IPL 2014 auction LIVE: Day 1 ends; Yuvi, Karthik big earners

That’s it for today! That concludes day 1. The unsold players can come back in tomorrow but there will be a lot of bidding for uncapped players – that should be fun. Day 2 auction will begin on 1000 hrs IST. Quick recap: Most expensive players bought today RCB: Yuvraj Singh, All-Rounder, ₹14,00,00,000 DD: Dinesh Karthik, Wicket Keeper, ₹12,50,00,000 DD: Kevin Pietersen, Batsman, ₹9,00,00,000 KXIP: Mitchell Johnson, All-Rounder, ₹6,50,00,000 KXIP: Glenn Maxwell, All-Rounder, ₹6,00,00,000 KKR: Jacques Kallis, All-Rounder, ₹5,50,00,000 SRH: David Warner, Batsman, ₹5,50,00,000 KKR: Robin Uthappa, Batsman, ₹5,00,00,000 Funds still available CSK: ₹2,90,00,000 DD: ₹8,60,00,000 KXIP: ₹14,20,00,000 KKR: ₹9,00,00,000 MI: ₹5,15,00,000 RR: ₹12,10,00,000 RCB: ₹1,80,00,000 SRH: ₹8,40,00,000 Players sold so far Set 24: Shaminda Eranga, Hamish Bennett, Ian Butler, Rory Kleinveldt, Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Aavishkar Salvi, Isuru Udana unsold Set 23 CSK: Matt Henry, Bowler, ₹30,00,000 Tino Best, Simon Jones, Jade Dernbach, Sheldon Cottrel, Jerome Taylor, Kyle Mills, Juan Theron unsold. Set 22 Lonwabo Tsotsobe, VRV Singh, Krismar Santokie, Sudeep Tyagi, Kemar Roach, Marchant De Lange, Mitchell McClenaghan, Ben Laughlin Set 21 Grant Elliott, Rayad Emrit, Elton Chigumbura, Garey Mathurin, Rikki Clarke, Danza Hyat not sold. Set 20 Mohammad Kaif, Kapugedera, Adrian Barath, Robert Quiney, Hemang Badani, Jehan Mubarak, Justin Ontong. Wasim Jaffer, Dilshan Munaweera, Callum Ferguson unsold. Set 19 Doug Bollinger, Patrick Cummins, Jackson Bird, Pankaj Singh, Ryan McLaren, Jackson Bird, Dirk Nannes, Mithun, Adam Milne, Shaun Tait, Wayne Parnell unsold. Set 18 Samit Patel, Vernon Philander, Jacob Oram, Christopher Barnwell, Maharoof, Dimitri Mascarenhas, David Wiese, Jeevan Mendis unsold. Set 17 Richard Levi, Colin Munro, Thirimane, Philip Hughes, Vaughan van Jaarsveld, Dean Elgar, Travis Burt, Kieran Powell, Luke Pomersbach unsold. Set 16 Fawad Ahmed, Nikita Miller, Nicky Boje, James Muirhead, M.D Shohag Gazi unsold. Set 15 RR: Tim Southee, Bowler, ₹1,20,00,000 CSK: Ben Hilfenhaus, Bowler, ₹1,00,00,000 RR: Ben Cuttings, Bowler, ₹80,00,000 SH: Jason Holder, Bowler, ₹75,00,000 MI: Josh Hazelwood, Bowler, ₹50,00,000 Fidel Edwards, Manpreet Gony unsold. Set 14 DD: James Neesham, Allrounder, ₹1,00,00,000 Johan Botha, James Franklin, Senanayake, Andre McDonald, John Hastings, van der Merwe, Jesse Ryder unsold. Set 13 SH: Venugopal Rao, Batsman, ₹55,00,000 Neil McKenzie, Chris Lynn, Herschelle Gibbs, Ben Rohrer, Farhann Behardien, Henry Davids, Upul Tharanga, Hamish Rutherford, Abhinav Mukund unsold. Set 12 CSK: Samuel Badree, Spinner, ₹30,00,000 Sulieman Benn, Rangana Herath, Imran Tahir, Nathan Lyon, Suraj Randiv, Ramesh Pawar, Brad Hogg, Akila Dananjaya unsold. Set 11 DD: Nathan Coulter-Nile, Bowler, ₹4,25,00,000 DD: Jaydev Unadkat, Bowler, ₹2,80,00,000 CSK: Mohit Sharma, Bowler, ₹2,00,00,000 CSK: Ashish Nehra, Bowler, ₹2,00,00,000 RCB: Varun Aaron, Bowler, ₹2,00,00,000 KXIP: Laxmipathy Balaji, Bowler, ₹1,80,00,000 KXIP: Parvinder Awana, Bowler, ₹65,00,000 RP Singh, Brett Lee, Munaf Patel unsold. Set 10 KXIP: Glenn Maxwell, All-rounder, ₹6,00,00,000 MI: Corey Anderson, All-Rounder, ₹4,50,00,000 DD: Laxmi Ratan Shukla, All-Rounder, ₹1,50,00,000 RR: Abhishek Nayar, All-Rounder, ₹1,00,00,000 SH: Moises Henriques, All-Rounder, ₹1,00,00,000 Andre Russell, Daniel Christian, Ravi Bopara, Luke Wright unsold. Set 9 SH: B Taylor, Wicket-keeper, ₹30,00,000 Paine, Silva, Andre Fletcher, Dane Vilas, Ramdin, P Jayawardene, Ronchi go unsold. Set 8 DD: Saurabh Tiwary, Batsman, ₹70,00,000 RCB: Nic Maddinson, Batsman, ₹50,00,000 White, Bravo, Hales, Samuels, Badrinath, Bell, Tamim Iqbal, Guptill, Simmons go unsold. Set 7 KKR: Piyush Chawla, Bowler, ₹4,25,00,000 MI: Pragyan Ojha, Bowler, ₹3,25,00,000 DD: Rahul Sharma, Bowler, ₹1,90,00,000 DD: Muthaih Muralitharan, Bowler, ₹1,00,00,000 Ajantha Mendis, Murli Kartik, Nathan McCullum, Robin Peterson go unsold Set 6 RCB: Mitchell Starc, Bowler, ₹5,00,00,000 KXIP: Mohd Shami, Bowler, ₹4,25,00,000 SH: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Bowler, ₹4,25,00,000 KKR: Vinay Kumar, Bowler, ₹2,80,00,000 KKR: Morne Morkel, Bowler, ₹2,80,00,000 DD: Umesh Yadav, Bowler, ₹2,60,00,000 SH: Ishant Sharma, Bowler, ₹2,60,00,000 RCB: Ashok Dinda , Bowler, ₹1,50,00,000 RCB: Ravi Rampaul, Bowler, ₹90,00,000 Praveen Kumar remains unsold. Set 5 RR: Steven Smith, All-Rounder, ₹4,00,00,000 KKR: Yusuf Pathan, All-Rounder, ₹3,25,00,000 KKR: Shakib Al Hasan, All-Rounder, ₹2,80,00,000 RCB: Albie Morkel, All-Rounder, ₹2,40,00,000 SH: Irfan Pathan, All-Rounder, ₹2,40,00,000 KXIP: Thisara Perera, All-Rounder, ₹1,60,00,000 Azhar Mahmood, David Hussey, Angelo Mathews, Tillakaratne Dilshan unsold. Set 4 DD: Quinton De Kock, Wicket Keeper, ₹3,50,00,000 KXIP: Wriddhiman Saha, Wicket Keeper, ₹2,20,00,000 RCB: Parthiv Patel, Wicket Keeper, ₹1,40,00,000 Naman Ojha, Matthew Wade, Craig Kieswetter, Kusal Perera unsold. Set 3 KKR: Robin Uthappa, Batsman, ₹5,00,00,000 CSK: Dwayne Smith, Batsman, ₹4,50,00,000 SH: Aaron Finch, Batsman, ₹4,00,00,000 DD: Manoj Tiwary, Batsman, ₹2,80,00,000 RR: Brad Hodge, Batsman, ₹2,40,00,000 KXIP: Shaun Marsh, Batsman, ₹2,20,00,000 DD: Jean-Paul Duminy, Batsman, ₹2,20,00,000 KXIP: Cheteshwar Pujara, Batsman, ₹1,90,00,000 Ross Taylor goes unsold. Set 2 DD: Dinesh Karthik, Wicket Keeper, ₹12,50,00,000 MI: Michael Hussey, Batsman, ₹5,00,00,000 CSK: Faf Du Plessis, Batsman, ₹4,75,00,000 SH: Amit Mishra, Bowler, ₹4,75,00,000 SH: Darren Sammy, All-Rounder, ₹3,50,00,000 KXIP: George Bailey, Batsman, ₹3,25,00,000 CSK: Brendon McCullum, Wicket Keeper, ₹3,25,00,00 MI: Zaheer Khan, Bowler, ₹2,60,00,00 Set 1 RCB: Yuvraj Singh, All-Rounder, ₹14,00,00,000 DD: Kevin Pietersen, Batsman, ₹9,00,00,000 KXIP: Mitchell Johnson, All-Rounder, ₹6,50,00,000 KKR: Jacques Kallis, All-Rounder, ₹5,50,00,000 SH: David Warner, Batsman, ₹5,50,00,000 DD: Murali Vijay, Batsman, ₹5,00,00,000 KXIP: Virender Sehwag, Batsman, ₹3,20,00,000 Only unsold player Mahela Jayawardena, Batsman, ₹2,00,00,000 Funds remaining CSK: ₹4,50,00,000 DD: ₹9,60,00,000 KXIP: ₹14,20,00,000 KKR: ₹9,00,00,000 MI: ₹5,65,00,000 RR: ₹15,10,00,000 RCB: ₹1,80,00,000 SRH: ₹9,70,00,000 Southee moves to RR RR: Tim Southee, Bowler, ₹1,20,00,000. Great buy for an in-form bowler who bowls with great heart and skill. Holder moves to SH SH: Jason Holder, Bowler, ₹75,00,000. Good buy for a young bowler with room to improve. Hilfie for CSK #CSK buy Big Ben Hilfenhaus back for Rs 1 Crore. Wonder why no one else wanted him? Another buy for RR RR: Ben Cuttings , Bowler, ₹80,00,000. Good workmanlike bowler who will keep his head down and get on with his business. Neesham for DD DD: James Neesham, Allrounder, ₹1,00,00,000. The big NZ allrounder goes to DD – he was impressive against the Indians recently and can pack a mean wallop. RR have what they want Dravid: “We are glad we were able to sort out the situation with our marquee players before the Auctions began.” Short break now A look at the funds remaining for the teams: CSK: ₹4,50,00,000 DD: ₹9,60,00,000 KXIP: ₹14,20,00,000 KKR: ₹9,00,00,000 MI: ₹5,65,00,000 RR: ₹15,10,00,000 RCB: ₹1,80,00,000 SRH: ₹9,70,00,000 CSK gets Badree CSK: Samuel Badree, Spinner, ₹30,00,000. Looks like CSK have got Badri? Mohit goes back to Dhoni and CSK CSK: Mohit Sharma, Bowler, ₹2,00,00,000. DD tried their luck but CSK wanted him and they got him. Good buy considering how good he was last season. Unadkat to DD DD: Jaydev Unadkat, Bowler, ₹2,80,00,000. The young left-armer goes to DD, who have built quite an impressive squad. Awana stays with KXIP KXIP: Parvinder Awana, Bowler, ₹65,00,000. SH looks all set to take him to Hyderabad but KXIP used their right to match the bid. Fit again and sold! RCB: Varun Aaron, Bowler, ₹2,00,00,000. The paceman goes to RCB – Delhi chose not to match the bid for him. Nehra goes to CSK The left-armer goes to Dhoni’s team for his base price of Rs 2 cr. Balaji goes to Punjab KXIP: Laxmipathy Balaji, Bowler, ₹1,80,00,000. His variations stood him in good stead. Bit too expensive? DD: Nathan Coulter-Nile, Bowler, ₹4,25,00,000. the bidding seemed to have initially stopped at Rs 2.2 cr but then auctioneer missed RR’s signal. On resumption, the price went to Rs 4.25 cr. Henriques for SH SH: Moises Henriques, All-Rounder, ₹1,00,00,000. He was pretty good with the bat during the India tour but his bowling wasn’t quite up to scratch. Nayar goes to MI RR: Abhishek Nayar, All-Rounder, ₹1,00,00,000. This is a pretty good buy as well – fits right into the RR method. Anderson goes to MI MI: Corey Anderson, All-Rounder, ₹4,50,00,000. Big buy, the in-form NZ allrounder goes to MI. SH were also in the fray but Mumbai wanted him. Shukla goes to DD The Bengal allrounder goes to DD for Rs 1.5 cr. KXIP wanted him as well. Finally some proper bidding! Another set, more allrounders. Maxwell gets the big guns active once again. MI and KXIP were locked in a battle and KXIP won. They get him for Rs 6 cr. Finally some proper bidding! This was starting to become pretty boring. Finally! SH: B Taylor, Wicket-keeper, ₹30,00,000. We have a buyer! Paine, Silva, Andre Fletcher, Dane Vilas, Ramdin, P Jayawardene, B Taylor go unsold New set of wicket-keepers. Not too many buyers for them either. Saurabh Tiwary goes to DD The Jharkhand batsman had a very good off season and this is a pretty good buy for DD for Rs 70 lakhs. Nic Maddinson goes to RCB One bid only for the Aussie: Rs 50 lakh, sold to RCB. White, Bravo, Hales, Samuels, Badrinath, Bell, Tamim Iqbal, Guptill, Simmons go unsold No takers for them. The auction is about to restart The IPL 7 auction with restart at 1400 hrs IST. Two happy coaches****Yuvi’s getting ready to do the gangnam

At lunch, a look at the remaining funds CSK: ₹8,50,00,000 DD: ₹18,85,00,000 KXIP: ₹22,65,00,000 MI: ₹10,15,00,000 RR: ₹16,10,00,000 RCB: ₹4,30,00,000 SRH: ₹11,00,00,000 KKR: ₹9,00,00,000

A break in the auction Time for lunch. It’s been hectic, it’s been crazy. Yuvraj Singh sold to RCB for Rs 14 crore, DD bought Karthik for 12.5 cr and Kevin Pietersen for Rs 9 crore. M Johnson went to KXIP for Rs 6.50 cr. Time to let the dust settle down a bit. Here’s what the new teams look like Muralitharan bought by RCB RCB make an emotional buy – get Murali for Rs 1 cr. Rahul Sharma goes to DD The former India leg-spinner goes to DD for Rs 1.9 cr. Ajantha Mendis, Murli Kartik, Nathan McCullum, Robin Peterson go unsold No buyers for them. Ojha goes to DD MI had the right to match DD’s 3.25 cr bid but they did just that. A good keep. Piyush Chawla on the block and he goes to KKR The leg-spinner has been pretty successful in the IPL and a fierce bidding war ensues between DD and KKR. He is sold at 4.25 to KKR. KXIP had the right to match and they did not. Morne Morkel goes to KKR Slow steady rise for the lanky SA paceman – he is sold for 2.8 cr to KKR. Vinay Kumar goes to KKR The Karnataka captain was inspirational in the Ranji Trophy and goes to KKR for 2.8 cr. Well worth the price. Praveen Kumar remains unsold No one wants Praveen Kumar – certainly not at his base price of Rs 2 crore. Umesh Yadav goes to KKR KKR, CSK, SH – all jump in. Fleming looked like he wanted this player. KKR edged them out at Rs 2.6 cr. DD had the right to match but they did not exercise the right. Rampaul goes to RCB The West Indies fast bowler goes to RCB for Rs 90 lakhs. A decent buy – he has a good yorker and can use the long handle well too. Shami goes to DD DD and KXIP fight over Shami but it is DD who come out on top – win the player at Rs 4.25 cr. Bhuvi rakes in Rs 4.25 cr SH get another paceman in at Rs 4.25 crore. Interesting bit – can his drop in form be turned around? Ishant goes to SH SH retain Ishant for 2.6 cr. He had a good season for them last time round. Ishant Sharma Another bowler for RCB Dinda goes to RCB for Rs 1.5 cr. Not a bad buy. He can be a match-winner at times. Starc goes for 5 cr to RCB On to the fast men, Starc has impressed a lot of people it seems and he has been bought for Rs 5 cr. Shakib-al-Hasan goes to KKR KKR get Shakib-al-Hasan for 2.8 cr. A great buy – the Bangaldeshi allrounder knows the conditions well and can be a match-winner with both bat and ball. Dilshan, Mahmood also unsold The Sri Lanka captain and the former Pakistan allrounder go nowhere. They can come up for the auction tomorrow. Irfan Pathan goes to SH The injured allrounder goes to the SH for 2.4 cr. Angelo Mathews unsold No one wants the Sri Lankan captain. David Hussey goes unsold This is a bit of a surprise. Albie Morkel goes to RCB A good buy for Rs 2.4 cr. He was used well by Dhoni at CSK and it will be interesting to see how Kohli utilizes him. Thisara Perera sold for 1.6 cr The talented SL allrounder goes to KXIP for 1.6 cr. He finished very well for SH and this is a bit of a surprise. They got him cheap. Yusuf Pathan stays with KKR This is a tough call. His form has been patchy and he clearly has a weakness in his technique. But still he is sold for 3.25 cr to KXIP. KKR match the bid and retain his services. Steven Smith goes to RR The Australian allrounder was superb for Pune last season and has improved as a batsman. At 4 cr, he is a steal for the Rajasthan Royals. Kieswetter, Wade, Perera remain unsold The Aussie keeper remains unsold in today’s auction as does the man from England. The man from Sri Lanka also goes nowhere. Patel goes to RCB Parthiv 1.4 cr to RCB. This isn’t a bad buy at all. He knows his way around the IPL and it might free up AB to concentrate on just his batting. Saha goes to KXIP The Bengal keeper goes to KXIP for 2.2 cr. Now a bad buy – KXIP has had very interesting buys so far. De Kock gets the big money DD get him for 3.5 cr – this is a brilliant buy. He is young and is superb form. Can hit the ball a long way too. Naman Ojha unsold Bidding starts at 50 lakhs and goes nowhere. He is unsold. Dwayne Smith goes to CSK MI had him last season but they don’t want him this time round. He goes to CSK for Rs 4.5 cr. Tiwary goes to DD The Bengal batsman is sold to DD for 2.8 cr. He has a lot of things to prove and this could be perfect for him. Shaun Marsh goes to KXIP The Australian opener was a big success for KXIP a couple of seasons back and he is back with them for a price of Rs 2.2 cr. Hodge goes to RR The Aussie veteran stays with RR for Rs 2.4 cr. KKR get Uthappa for Rs 5 cr. KKR get Uthappa for Rs 5 cr. He has turned things around in recent times – lost weight and things are starting to come back together for him. Duminy sold at 2.2 cr to DD DD snaps up the mercurial Duminy for 2.2 cr. Pujara goes for just Rs 1.9 cr It took a while to get the bidding started but it never reached great heights. Pujara sold to 1.9 cr to KXIP. RCB refused the right to match. Finch goes to SH to Rs 4 cr Bidding war for Finch, he was great for Pune last season and has continued his good form for Australia. He goes to SH for Rs 4 cr. Ross the boss goes to no one He remains unsold and will come up in the auction again tomorrow. Zak will play for MI The left-armer will play the next season for MI – he was bought for 2.60 cr. RCB did not want to match the bid. SH decide to keep Mishra Leg-spinner Amit Mishra kept by SH for 4.75 cr. He had a very good season last time round and they will hope he can repeat his performance. Hussey to play for MI Michael Hussey is going to play for MI in IPL 7 - he has been bought for Rs 5 crore. He recently retired from international cricket. McCullum goes for 3.25 crore McCullum goes to CSK for 3.25 crore. Maybe backup for Dhoni or they might just push him to open the innings. Either way – he is a brilliant fielder too. DD buy Karthik for Rs 12.5 cr This is pretty crazy. He is good player but is he worth 12.5 crore. Kirsten probably sees utility value as an allrounder – keeper. Du Plessis goes to 4.75 cr DD won the bidding war but CSK chose to keep the player. The SA player is quite a star and this is a good keep. Sammy sells for 3.5 cr It took a while to get going but then things heated up a little and pushed Sammy above Sehwag – who is still the cheapest buy among the marquee players. He is sold for 3.5 cr to DD but the bid is matched by Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bailey goes to KXIP George Bailey was superb during the ODIs in India but couldn’t do a thing right during the Ashes Down Under. But his form in the subcontinent prompted KXIP to snap him up for 3.25 cr. The auction begins again after a short break Second set of marquee players coming up now. We now have a 10 minute break [caption id=“attachment_1385477” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Yuvraj is now going to play for RCB. Reuters[/caption] RCB began with ₹30,50,00,000 but are already down to 16.5 crore. They still have just four players in their team – Yuvi, Gayle, Kohli, AB.

Everyone wants Mitchell Johnson He was superb for MI in the last season and got even better during the Ashes Down Under. The fast bowler is sold for 6.5 cr to KXIP. MI refused the right to match the bid. Warner goes for 5.5 cr The Australian opener has gone for Rs 5.5 cr. He will play for the Hyderabad Sunrisers – DD refused the right to match the bid. Sehwag finds a buyer! After a lull, the bidding began. It initially looked like no one wanted him by then KXIP started it off and MI jumped in as well. But Punjab came out tops in the end – they bid 3.2 crore for him and DD didn’t want to match the price. Kallis commands a superb price CSK take the SA allrounder for 5.5 cr. KKR had the option to match the bid and they do. So he stays with them. Yuvraj Singh goes for 14 cr Yuvraj Singh: 14 cr to the Royal Challengers Bangalore. Wow. This is big money for a player who has been struggling for form. Teams breaking bank for Pietersen Massive bidding war. Pietersen goes to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 9 crore but DD match the bid and keep the player. This is a good buy when you consider that he has been dropped from the England team and will be available for the entire season. Mahela unsold! Mahela Jayawardena is the next on the list and he goes unsold. Murali Vijay bought by DD for Rs 5 cr Base price: Rs 2.00 cr. CSK open the bidding at 2.00 cr. DD bid 2.20 cr. CSK go to 2.40 cr. MI got for 2.60 cr. CSK go to 2.80 cr. DD go to 3.00 cr. Sunrisers take it higher to 3.20 cr. And then DD were pushed to 4.50 cr. And then to 5.00 cr for DD. Massive bidding war here. First set of marquee players coming up First player is Murali Vijay. Let it begin now! Sunder Raman giving a low down of the rules – nothing that you haven’t heard before. Biswal takes the stage Biswal, IPL commissioner: It is a grand affair. With every edition, the IPL has got bigger and the seventh edition will be no different: bigger, grander and more popular. Biswal, IPL commissioner: I will only wish them good luck and let the games begin. And we are live! All the team owners are in place. The auction is about to begin! Richard Madley steps up. The DD owners coming in The Delhi Daredevils have a new coach in Gary Kirsten and they have not retained any players. So he will have the chance to build the squad anew. Given the success he has had with India and SA – this will be very interesting. Teams likely to keep squad sizes to a minimum Over the last few years we have seen teams purchase a lot of players but never really use them. So expect the bidding this time round to be much more sensible. A few backups for the overseas players and that’s about it. A few more minutes to go… The auction will be conducted at 9.30am in Bangalore by Englishman Richard Madley, formerly of Christie’s and Antiques Roadshow. For the first time it will not be done in US dollars but in Indian rupees. A lot of players… [caption id=“attachment_1385183” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Corey Anderson has been superb for NZ in recent months. Reuters[/caption] A total of 514 players will go under the hammer. The list features 219 capped players (169 Indians and 50 overseas players) and 292 uncapped players (255 Indians and 37 overseas players). The full list of retained players Sunrisers have also retained Shikhar Dhawan and Dale Steyn. While Bangalore retained Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB De Villiers. Playing Moneyball But the teams that have retained a lot of players don’t have a lot of funds, for example: CSK and MI only have Rs 21.0 cr remaining. So they need to pick and choose well. Rajasthan Royals have only Rs 22.5 crore. The full list: CSK: ₹21,00,00,000 DD: ₹60,00,00,000 KXIP: ₹43,50,00,000 MI: ₹21,00,00,000 RR: ₹22,50,00,000 RCB: ₹30,50,00,000 SH: ₹38,00,00,000 KKR: ₹38,00,00,000 The rules Auction to be conducted in Indian rupees. Salary cap to Rs 60 cr. per franchise. Max squad size: 27 Max overseas players: 9 All set for the bidding war The tables are set and it’s time to go. The auction will begin soon. Preview World cricket’s latest poster boy Corey Anderson could be among the hot picks at the players’s auction for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Wednesday. The New Zealand all-rounder came into the limelight with a record 36-ball ODI century against the West Indies at home last month. Anderson, surprisingly, has kept his base price low at Rs.1 crore while prominent names like Kevin Pietersen, Yuvraj Singh, Ashes hero Mitchell Johnson, Mike Hussey and Virender Sehwag are in the top bracket with a base price of Rs.2 crore. Anderson impressed with his performance against India as well with both bat and ball. He had scores of 68 not out, 44 and 8 in the three ODIs and also picked up 10 wickets, including a five-wicket-haul. For England discard Pietersen, it will be chance to resurrect his international career after selectors dropped him from the squad for the World Twenty20. With no international commitments in singh, Pietersen is likely to be available for the entire duration of the tournament. Another cricketer, who will be trying to following the footsteps of Pietersen is India’s Virender Sehwag, who has been completely sidelined by the selectors. Sehwag, one of the most destructive cricketer in world cricket, has been struggling with form and was also not retained by Daredevils. Another cricketer, who could get a good deal is Australian Alex Hales, who is currently the No.1 ranked batsman in Twenty20 internationals. The auction list of 514 players features 219 capped players (169 Indians and 50 overseas players) and 292 uncapped players (255 Indians and 37 overseas players). There are 16 marquee players and they have been divided in two sets of eight each. There are 30 players, including 11 Indians, with a maximum base price of Rs.2 crore (US $320,000 approximately). List of marquee players: 1. Mahela Jayawardena (Sri Lanka) Rs.2 crore 2. Mitchell Johnson (Australia) Rs.2 crore 3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa) Rs.2 crore 4. Kevin Pietersen (England) Rs.2 crore 5. Virender Sehwag (India) Rs.2 crore 6. Yuvraj Singh (India) Rs.2 crore 7. Murali Vijay (India) Rs.2 crore 8. David Warner (Australia) Rs.1.5 crore 9. George Bailey (Australia) Rs.2 crore 10. Faf Du Plessis (South Africa) Rs. 1.5 crore 11. Michael Hussey (Australia) Rs.2 crore 12. Dinesh Karthik (India) Rs.2 crore 13. Zaheer Khan (India) Rs.1 crore 14. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) Rs.2 crore 15. Amit Mishra (India) Rs.2 crore 16. Darren Sammy (West Indies) Rs.1 crore IANS