By end of lunch break, Kolkata Knight Riders were the highest spenders at $5.6 million followed by Team Pune at $4.4 million and Team Kochi at $3.7 million. The latter two were obviously aggresive bidders as this is their maiden IPL play and were keen to take some key marquee players.
Pecking order of Teams so far
- Kolkata Knight Riders - $5.6 million
- Team Pune - $4.4 million
- Team Kochi - $3.7 million
- RCB - $3.2 million
- Mumbai Indians - $2.85 million
- Deccan Charges - $2.5 million
- Rajasthan Royals - $2.45 million
- Kings XI Punjab - $900,000
The million-dollar players...so far
- Gautam Gambhir - Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.4 million
- Yusuf Pathan sold to Kolkata Knight Riders $2.1 million
- Robin Uthappa - Team Pune - $2.1 million
- Rohit Sharma - Mumbai Indians - $2 million
- Irfan Pathan - Delhi Daredevils - $1.9 million
- Yuvraj Singh sold to Team Pune $1.8 million
- Mahela Jayawardane sold to Team Kochi $1.5 million
- A B De Villiers sold Royal Challengers Bangalore to $1.1 million
- Cameon White - Deccan Charges - $1.1 million
- Jacques Kallis - Kolkata Knigt Riders - $1.1 million
- Ross Taylor sold to Rajasthan Royals for $1 million.