IPL auction: Pietersen,Flintoff fetch $1.55 mn each

Owner of Bangalore Royal Challengers Vijay Mallya said he was always keen to get the services of Pietersen as he would add value to the team.

“I was always keen to get Pietersen. He would be a superb addition to the team. We had a list of players before the auction and KP topped that list. We needed to strengthen our batting and I was prepared to pay more for him,” Mallya said.

“It is a worthwhile investment and ensure the balance that we wanted in our team”,he said.

England:

Kevin Pietersen,$1,550,000 (Base Price – 1,350,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers

Andrew Flintoff,$1,550,000 (Base Price – 950,000): Chennai Super Kings

Ravi Bopara,$450,000 (Base Price – 150,000): Kings XI Punjab

Owais Shah,$275,000 (Base Price – 150,000): Delhi Daredevils

Paul Collingwood,$275,000 (Base Price – 250,000): Delhi Daredevils

South Africa:

JP Duminy,$950,000 (Base Price – 300,000): Mumbai Indians

Tyron Henderson,$650,000 (Base Price – 100,000): Rajasthan Royals

Australia:

Shaun Tait,$375,000 (Base Price – 250,000): Rajasthan Royals

George Bailey,$50,000 (Base Price – 50,000): Chennai Super Kings

New Zealand:

Jesse Ryder,$160,000 (Base Price – 100,000): Bangalore Royal Challengers

Kyle Mills,$150,000 (Base Price – 150,000): Mumbai Indians

Bangladesh:

Mohammad Ashraful,$75,000 (Base Price – 75,000): Mumbai Indians

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza,$600,000 (Base Price – 50,000): Kolkata Knight Riders

West Indies:

Fidel Edwards,$150,000 (Base Price – 150,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers

Dwayne Smith,$100,000 (Base Price – 100,000): Hyderabad Deccan Chargers

Jerome Taylor,$150,000 (Base Price – 150,000): Kings XI Punjab

Sri Lanka:

Thilan Tushara,$140,000 (Base Price – 100,000): Chennai Super Kings

Players unsold

• Chamara Kapugedhera,Nuwan Kulasekara,Kaushalya Weeraratne and Prasanna Jayawardene (all Sri Lanka); Shakib Al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal (both Bangladesh),Luke Wright,Samit Patel (both England); Goolam Bodi,Morne Van Wyk,Yusuf Abdullah,Ashwell Prince and Andre Nel (all South Africans); Brad Haddin,Phil Jaques,Daniel Harris,Steven Smith,Michael Hill,Brett Geeves,Aaron Bird,Michael Dighton and Stuart Clark,Bryce McGain,Dominic Thornely,Jonathan Moss and Aiden Blizzard (all Australians); Darren Powell,Kemar Roach and Ramnaresh Sarwan (all West Indies); and James Franklyn (New Zealand)

(With PTI Inputs)