The IPL auction concluded in Chennai, and it saw quite a few surprises.
The highest bid went to the unlikely Glen Maxwell who was snapped up by the Mumbai Indians for a cool $1 million, followed by Ajantha Mendis who fetched $725,000 from the Pune Warriors. Meanwhile Abhishek Nayar was the subject of a five-way bidding war and ultimately went to the Pune Warriors for $675,000.
Among the 37 players who were snapped up this season were Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke who surprisingly only went for base price, Darren Sammy and Dirk Nannes.
This is a complete list of the new players, who they will be playing for and how much they fetched:
CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Christopher Morris | All-Rounder |
$625,000 |
| Dirk Nannes | Bowler |
$600,000 |
| Ben Laughlin | Bowler |
$20,000 |
| Akila Dananjaya | All-Rounder |
$20,000 |
| Jason Holder | Bowler |
$20,000 |
DELHI DAREDEVILS
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Johan Botha | All-Rounder |
$450,000 |
| Jesse Ryder | All-Rounder |
$260,000 |
| Jeevan Mendis | All-Rounder |
$50,000 |
KINGS XI PUNJAB
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Manpreet Gony | Bowler |
$500,000 |
| Luke Pomersbach | Batsman |
$300,000 |
MUMBAI INDIANS
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Glenn Maxwell | All-Rounder |
$1,000,000 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | Bowler |
$450,000 |
| Ricky Ponting | Batsman |
$400,000 |
| Philip Hughes | Batsman |
$100,000 |
| Jacob Oram | All-Rounder |
$50,000 |
PUNE WARRIORS INDIA
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Ajantha Mendis | Bowler |
$725,000 |
| Kane Richardson | Bowler |
$700,000 |
| Abhishek Nayar | All-Rounder |
$675,000 |
| Michael Clarke | Batsman |
$400,000 |
RAJASTHAN ROYALS
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| James Faulkner | All-Rounder |
$400,000 |
| Fidel Edwards | Bowler |
$210,000 |
| Kusal Janith Perera | Wicket Keeper |
$20,000 |
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler |
$525,000 |
| Rudra Pratap Singh | Bowler |
$400,000 |
| Moises Henriques | All-Rounder |
$300,000 |
| Ravi Rampaul | Bowler |
$290,000 |
| Pankaj Singh | Bowler |
$150,000 |
| Daniel Christian | All-Rounder |
$100,000 |
| Christopher Barnwell | All-Rounder |
$50,000 |
SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Thisara Perera | All-Rounder |
$675,000 |
| Darren Sammy | All-Rounder |
$425,000 |
| Sudeep Tyagi | Bowler |
$100,000 |
| Clinton McKay | Bowler |
$100,000 |
| Nathan McCullum | Bowler |
$100,000 |
| Quinton De Kock | Wicket Keeper |
$20,000 |
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
| Player | Type |
Price Paid |
| Sachithra Senanayaka | All-Rounder |
$625,000 |
| Ryan McLaren | Bowler |
$50,000 |
BIG NAMES NOT SOLD
Spin bowlers
Suleiman Benn, WI, $20,000
Fast bowlers
Doug Bollinger, $200,000.
All rounders
Ravi Bopara, 100,000 USD
Wicketkeepers
Matt Prior 200,000 USD
Batsmen
Martin Guptill opens at 100,00 USD
Herschelle Gibbs opens at 200,000 USD
Adam Voges opens at 100,000 USD