Daredevils get Nathan Coulter-Nile for Rs 4.25 crore.

 

# There is a bit of confusion over whether Rajasthan bid on time before the hammer went down. After some discussion, the bidding resumes.

 

# Rajasthan Royals open the bidding and Delhi Daredevils join in.

 

# Australia's Nathan Coulter-Nile the next on the list with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

# Brett Lee is up for grabs next at Rs 2 crore. No takers for the Aussie. UNSOLD!

# RP Singh has no takers. UNSOLD!

 

# The first player in this list is RP Singh.

 

# The second list of fast bowlers about to begin.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad open the bidding for Henriques. It turns out to be the closing bid. SOLD!

 

# The Portuguese-born Australian Moises Henriques is up next with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

# Luke Wright is next and even he is UNSOLD!

# Ravi Bopara is next up with a base price of Rs 1 crore but has no takers. UNSOLD!

# Daniel Christian is the next player up for bids at Rs 1 crore base price. UNSOLD!

# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals get Abhishek Nayar for Rs 1 crore.

 

# Rajasthan and Sunrisers go for him.

 

# Abhishek Nayar is next with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh.

# SOLD! Corey Anderson to Mumbai Indians at Rs 4.50 crore.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the bidding towards the end with a Rs 4.25 crore bid.

 

# Rajasthan Royals open the bidding but Delhi and Mumbai join in too.

 

# Corey Anderson is up next with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Delhi Daredevils get Shukla for Rs 1.5 crore.

 

# Delhi are in for him and so far KKR.

 

# Next up is Laxmi Ratan Shukla with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

# SOLD! Kings XI Punjab get Glenn Maxwell for Rs 6 crore.

 

# Kings XI Punjab swoop in late with a Rs 5 crore bid.

 

# It's between Mumbai and Delhi as the bidding has gone past the Rs 4 crore-mark.

 

# Mumbai Indians have also come in.

 

# Rajasthan Royals begin the bidding and Delhi Daredevils join in.

 

# Glenn Maxwell is the next in the list. Rs 1 crore is his base price.

 

# Second list of all-rounders now. Andre Russell is the first one for Rs 50 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Luke Ronchi from New Zealand at Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Yet another West Indian comes up. Johnson Charles up for grabs at Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

# SOLD! Brendan Taylor to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad open bidding at Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Brendan Taylor from Zimbabwe is next with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh.

 

# Prasanna Jayawardene, next. UNSOLD!

 

# Another West Indian comes up. Denesh Ramdin for Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# Dane Vilas is up next with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

 

# West Indian Andre Fletcher up next. UNSOLD!

 

# Kaushal Silva is next with a base price of Rs 30 Lakh. UNSOLD!

# UNSOLD! No bids for Paine too.

 

# Tim Paine from Australia is up first. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# Second set of wicketkeepers is on now.

 

# West Indies' Lendl Simmons is next.

# Yet another batsman who goes UNSOLD!

 

# Next player of the pool is Martin Guptill.

# UNSOLD! Tamim Iqbal too doesn't have takers.

 

# Tamim Iqbal is up next with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

# England's Ian Bell goes UNSOLD!

# Subramaniam Badrinath is next and he too is UNSOLD!

# Marlon Samuels is next and he goes UNSOLD!

 

# SOLD! Saurabh Tiwary to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 70 Lakh.

 

# DD open the bidding and KKR come in too.

 

# Saurabh Tiwary is the next batsman with a base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

# UNSOLD! No bids for Alex Hales.

 

# Alex Hales is the man. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# Darren Bravo is next up. But, he goes UNSOLD!

# SOLD! RCB get him for base price of Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# Nic Maddinson is the next one up for auction. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

# UNSOLD! Cameron White has no takers so far.

 

# Cameron White is the first batsman to be bid for. His base price is Rs 1.50 crore.

 

# The second session is getting underway. The second set of batsmen is the first pool in the post-lunch session.

# The auction so far:

- Yuvraj Singh has been the star of the show, fetching a whooping Rs 14 crore from the Royal Challengers Bangalore. England maverick Kevin Pietersen sparked a three-way bidding war between Kings XI Punjab, Chennai Super Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Hyderabad franchise won that war with a Rs 9 crore bid but the Delhi Daredevils swooped in to retain his services with the help of the right-to-match card.

 

- Dinesh Karthik was another costly player as the Delhi Daredevils snapped him up for Rs. 12.50 crore.

 

- Mumbai Indians' bowling superstar from 2013, Mitchell Johnson went to Kings XI Punjab.

 

- Sunrisers Hyderabad, who struggled to find a formidable opening pair last season, spent big on Aaron Finch (Rs 4 crore) and David Warner (Rs 5.5 crore).

 

- KKR paid Rs 5.50 crore for Jacques Kallis, who was earlier part of their side.

 

- Among the bowlers, Mitchell Starc received the highest bid. Royal Challengers Bangalore paid Rs 5 crore for him while the Kolkata Knight Riders spent Rs 4.25 crore on Piyush Chawla.

 

- As far as the all-rounders were concerned, Rajasthan Royals did smart business by buying back Brad Hodge (Rs 2.4 crore) and also investing in Steve Smith (Rs 4 crore).

 

- KXIP meanwhile, picked up Thisara Perera for a bargain (Rs 1.6 crore)

 

# The second half of the auction on Day 1 is set to resume at 14.00 (IST).

 

# Remaining budget for the second half of the auction today:

Chennai Super Kings - Rs 8.50 crore, Delhi Daredevils - 18.85 crore, Kings XI Punjab - 22.65 crore, Mumbai Indians - 10.15 crore, Rajasthan Royals - Rs 16.10 crore, Sunrisers Hyderabad - 11 crore, Royal Challengers Bangalore - Rs 4.3 crore, Kolkata Knight Riders - Rs 9 crore.

 

# That brings the end of the first session.

# SOLD! Muralitharan to RCB for base price of Rs 1 crore.

 

# Muttiah Muralitharan is up next.

# Robin Peterson is next and is UNSOLD!

 

# Rahul Sharma taken by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.9 crore.

 

# Rahul Sharma is next up. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

# No takers for Nathan McCullum either.

# Murali Karthik is next up. His base price is Rs 1 crore. He too goes UNSOLD.

# Ajantha Mendis is the next spinner to be auctioned. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh. He goes UNSOLD!

# Right-to-match! Mumbai Indians retain services of Pragyan Ojha for Rs 3.25 crore.

 

# Delhi and Mumbai are fighting for him.

 

# Pragyan Ojha is next up.

# SOLD! KKR get Piyush Chawla for Rs 4.25 crore.

 

# The bidding for Chawla has turned intense here. From Rs 50 Lakh it has gone over Rs 4 crore.

 

# KKR enter the race now. It's between them and Delhi now.

 

# Once again, Delhi open the bidding and Chennai have rivaled them for him.

 

# Piyush Chawla is the first in the list. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# The final set before the lunch break is that of the spinners.

# SOLD! Morne Morkel to Rs 2.80 crore to KKR.

 

# MI opt out at Rs 2.20 crore but KKR enter at Rs 2.40 crore.

 

# Rajasthan Royals open the bidding and Mumbai Indians enter the race.

 

# The last in the list of bowlers: Morne Morkel is next. His base price is Rs 1.50 crore.

# SOLD! Vinay Kumar to KKR at Rs 2.8 crore.

 

# KKR and DD fight it out for Vinay at the moment.

 

# Vinay Kumar is next up. RCB have a right to match option for him.

# UNSOLD! Praveen Kumar is unsold for now.

 

# Praveen Kumar is next up with a base price of Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! Umesh Yadav to KKR for Rs 2.6 crore and Delhi have decided not to match the bid.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race for Umesh.

 

# KKR rival CSK for Umesh.

 

# Umesh Yadav is the next bowler up for grabs. Chennai Super Kings start the bidding. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Ravi Rampaul to RCB for Rs 90 Lakh

 

# KKR enter the bidding for Rampaul. His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

 

# Next up is Ravi Rampaul and former employers RCB open the bidding.

# SOLD! Mohammed Shami to Delhi for Rs 4.25 crore.

 

# KKR are out but KXIP come in late.

 

# Delhi and KKR are in for Shami who has been in good form with the ball for India.

 

# Mohammed Shami is the next pacer up for auction. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Bhuvneshwar Kumar to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.25 crore.

 

# KKR opt out but Delhi are into the race. SRH still going strong.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad and KKR fight it for Bhuvneshwar.

 

# Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the next one.

# SOLD! Ishant Sharma sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 crore.

# RCB make late entry into the bidding.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad open the bidding but there are no other bids so far.

 

# Ishant Sharma is the next one. His base price is Rs 1.5 crore.

#SOLD! Ashok Dinda to RCB for Rs 1.5 crore.

 

# CSK open the bidding and RCB are fighting them for Dinda.

 

# Ashok Dinda is next. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Mitchell Starc to RCB for Rs 5 crore.

 

# A lot of discussion at the Delhi Daredevils' table and have decided to back out after RCB's latest bid of Rs 5 crore.

 

# Delhi Daredevils going strong in their bidding for Starc, with RCB rivaling them.

 

# Mitchell Starc is the first one. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# The fast bowlers set is about to begin now.

# SOLD! KKR buy Shakib for Rs 2.80 crore.

 

# Now Delhi enter the race. Its down to DD and KKR now. His base price is Rs 1 crore and is going for more than double that amount now.

 

# The last in the list of all-rounder, Shakib al Hasan is next. MI and KKR bid for him.

# Azhar Mahmood is the next one. His base price his Rs 1 crore. But, he too is UNSOLD.

 

# UNSOLD! Dilshan has no takers today!

 

# Tillakaratne Dilshan is next up. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! Irfan Pathan to Rs 2.40 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad. Delhi Daredevils are not looking to retain him using right-to-match.

 

# Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad fight it out for Irfan. Delhi Daredevils have the option to retain him using right-to-match.

 

# Irfan Pathan is up next. His base price is Rs 1.5 crore.

# UNSOLD! Mathews also remains unsold!

 

# Angelo Mathews, the Sri Lankan skipper, is up next. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# UNSOLD! David Hussey is unsold. He could be presented at a later stage.

 

# David Hussey is up next with a base price of Rs 1 crore.

 

# SOLD! Albie Morkel to RCB for Rs 2.40 crore.

 

# Albie Morkel is next up. His base price is Rs 1.50 crore.

# SOLD! Thisara Perera sold to KXIP at Rs 1.60 crore.

 

# RCB enter the two-way race with KXIP for Perera.

 

# Thisara Perera is the next all-rounder. Kings XI open the bidding at Rs 50 Lakh.

# Right-to-match! KKR retain the services of Yusuf Pathan for Rs 3.25 crore.

 

# KXIP enter the race.

 

# SRH open the bidding and MI counter them for him. KKR have the option of right-to-match for him.

 

# Yusuf Pathan is next up. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! Steven Smith to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4 crore.

 

# After a lot of pondering, KKR open the bidding. Rajasthan also enter the bidding.

 

# The first player in the all-rounder list is Steven Smith. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

 

# All-rounders set is about to begin now.

 

# UNSOLD! Kushal Janith Perera is unsold!

 

# Kushal Janith Perera is next up. He turned up for the Rajasthan Royals in the previous edition.

# Craig Kieswetter is next up. He too is UNSOLD!

# Matthew Wade is next and goes UNSOLD!

# SOLD! Parthiv Patel to RCB for Rs 1.4 crore.

 

# Mumbai and Bangalore fight it out for Parthiv.

 

# Parthiv Patel is next. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Wriddhiman Saha to KXIP at Rs 2.20 crore.

 

# SRH open the bidding, RR join in. KXIP make a late swoop.

 

# Wriddhiman Saha is next up. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! Quinton de Kock will play for Delhi Daredevils of Rs 3.50 crore.

 

# Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab bid for him.

 

# Quinton de Kock is the next one up.

# UNSOLD! Naman Ojha is unsold for now.

 

# Naman Ojha is the first to be bid for. Base price of Rs 50 lakh.

# The lot of wicketkeepers is about to begin.

# Dwayne Smith goes to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4.5 crore.

 

# Another late entry as Chennai also enter the race with a bid of Rs 4 crore. KXIP continue to bid.

 

# Kings XI Punjab make a late entry after RCB opted out. It's between KXIP and DD.

 

# Dwayne Smith is the next one up. Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore go for him.

# SOLD! Manoj Tiwary to Delhi Daredevils Rs 2.8 crore. KKR are not interested in right-to-match.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils fight it out for Tiwary.

 

# The next batsman is Manoj Tiwary. KKR have an option to retain him via right-to-match. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! KXIP get Shaun Marsh for Rs 2.20 crore.

 

# Shaun Marsh is next up.

# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals win the bid of Rs. 2.40 crore for Brad Hodge.

 

# Brad Hodge is the next batsman to be bid for.

# SOLD! Robin Uthappa sold to KKR for Rs 5 crore.

 

# Delhi join in. The bidding has gone past Rs 4 crore, double his base price.

 

# Rajasthan Royals open the bidding and Kolkata join in.

 

# Robin Uthappa is the next batsman in the auction. His base price is Rs 2crore.

 

# SOLD! Duminy will play for Delhi Daredevils for Rs 2.2 crore.

 

# Delhi make a late entry.

 

# RCB and Sunrisers fight it out for Duminy.

 

# JP Duminy is the next batsman to be bid for.

# SOLD! Cheteshwar Pujara to KXIP for Rs 1.90 crore.

 

# Delhi and Kings XI go for him.

 

# Cheteshwar Pujara is the next player to be auctioned.

# SOLD! Aaron Finch goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 4 crore.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race for Finch.

 

# Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils enter the bidding. His base price of Rs. 1 crore is double at the moment.

 

# Aaron Finch is next up.

 

# UNSOLD! Taylor has no takers at the moment.

 

# Ross Taylor is the first name to come up in this set. He has played for Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors India before. His base price is Rs. 2 crore.

# The batsmen SET 1 is about to begin.

 

# Mumbai Indians win the bid for Zaheer with Rs. 2.6 crore. RCB are not interested in matching the bid.

 

# Zaheer Khan is next. The man who recently made his international comeback has a base price of Rs 1 crore.

# Right-to-match! Sunrisers Hyderabad reclaim Amit Mishra using their right-to-match card. They get him for Rs 4.75 crore.

 

# RCB enter the race with a bid of Rs 4.5 crore.

 

# Delhi enter the race and Rajasthan are out. The bidding has gone to Rs 4.25 crore.

 

# Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab begin the bidding.

 

# Amit Mishra is the next player out, the first bowler to be auctioned today.

# SOLD! Mumbai Indians get Michael Hussey for Rs 5 crore.

 

# Mumbai and Delhi bid for him. The value has doubled.

 

# Michael Hussey is the next with a base price of Rs 2 crore. In 2013, he was in riveting form with the bat for CSK.

 

# SOLD! Brendon McCullum to CSK for Rs 3.25 crore.

 

# The two big-wigs CSK and MI tussle for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

 

# Brendon McCullum is next up.

# Delhi Daredevils get Dinesh Karthik for Rs 12.50 crore.

 

# A late entry from Kolkata Knight Riders into the race. Delhi almost got him for a Rs 10.05 crore.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi enter the fight for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore and the bidding has now gone past Rs 7 crore.

 

# Dinesh Karthik is next.

# Chennai Super Kings utilise right-to-match, get Faf du Plessis for Rs 4.75 crore.

 

# Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians bid for him. His base price was Rs 1.5 crore and the bidding has now more than doubled his value. Still going on at over Rs 4 crore.

 

# South Africa's Faf du Plessis is next up.

 

# Right-to-match: Sunrisers Hyderabad use their right-to-match and get Darren Sammy for Rs 3.5 crore.

 

# Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals fight for him.

 

# Darren Sammy is the next player to be bid for. His base price is Rs 1 crore.

# SOLD! George Bailey to KXIP for Rs 3.25 crore.

 

# Delhi Daredevils enter the race for Bailey but don't sustain for too long.

 

# KXIP open the bidding.

 

# George Bailey is the next player. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

 

# Budget remaining for each side:

 

CSK (Rs 21 crore), MI (Rs 21 crore), RR (Rs 22.5 crore), DD (Rs 46 crore), KKR (Rs 33.50 crore ), KXIP (Rs 33.80 crore), SRH (Rs 34 crore), RCB (Rs 16 crore)

# The list of first set of marquee players:

 

- Murali Vijay to Delhi Daredevils (Rs 5 crore)

 

- Kevin Pietersen to Delhi Daredevils (Rs 9 crore using right-to-match after Sunrisers won the bid)

 

- Jacques Kallis to Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 5.50 crore)

 

- Yuvraj Singh goes for the highest price so far. Rs 14 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

 

- Virender Sehwag to Kings XI Punjab (Rs 3.2 crore)

 

- Mitchell Johnson to Kings XI Punjab (Rs 6.5 crore)

 

- David Warner to Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 5.50 crore)

 

- Mahela Jayawardene goes unsold.

 

# SOLD! Mitchell Johnson will play for Kings XI Punjab for Rs 6.5 crore.

 

# Kings XI Punjab also enter the race now. It has swiftly gone past the Rs 5 crore-mark.

 

# Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings start off the bidding war.

 

# Mitchell Johnson will be the next player to bid for.

 

# SOLD! David Warner goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.50 crore.

 

# The Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race now.

 

# Mumbai Indians open the bidding at Rs 1.50 crore.

 

# David Warner is up next.

 

# SOLD! Virender Sehwag to KXIP Rs3.20 crore.

 

# It's still between KXIP and MI here. Delhi will be watching keenly. They still have two more joker cards to utilise.

 

# KXIP put in the opening bid at the last minute. Mumbai Indians come in next.

 

# Virender Sehwag is next player in.

 

# Chennai bag Kallis for Rs 5.5 crore. But, the Kolkata Knight Riders have matched the bid and prise him  away.

 

# KKR come in next. It's down to CSK and KKR now.

 

# Chennai open the bidding for Kallis. Delhi enter the race but stop at Rs 2.8 crore.

 

# Jacques Kallis is next up!

 

# SOLD! Yuvraj Singh sold to RCB for Rs 14 crore.

 

# Almost sold but there's confusion! Bangalore seemed to have won the bid for Rs 10 crore and the Kolkata Knight Riders had entered the bidding.

 

# Royal Challengers Bangalore enter the bidding now. The bidding has gone past Pietersen's value.

 

# Yuvraj Singh is next up. Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals tussle for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

 

# SOLD! Sunrisers buy him for Rs 9 crore but the Delhi Daredevils use the 'right-to-match' card.

 

# Sunrisers enter the race now.

 

# Chennai Super Kings open the bidding and Kings XI Punjab match.

 

# The big fish, Kevin Pietersen is next.

 

# No takers for Jayawardene! He remains UNSOLD for now.

 

# Mahela Jayawardene is the next player. His base price is also Rs 2 crore.

# SOLD! Delhi Daredevils make the first purchase this year! Murali Vijay for Rs 5 crores.

 

# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race with a bid of Rs 3.20 crore.

 

# Mumbai Indians also come into the bidding now.

 

#  Chennai Super Kings open the bidding but Delhi Daredevils have raised it to Rs 2.20 crore.

 

# Murali Vijay is the first one to be auctioned. His base price is Rs 2 crore.

 

# Ranjib Biswal will make the draw for the first set of marquee playeRs

 

# Richard Madley will be the auctioneer. He is currently reading out the rules. A 'Right-to-match' card is placed on every franchise's table.

 

# Rahul Dravid is seated on the table with the Rajasthan Royals, Anil Kumble with the Mumbai Indians.

 

# Team managements are making their way towards their tables. Just moments away from the start of the auctions.

 

# As it stands, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have retained five players, Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained three, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab have retained two each while the Delhi Daredevils have released all their playeRs (Read all the latest news on IPL 2014)

 

# As many as 514 players will go under the hammer - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped (255 Indian and 37 overseas). For the first time, the uncapped players are also going to be up for grabs in the auctions.

 

# For the first time in IPL, the players will be valued in Indian currency (INR) instead of the US dollaRs The highest base price for players for this year's auction is Rs 2 crore (List of players valued at highest base price)

 

# It's that time of the year when the think tank at each of the eight franchises showcase their prowess at picking the best possible players to form a winning combination. It's time for the IPL player auctions!(Read Preview here)

 

# All the teams have already submitted their list of players retained and a lot can be understood about their strategy from these lists. (Read: The list of players retained).

# New Zealand's Corey Anderson will be one to watch out for during the auctions, but the player himself has said that he is scared of watching his auction. On the other hand, Virender Sehwag is very relaxed about his chances.

 

Win-win situation for Kevin Pietersen

There are two very fascinating scenarios. Pietersen, who was recently dropped by the England and Wales Cricket Board, will now be available for the entire season. The Delhi Daredevils, whose roster he was a part of in 2013, will want to consider getting him back via 'right-to-match' card. If more than two or three teams vie for him, his price is bound to go up by a big margin. In this situation, the Delhi Daredevils could be at an advantage as they could get him much cheaper than what they would have paid for him via retention (Rs 12.5 crore). Given his immense talent and the impact KP can have in the shorter format of the game, Delhi will look to set a certain upper limit and look to prise him away from the potential suitors who win the bid. It will be a profitable acquisition for Delhi as it is highly unlikely that a team will be ready to bid in excess of Rs 12.5 crore for him, thereby giving Delhi an opportunity to cut some costs on him. Even if the Delhi franchise do not see him as a part of their project, a vigorous bidding war will only mean inflated price and a win-win situation for the maverick Pietersen.

New season, new auction, new rules

A number of changes have been drafted for the 2014 season of IPL along with other rules.

1. For the first time, the players will be valued in Indian rupees during the player auction instead of the US dollars which was used in the first six seasons.

2. For the first time in the history of IPL player auction, even uncapped Indian players will be auctioned.

3. As many as 514 players will go under the hammer - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped (255 Indian and 37 overseas).

4. The list of 50 overseas players also includes two Associate Nation cricketers -- Niall O'Brien from Ireland and Ryan ten Doeschate from Netherlands.

5. Among the 219 capped players, 46 Indians have been valued at top base price of Rs 2 crore each.

The 'Joker Card' debut

Adding more intrigue and excitement to the upcoming player auction, the IPL board has introduced a new feature called the 'right to match' option, also known as the 'Joker Card'.

According to this feature, a team can bring back a player who was part of its franchise last year but wasn't one of the players retained by them. A team can exercise this option the moment a particular player is deemed 'sold' to another franchise. Once the player is 'sold', the auctioneer will give the old franchise a chance to use their 'right-to-match' option, by which they can bring back the player with a matching bid amount.

A clause to the retention system states that no team can retain or buy back (using Joker card), more than four capped Indian players from their previous squad. For instance, the Chennai Super Kings have retained four capped Indian players (MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin). If they wish to hire the services of Murali Vijay once again, they cannot exercise their 'Right-to-Match' option. They will have to make the highest bid and not merely match it.

The following is the breakdown for number of players that can be brought back using 'right to match' option depending on the number of players retained by each side.

1. If three or more players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on one player.

2. If one or two players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on two playeRs

3. If no player is retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on three playeRs

 

4. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals can use the Joker card on 1 player,  Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad can buy back two while Delhi Daredevils can reclaim three.