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IPL auction: Pietersen, Flintoff fetch $1.55 mn each

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Posted: Feb 06, 2009 at 1434 hrs IST
      

Panaji: The players’ auction for the season 2 of IPL began in Goa and the Englishmen stole the limelight with both Andrew Flintoff and Kevin Pietersen for $1.55 million by Chennai Super Kings and Banagalore Royal Challengers respectively. After this Flintoff and Pietersen overtake Mahendra Singh Dhoni to become the costliest players in IPL.

IPL Commissioner Lalit Modi said that the contracts of all the auctioned players will be for two years.

Owner of Bangalore Royal Challengers Vijay Mallya said he was always keen to get the services of Pietersen as he would add value to the team.

"I was always keen to get Pietersen. He would be a superb addition to the team. We had a list of players before the auction and KP topped that list. We needed to strengthen our batting and I was prepared to pay more for him," Mallya said.

"It is a worthwhile investment and ensure the balance that we wanted in our team", he said.

England:

Kevin Pietersen, $1,550,000 (Base Price - 1,350,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers

Andrew Flintoff, $1,550,000 (Base Price - 950,000): Chennai Super Kings

Ravi Bopara, $450,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Kings XI Punjab

Owais Shah, $275,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Delhi Daredevils

Paul Collingwood, $275,000 (Base Price - 250,000): Delhi Daredevils

South Africa:

JP Duminy, $950,000 (Base Price - 300,000): Mumbai Indians

Tyron Henderson, $650,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Rajasthan Royals

Australia:

Shaun Tait, $375,000 (Base Price - 250,000): Rajasthan Royals

George Bailey, $50,000 (Base Price - 50,000): Chennai Super Kings

New Zealand:

Jesse Ryder, $160,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers

Kyle Mills, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Mumbai Indians

Bangladesh:

Mohammad Ashraful, $75,000 (Base Price - 75,000): Mumbai Indians

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, $600,000 (Base Price - 50,000): Kolkata Knight Riders

West Indies:

Fidel Edwards, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers

Dwayne Smith, $100,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers

Jerome Taylor, $150,000 (Base Price - 150,000): Kings XI Punjab

Sri Lanka:

Thilan Tushara, $140,000 (Base Price - 100,000): Chennai Super Kings

Players unsold

• Chamara Kapugedhera, Nuwan Kulasekara, Kaushalya Weeraratne and Prasanna Jayawardene (all Sri Lanka); Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal (both Bangladesh), Luke Wright, Samit Patel (both England); Goolam Bodi, Morne Van Wyk, Yusuf Abdullah, Ashwell Prince and Andre Nel (all South Africans); Brad Haddin, Phil Jaques, Daniel Harris, Steven Smith, Michael Hill, Brett Geeves, Aaron Bird, Michael Dighton and Stuart Clark, Bryce McGain, Dominic Thornely, Jonathan Moss and Aiden Blizzard (all Australians); Darren Powell, Kemar Roach and Ramnaresh Sarwan (all West Indies); and James Franklyn (New Zealand)

(With PTI Inputs)

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IPL auction
by Mike Vig on 2009-02-07 01:16:50.783369+05:30
This exercise looked such a farce. The Bollywood babes bidding there pretended as if they marvel in business acumen. The bidding on Mortaza was more of a comedy than a business deal. The auctioneer had finished his starting bid at $50,000 because no one was bidding on him when suddenly the Kolkata guys woke up to raise it by $10k. This probably gave the Bollywood babe jitters. The next hour or so made no logic how you spend your money on whom. The girls just wanted to be in news as if they were buying boys for their pleasure. From none bidding on Mortaza at $50k and then to finish at $600k makes no business sense. No wonder the real businessmen in that crowd just watched.Of course this gimmick will make BCCI even richer but the bidders looked losers from the start. Cricket and facilities still suffer in India. Politics not talent have the last word.
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NONSENSE APPROACH
by S Thulasidharan on 2009-02-06 20:12:34.805892+05:30
We feel pity on our Governments inability in regularising and advising these bigwigs to spend their money in more meaningful way for the betterment of the society rather than throwing it in the name of sports to make fast money. Why cant the Government approach private bigwigs with good better proposals in terms of BOP system which will generate employment and build quality infrastructures around the country. If we talk about sportsman ship this money can be contributed to developing skills and exploring talents around the country by building necessary infrastructure and training facilities to compete in the global arena of sports. But then when the Government itself is hand in gloves with these money magnates in allowing such events when the people are crying for employment. GOD HELP INDIANS. NO WONDER WHY INDIA STANDS AT NUMBER ONE POSITION IN ILLEGAL SWISS BANK DEPOSITS !
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IPL auctions
by Vinod on 2009-02-06 17:32:06.365672+05:30
This whole thing is disgusting, obscene and pointless as far as India and its progress is concerned
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overpaid
by CA Mausam Rathi on 2009-02-06 14:01:40.567165+05:30
Both players are overpaid Dhoni
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overpaid
by CA Mausam Rathi on 2009-02-06 14:01:40.245262+05:30
Both players are overpaid Dhoni
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