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Pietersen tops IPL 2nd edition auction
Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the top bids in the IPL 2nd edition auctions held in Goa yesterday. Pietersen was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers for Rs 7.35 crore ($1.55 mn) and Flintoff has been bagged by Chennai Super Kings for the same price. Pieterson and Flintoff got Rs 1.35 crore more than what Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni got in the first edition.
Hereunder are the details of IPL auctions for its 2nd edition and the amount each player has been bid for.
Bangalore Royal Challengers
Kevin Pietersen $1.55m England
Jesse Ryder $160, 000 New Zealand
Chennai Super Kings
Andrew Flintoff $1.55m England
Thilan Thushara $140,000 Sri Lanka
George Bailey $50,000 Australia
Deccan Chargers
Fidel Edwards $150,000 West Indies
Dwayne Smith $100,000 West Indies
Delhi Daredevils
Paul Collingwood $275, 000 England
Owais Shah $275, 000 England
Rajasthan Royals
Shaun Tait $375,000 Australia
Tyron Henderson $650,000 South Africa
Mumbai Indians
JP Duminy $950,000 South Africa
Kyle Mills $150,000 New Zealand
Mohammad Ashraful $75,000 Bangladesh
Kings XI Punjab
Ravi Bopara $450. 000 England
Jerom Taylor $150,000 West Indies
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mashrafe Mortaza $600,000 Bangladesh
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