India’s Gambhir sets $2.4 million IPL record.


AFP, 08-01-2011 08:55:33


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Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan were snapped up for more than $2 million each at the Indian Premier League auction, smashing the record price paid for an IPL player.

 

Left-handed opener Gambhir was the first player to go under the hammer for the scandal-plagued tournament’s fourth edition, bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.4 million, far higher than his base price of $200,000.

 

 

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Gambhir was soon joined in the exclusive bracket by all-rounder Pathan, who was snapped up by the same franchise for 2.1 million dollars. Pathan’s reserve price was $300,000.


The prices paid easily eclipsed the previous record price paid for the England duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, who went for 1.55 million dollars each in 2009.


Pietersen, with a base price of $400,000, was bought by Deccan Chargers for $650,000 this time.


Among the $1 million men were New Zealander Ross Taylor, Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene, South African AB de Villiers and India’s Yuvraj Singh.


Former West Indies captain Brian Lara and a host of England’s Ashes heroes were also among 353 players up for grabs at the two-day auction in Bangalore.


Lara and England paceman James Anderson were among 21 cricketers with the highest reserve price of $400,000 for a three-year contract.


Other foreigners on offer included Australians Adam Gilchrist and Brett Lee, South Africans Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis, and New Zealand’s Daniel Vettori.


Proceedings at a luxury hotel in the IT hub of Bangalore, presided over by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from Britain, began at 11:00 local time (0530 GMT).


The annual IPL tournament revolutionised the sport when it burst onto the scene in 2008 with a high-octane blend of international star players, Twenty20 matches and Bollywood glamour.


But its fortunes dipped dramatically last year after allegations of massive corruption, money-laundering and tax evasion, as well as secret deals to hide teams’ real owners, and even links to India’s criminal underworld.


IPL founder Lalit Modi — whose brash style personified the event — was thrown out by the BCCI, the sport’s governing body in India, over accusations about his conduct and organisers hope this year will be fresh start.


The tournament, to be held from April 8 to May 22, will feature 10 teams, including two new sides — Pune Warriors and Kochi.


The players’ auction was due to be held in November but was delayed amid confusion about the size and format of this year’s tournament, which will start just six days after the end of the World Cup co-hosted by India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.


Twelve players have been retained by their original franchises, with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni staying with the Chennai Super Kings and Shane Warne and Shane Watson sticking with the Rajasthan Royals.


Some top cricketers have opted out of the IPL’s fourth season, including the Australian trio of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson, and former India captain Anil Kumble.


Pakistan’s cricketers continued to miss out on the IPL bonanza after none of them was included for the auction.


Their players participated in the inaugural IPL, but were forced out of the 2009 season due to security concerns following the Mumbai attacks, and were then ignored for the 2010 tournament.
 

Gautam Gambhir (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.4 million
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka): Royal Challengers Bangalore $6,50,000
Zaheer Khan (India): Royal Challenger Bangalore, $900,000
Ross Taylor (New Zealand): Rajasthan Royal, $1 million
Yusuf Pathan (India): Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.1 million
Kevin Pietersen (England): Deccan Chargers, $6,50,000,
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka): Team Kochi, $1.5 million
Yuvraj Singh (India): Pune Warriors, $1.8 million
Ab de Villiers (South Africa), Royal Challengers Bangalore, $1.1 million

Sourav Ganguly goes unsold in IPL-4   

 

Base prices of some of the star players are as follows:

$400,000: Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy, Rahul Dravid, Yuvraj Singh, Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle, Sourav Ganguly.

$300,000: Zaheer Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews.

$200,000: Gautam Gambhir, Michael Hussey, Doug Bollinger, Dirk Nannes, Eoin Morgan, Robin Uthappa, Sanath Jayasuriya.

$100,000: Tamim Iqbal, R.Ashwin, Morne Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus.

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