IPL Players
IPL Team Selection
Following are some important facts on the eight franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 which gets underway on April 18.
The designated city players will get 15 per cent over the side’s highest paid player. The players’ ‘auction’ was held on Wednesday. The teams have been sold for a 10-year period.
MUMBAI (team not yet named)
Owned by Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s most valuable company
Bought for $111.9 million
Designated city player: Sachin Tendulkar
Three most expensive picks at auction: Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka, $975,000), Harbhajan Singh (India, $850,000) and Robin Uthappa (India, $800,000)
BANGALORE (titled Royal Challengers)
Owned by United Breweries Ltd
Bought for $111.6 million
Designated city player: Rahul Dravid
Three most expensive picks: Jacques Kallis (South Africa, $900,000), Anil Kumble (India, $500,000) and Cameron White (Australia, $500,000)
KOLKATA (team not yet named)
Owned by a consortium that includes Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.
Bought for $75.09 million
Designated player: Saurav Ganguly
Three most expensive picks: Ishant Sharma (India, $950,000), Chris Gayle (West Indies, $800,000) and Brendon McCullum (New Zealand, $700,000)
DELHI (titled Delhi Daredevils)
Owned by infrastructure company GMR Holdings.
Bought for $84 million
Designated player: Virender Sehwag
Three most expensive picks: Gautam Gambhir (India, $725,000), Manoj Tiwary (India, $675,000) and Mohammad Asif (Pakistan, $650,000)
MOHALI (not yet named)
Owned by a consortium that includes Bollywood actress Preity Zinta.
Bought for $76 million
Designated player: Yuvraj Singh
Three most expensive picks: Irfan Pathan (India, $925,000), Brett Lee (Australia, $900,000) and Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka, $700,000)
HYDERABAD (not yet named)
Owned by media group Deccan Chronicle.
Bought for $107.01 million
Designated player: None
Three most expensive picks: Andrew Symonds (Australia, $1.35m), RP Singh (India, $875,000) and Rohit Sharma (India, $750,000)
CHENNAI (titled Chennai Super Kings)
Owned by India Cements.
Bought for $91 million
Designated player: None
Three most expensive picks: Mahendra Dhoni (India, $1.5m), Jacob Oram (New Zealand, $675,000) and Albie Morkel (South Africa, $675,000).
JAIPUR (not yet named)
Owned by UK-based company Emerging Media.
Bought for $67 million
Designated player: None
Three most expensive picks: Mohammad Kaif (India, $675,000), Graeme Smith (South Africa, $475,000) and Yusuf Pathan (India, $475,000)
