Cricketers who turned millionaires, thanks to IPL-9
Apr 9, 2016, 09:39 IST
Everything comes at a price even cricket players. Indian Premier League (IPL) season kicked-off amid glitzy ceremony and eight teams will be contesting with each other to win the coveted trophy.
Preparations for the IPL extravaganza had begun long time back with auction of cricketers from India and across the world (minus Pakistan).
Owners of the eight teams- Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions- retained and even poached players from other teams by bidding a higher amount.
The bidding process threw many surprises as players like Nathu Singh were netted for Rs 3.2 crore. Even M Ashwin was auctioned for Rs 4.5 crore from previous Rs 10 lakh.
Here is a complete list of players who were auctioned for crore of rupees, taking the whole cricket festival a notch higher
Shane Watson- Rs 9.50 crore
Kane Richardson-Rs 2 crore
Stuart Binny-Rs 2 crore
Jaydev Unadkat- Rs 1.60 crore
Mohit Sharma-Rs 6.50 crore
Kyle Abbot- Rs 2.10 crore
Pawan Negi-Rs 8.50 crore
Chris Morris-Rs 7 crore
Sanju Samson- Rs 4.20 crore
Karun Nair- Rs 4 crore
Rishabh Pant- Rs 1.90 crore
Jos Buttler- Rs 3.80 crore
Tim Southee- Rs 2.50 crore
Krunal Pandya- Rs 2 crore
Kishore Kamath- Rs 1.40 crore
Yuvraj Singh- Rs 7 crore
Deepak Hooda- Rs 4.20 crore
Barinder Sran- Rs 1.20 crore
Aditya Tare- Rs 1.20 crore
Mitchell Marsh- Rs 4.80 crore
Ishant Sharma-Rs 3.80 crore
Kevin Pietersen- Rs 3.50 crore
Irfan Pathan- Rs 1 crore
Thisara Perera-Rs 1 crore
Praveen Kumar- Rs 3.50 crore
Dwayne Smith- Rs 2.30 crore
Dale Steyn- Rs 2.30 crore
Dinesh Karthik- Rs 2.30 crore
Eklavya Dwivedi- Rs 1 crore
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Preparations for the IPL extravaganza had begun long time back with auction of cricketers from India and across the world (minus Pakistan).
Owners of the eight teams- Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions- retained and even poached players from other teams by bidding a higher amount.
The bidding process threw many surprises as players like Nathu Singh were netted for Rs 3.2 crore. Even M Ashwin was auctioned for Rs 4.5 crore from previous Rs 10 lakh.
Here is a complete list of players who were auctioned for crore of rupees, taking the whole cricket festival a notch higher
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Shane Watson- Rs 9.50 crore
Kane Richardson-Rs 2 crore
Stuart Binny-Rs 2 crore
Jaydev Unadkat- Rs 1.60 crore
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John Hastings-Rs 1.30 croreMohit Sharma-Rs 6.50 crore
Kyle Abbot- Rs 2.10 crore
Pawan Negi-Rs 8.50 crore
Chris Morris-Rs 7 crore
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Carlos Brathwaite- Rs 4.20 croreSanju Samson- Rs 4.20 crore
Karun Nair- Rs 4 crore
Rishabh Pant- Rs 1.90 crore
Jos Buttler- Rs 3.80 crore
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Nathu Singh- Rs 3.20 croreTim Southee- Rs 2.50 crore
Krunal Pandya- Rs 2 crore
Kishore Kamath- Rs 1.40 crore
Yuvraj Singh- Rs 7 crore
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Ashish Nehra- Rs 5.50 croreDeepak Hooda- Rs 4.20 crore
Barinder Sran- Rs 1.20 crore
Aditya Tare- Rs 1.20 crore
Mitchell Marsh- Rs 4.80 crore
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Murugan Ashwin- Rs 4.50 croreIshant Sharma-Rs 3.80 crore
Kevin Pietersen- Rs 3.50 crore
Irfan Pathan- Rs 1 crore
Thisara Perera-Rs 1 crore
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Aaron Finch- Rs 1 crorePraveen Kumar- Rs 3.50 crore
Dwayne Smith- Rs 2.30 crore
Dale Steyn- Rs 2.30 crore
Dinesh Karthik- Rs 2.30 crore
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Dhawal Kulkarni- Rs 2 croreEklavya Dwivedi- Rs 1 crore
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