IPL 4 Teams Players List for 2011 Auction - IPL 4 Players List after 8th January

Kolkata Knight Riders bid the highest price for Gautam Gambhir at 2.4 M USD, and Yusuf Pathan at 2.1 M USD and they have the most smart picked as they got Jacques Kallis while Royal Challengers Bangalore also selected their players smartly. Total 88 players auctioned on the first day 8th January, 2011. Final list of players will be completed after the 2nd day of auction on 9th January, 2011.

Find the list of players picked by each team.

Kolkata Knight Riders:

Gautam Gambhir - 2.4 Million USD (11.04 Crore INR)
Yusuf Pathan - 2.1 Million USD (9.66 Crore INR)
Jacques Kallis - 1.1 Million USD (4.96 Crore INR)
L Balaji - 0.5 Million USD (2.26 Crore INR)
Manoj Tiwary - 0.475 Million USD (2.14 Crore INR)
Shakib al Hasan - 0.475 Million USD (1.92 Crore INR)
Brett Lee - 0.4 Million USD (1.81 Crore INR)
Eoin Morgan - 0.35 Million USD (1.58 Crore INR)
Brad Haddin - 0.325 Million USD (1.46 Crore INR)
Jaidev Unadkat - 0.25 Million USD (1.13 Crore INR)
Ryan ten Doeschate - 0.15 Million USD (67.7 Lacs INR)
James Pattinson - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)


Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Saurabh Tiwary - 1.6 Million USD (7.36 Crore INR)
AB de Villiers - 1.1 Million USD (5.06 Crore INR)
Zaheer Khan - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
Cheteswar Pujara - 0.7 Million USD (3.17 Crore INR)
Tilakratne Dilshan - 0.65 Million USD (2.94 Crore INR)
Dirk Nannes - 0.65 Million USD (2.95 Crore INR)
Daniel Vettori - 0.55 Million USD (2.49 Crore INR)
Abhimanyu Mithun - 0.26 Million USD (1.17 Crore INR)
Charl Langeveldt - 0.14 Million USD (63 Lacs INR)
Mohammad Kaif - 0.14 Million USD (63 Lacs INR)
Johan van der Wath - 0.05 Million USD (22.5 Lacs INR)
Luke Pomersbach - 0.05 Million USD (22.5 Lacs INR)
Rilee Rossouw - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)
Nuwan Pradeep - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)
Jonathan Vandiar - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)


Kings XI Punjab:

David Hussey - 1.4 Million USD (6.34 Crore INR)
Dinesh Karthik - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
Adam Gilchrist - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
Piyush Chawla - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
Praveen Kumar - 0.8 Million USD (3.62 Crore INR)
Abhishek Nayar - 0.8 Million USD (3.62 Crore INR)
Stuart Broad - 0.4 Million USD (1.81 Crore INR)
Ryan Harris - 0.325 Million USD (1.47 Crore INR)
Dimitri Mascarenhas - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Nathan Rimmington - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)

Delhi Daredevils:

Irfan Pathan - 1.9 Million USD (8.74 Crore INR)
David Warner - 0.75 Million USD (3.40 Crore INR)
Umesh Yadav - 0.75 Million USD (3.40 Crore INR)
Venugopal Rao - 0.75 Million USD (3.40 Crore INR)
Morne Morkel - 0.475 Million USD (2.15 Crore INR)
Ashok Dinda - 0.375 Million USD (1.69 Crore INR)
James Hopes - 0.35 Million USD (1.58 Crore INR)
Aaron Finch - 0.3 Million USD (1.36 Crore INR)
Naman Ojha - 0.27 Million USD (1.22 Crore INR)
Ajit Agarkar - 0.21 Million USD (94.87 Lacs INR)
Matthew Wade - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Colin Ingram - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Andrew McDonald - 0.08 Million USD (36 Lacs INR)
Roelof van der Merwe - 0.05 Million (22.5 Lacs INR)
Travis Birt - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)
Robert Frylinck - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)

Decan Chargers:

Dale Steyn - 1.2 Million USD (5.5 Crore INR)
Cameron White - 1.1 Million USD (5.06 Crore INR)
Dan Christian - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
Kumar Sangakkara - 0.7 Million USD (3.17 Crore INR)
Kevin Pietersen - 0.65 Million USD (2.94 Crore INR)
Pragyan Ojha - 0.5 Million USD (2.26 Crore INR)
Ishant Sharma - 0.45 Million USD (2.04 Crore INR)
Amit Mishra - 0.3 Million USD (1.36 Crore INR)
Shikhar Dhawan - 0.3 Million USD (1.36 Crore INR)
JP Duminy - 0.3 Million USD (1.36 Crore INR)
Manpreet Gony - 0.29 Million USD (1.3 Crore INR)
Rusty Theron - 0.085 Million USD (38 Lacs INR)
Michael Lumb - 0.08 Million USD (36 Lacs INR)
Chris Lynn - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)

Mumbai Indians:

Rohit Sharma - 2.0 Million USD (9.06 Crore INR)
Andrew Symonds - 0.85 Million USD (3.85 Crore INR)
Munaf Patel - 0.7 Million USD (3.17 Crore INR)
Davy Jacobs - 0.19 Million USD (90 Lacs INR)
Clint McKay - 0.11 Million USD (50 Lacs INR)
James Franklin - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Moises Henriques - 0.05 Million USD (22.5 Lacs INR)
Aiden Blizzard - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)



Chennai Super Kings:

R Ashwin - 0.85 Million USD (3.85 Crore INR)
S Badrinath - 0.8 Million USD (3.62 Crore INR)
Doug Bollinger - 0.7 Million USD (3.17 Crore INR)
Michael Hussey - 0.425 Million USD (1.92 Crore INR)
Sudeep Tyagi - 0.24 Million USD (1.08 Crore INR)
Dwayne Bravo - 0.2 Million USD (90 Lacs INR)
Scott Styris - 0.2 Million USD (90 Lacs INR)
Joginder Sharma - 0.15 Million USD (67.7 Lacs INR)
Faf du Plessis - 0.12 Million USD (54 Lacs INR)
Nuwan Kulasekara - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Ben Hilfenhaus - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Wriddhiman Saha - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Suraj Randiv - 0.08 Million USD (36 Lacs INR)
George Bailey - 0.05 Million USD (22.5 Lacs INR)

Rajasthan Royals:

Ross Taylor - 1 Million USD (4.60 Crore INR)
Johan Botha - 0.95 Million USD (4.30 Crore INR)
Rahul Dravid - 0.5 Million USD (2.26 Crore INR)
Shaun Tait - 0.3 Million USD (1.35 Crore INR)
Paul Collingwood - 0.25 Million USD (1.13 Crore INR)
Pankaj Singh - 0.095 Million USD (43 Lacs INR)



Pune Warriors:

Robin Uthappa - 2.1 Million USD (9.66 Crore INR)
Yuvraj Singh - 1.8 Million USD (8.28 Crore INR)
Angelo Mathews - 0.95 Million USD (4.30 Crore INR)
Ashish Nehra - 0.85 Million USD (3.85 Crore INR)
Graem Smith - 0.5 Million USD (2.26 Crore INR)
Murli Karhik - 0.4 Million USD (1.81 Crore INR)
Callum Ferguson - 0.3 Million USD (1.36 Crore INR)
Mitchel Marsh - 0.29 Million USD (1.33 Crore INR)
Tim Paine - 0.27 Million USD (1.22 Crore INR)
Wayne Parnell - 0.16 Million USD (72.3 Lacs INR)
Jesse Ryder - 0.15 Million USD (67.7 Lacs INR)
Nathan McCullum - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Jerome Taylor - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)
Alfonso Thomas - 0.1 Million USD (45 Lacs INR)


Kochi:

Mahela Jayawardhane - 1.5 Million USD (6.80 Crore INR)
Muttiah Muralitharan - 1.1 Million USD (5.06 Crore INR)
Ravindra Jadeja - 0.95 Million USD (4.30 Crore INR)
Sreesanth - 0.9 Million USD (4.08 Crore INR)
RP Singh - 0.5 Million USD (2.26 Crore INR)

Brendon McCullum - 0.475 Million USD (2.15 Crore INR)
R Vinakumar - 0.475 Million USD (2.15 Crore INR)
Brad Hodge - 0.425 Million USD (1.92 Crore INR)
VVS Laxman - 0.4 Million USD (1.81 Crore INR)
Parthiv Patel - 0.29 Million USD (1.31 Crore INR)
Steven Smith - 0.2 Million USD (90 Lacs INR)
Owais Shah - 0.2 Million USD (90 Lacs INR)
Ramesh Powar - 0.18 Million USD (86 Lacs INR)
Thisara Perera - 0.08 Million USD (36 Lacs INR)
Steven O'Keefe - 0.02 Million USD (9.2 Lacs INR)

2011 IPL Auction Players List - Gambhir sold at 2.4 M US$, Yusuf Pathan at 2.1 M USD to Kolkata

First day of Auction held on 8th January, 2011 at Bangalore for the 4th season of Indian Premier League - IPL 4, was with lot of enthusiasm as all the frenchieses are trying to grab big players. Gautam Gambhir put on sold first and sold for 2.4 Million US$ by Kolkata Knight Riders as the also bought Yusuf Pathan for 2.1 M US$.

Note: Players name in red font are auctioned on 2nd day, 9th January, 2010

Players Price List for 2011 IPL Auction:

Gautam Gambhir - 2.4 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Yusuf Pathan - 2.1 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Robin Uthappa - 2.1 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Rohit Sharma - 2.0 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Irfan Pathan - 1.9 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Yuvraj Singh - 1.8 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Saurabh Tiwary - 1.6 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Mahela Jayawardhane - 1.5 Million USD (Kochi)

David Hussey - 1.4 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Dale Steyn - 1.2 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Muttiah Muralitharan - 1.1 Million USD (Kochi)

AB de Villiers - 1.1 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Cameron White - 1.1 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Jacques Kallis - 1.1 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Ross Taylor - 1 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Angelo Mathews - 0.95 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Johan Botha - 0.95 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Ravindra Jadeja - 0.95 Million USD (Kochi)

Zaheer Khan - 0.9 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Dinesh Karthik - 0.9 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Adam Gilchrist - 0.9 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Sreesanth - 0.9 Million USD (Kochi)

Piyush Chawla - 0.9 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Dan Christian - 0.9 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

R Ashwin - 0.85 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Andrew Symonds - 0.85 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

S Badrinath - 0.8 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Praveen Kumar - 0.8 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Abhishek Nayar - 0.8 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

David Warner - 0.75 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Umesh Yadav - 0.75 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Cheteswar Pujara - 0.7 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Doug Bollinger - 0.7 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Kumar Sangakkara - 0.7 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Munaf Patel - 0.7 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Venugopal Rao - 0.75 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Tilakratne Dilshan - 0.65 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Dirk Nannes - 0.65 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Kevin Pietersen - 0.65 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Daniel Vettori - 0.55 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Pragyan Ojha - 0.5 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Rahul Dravid - 0.5 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Graem Smith - 0.5 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

RP Singh - 0.5 Million USD (Kochi)

L Balaji - 0.5 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Brendon McCullum - 0.475 Million USD (Kochi)

Manoj Tiwary - 0.475 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Morne Morkel - 0.475 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

R Vinakumar - 0.475 Million USD (Kochi)

Ishant Sharma - 0.45 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Brad Hodge - 0.425 Million USD (Kochi)

Shakib al Hasan - 0.475 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Michael Hussey - 0.425 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Brett Lee - 0.4 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Stuart Broad - 0.4 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

VVS Laxman - 0.4 Million USD (Kochi)

Murli Karhik - 0.4 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Ashok Dinda - 0.375 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Eoin Morgan - 0.35 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

James Hopes - 0.35 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Ryan Harris - 0.325 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Brad Haddin - 0.325 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Callum Ferguson - 0.3 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Aaron Finch - 0.3 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Amit Mishra - 0.3 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Shikhar Dhawan - 0.3 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

JP Duminy - 0.3 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Shaun Tait - 0.3 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Parthiv Patel - 0.29 Million USD (Kochi)

Mitchel Marsh - 0.29 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Manpreet Gony - 0.29 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Naman Ojha - 0.27 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Tim Paine - 0.27 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Abhimanyu Mithun - 0.26 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Paul Collingwood - 0.25 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Jaidev Unadkat - 0.25 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Sudeep Tyagi - 0.24 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Ajit Agarkar - 0.21 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Steven Smith - 0.2 Million USD (Kochi)

Dwayne Bravo - 0.2 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Owais Shah - 0.2 Million USD (Kochi)

Scott Styris - 0.2 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Davy Jacobs - 0.19 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Ramesh Powar - 0.18 Million USD (Kochi)

Wayne Parnell - 0.16 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Ryan ten Doeschate - 0.15 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Jesse Ryder - 0.15 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Joginder Sharma - 0.15 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Charl Langeveldt - 0.14 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Mohammad Kaif - 0.14 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Faf du Plessis - 0.12 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Clint McKay - 0.11 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Jerome Taylor - 0.1 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

James Pattinson - 0.1 Million USD (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Alfonso Thomas - 0.1 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

Nuwan Kulasekara - 0.1 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Matthew Wade - 0.1 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Dimitri Mascarenhas - 0.1 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Colin Ingram - 0.1 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Ben Hilfenhaus - 0.1 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Nathan McCullum - 0.1 Million USD (Pune Warriors)

James Franklin - 0.1 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Wriddhiman Saha - 0.1 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Pankaj Singh - 0.095 Million USD (Rajasthan Royals)

Rusty Theron - 0.085 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Suraj Randiv - 0.08 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Andrew McDonald - 0.08 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Thisara Perera - 0.08 Million USD (Kochi)

Michael Lumb - 0.08 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Michael Klinger - 0.075 Million USD (Kochi)

Johan van der Wath - 0.05 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Moises Henriques - 0.05 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

George Bailey - 0.05 Million USD (Chennai Super Kings)

Roelof van der Merwe - 0.05 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Luke Pomersbach - 0.05 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Rilee Rossouw - 0.02 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Nuwan Pradeep - 0.02 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Chris Lynn - 0.02 Million USD (Decan Chargers)

Travis Birt - 0.02 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Nathan Rimmington - 0.02 Million USD (Kings XI Punjab)

Jonathan Vandiar - 0.02 Million USD (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

Aiden Blizzard - 0.02 Million USD (Mumbai Indians)

Robert Frylinck - 0.02 Million USD (Delhi Daredevils)

Steven O'Keefe - 0.02 Million USD (Kochi)

Remaining budget of frenchises for the 2nd Day auction on 9th Jan - 2011 IPL Auction Day 2

All the frenchises had spent lot of money on the 1st day of 2011 IPL Auction as they all bought big players and they left with the very less amount left of the total 9 million US$. Find the spent and the money left for each frenchises on the final day of auction.

Unsold Players in 2011 IPL Aucion - No bid player list in IPL4

Many big names are unsold after 2 days of auction as frenchises were not willing to take them.

Unsold players in 2011 IPL Auction on Saturday 8th Janury:

Tamim Iqbal, Chamara Kapugedera, Ajantha Mendis, Graeme Swann, James Anderson, Dilhara Fernando, Luke Wright, Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Graeme Manou, Brian Lara, Herschelle Gibbs, Sourav Ganguly and Chris Gayle.

Unsold players in 2011 IPL Auction on Sunday 9th Janury:

Shane Harwood, Ravi Rampaul, Fidel Edwards, Andy McKay, VRV Singh, Andre Nel, Ian Butler, Chris Tremlett, Ryan Sidebottom, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Makhaya Ntini, Chanaka Welegedara, Graham Napier, Kaushalya Weeraratne, Jeevantha Kulatunga, John Hastings, Prosper Utseya, Jeevan Mendis, Aaron Redmond, Darren Sammy, Lou Vincent, Neil McKenzie, Jehan Mubarak, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Martin Guptill, Simon Katich, Jonathon Trott, Bryce McGain, Jacques Rudolph, Jason Krejza, Aaron Heal, Ray Price, Abdur Razzak, Suhrawardi Shuvo, Xavier Doherty, Tim Southee, Chaminda Vaas, Thilan Thushara, Kemar Roach, Peter Siddle, Grant Elliot, Elton Chigumbura, Dillon du Preez, Samit Patel, Justin Ontong, Zander de Bruyn, Vernon Philander, Wasim Jaffer, Upul Tharanga, Darren Bravo, Adam Voges, Ian Bell, Chamara Silva, Nikita Miller, Malinga Bandara, Kaushal Lokuarachchi, Sulieman Benn, Robin Peterson, MS Panesar, Rangana Herath, Paul Harris, Kyle Mills, Farveez Maharoof, Ryan McLaren, Jacob Oram, Dwayne Smith, Justin Kemp, Ravi Bopara, Michael Yardy, Sanath Jayasuriya, Tim Bresnan, Indika de Saram, Denesh Ramdin, Tatenda Taibu, Chris Hartley, Gareth Hopkins, Brendan Taylor, Dinesh Chandimal, Niall O'Brien, Luke Ronchi, Ricardo Powell, Xavier Marshall, Loots Bosman, Lendl Simmons, Thilan Samaraweera, Jamie How, Phillip Hughes, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Thilina Kandamby, Mohammad Ashraful, Hamilton Masakadza, Chamu Chabhabha, Hasantha Fernando, Gayan Wijekoon, M Pushpakumara, Rayad Emrit, Lee Carseldine, Akalanka Ganegama, Chinthaka Jayasinghe, Mahmadullah, Tinashe Panyangara, Dammika Prasad, Daryl Tuffey, Stuart Clark, Dilhara Lokuhettige, Sajid Mahmood, Rory Kleinveldt, Nuwan Zoysa, Iain O'Brein, Mitchell Starc, David Miller, Adrian Barath, Peter Ingram, Darren Ganga, Imrul Kayes, Mahela Udawatte, Junaid Siddique, Joe Denly, Mark Cosgrove, Morne van Wyk, Glenn Maxwell, Tom Smith, Darren Stevens, Nathan Reardon, Naeem Islam, Farhan Behardien, Colin de Grandhomme, James Faulkner, Dilruwan Perera, Tim Armstrong, Yusuf Abdulla, Isuru Udana, Pedro Collins, Mashrafe Mortaza, Tyron Henderson, Ajmal Shahzad, Suranga Lakmal, Peter George, Michael Hogan, Shahriar Nafees, Neil Broom, Phil Jaques, Kane Williamson, Andrew Puttick, Vaughn van Jaarsveld, Tharanga Parnavitana, Rob Nicol, Usman Afzal, Anthony McGrath, Angelo Perera, Danza Hyatt, Richard Cameron, Andre Russel, Steven Croft, Aaron O'Brien, Wes Durston, Kieran Noema-Barnett, Doug Bracewell, Johan Low, Saeed Rasel, Cornelius de Villiers, Tino Best, Michael Lewis, Simon Cook, Paul Franks, Shafiul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Shahadat Hossain, Lionel Baker, Ghulam Bodi, Michael Vandort, Raqibul Hasan, Robert Quiney, Runako Morton, Malinda Warnapura, Gihan Rupasinghe, Ethan O'Reilly, Nicholas Buchanan, Tim Lang, Gary Putland, Jack Shantry, Jake Haberfield, Brendan Drew, Trent Copeland, Henry Davids, Daniel Harris, Ed Cowan, Michael Hill, Rhett Lockyear, Cameron Borgas, Floyd Reifer, Adrian Shankar, Tom Beaton, Greg Smith, Andrew Gale, Craig Thyssen, Adam Lyth, Dean Brownlie, Ahmed Amla, Shannan Stewart, Paul Horton

Anil Kumble pulls out of IPL 4, retires all form of cricket

Legendary spinner and former Indian captain Anil Kumble pulled out of IPL4 as he announced his retirement from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, 4th January, 2011.

Kumble retired mainly due to administrative post he holds in the Karnataka Cricket Association. Anil Kumble conveyed his decision to the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI).

Kumble played all three edition of IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore and now would not be part of the 2011 IPL player auction, going to be held on 8-9 January, 2011 in Bangalore.

Lara, Yuvraj, Gilchrist, Dravid, Kumble in highest price band for IPL4 Auction

Brian Lara - former West Indian great is among the list of 21 players who got the highest reserve price of US$400,000 for the 4th edition of IPL Auction going to be held on 8th and 9th January, 2011. 21 players are put in top bracket including first timers Graem Swann, Stuart Broad, James Anderson, Michael Yardy and Luke Wright.

Total of 416 players have made it to the auction list but few big names who missed are Australian captain Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Mitchell Johnson and former players McGrath and Mathew Hayden who was the part of IPL3 winner Chennai.

Zaheer Khan and Yusuf Pathan are in the bracket of US$ 3,00,000 along with Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andrew Symmonds and Kumara Sangakkara.

Kolkata's former icon player Sourav Ganguly has been relegated to the third band of players whose base price is US$ 200,000 with Gautam Gambhir, and the Australian pair of Michael Hussey and Doug Bollinger both were the part of Chennai's winning team.

87 players are listed in the US$ 1,00,000 bracket and the few big names are Tamim Iqbal, R Ashwin, Morne Morkel and Ben Hilfenhaus.

Kolkata, Punjab and Deccan released all their players so they have maximum of US$ 9 Millions in hand while Mumbai and chennai retained the maximum allowed 4 players so they left with only US$ 4.5 Million.

IPL4 season will have 10 teams as BCCI is not likely to move the supreme Court after lost in High court against Rajasthana and Punjab nad will have 74 matches as scheduled, will start just 5 days after the 2011 Cricket World Cup ends on April 2.

Players List in 4,00,000 USD Price band:

Adam Gilchrist, Brett Lee, Shaun Marsh, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Stuart Broad, Graeme Swann, Luke Wright, Michael Yardy, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Yuvraj Singh, Daniel Vettori, Brendon McCullum, Ross Taylor, Graeme Smith, AB de Villiers, Mahela Jayawardene, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brian Lara, Chris Gayle.

Players List in 3,00,000 USD Price band:

Zaheer Khan, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Muttiah Muralitharan, Andrew Symonds, Shaun Tait, Kumar Sangakkara, Angelo Mathews.

Players List in 2,00,000 USD Price band:

Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Michael Hussey, Doug Bollinger, Dirk Nannes, Eoin Morgan, Robin Uthappa, Sanath Jayasuriya.

Players List in 1,00,000 USD Price band:

Tamim Iqbal, R Ashwin, Morne Morkel, Ben Hilfenhaus

Ganguly, Dravid, Kumble, Gambhir, Zaheer, Yuvraj put for IPL4 Auction - Sachin, Sehwag, Dhoni, Kohli retained

Saurav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan are the few big names released by their respective IPL franchise for the 2011 IPL. Brandon McCullum, Chris Gayle, Mathew Hayden, Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symmonds, Kumara Sangakkara, Tilkaratne Dilshan and mahela Jayawardhane are the other big names in foreign category, released by teams before the Wednesday deadline.

2010 finalists Chennai Kings and Mumbai Indians retaind the maximum 4 players with only three of whom can be Indians, as per the IPL rules. Mumbai retaind captain Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Pollard and Maling while Chennai retained Dhoni, Raina, Vijay and Albie Morkel.

The price to retain will be valued at US$1.8 million for the first player, US$1.3 million for the second, US$900,000 for the third and US$500,000 for the fourth.

2009 IPL winner Deccan Chargers, Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab have put all their players for auction while Royal Bangalore surprisingly retained in-form Virat Kohli. Delhi retained Virender Sehwag and 2008 IPL winner retained captain Shane Warne and all rounder Shane watson but surprisingly released hard hitter Yusuf Patahn