IPL 5 auction: Ravindra Jadeja pockets $ 2 million; Vinay back in RCB

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Bangalore, Feb 4, 2012: Like the past Indian Premier League auctions, this year too the sporting extravaganza saw the twists and turns.

Ravindra Jadeja expectedly proved the red-hot pick of the 2012 IPL auction after defending champions Chennai Super Kings splurged well over their entire purse of $2 million dollars to buy him on Saturday.

The 23-year-old Saurashtra all-rounder was among the players from the terminated Kochi Tuskers Kerala franchise. His growing stature and value as an all-rounder, besides his brilliant fielding that helped India win the Twenty20 tie in Melbourne on Friday, was underlined by the deal. Out of 17 players sold in the morning session, six are Indian players.

The MS Dhoni-led CSK already have a strong and balance side but Jadeja was considered important to push on in the new season. The Chennai team was tied with Deccan Chargers at $2 million but the holders put down a higher sum in the tiebreak. The tie-break sum was not disclosed but it should definitely be close or even better than the record $2.4 million Kolkata Knight Riders shelled out to buy Gautam Gambhir last year.

Although VVS Laxman went unsold, some of the Indian players had it very good as well. Still Karnataka Ranji captain and paceman R Vinay Kumar netted a cool $1 million after his ‘home’ side Royal Challengers Bangalore picked him. The youngsters stock has been on the rise and he has shown glimpses of his talent in Australia. He is also a handy bat. He also came into the pool  as one from the KTK team, who had bought him for 475,000 last year.

Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene was the other to top the million mark, Delhi Daredevils getting him for $1.4 million to bolster a team that had looked a bit uneven from the auction last year that reflected on their performance in the 2011 IPL.

Parthiv Patel went to Deccan Chargers for $650,000 and left-arm paceman RP Singh ($600,000) to Mumbai Indians, who had the money after getting Aussie left-arm Mitchell Johnson for a cheap $300,000.

The other surprise pack was Caribbean spinner Sunil Narine, whose intelligent spin bowling was a feature of Trinidad and Tobago’s show in the Champions League. After a robust bidding with Mumbai Indians,

Kolkata Knight Riders purchased him for $700,000.

Unlike England and most Aussie players who went unsold mainly due to their international schedules clashing with the marquee league over the next two seasons, West Indies should be happy with the representation.

The 23-year-old Jamaican all-rounder Andre Russell was bought by Delhi Daredevils for $450,000, nine times higher than his base price.

Winners of the inaugural season, Rajasthan Royals,  made some  interesting picks, buying Aussie all-rounder Brad Hodge (475,000), Sri Lanka’s talented young stumper Dinesh Chandimal ($50,000) and ageing but clever left-arm spinner Brad Hogg ($180,000).

Shilpa Shetty’s side also bought the combustible and injured paceman S Sreesanth. Although the IPL chiefs had said on Friday that he and Johnson will not be in the offer, he definitely was and the Royals getting the pacer at the base price of $400,000.

The auction was held under the shadow of Sahara pulling the plug, after announcing their withdrawal from the league. They pulled out backing for Pune Warriors India and the India team. Much will be heard about this controversy which comes with the IPL still recovering from the problems with Kochi franchise. 

 

Who went to whom and for how much
Brendon McCullum - $900,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders (base price $400,000)
Ravindra Jadeja - Maximum purse of $2 million bid by Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers. It goes to a tiebreaker. Bought by Chennai Super Kings for an undisclosed amount (base price $100,000).
Muttiah Muralitharan - $220,000 to Royal Challengers Bangalore (base price $200,000)
Mahela Jayawardene - $1.4 million to Delhi Daredevils (base price $300,000)
Herschelle Gibbs - $50,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $50,000)
Brad Hodge - $475,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $200,000)
Parthiv Patel - $650,000 to Deccan Chargers (base price $200,000)
Dinesh Chandimal - $50,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $50,000)
Andre Russell - $450,000 to Delhi Daredevils (base price $50,000)
Mitchell Johnson - $300,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $300,000)
RP Singh - $600,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $200,000)
Vinay Kumar - $1 million to Royal Challengers Bangalore (base price $100,000)
Sreesanth - $400,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $400,000)
Ramesh Powar - $160,000 to Kings XI Punjab (base price $100,000)
Brad Hogg - $180,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price $100,000)
Sunil Narine - $700,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders (base price $50,000)
Robin Peterson - $100,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $100,000)
Daniel Harris - $70,000 to Deccan Chargers (base price 50,000)
Kevon Cooper - $50,000 to Rajasthan Royals (base price 50,000)
James Faulkner - $190,000 to Kings XI Punjab (base price $100,000)
Azhar Mahmood - $200,000 to Kings XI Punjab (base price $100,000)
Thisara Perera - $650,000 to Mumbai Indians (base price $50,000)
Marchant de Lange - $50,000 to Kolkata Knight Riders (base price $50,000)
Darren Bravo - $100,000 to Deccan Chargers (base price $100,000)
Doug Bracewell - $50,000 to Delhi Daredevils (base price $50,000)

Retained
(Players who were signed last year as a replacement for injured players and then retained by the franchise for this year)
Chris Gayle - Royal Challengers Bangalore, $550,000
Sourav Ganguly - Pune Warriors, $400,000
David Miller - Kings XI Punjab, $100,000

Transferred
(Main players signed during the IPL’s trading window between December 15 and January 20)
Kevin Pietersen - Deccan Chargers to Delhi Daredevils
Andrew McDonald - Delhi Daredevils to Royal Challengers Bangalore
Dinesh Karthik - Kings XI Punjab to Mumbai Indians
Pragyan Ojha - Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians
R Sathish - Mumbai Indians to Kings XI Punjab
Harmeet Singh - Deccan Chargers to Kings XI Punjab

Unsold
James Anderson - base price $300,000
Tamim Iqbal - base price $50,000
Adrian Barath - base price $50,000
Ramnaresh Sarwan - base price $100,000
Ian Bell - base price $200,000
Owais Shah - base price $200,000
Upul Tharanga - base price $50,000
VVS Laxman - base price $400,000
Matt Prior - base price $200,000
Brendan Taylor - base price $100,000
Mark Boucher - base price $100,000
Justin Kemp - base price $100,000
Marlon Samuels - base price $100,000
Steven Smith - base price $200,000
Ravi Bopara - base price $100,000
Luke Wright - base price $200,000
Kevin O’Brien - base price $50,000
Dwayne Smith - base price $100,000
Lonwabo Tsotsobe - base price $50,000
VRV Singh - base price $100,000
Vernon Philander - base price $200,000
Fidel Edwards - base price $100,000
Ravi Rampaul - base price $100,000
Peter Siddle - base price $200,000
Tim Southee - base price $100,000
Graeme Swann - base price $400,000
Rangana Herath - base price $50,000
Ajantha Mendis - base price $50,000
Steve O’Keefe - base price $100,000
Xavier Doherty - base price $100,000
Michael Klinger - base price $50,000
Richard Levi base price $50,000
Alviro Petersen base price $100,000
Lendl Simmons base price $50,000
Farveez Maharoof - base price $50,000
Jacob Oram - base price $100,000
Moises Henriques - base price $50,000
Ben Laughlin - base price $50,000
Ryan McLaren - base price $100,000
Nicky Boje - base price $200,000
Jacques Rudolph - base price $20,000
Andy McKay - base price $50,000
Alister McDermott - base price $20,000
Michael Neser - base price $50,000