Second Round Players Auction
Mumbai, India - March 11, 2008
| Team & Players |
Bid Amount
(figures in USD) |
BANGALORE ROYAL CHALLENGERS |
| Misbah-ul-Haq |
$1,25,000 |
| Ross Taylor |
$1,00,000 |
| Abdur Razzak |
$50,000 |
| Virat Kohli (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Sreevatsa Goswami (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
JAIPUR RAJASTHAN ROYALS |
| Dimitri Mascarenhas |
$1,00,000 |
| Morne Morkel |
$60,000 |
| Shane Watson |
$1,25,000 |
| Sohail Tanvir |
$1,00,000 |
| Ravindra Jadeja (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Tauwar Kohli (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
KOLKATA KNIGHTRIDERS |
| Salman Butt |
$1,00,000 |
| Mohammad Hafeez |
$1,00,000 |
| Siddarth Kaul (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Iqbal Abdulla (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
MOHALI |
| James Hopes |
$3,00,000 |
| Luke Pomersbach |
$50,000 |
| Kyle Mills |
$1,50,000 |
| Tanmay Srivastava (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Ajitesh Argal (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
DELHI DAREDEVILS |
| Brett Geeves |
$50,000 |
| Pradeep Sangwan (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
MUMBAI INDIANS |
| Ashwell Prince |
$1,75,000 |
| Manish Pandey (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Saurabh Tiwary (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS |
| Abhinav Mukund (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Napolean Einstein (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
| Viraj Khadge (India U-19) |
$30,000 |
HYDERABAD |
| None |
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King Khan launches Kolkata Knight Riders
Kolkata, India - March 11, 2008
Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and his business partners today launched their Indian Premier League (IPL) team — the Kolkata Knight Riders, with panache. |
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Aussies in demand in second auction
Mumbai, India - March 10th, 2008
Australia internationals Shane Watson and James Hopes are expected to be snapped up as the competing teams in the inaugural Indian Premier League take part in a second player auction on Tuesday. Watson, Yousuf head list for second IPL auction. |
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Sachin's IPL team named Mumbai Indians
Mumbai, India - March 8th, 2008
The Indian Premier League's Mumbai-based franchise has been named their team 'Mumbai Indians'. Sachin Tendulkar, the team's icon player, will captain the side, which also includes Sanath Jayasuriya and Shaun Pollock. |
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Shane Warne named captain and coach of Jaipur - Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League
Mumbai, India - Feb 28, 2008
Former Australia leg-spinner Shane Warne was named captain and coach of the Jaipur team, to be called Rajasthan Royals, in the multi-million-dollar Indian Premier League. |
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BCCI may ask ICC to reschedule tours for Indian Premier League’s sake
Sydney, Australia - Feb 23, 2008
The influential Board of Control for Cricket in India is likely to build pressure on the International Cricket Council (ICC) to reschedule tours from next year to ensure players can appear in the Indian Premier League (IPL). |
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Who became Millionaire? Check it out.
Mumbai, India - Feb 20, 2008
Check it out who hit the Jack pot and who are left out. Top - M.S.Dhoni - $1.50 million, Lowest Chamara Silva - $1,00,000 for six week job. |
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Indian Premier League Players Auction Result
Mumbai, India - Feb 20, 2008
The Chennai Super Kings (India Cement) paid the highest amount for Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the first round. Dhoni was bought for Rs 6 crore ($1.5 million). Andrew Symonds became the second highest was bought by Hyderabad for
$1.35 million. |
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