All the rounds of bidding are over, but we are left with a few unsold players. With Andrew Symonds grossing $1.35m, Mahendra Dhoni, with a whopping $1.5m offer from Chennai, is the highest-priced cricketer for Indian Premier League. That Chennai have no “icon” player - who by right will get 15 per cent more than the highest-paid cricketer – could have played a role in the high bid, and also that the Indians will make bigger brands. Even Sachin Tendulkar now obliged to pay a minimum of $1,121,250 (115 per cent of what Jayasuriya is getting). Sanath Jayasuriya – worth $975,000 is the most expensive player for Mumbai. All the rounds of bidding are over, but we are left with a few unsold players. The modalities of the re-bidding for them are being decided currently. As per the rules released yesterday teams will be allowed to bid below the base price.
IPL Teams
Jaipur : Shane Warne (US$450,000) Graeme Smith (US$475,000) Younis Khan (US$225,000) Kamran Akmal (US$150,000) Yusuf Pathan (US$475,000) Mohammad Kaif (US$675,000) Munaf Patel (US$275,000) Justin Langer (US$200,000)
Chennai MS Dhoni (US$1.5 million) Muttiah Muralitharan (US$600,000) Matthew Hayden (US$375,000) Jacob Oram (US$675,000) Stephen Fleming (US$350,000) Parthiv Patel (US$325,000) Joginder Sharma (US$225,000) Albie Morkel (US$675,000) Suresh Raina (US$650,000) Makhaya Ntini (US$200,000) Michael Hussey (US$350,000)
Mumbai Sachin Tendulkar (icon) Sanath Jayasuriya (US$975,000) Harbhajan Singh (US$850,000) Shaun Pollock (US$550,000) Robin Uthappa (US$800,000) Lasith Malinga (US$350,000) Dilhara Fernando (US$150,000) Loots Bosman (US$175,000)
Bangalore Rahul Dravid (icon) Anil Kumble (US$500,000) Jacques Kallis (US$900,000) Zaheer Khan (US$450,000) Mark Boucher (US$450,000) Cameron White (US$500,000) Wasim Jaffer (US$150,000) Dale Steyn (US$325,000) Nathan Bracken (US$325,000) Shivnarine Chanderpaul (US$200,000)
Hyderabad Adam Gilchrist (US$700,000) Andrew Symonds (US$1.35 million) Herschelle Gibbs (US$575,000) Shahid Afridi (US$675,000) Scott Styris (US$175,000) VVS Laxman (US$375,000) Rohit Sharma (US$750,000) Chamara Silva (US$100,000) RP Singh (US$875,000) Chaminda Vaas (US$200,000) Nuwan Zoysa (US$110,000)
Mohali Yuvraj Singh (icon) Mahela Jayawardene (US$475,000) Kumar Sangakkara (US$700,000) Brett Lee (US$900,000) Sreesanth (US$625,000) Irfan Pathan (US$925,000) Ramesh Powar (US$170,000) Piyush Chawla (US$400,000) Simon Katich (US$200,000) Ramnaresh Sarwan (US$225,000)
Kolkata Sourav Ganguly (icon) Shoaib Akhtar (US$425,000) Ricky Ponting (US$400,000) Brendon McCullum (US$700,000) Chris Gayle (US$800,000) Ajit Agarkar (US$330,000) David Hussey (US$675,000) Ishant Sharma (US$950,000) Murali Kartik (US$425,000) Umar Gul (US$150,000) Tatenda Taibu (US$125,000)
Delhi Virender Sehwag (icon) Daniel Vettori (US$625,000) Shoaib Malik (US$500,000) Mohammad Asif (US$650,000) AB de Villiers (US$300,000) Dinesh Karthik (US$525,000) Farveez Maharoof (US$225,000) Tillakaratne Dilshan (US$250,000) Manoj Tiwary (US$675,000) Gautam Gambhir (US$725,000) Glenn McGrath (US$350,000).