Friends,
As the IPL auctions for 2011 come to an end, we cast a glance on the new line-ups, possible captaincy options, team spend and players retained.
Some quick thoughts:
Defending champs Chennai have retained an astonishing number of players, 10 11. The next best are Mumbai and Rajasthan with four.
There’s lots of noise about fans boycotting KKR at the Eden. They’ve got to realise Ganguly wasn’t a KKR problem; the other nine teams didn’t consider him either. It’s clear there’s a non-cricketing reason behind Ganguly’s removal. He was the fourth highest run-maker in IPL 2010.
On a whole, it is sad Ganguly waited to be shown the door. It’s a lesson for Dravid and Laxman. Kumble played it smarter, withdrawing at the last minute from the auctions.
Lara’s exclusion wasn’t surprising either. He’s in no fitness for this level of cricket and seemed like he was only in it for the money. The ten teams showed him place, and rightly so.
Delhi, one of the most consistent teams in the IPL, will have a captaincy crisis. Virender Sehwag is a reluctant leader; if he doesn’t lead them, it’s unclear at the moment who will.
Questions for readers: who do you think should captain the new teams? And which four teams will reach the play-offs? Comment away.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Captaincy options: Daniel Vettori, Zaheer Khan, AB de Villiers
Players bought: 15 | Money spent: $6,840,000 (out of $7,200,000)
Players retained before auction: Virat Kohli
Retained at auction: None
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Saurabh Tiwary | 1,600,000 | 100,000 |
| AB de Villiers | 1,100,000 | 400,000 |
| Zaheer Khan | 900,000 | 300,000 |
| Cheteshwar Pujara | 700,000 | 100,000 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 650,000 | 400,000 |
| Dirk Nannes | 650,000 | 200,000 |
| Daniel Vettori | 550,000 | 400,000 |
| Abhimanyu Mithun | 260,000 | 100,000 |
| Charl Langeveldt | 140,000 | 100,000 |
| Mohammad Kaif | 130,000 | 100,000 |
| Luke Pomersbach | 50,000 | 20,000 |
| Johan van der Wath | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Rilee Rossouw | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Nuwan Pradeep | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Jonathan Vandiar | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Chennai Super Kings
Captain: MS Dhoni
Players bought: 14 | Money spent: 4,165,000 (out of $4,500,000)
Players retained before auction: Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Murali Vijay, Albie Morkel
Retained at auction: Hussey, Ashwin, Badrinath, Bollinger, Tyagi, Joginder, Bailey
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| R Ashwin | 850,000 | 100,000 |
| S Badrinath | 850,000 | 100,000 |
| Doug Bollinger | 700,000 | 200,000 |
| Michael Hussey | 425,000 | 200,000 |
| Sudeep Tyagi | 240,000 | 50,000 |
| Dwanye Bravo | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Scott Styris | 200,000 | 100,000 |
| Joginder Sharma | 150,000 | 100,000 |
| Francois du Plessis | 120,000 | 20,000 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Ben Hilfenhaus | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Surav Randiv | 80,000 | 50,000 |
| George Bailey | 50,000 | 50,000 |
Deccan Chargers
Captaincy options: Sangakkara, Pietersen, White
Players bought: 14 | Money spent: 6,875,000 (out of $9,000,000)
Players retained before auction: None
Retained at auction: Ojha
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Dale Steyn | 1,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Cameron White | 1,100,000 | 300,000 |
| Daniel Christian | 900,000 | 50,000 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 700,000 | 300,000 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 650,000 | 400,000 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 500,000 | 200,000 |
| Ishant Sharma | 450,000 | 200,000 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| JP Duminy | 300,000 | 200,000 |
| Amit Mishra | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| Manpreet Gony | 290,000 | 50,000 |
| Juan Theron | 85,000 | 50,000 |
| Michael Lumb | 80,000 | 50,000 |
| Chris Lynn | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Delhi Daredevils
Captaincy options: Virender Sehwag
Players bought: 16 | Money spent: 6,440,000 (out of $7,200,000)
Players retained before auction: Sehwag
Retained at auction: Warner, McDonald
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Irfan Pathan | 1,900,000 | 200,000 |
| David Warner | 750,000 | 200,000 |
| Umesh Yadav | 750,000 | 50,000 |
| Venugopal Rao | 700,000 | 100,000 |
| Morne Morkel | 475,000 | 100,000 |
| Ashok Dinda | 375,000 | 100,000 |
| James Hopes | 350,000 | 200,000 |
| Aaron Finch | 300,000 | 100,000 |
| Naman Ojha | 270,000 | 100,000 |
| Ajit Agarkar | 200,000 | 100,000 |
| Mathew Wade | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Colin Ingram | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Andrew McDonald | 80,000 | 50,000 |
| Roelof van der Merwe | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Robert Frylinck | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Travis Burt | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Kochi
Captaincy options: Jayawardene, McCullum, Laxman
Players bought: 17 | Money spent: 7,790,000 (out of $9,000,000)
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 1,500,000 | 400,000 |
| Muttiah Muralitharan | 1,100,000 | 300,000 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 950,000 | 100,000 |
| S Sreesanth | 900,000 | 200,000 |
| RP Singh | 500,000 | 200,000 |
| Brendon McCullum | 475,000 | 400,000 |
| Vinay Kumar | 475,000 | 100,000 |
| Brad Hodge | 425,000 | 200,000 |
| VVS Laxman | 400,000 | 300,000 |
| Parthiv Patel | 290,000 | 100,000 |
| Steven Smith | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Owais Shah | 200,000 | 200,000 |
| Ramesh Powar | 180,000 | 100,000 |
| Thisara Perera | 80,000 | 50,000 |
| Michael Klinger | 75,000 | 20,000 |
| Stephen O’Keefe | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| John Hastings | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Kolkata Knight Riders
Captaincy options: Gambhir, Kallis, Shakib
Players bought: 12 | Money spent: 8,575,000 (out of $9,000,000)
Retained at auction: Unadkat, Tiwary
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2,400,000 | 200,000 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 2,100,000 | 300,000 |
| Jacques Kallis | 1,100,000 | 300,000 |
| Laksmipathy Balaji | 500,000 | 100,000 |
| Manoj Tiwary | 475,000 | 100,000 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 425,000 | 200,000 |
| Brett Lee | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Eoin Morgan | 350,000 | 200,000 |
| Brad Haddin | 325,000 | 200,000 |
| Jaidev Unadkat | 250,000 | 50,000 |
| Ryan ten Doeschate | 150,000 | 50,000 |
| James Pattinson | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Mumbai Indians
Captain: Sachin Tendulkar
Players bought: 8 | Money spent: 4,020,000 (out of $4,500,000)
Players retained before auction: Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Lasith Malinga, Kieron Pollard
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Rohit Sharma | 2,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Andrew Symonds | 850,000 | 300,000 |
| Munaf Patel | 700,000 | 100,000 |
| Davy Jacobs | 190,000 | 20,000 |
| Clint McKay | 110,000 | 100,000 |
| James Franklin | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Moises Henriques | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Aiden Blizzard | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Pune Warriors
Captaincy options: Graeme Smith, Yuvraj Singh
Players bought: 14 | Money spent: 8,070,000 (out of $9,000,000)
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Robin Uthappa | 2,100,000 | 200,000 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 1,800,000 | 400,000 |
| Angelo Mathews | 950,000 | 300,000 |
| Ashish Nehra | 850,000 | 200,000 |
| Graeme Smith | 500,000 | 400,000 |
| Murali Kartik | 400,000 | 200,000 |
| Callum Ferguson | 300,000 | 200,000 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 290,000 | 100,000 |
| Tim Paine | 270,000 | 100,000 |
| Wayne Parnell | 160,000 | 100,000 |
| Jesse Ryder | 150,000 | 100,000 |
| Nathan McCullum | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Jerome Taylor | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Alfonso Thomas | 100,000 | 50,000 |
Kings XI Punjab
Captaincy options: Gilchrist
Players bought: 11 | Money spent: 6,945,000 (out of $9,000,000)
Retained at auction: Chawla, Marsh,
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| David Hussey | 1,400,000 | 300,000 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 900,000 | 200,000 |
| Adam Gilchrist | 900,000 | 400,000 |
| Piyush Chawla | 900,000 | 100,000 |
| Abhishek Nayyar | 800,000 | 50,000 |
| Praveen Kumar | 800,000 | 200,000 |
| Shaun Marsh | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Stuart Broad | 400,000 | 400,000 |
| Ryan Harris | 325,000 | 200,000 |
| Dmitri Mascarenhas | 100,000 | 100,000 |
| Nathan Rimmington | 20,000 | 20,000 |
Rajasthan Royals
Captain: Shane Warne
Players bought: 6 | Money spent: 3,095,000 (out of $5,900,000)
Players retained before auction: Warne, Shane Watson
Retained at auction: Botha, Tait
| Player | Price ($) | Base Price ($) |
| Ross Taylor | 1,000,000 | 400,000 |
| Johan Botha | 950,000 | 200,000 |
| Rahul Dravid | 500,000 | 400,000 |
| Shaun Tait | 300,000 | 300,000 |
| Paul Collingwood | 250,000 | 200,000 |
| Pankaj Singh | 95,000 | 50,000 |
