Sharma and Uthappa in big demand in auction
Felix Austin | cricket20
Indian internationals Rohit Sharma and Robin Uthappa have both hit it big during the next stage of the IPL player auctions with both players attracting bids of over $2 million.
Sharma joins the Mumbai Indians for $2.0 million while Uthappa joins the new boys Pune Warriors for a cool $2.1 million.
Round 1 Bidding |
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| Player | Country | Bought by Franchise | Price (in USD) |
| Cameron White | Australia | Deccan Chargers | $1.1 million |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | Kolkata Knight Riders | $1.2 million |
| Rohit Sharma | India | Mumbai Indians | $2.0 million |
| Andrew Symonds | Australia | Mumbai Indians | $850,000 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | Deccan Chargersa | $700,000 |
| Adam Gilchrist | Australia | Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 |
| Rahul Dravid | India | Rajasthan Royals | $500,000 |
| Greame Smith | South Africa | Pune Warriors | $500,000 |
| Robin Uthappa | India | Pune Warriors | $2.1 million |
| Johan Botha | South Africa | Rajasthan Royals | $950,000 |
| VVS Laxman | India | Kochi | $400,000 |
| Daniel Vettori | New Zealand | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $500,000 |
| Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | Kochi | $475,000 |
| Sreesanth | India | Kochi | $900,000 |
| Irfan Pathan | India | Delhi Dardevils | $1.9 million |
RP Singh |
India | Kochi | $500,000 |
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