IPL 2015 Player Auctions Highlights: Yuvraj Singh Takes the Cake; Uncapped Cariappa, Shreyas Turn Millionaires

Yuvraj Singh is a millionaire again while Kevin Pietersen has a mini-English reunion at Hyderabad. That and a lot more from the IPL 2015 player auctions. Catch all the highlights here (Auction List)

All Smiles! CSK head coach Stephen Fleming and KXIP co-owner Preity Zinta at the IPL Player Auctions 2015.

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17.03 (IST): IPL 2015 Player Auction Ends! A total of 67 players sold - 44 Indian, 23 overseas!

16.41 (IST): One Yuvraj is a multi-millionaire, the other (Yuvraj Chudasama) goes UNSOLD!

16.37 (IST): SOLD! After going unsold first time, Zaheer Khan is snapped up by Delhi for Rs. 4 crore. Yuvraj Singh seems delighted.

Zak attackkkkk! @DelhiDaredevils @ImZaheer time to hit @prosport_fit

- yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 16, 2015

16.20 (IST): SOLD! Marcus Stoinis to Delhi for Rs 25 Lakh, P Padmanabham to Hyderabad for Rs 10 Lakh each.

15.54 (IST): SOLD! Chennai snap up Ankush Bains at base price for Rs 10 lakh.

15.53 (IST): SOLD! Saurashtra batsman Sheldon Jackson goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 50 Lakh

15.50 (IST): Kiwi duo of Ross Taylor and Luke Ronchi have no takers either.

15.50 (IST): England opener Alex Hales and Aussie Brad Hodge go UNSOLD again.

15.49 (IST): UNSOLD! No IPL for Kumar Sangakkara this year. He has no takers the second time too!

15.35 (IST): Budget left for post-lunch session:

Delhi Daredevils: 6.4 Crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 2.1 Crore

Kolkata Knight Riders: 9.45 Crore

Mumbai Indians: 5.9 Crore

Chennai Super Kings: 2.7 Crore

Rajasthan Royals: 11.35 Crore

Sunrisers Hyderabad: 9.65 Crore

Kings XI Punjab: 9.60 Crore

15.39 (IST): SIR Brad Hogg?

Stoked to be joining the Kolkata Knight Riders in the 2015 Indian Premier League. Does that mean I've been Knighted?

- Brad Hogg (@Brad_Hogg) February 16, 2015

15.09 (IST): Kevin Pietersen is delighted to be re-united with some of his England mates....even if it's only in the IPL!

To be playing with my buddies, @ravibopara, @Eoin16, @DaleSteyn62 & @davidwarner31 for the @SunRisers makes me really happy this am! ??

- Kevin Pietersen (@KP24) February 16, 2015

15.08 (IST): Kings XI Punjab co-owner Preity Zinta seems with the acquisition of Murali Vijay.

Nothing is more exciting than getting the player u want in the #iplauction Hope the #kxip fans are happy ???????? pic.twitter.com/Ai3nAG3zWb

- Preity zinta (@realpreityzinta) February 16, 2015

15.01 (IST): While we wait for the post-lunch session to begin, here's how some of the players have been reacting to the auction news so far:

@SunRisers @KP24 @ravibopara @Eoin16 @DaleSteyn62 @Mozzie21 Really looking forward to playing with these guys.

- David Warner (@davidwarner31) February 16, 2015

After a very disappointing #Worldcup match it was great to hear I'm going to @RCBTweets thanks to @SunRisers for the opportunity last 2years

- Darren Sammy (@darrensammy88) February 16, 2015

13.56 (IST): LUNCH BREAK! A total of 156 players were auctioned this morning and 39 were bought.We will be back at 3.15 p.m. for the post-lunch session.

13.55 (IST): SOLD! 34-year-old KC Cariappa goes to Kolkata for Rs 2.40 crore. His base price was Rs 10 lakh.

13.52 (IST): Among uncapped spinner, Sarabjit Ladda and Mihir Hirwani go UNSOLD!

13.51 (IST): UNSOLD! No takers for medium pacers Rahul Shukla, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan and Siddarth Kaul.

13.41 (IST): SOLD! 33-year-old Maharashtra player DJ Muthuswamy to Delhi for Rs 75 lakh.

13.34 (IST): No extended joy for Ireland's Kevin O'Brien. He goes UNSOLD.

13.33 (IST): SOLD! 19-year-old Aditya Garhwal goes to Kolkata for Rs 25 lakh.

13.25 (IST): SOLD! Karnataka's CM Gautam goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 20 lakh. He played for Mumbai Indians last season.

13.21 (IST): SOLD! S Naushad Khan (17-year-old), the youngest in the player auctions this year goes to Bangalore for Rs 50 lakh.

13.16 (IST): SOLD! Sunrisers Hyderabad get Hanuma Vihari for his base price of Rs 10 lakh.

13.15 (IST): From 10 Lakh to Rs 2.60 crore! Shreyas Iyer goes to Delhi Daredevils!

13.05 (IST): IPL auctions resume. First up is India U-19 player Shreyas Iyer. His base price is Rs 10 lakh. Mumbai and Kolkata are bidding for him.

12.53 (IST): Here's the list of some of the top buys so far:

List of players sold so far.

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12.47 (IST): Among bowlers, no takers for Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Shaun Tait, Dirk Nannes and Nuwan Kulasekara. UNSOLD!

12.37 (IST): All-rounders up now. Sri Lanka's Suraj Randiv, Fervez Maharoof and South Africa's Farhaan Beherdien go UNSOLD!

12.35 (IST): SOLD! Aussie medium pacer Gurinder Sandhu goes to Delhi for Rs 1.70 crore.

12.23 (IST): South Africa's Juan Theron, who previously played for now-defunct Deccan Chargers as well as Kings XI Punjab goes UNSOLD!

12.22 (IST): Former Pakistan all-rounder Azhar Mahmood, South Africa's Johan Botha, Robin Peterson and Australia's David Hussey go UNSOLD!

12.19 (IST): Sri Lanka duo Sachitra Senanayake and Jeevan Mendis have no takers.

12.18 (IST): Surprise, surprise! South Africa's Albie Morkel goes unsold!

12.14 (IST): SOLD! South African all-rounder David Wiese goes to Bangalore for Rs. 2.80 crore.

11.58 (IST): That brings us to the end of second session. The next round will resume after a five-minute break.

11.54 (IST): In the second set of batsman, South Africa's Dean Elgar, Hamish Rutherford, Richard Levi, Venugopal Rao and Darren Bravo go unsold.

11.53 (IST): Yuvraj Singh, Delhi's prized recruit, sounds delighted with the way the auction has gone.

Namaste Delhi ! @DelhiDaredevils enjoyed playing for Rcb but now look forward to play under a very special man called gaza! @Gary_Kirsten

- yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) February 16, 2015

11.52 (IST): SOLD! Aussie veteran spinner Brad Hogg has been snapped up by Kolkata for Rs 50 lakh.

11.49 (IST): Aussie spinners Nathan Lyon and Michael Beer go unsold.

11.48 (IST): SOLD! Chennai pick up Rahul Sharma at base price of Rs 30 lakh.

11.44 (IST): SOLD! Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha goes to Mumbai Indians at base price of Rs 50 lakh.

11.42 (IST): SOLD! Adam Milne to Bangalore for Rs 70 lakh.

11.41 (IST): New Zealand pacer Adam Milne is up next at a base price of Rs 30 lakh. Bangalore and Chennai go after him.

11.38 (IST): SOLD! Sean Abbott goes to Bangalore for Rs. 1 crore.

11.37 (IST): Australian pacer Sean Abbott sparks a bidding tussle between Mumbai, Chennai and Bangalore. His base price is Rs 50 lakh.

11.35 (IST): UNSOLD! Abhimanyu Mithun gets no bids.

11.33 (IST): UNSOLD! No takers for Munaf Patel and Zaheer Khan.

11.32 (IST): SOLD! Jaydev Unadkat to Delhi Daredevils for Rs Rs. 1.10 crore

11.29 (IST) SOLD! Trent Boult to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 3.80 crore.

11.25 (IST): Kiwi pace sensation Trent Boult is sparking a bidding war. His base price is Rs. 50 lakh. Bangalore and Mumbai are going all out for him. Hyderabad make late entry in the race.

11.17 (IST): SOLD! Praveen Kumar to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 2.20 crore.

11.16 (IST): SOLD! Laxmi Ratan Shukla sold to Hyderabad for Rs 30 lakh.

11.11 (IST): SOLD! Darren Sammy goes to Bangalore for Rs. 2.80 crore.

11.10 (IST): Irfan Pathan and Marlon Samuels have no takers too.

11.07 (IST): SOLD! England's Ravi Bopara goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for base price of Rs. 1 crore.

11.05 (IST): Sri Lanka's explosive all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan goes UNSOLD!

11.04 (IST): SOLD! Neesham goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 30 lakh.

11.01 (IST): Next up is the lot of all-rounders. New Zealand's James Neesham is first to go under the hammer at a base price of Rs. 30 Lakh. Rajasthan and Kolkata fight it out.

11.00 (IST): Sri Lanka's Kusal Janith Perera also has no takers. The second session has been about a lot of players going unsold.

10.58 (IST): Kiwis' swashbuckling keeper-batsman Luke Ronchi goes unsold.

10.56 (IST): UNSOLD! No takers for England batsman Michael Carberry

10.55 (IST): Cheteshwar Pujara goes unsold!

10.52 (IST): SOLD! Subramaniam Badrinath to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 30 lakh,

10.50 (IST): England's attacking opener Alex Hales also doesn't have takers.

10.49 (IST): Brad Hodge and Ross Taylor go unsold for now.

10.29 (IST): That wraps up the first session of the IPL 2015 auction. Second session begins after a 20-minute break.

10.28 (IST): SOLD! Aaron Finch goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 3.20 crore.

10.18 (IST): Aussie attacking opener is up next. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils are fighting it out for him.

10.17 (IST): Delhi Daredevils get Amit Mishra for Rs. 3.50 crore

10.14 (IST): Indian leggie Amit Mishra is up next at a base price of Rs. 1 crore. Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals are slugging it out for him.

10.12 (IST): SOLD! Dinesh Karthik snapped up for Rs. 10.50 crore by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

10.06 (IST): SOLD! Kevin Pietersen goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad at base price of Rs. 2 crore.

10.01 (IST): SOLD! Yuvraj Singh is a millionaire again! He goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 16 crore.

09.52 (IST): Big man Yuvraj Singh is up next! Delhi, Bangalore and Punjab in a three-way bidding war.

09.51 (IST): SOLD! Kane Williamson goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 60 Lakh.

09.49 (IST): SOLD! Delhi Daredevils snap up Angelo Mathews for Rs. 7.50 crore.

09.42 (IST): Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils are in a bidding war for Mathews at the moment.

09.42 (IST): Next up is Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews at a base price of Rs. 1.50 crore.

09.41 (IST): SOLD! Murali Vijay to KXIP for Rs. 3 crore.

09.39 (IST): RCB make a late entry in. The value is now up to Rs. 2 crore.

09.37 (IST): Next up is Murali Vijay at a base price of Rs. 50 lakh. CSK and KXIP are in a bidding war.

09.36 (IST): No takers! Amla goes unsold for now! He will be represented later.

09.35 (IST): Hashim Amla is the first player on the auction list!

09.34 (IST): The IPL 2015 auctions is now underway! Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Ricky Ponting and Muttiah Muralitharan have been spotted on the Rajasthan, Mumbai and Hyderabad tables respectively.

09.15 (IST): Doug Bollinger has just taken a hat-trick in the Sheffield Shied and has left Chennai Super Kings wondering:

Should we get back dougie? #PepsiIPL #auction

- Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) February 16, 2015

08.20 (IST): Another interesting name in the auction will be Hashim Amla. The South African has been in fine form on national duty but will he have any takers in the IPL?

08.06 (IST): Tom Moody, the coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad, is all ready for the auctions. It goes underway in Bangalore in a little over an hour from now.

Many days of planning go into the unpredictable environment of the #IPLAuction, fingers crossed @SunRisers secure their wish list. #IPL08

- Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) February 16, 2015

File Photo: Yuvraj Singh in action during 2014 IPL.

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IPL 2015: The Who's who of player auctions

Away from the field, it's the big-name players who will attract eye balls once again. This time inside the four walls of an auction proceedings on Monday. From England superstar Kevin Pietersen to Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara and the first centurion of the ongoing World Cup, Aaron Finch, all eyes and brains of the think-tank of all ten teams will be on these men. A few bidding wars in the offing? One can only hope.

Here's the list of marquee players who will go under the hammer:

IPL 2015 Auction: How Teams are placed at the moment

A total of 123 cricketers - 79 Indians and 44 foreign - were retained by the franchises.

Here's the current team composition and remaining budget ahead of the Monday auctions

Teams in spotlight

While teams like Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders retained most of their squad from the IPL 2014 season, two teams - Delhi Daredevils and Sunrisers Hyderabad - have undergone a massive clearout. Delhi have released 13 players, including Kevin Pietersen, who was the captain of the side in IPL 2014. Even Dinesh Karthik, who fetched a whopping Rs 12.5 crore in last year's player auctions is back in the auction pool. Two other names that could be interesting buys will be Ross Taylor and Murali Vijay.

Hyderabad have let go of 12 members of their squad including names like Finch, Amit Mishra, Irfan Pathan and Darren Sammy. These two teams could be expected to spend big.

Next in line will be the likes of Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. Bangalore have released seven of their players including the costliest buy of IPL 2014, Yuvraj Singh (Rs. 14 crore). They have also parted ways with Albie Morkel and Muttiah Muralitharan. Mumbai's only big-name release is Michael Hussey who warmed the bench in the first half of the tournament. It will be interesting to see if the Aussie veteran will attract any offers this time. Another prized catch in the auction could be that of Pragyan Ojha, who recently had his suspect bowling action cleared by the ICC. He will be eager to get back to the national side and a good IPL season will help him achieve that. Any takers for him? Only time will tell.

#IPLAuction Among bowlers, no takers for Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Shaun Tait http://t.co/7bkgNI5eaV