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Pietersen & Flintoff highest paid players
Friday 06, February 2009
Vijay Mallya & the Royal Challengers in Consultation at the IPL Player Auction at Goa.
Expressing satisfaction on the way the Auction went Mr. Lalit Modi, Chairman and Commissioner, DLF Indian Premier League said, "This was a very strategic auction with each franchisee knowing exactly what they wanted in terms of international talent to strengthen their playing squads. I look forward to the prodigious talents of Pietersen and Flintoff making their debuts in Season II for the Bangalore Royal Challengers and Chennai. I am certain now more than ever that fans across Indian and indeed the world are in for an exciting second season."
Season II will see 5 Englishmen, 2 South Africans, 2 Bangladeshi’s, 2 Australians, 2 New Zealanders, 3 West Indians and 1 Sri Lankan make their debuts in the DLF Indian Premier League in 2009. A grand total of US $ 7.65 million was bid for the 17 new Indian Premier League debutants as below……
Season II : IPL Player Auction at Goa on February 6th 2009
| 1) | Kevin Pietersen | England | Batsman | 1,350,000 | 1,550,000 | Bangalore Royal Challengers |
| 2) | Andrew Flintoff | England | All rounder | 950,000 | 1,550,000 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 3) | J P Duminy | South Africa | Batsman | 300,000 | 950,000 | Mumbai Indians |
| 4) | Tyron Henderson | South Africa | All rounder | 100,000 | 650,000 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 5) | Mashrafe Bin Mortaza | Bangladesh | Bowler | 50,000 | 600,000 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 6) | Ravi Bopara | England | All rounder | 150,000 | 450,000 | Kings XI Punjab |
| 7) | Shaun Tait | Australia | Bowler | 250,000 | 375,000 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 8) | Paul Collingwood | England | All rounder | 250,000 | 275,000 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 9) | Owais Shah | England | Batsman | 150,000 | 275,000 | Delhi Daredevils |
| 10) | Jesse Ryder | New Zealand | Batsman | 100,000 | 160,000 | Bangalore Royal Challengers |
| 11) | Kyle Mills | New Zealand | Bowler | 150,000 | 150,000 | Mumbai Indians |
| 12) | Fidel Edwards | West Indies | Bowler | 150,000 | 150,000 | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers |
| 13) | Jerome Taylor | West Indies | Bowler | 150,000 | 150,000 | Kings XI Punjab |
| 14) | Thilan Thushara | Sri Lanka | All rounder | 125,000 | 140,000 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 15) | Dwayne Smith | West Indies | All rounder | 100,000 | 100,000 | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers |
| 16) | Mohammad Ashraful | Bangladesh | Batsman | 75,000 | 75,000 | Mumbai Indians |
| 17) | George Bailey | Tasmania | Batsman | 50,000 | 50,000 | Chennai Super Kings |
Season II of the DLF Indian Premier League is set to kick off on April 10th, with the Final to be played on May 24th, 2009.
Courtesy : ipl2t0.com
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