IPL Auction 2016 Highlights: Shane Watson Becomes Highest Buy, Pawan Negi Most Expensive Indian
Shane Watson became the highest paid player in the 2016 Indian Premier League auction while Pawan Negi outshone Yuvraj Singh to become the most expensive Indian in the auction. Relive all the auction moments here.
- Siddharth Vishwanathan
- Updated: February 06, 2016 06:06 PM IST
Shane Watson became the most expensive player in the 2016 Indian Premier League auction when Royal Challengers Bangalore snapped him up for Rs 9.5 Crore. Pawan Negi continued to have a golden period as he became the most expensive Indian player at Rs 8.5 Crore. Yuvraj Singh, with Rs 7 Crore, Mohit Sharma with Rs 6.5 Crore and Ashish Nehra at 5.5 Crore had some wonderful purchases. (List Of Players Sold and Unsold in IPL Auction)
17:52 hrs IST: Farhaan Behardien is up in the final list. He has been sold to Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs 30 lakh. Akhil Herwadkar goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 10 lakh. Mahipal Lomror goes to Delhi Daredevils for his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
17:31 hrs IST: Scott Boland snapped up by Pune Supergiants for Rs 50 lakh. Vikramjeet Malik goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 20 lakh. Pawan Suyal goes for Rs 10 lakh to Delhi Daredevils. Adam Zampa goes to Pune Supergiants for Rs 30 lakh. Amit Mishra, the fast bowler, goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 lakh.
17:26 hrs IST: Samuel Badree is back. Royal Challengers Bangalore get him for his base price of Rs 50 lakh. Pragyan Ojha goes unsold. Joel Paris goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 30 lakh.
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17:23 hrs IST: Ashok Dinda has come back. Dinda goes to Pune Supergiants for his base price of Rs 50 lakhs. Kane Richardson has been sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for his base price of Rs 2 crore.
17:21 hrs IST: Pratyush Singh goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 10 lakh. Syed Ahmed sold to Delhi Daredevils for his base price of Rs 10 lakh.ÂÂ
17:15 hrs IST: Deepak Punia sold to Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
17:11 hrs IST: Krunal Pandya is up for grabs. Mumbai Indians and Delhi Daredevils are bidding for him. Pandya goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 crore from his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
17:07 hrs IST: KP Kamath has been sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 1.4 Crore from his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
17:04 hrs IST: Manan Sharma sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 10 lakh, his base price. Baba Aparajith snapped up by Pune Warriors for his base price of Rs 10 lakh. Deepak Chahar also sold to Pune Supergiants for Rs 10 lakh.
17:03 hrs IST: Akshay Karnewar sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10 lakh. Shadab Jakati to Gujarat Lions for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.
17:01 hrs IST: Praveen Dubey sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 35 Lakh. R Sathish sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for his base price of Rs 20 lakh. Vijay Shankar sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 35 lakh.
16:56 hrs IST: Praveen Dubey is up next. His base price is Rs 10 lakh. Delhi Daredevils and Royal Bangalore Challengers are bidding for him. Dubey goes to RCB for Rs 35 lakh.
16:53 hrs IST: Andrew Tye is up next. Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions are bidding. Andrew Tye has been sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs 50 lakh from his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
16:52 hrs IST: Ben Cutting sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs 50 lakh.
16:50 hrs IST: Jason Holder sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 70 lakh. Thisara Perera goes to Pune Supergiants for his base price of Rs 1 Crore
16:40 hrs IST: Ankush Bains sold to Pune Supergiants for his base price of Rs 10 lakh. Tirulamasetti Suman sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs 10 lakh
16:38 hrs IST: Sam Billings goes to Delhi Daredevils for his base price of Rs 30 lakhs.
16:35 hrs IST: Michael Hussey goes unsold. His base price was Rs 2 Crore. Usman Khawaja goes unsold. This is strange.
16:33 hrs IST: Martin Guptill goes unsold for Rs 50 lakh. Hashim Amla goes unsold for Rs One Crore. George Bailey is unsold
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16:32 hrs IST: Aaron Finch is up. Gujarat Lions bid for him. He is sold to Gujarat Lions for his base price. His base price was Rs One Crore.
16:30 hrs IST: Welcome back for the final accelerated auction. All the players who were unsold will get another chance.
15:35 hrs IST: Karanveer Singh goes unsold and that is the end of the live auction. There will now be an accelerated auction for the players who were not picked.
15:31 hrs IST: KC Cariappa, who shot to fame when he was bid 24 times his base price, is up next. Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore are aggressively bidding for him. KC Cariappa goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 80 lakh.
15:28 hrs IST: Murugan Ashwin is up next. Pune Supergiants and Royal Challengers Bangalore are just trading auction rates. His base price is Rs 10 lakh. Murugan Ashwin goes to Pune Supergiants for Rs 4.5 Crore. It is 45 times his base price.
15:26 hrs IST: Sarabjeet Ladda, a legspinner, is sold to Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 lakhs.
15:25 hrs IST: Shivil Kaushik goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 lakhs.
15:24 hrs IST: Pravin Tambe has gone to Gujarat Lions for Rs 20 lakhs. His base price for Rs 10 lakh.
15:22 hrs IST: Adam Zampa, who made his debut in the ODI against New Zealand, is up for auction. His base price is Rs 30 lakh but he goes unsold.
15:20 hrs IST: Siddharth Trivedi and Pawan Suyal go unsold. This is the final set of uncapped spinners. At the end, there will be an accelerated auction.
15:16 hrs IST: Ankit Rajpoot is sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.5 Crore. His base price was Rs 10 lakh.
15:08 hrs IST: Nathu Singh, a Rajasthan pacer, is next. His base price is Rs 10 lakh. Royal Challengers Bangalore start the bid. Delhi Daredevils are also bidding aggressively. However, the Delhi Daredevils are out. Mumbai Indians jump into the fray. Nathu Singh is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 Crore.
15:05 hrs IST: Time for the uncapped bowlers. Don Muthuswamy and Vikramjeet Malik go unsold. Veer Pratap Singh also does not find a team. Harmeet Singh Bansal, ex-Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab, goes unsold.
15:04 hrs IST: Pradeep Sangwan goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs 20 lakhs.
15:02 hrs IST: Rajat Bhatia goes to Pune Supergiants for Rs 60 lakhs from his base price of Rs 30 lakhs.
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14:57 hrs IST: Pawan Negi is up next. Delhi Daredevils and Pune Supergiants bid for him. His base price is Rs 30 lakh. The bidding is intense between Pune Supergiants and Delhi Daredevils. He has become the most-expensive Indian in this auction. Delhi Daredevils snap Pawan Negi for Rs 8.5 Crore
14:55 hrs IST: Kevin O'Brien goes unsold. No bid for Kevon Cooper.
14:54 hrs IST: Ankit Sharma sold to Pune Supergiants for his base price of Rs 10 lakh.
14:48 hrs IST: Deepak Hooda is up next. His base price is Rs 10 lakh. Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders bid for him. Gujarat Lions drop out and Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the fray. Kolkata Knight Riders drop out. Deepak Hooda goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4.2 Crore
14:46 hrs IST: It is time for the uncapped allrounders list. First is Iqbal Abdulla and his base price is Rs 10 lakh. He is sold for his base price to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
14:44 hrs IST: Ankush Bains, former Rajasthan Royals player, goes unsold. So does Dishant Yagnik. Manvinder Bisla is also unsold. He had helped Kolkata Knight Riders to their first IPL title in 2012.
14:42 hrs IST: Aditya Tare is next. His base price is Rs 20 lakh. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians are going for it. Mumbai Indians have dropped out. Tare goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.2 Crore.
14:41 hrs IST: Pinal Shah and CM Gautam have been unsold.
14:37 hrs IST: Eklavya Dwivedi comes up next. He has a base price of Rs 20 lakh. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions bid for him. Dwivedi goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs One crore.
14:32 hrs IST: Rishabh Pant, who smashed the fastest fifty in U-19 Cricket, is up next and there is intense bidding between Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Mumbai Indians drop out but Delhi Daredevils jump in. With a base price of Rs 10 lakh, Rishabh Pant goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.9 crore
14:31 hrs IST: Ishan Kishan, India's U-19 captain, goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs 35 lakhs. His base price was Rs 10 lakh.
14:29 hrs IST: That is the end of the uncapped batsmen. It is time for the uncapped wicketkeepers. Ishan Kishan is the first one.
14:28 hrs IST: Paras Dogra, who has been in good form for Himachal Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy, has been sold to Gujarat Lions for his base price of Rs 10 lakhs.
14:27 hrs IST: Ankeet Bawane, Mithun Manhas go unsold and so does Himanshu Rana. Debabrata Das, former Kolkata Knight Riders player, goes unsold.
14:17 hrs IST: Karun Nair, who has a base price of Rs 10 lakhs, is bid for by Pune Supergiants and Delhi Daredevils. Pune drop out but Gujarat Lions jump in. He crosses the crore mark. Sunrisers Hyderabad jump in at the last moment. The rates have escalated. Karun Nair goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4 Crore, 40 times his base price
14:15 hrs IST: Welcome back for the afternoon session. It is time for the uncapped batsman. Sachin Baby is the first player out of the list. His base price is Rs 10 lakhs. Royal Challengers Bangalore bid for him and he goes at his base price to RCB.
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13:00 hrs IST: This is the final list before the lunch break. No bowlers are taken and that will be lunch. They will resume at 14:15 hrs IST
12:55 hrs IST: Another list of all-rounders are up for grabs. So far, teams are not interested in international and local bowlers.
12:49 hrs IST: The allrounders did not yield much result. None of the players got a team. The next list is of bowlers.
12:44 hrs IST: Nathan McCullum, Farhaan Behardien and Jeevan Mendis go unsold. Juan Theron and Vernon Philander find no bidders.
12:43 hrs IST: Reeza Hendricks and Dean Elgar are also unsold. The next list is of all-rounders.
12:41 hrs IST: Travis Head is next. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune Supergiants express interest. He goes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 50 lakh.
12:39 hrs IST: Lahiru Thirimanne and Richard Levi go unsold. Cameron White, who has a base price of Rs 1.5 crore, goes unsold. Tamim Iqbal is unsold. Marlon Samuels does not find a team.
12:36 hrs IST: RP Singh, who played a big part in Gujarat's Vijay Hazare win, sold to Pune Supergiants for Rs 30 lakh, his base price. Munaf Patel goes unsold.
12:35 hrs IST: Abhimanyu Mithun goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad at his base price of Rs 30 lakh.
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12:31 hrs IST: Barinder Sran, who made his debut in the Australia tour, is up next. His base price is Rs 50 lakh. Pune Supergiants and Kings XI Punjab express interest. Sunrisers Hyderabad jump in as the new bidders. He goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.2 Crore.
12:25 hrs IST: Kyle Abbott is up next. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab start the bid. He has a base price of Rs 30 lakh. He has also breached the one-crore mark. Royal Challengers Bangalore are out. Kyle Abbott sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 2.1 Crore.
12:22 hrs IST: Jaydev Unadkat is next. He helped Saurashtra to victory against Vidarbha in the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals. His base price is Rs 30 lakhs. Unadkat goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.6 Crore.
12:19 hrs IST: Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh's new fast bowling weapon, is up next. Sunrisers Hyderabad and Royal Challengers Bangalore are going for it. His base price was 50 lakhs. He is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 1.4 Crore.
12:17 hrs IST: Marcus Stoinis is up and he gets a bid. His base price is 30 lakhs. Kings XI Punjab come to the fore and so do the Mumbai Indians. He goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 55 lakhs.
12:16 hrs IST: Sean Abbott and James Neesham unsold.
12:09 hrs IST: Carlos Brathwaite, the West Indies allrounder, is up. His base price is Rs 30 lakhs. Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders are indulging in heavy bidding. He is sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4.2 Crores. What an increment.
12:01 hrs IST: We are back. Joe Burns, David Hussey are unsold. So is Darren Bravo. Adam Voges also goes unsold. Nic Maddinson also goes unsold.
11:43 hrs IST: There will be a 15-minute break now. Some surprises in this session, with Chris Morris and Mohit Sharma raking in the numbers.
11:41 hrs IST: Rahul Sharma goes unsold. Cameron Boyce, the Australian legspinner, also does not find any team. Samuel Badree, the No. 1 bowler in this format, has been unsold. Pragyan Ojha is also unsold.
11:38 hrs IST: Nathan Lyon and Michael Beer goes unsold. Ajantha Mendis and Suleimann Benn are also unsold.
11:36 hrs IST: Sachithra Senanayake is the first in this set and he is unsold. Veerasaamy Permaul, the West Indies left-arm orthodox, goes unsold.
11:35 hrs IST: James Pattinson, Australian fast bowler, is unsold. We now move to the sixth set. This is the spin bowlers set.
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11:30 hrs IST: Ashok Dinda goes unsold. Mohit Sharma is up next. Kings XI Punjab open the bid and Kolkata Knight Riders jump in. Sunrisers Hyderabad jump in. Mohit Sharma goes to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 6.5 crore.
11:26 hrs IST: Tim Southee is up next. Base price of Rs one crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians. He is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs 2.5 Crore.
11:20 hrs IST: Praveen Kumar, India pace bowler up next. Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders are bidding. He has a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. He is sold to 3.5 Crore to Gujarat Lions.
11:19 hrs IST: John Hastings up next. Kolkata Knight Riders and Pune Supergiants are bidding for him. Hastings goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 1.3 crore.
11:17 hrs IST: Kane Richardson is up next. His base price is Rs 2 crore. He goes unsold.
11:16 hrs IST: Dhawal Kulkarni is up next. He has a base price of Rs 2 Crore. Gujarat Lions open the bid. He is sold for his base price to Gujarat Lions.
11:14 hrs IST: Thisara Perera goes unsold.
11:11 hrs IST: Mitchell Marsh is up next. Kings XI Punjab and Pune Supergiants open the bidding. Mitchell Marsh goes to Pune Supergiants for Rs 4.8 crore
11:09 hrs IST: Darren Sammy, who was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad, goes unsold. This is a surprise.
11:08 hrs IST: Stuart Binny is up next. Base price is Rs 2 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore snap him for Rs 2 Crore.
11:06 hrs IST: Colin Munro is up next. At the last minute, Kolkata Knight Riders jump in. Colin Munro goes to Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 30 lakhs.
10:59 hrs IST: Jason Holder, West Indies Test skipper, goes unsold. Chris Morris is up next. He has a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. Mumbai Indians and Pune Supergiants bid for him. Kolkata Knight Riders jump into the fray. This is becoming a surprise. He has become the third-expensive player currently. Kolkata Knight Riders are out. Delhi Daredevils buy Chris Morris for Rs 7 crore.
10:58 hrs IST: Ravi Bopara goes unsold. Tillakaratne Dilshan has gone unsold. His base price was Rs. 1.5 crore.
10:55 hrs IST: Manoj Tiwary goes unsold. Irfan Pathan is up next. His base price is Rs one crore. Pune Supergiants open the bidding. He is sold to Pune Supergiants for his base price.
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10:50 hrs IST: Dinesh Karthik is up next. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Gujarat Lions are interested. His base price is Rs 2 crore. Dinesh Karthik goes to Gujarat Lions for Rs 2.3 crore.
10:42 hrs IST: Jos Buttler is up next. He has generated tremendous interest. Mumbai Indians start the proceedings. Kolkata Knight Riders jump in. Buttler goes to Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.8 Crore.
10:34 hrs IST: Sanju Samson, who has a base price of Rs 2 crore, is up next. Gujarat Lions express interest. Delhi Daredevils, the team with the highest auction purse, finally jump in. Gujarat Lions are out. Sanju Samson goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4.2 Crore.
10:11 hrs IST: Shane Watson remains the highest in this auction with 9.5 crore. Yuvraj is the second highest with 7 crore.
10:08 hrs IST: Dale Steyn has been sold to Gujarat Lions for 2.3 crore.
10:01 hrs IST: Yuvraj Singh is up next. Massive amount ready. After some time, Mumbai Indians open the bid. Royal Challengers Bangalore jump in. Yuvraj Singh sold for Rs 7 Crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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09:56 hrs IST: Ashish Nehra is up next. His base price is Rs 2 Crore. Kings XI Punjab and Pune Supergiants express interest. Sunrisers Hyderabad jump in. He has gone past Rs 5 crore. Ashish Nehra has been sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.5 crore.
09:54 hrs IST: Aaron Finch, the best batsman in Twenty20s, has gone unsold. His base price was one crore.
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09:49 hrs IST: Shane Watson, who has a base price of Rs 2 crore, is up next. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Pune bid for him. However, Mumbai Indians jump in. Shane Watson has been sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 9.5 Crore.
09:42 hrs IST: Ishant Sharma is up next. Kings XI Punjab have opened the bidding. Pune Supergiants jump in. Ishant Sharma snapped up by Pune Supergiants for 3.8 crores.
09:40 hrs IST: Dwayne Smith, whose base price is 50 lakh, is up next. Pune and Gujarat are bidding again. He has already become a crorepati. Dwayne Smith has been sold to Gujarat Lions for 2.3 Crores
09:34 hrs IST: Kevin Pietersen is the first player on the block. Base price of Rs 2 Crore. Pune Supergiants have taken the opening bid. Gujarat Lions have increased the bid. Lions have opted out. Pune Supergiants snap up Kevin Pietersen for 3.5 crore.