The two-day player auctions for the Indian Premier League 2014 begins on Wednesday. Will KP walk away with the highest price? Or will Sehwag be a surprise big buy? Catch all the live updates from the player auctions here.
# Thisara Perera is the next all-rounder. Kings XI open the bidding at Rs 50 Lakh.
# Right-to-match! KKR retain the services of Yusuf Pathan for Rs 3.25 crore.
# KXIP enter the race.
# SRH open the bidding and MI counter them for him. KKR have the option of right-to-match for him.
# Yusuf Pathan is next up. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# SOLD! Steven Smith to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4 crore.
# After a lot of pondering, KKR open the bidding. Rajasthan also enter the bidding.
# The first player in the all-rounder list is Steven Smith. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# All-rounders set is about to begin now.
# UNSOLD! Kushal Janith Perera is unsold!
# Kushal Janith Perera is next up. He turned up for the Rajasthan Royals in the previous edition.
# Craig Kieswetter is next up. He too is UNSOLD!
# Matthew Wade is next and goes UNSOLD!
# SOLD! Parthiv Patel to RCB for Rs 1.4 crore.
# Mumbai and Bangalore fight it out for Parthiv.
# Parthiv Patel is next. His base price is Rs 1 crore.
# SOLD! Wriddhiman Saha to KXIP at Rs 2.20 crore.
# SRH open the bidding, RR join in. KXIP make a late swoop.
# Wriddhiman Saha is next up. His base price is Rs 1 crore.
# SOLD! Quinton de Kock will play for Delhi Daredevils of Rs 3.50 crore.
# Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab bid for him.
# Quinton de Kock is the next one up.
# UNSOLD! Naman Ojha is unsold for now.
# Naman Ojha is the first to be bid for. Base price of Rs 50 lakh.
# The lot of wicketkeepers is about to begin.
# Dwayne Smith goes to Chennai Super Kings for Rs 4.5 crore.
# Another late entry as Chennai also enter the race with a bid of Rs 4 crore. KXIP continue to bid.
# Kings XI Punjab make a late entry after RCB opted out. It's between KXIP and DD.
# Dwayne Smith is the next one up. Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore go for him.
# SOLD! Manoj Tiwary to Delhi Daredevils Rs 2.8 crore. KKR are not interested in right-to-match.
# Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi Daredevils fight it out for Tiwary.
# The next batsman is Manoj Tiwary. KKR have an option to retain him via right-to-match. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# SOLD! KXIP get Shaun Marsh for Rs 2.20 crore.
# Shaun Marsh is next up.
# SOLD! Rajasthan Royals win the bid of Rs. 2.40 crore for Brad Hodge.
# Brad Hodge is the next batsman to be bid for.
# SOLD! Robin Uthappa sold to KKR for Rs 5 crore.
# Delhi join in. The bidding has gone past Rs 4 crore, double his base price.
# Rajasthan Royals open the bidding and Kolkata join in.
# Robin Uthappa is the next batsman in the auction. His base price is Rs 2crore.
# SOLD! Duminy will play for Delhi Daredevils for Rs 2.2 crore.
# Delhi make a late entry.
# RCB and Sunrisers fight it out for Duminy.
# JP Duminy is the next batsman to be bid for.
# SOLD! Cheteshwar Pujara to KXIP for Rs 1.90 crore.
# Delhi and Kings XI go for him.
# Cheteshwar Pujara is the next player to be auctioned.
# SOLD! Aaron Finch goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 4 crore.
# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race for Finch.
# Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils enter the bidding. His base price of Rs. 1 crore is double at the moment.
# Aaron Finch is next up.
# UNSOLD! Taylor has no takers at the moment.
# Ross Taylor is the first name to come up in this set. He has played for Delhi Daredevils and Pune Warriors India before. His base price is Rs. 2 crore.
# The batsmen SET 1 is about to begin.
# Mumbai Indians win the bid for Zaheer with Rs. 2.6 crore. RCB are not interested in matching the bid.
# Zaheer Khan is next. The man who recently made his international comeback has a base price of Rs 1 crore.
# Right-to-match! Sunrisers Hyderabad reclaim Amit Mishra using their right-to-match card. They get him for Rs 4.75 crore.
# RCB enter the race with a bid of Rs 4.5 crore.
# Delhi enter the race and Rajasthan are out. The bidding has gone to Rs 4.25 crore.
# Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab begin the bidding.
# Amit Mishra is the next player out, the first bowler to be auctioned today.
# SOLD! Mumbai Indians get Michael Hussey for Rs 5 crore.
# Mumbai and Delhi bid for him. The value has doubled.
# Michael Hussey is the next with a base price of Rs 2 crore. In 2013, he was in riveting form with the bat for CSK.
# SOLD! Brendon McCullum to CSK for Rs 3.25 crore.
# The two big-wigs CSK and MI tussle for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# Brendon McCullum is next up.
# Delhi Daredevils get Dinesh Karthik for Rs 12.50 crore.
# A late entry from Kolkata Knight Riders into the race. Delhi almost got him for a Rs 10.05 crore.
# Sunrisers Hyderabad and Delhi enter the fight for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore and the bidding has now gone past Rs 7 crore.
# Dinesh Karthik is next.
# Chennai Super Kings utilise right-to-match, get Faf du Plessis for Rs 4.75 crore.
# Delhi Daredevils and Mumbai Indians bid for him. His base price was Rs 1.5 crore and the bidding has now more than doubled his value. Still going on at over Rs 4 crore.
# South Africa's Faf du Plessis is next up.
# Right-to-match: Sunrisers Hyderabad use their right-to-match and get Darren Sammy for Rs 3.5 crore.
# Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals fight for him.
# Darren Sammy is the next player to be bid for. His base price is Rs 1 crore.
# SOLD! George Bailey to KXIP for Rs 3.25 crore.
# Delhi Daredevils enter the race for Bailey but don't sustain for too long.
# KXIP open the bidding.
# George Bailey is the next player. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# Budget remaining for each side:
CSK (Rs 21 crore), MI (Rs 21 crore), RR (Rs 22.5 crore), DD (Rs 46 crore), KKR (Rs 33.50 crore ), KXIP (Rs 33.80 crore), SRH (Rs 34 crore), RCB (Rs 16 crore)
# The list of first set of marquee players:
- Murali Vijay to Delhi Daredevils (Rs 5 crore)
- Kevin Pietersen to Delhi Daredevils (Rs 9 crore using right-to-match after Sunrisers won the bid)
- Jacques Kallis to Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 5.50 crore)
- Yuvraj Singh goes for the highest price so far. Rs 14. crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Virender Sehwag to Kings XI Punjab (Rs 3.2 crore)
- Mitchell Johnson to Kings XI Punjab (Rs 6.5 crore)
- David Warner to Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 5.5 crore)
- Mahela Jayawardene goes unsold.
# SOLD! Mitchell Johnson will play for Kings XI Punjab for Rs 6.5 crore.
# Kings XI Punjab also enter the race now. It has swiftly gone past the Rs 5 crore-mark.
# Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings start off the bidding war.
# Mitchell Johnson will be the next player to bid for.
# SOLD! David Warner goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 5.50 crore.
# The Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race now.
# Mumbai Indians open the bidding at Rs 1.50 crore.
# David Warner is up next.
# SOLD! Virender Sehwag to KXIP Rs3.20 crore.
# It's still between KXIP and MI here. Delhi will be watching keenly. They still have two more joker cards to utilise.
# KXIP put in the opening bid at the last minute. Mumbai Indians come in next.
# Virender Sehwag is next player in.
# Chennai bag Kallis for Rs 5.5 crore. But, the Kolkata Knight Riders have matched the bid and prise him away.
# KKR come in next. It's down to CSK and KKR now.
# Chennai open the bidding for Kallis. Delhi enter the race but stop at Rs 2.8 crore.
# Jacques Kallis is next up!
# SOLD! Yuvraj Singh sold to RCB for Rs 14 crore.
# Almost sold but there's confusion! Bangalore seemed to have won the bid for Rs 10 crore and the Kolkata Knight Riders had entered the bidding.
# Royal Challengers Bangalore enter the bidding now. The bidding has gone past Pietersen's value.
# Yuvraj Singh is next up. Kings XI Punjab and Rajasthan Royals tussle for him. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# SOLD! Sunrisers buy him for Rs 9 crore but the Delhi Daredevils use the 'right-to-match' card.
# Sunrisers enter the race now.
# Chennai Super Kings open the bidding and Kings XI Punjab match.
# The big fish, Kevin Pietersen is next.
# No takers for Jayawardene! He remains UNSOLD for now.
# Mahela Jayawardene is the next player. His base price is also Rs 2 crore.
# SOLD! Delhi Daredevils make the first purchase this year! Murali Vijay for Rs 5 crores.
# Sunrisers Hyderabad enter the race with a bid of Rs 3.20 crore.
# Mumbai Indians also come into the bidding now.
# Chennai Super Kings open the bidding but Delhi Daredevils have raised it to Rs 2.20 crore.
# Murali Vijay is the first one to be auctioned. His base price is Rs 2 crore.
# Ranjib Biswal will make the draw for the first set of marquee playeRs
# Richard Madley will be the auctioneer. He is currently reading out the rules. A 'Right-to-match' card is placed on every franchise's table.
# Rahul Dravid is seated on the table with the Rajasthan Royals, Anil Kumble with the Mumbai Indians.
# Team managements are making their way towards their tables. Just moments away from the start of the auctions.
# As it stands, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals have retained five players, Royal Challengers Bangalore have retained three, Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab have retained two each while the Delhi Daredevils have released all their playeRs (Read all the latest news on IPL 2014)
# As many as 514 players will go under the hammer - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped (255 Indian and 37 overseas). For the first time, the uncapped players are also going to be up for grabs in the auctions.
# For the first time in IPL, the players will be valued in Indian currency (INR) instead of the US dollaRs The highest base price for players for this year's auction is Rs 2 crore (List of players valued at highest base price)
# It's that time of the year when the think tank at each of the eight franchises showcase their prowess at picking the best possible players to form a winning combination. It's time for the IPL player auctions!(Read Preview here)
# All the teams have already submitted their list of players retained and a lot can be understood about their strategy from these lists. (Read: The list of players retained).
# New Zealand's Corey Anderson will be one to watch out for during the auctions, but the player himself has said that he is scared of watching his auction. On the other hand, Virender Sehwag is very relaxed about his chances.
Win-win situation for Kevin Pietersen
There are two very fascinating scenarios. Pietersen, who was recently dropped by the England and Wales Cricket Board, will now be available for the entire season. The Delhi Daredevils, whose roster he was a part of in 2013, will want to consider getting him back via 'right-to-match' card. If more than two or three teams vie for him, his price is bound to go up by a big margin. In this situation, the Delhi Daredevils could be at an advantage as they could get him much cheaper than what they would have paid for him via retention (Rs 12.5 crore). Given his immense talent and the impact KP can have in the shorter format of the game, Delhi will look to set a certain upper limit and look to prise him away from the potential suitors who win the bid. It will be a profitable acquisition for Delhi as it is highly unlikely that a team will be ready to bid in excess of Rs 12.5 crore for him, thereby giving Delhi an opportunity to cut some costs on him. Even if the Delhi franchise do not see him as a part of their project, a vigorous bidding war will only mean inflated price and a win-win situation for the maverick Pietersen.
New season, new auction, new rules
A number of changes have been drafted for the 2014 season of IPL along with other rules.
1. For the first time, the players will be valued in Indian rupees during the player auction instead of the US dollars which was used in the first six seasons.
2. For the first time in the history of IPL player auction, even uncapped Indian players will be auctioned.
3. As many as 514 players will go under the hammer - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped (255 Indian and 37 overseas).
4. The list of 50 overseas players also includes two Associate Nation cricketers -- Niall O'Brien from Ireland and Ryan ten Doeschate from Netherlands.
5. Among the 219 capped players, 46 Indians have been valued at top base price of Rs 2 crore each.
There are two very fascinating scenarios. Pietersen, who was recently dropped by the England and Wales Cricket Board, will now be available for the entire season. The Delhi Daredevils, whose roster he was a part of in 2013, will want to consider getting him back via 'right-to-match' card. If more than two or three teams vie for him, his price is bound to go up by a big margin. In this situation, the Delhi Daredevils could be at an advantage as they could get him much cheaper than what they would have paid for him via retention (Rs 12.5 crore). Given his immense talent and the impact KP can have in the shorter format of the game, Delhi will look to set a certain upper limit and look to prise him away from the potential suitors who win the bid. It will be a profitable acquisition for Delhi as it is highly unlikely that a team will be ready to bid in excess of Rs 12.5 crore for him, thereby giving Delhi an opportunity to cut some costs on him. Even if the Delhi franchise do not see him as a part of their project, a vigorous bidding war will only mean inflated price and a win-win situation for the maverick Pietersen.
New season, new auction, new rules
A number of changes have been drafted for the 2014 season of IPL along with other rules.
1. For the first time, the players will be valued in Indian rupees during the player auction instead of the US dollars which was used in the first six seasons.
2. For the first time in the history of IPL player auction, even uncapped Indian players will be auctioned.
3. As many as 514 players will go under the hammer - 219 capped (169 Indian and 50 overseas) and 292 uncapped (255 Indian and 37 overseas).
4. The list of 50 overseas players also includes two Associate Nation cricketers -- Niall O'Brien from Ireland and Ryan ten Doeschate from Netherlands.
5. Among the 219 capped players, 46 Indians have been valued at top base price of Rs 2 crore each.
The 'Joker Card' debut
Adding more intrigue and excitement to the upcoming player auction, the IPL board has introduced a new feature called the 'right to match' option, also known as the 'Joker Card'.
According to this feature, a team can bring back a player who was part of its franchise last year but wasn't one of the players retained by them. A team can exercise this option the moment a particular player is deemed 'sold' to another franchise. Once the player is 'sold', the auctioneer will give the old franchise a chance to use their 'right-to-match' option, by which they can bring back the player with a matching bid amount.
A clause to the retention system states that no team can retain or buy back (using Joker card), more than four capped Indian players from their previous squad. For instance, the Chennai Super Kings have retained four capped Indian players (MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin). If they wish to hire the services of Murali Vijay once again, they cannot exercise their 'Right-to-Match' option. They will have to make the highest bid and not merely match it.
The following is the breakdown for number of players that can be brought back using 'right to match' option depending on the number of players retained by each side.
1. If three or more players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on one player.
2. If one or two players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on two playeRs
3. If no player is retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on three playeRs
According to this feature, a team can bring back a player who was part of its franchise last year but wasn't one of the players retained by them. A team can exercise this option the moment a particular player is deemed 'sold' to another franchise. Once the player is 'sold', the auctioneer will give the old franchise a chance to use their 'right-to-match' option, by which they can bring back the player with a matching bid amount.
A clause to the retention system states that no team can retain or buy back (using Joker card), more than four capped Indian players from their previous squad. For instance, the Chennai Super Kings have retained four capped Indian players (MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin). If they wish to hire the services of Murali Vijay once again, they cannot exercise their 'Right-to-Match' option. They will have to make the highest bid and not merely match it.
The following is the breakdown for number of players that can be brought back using 'right to match' option depending on the number of players retained by each side.
1. If three or more players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on one player.
2. If one or two players are retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on two playeRs
3. If no player is retained, 'right-to-match' option can be used on three playeRs
4. Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals can use the Joker card on 1 player, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad can buy back two while Delhi Daredevils can reclaim three.
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