Knight Riders capture Gambhir for 2.4 million
Deepankar Kaur | cricket20
The 2011 IPL player auction as got off to an amazing start with Indian batsman Gautam Gambhir being signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders for 2.4 million.
Gambhir was the first player up for sale and after an intense bidding war between Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Kochi and Bangalore the Indian opener was captured by the Knight Riders.
Bidding action so far
Round 1 Bidding |
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| Player | Country | Bought by Franchise | Price (in USD) |
| Gautam Gambhir | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | $2.4 million |
| Tilakratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 |
| Zaheer Khan | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $900,000 |
| Ross Taylor | New Zealand | Rajasthan Royals | $100.000 |
| Yusuf Pathan | India | Kolkata Knight Riders | $2.1 million |
| Kevin Pietersen | England | Deccan Chargers | $650,000 |
| Mahela Jayawardane | Sri Lanka | Kochi | $1.5 million |
| Yuvraj Singh | India | Pune Warriors | $1.8 m |
| AB De Villiers | South Africa | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $1.1 million |
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