KKR retain Shakib for Rs2.80cr in IPL

Risingbd Desk, BANGALORE, Feb 12:  Kolkata Knight Riders retained Bangladesh ace-allrounder Shakib Al Hasan for 2 crore 80 rupees in the players` auction for the seventh edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Bangalore on Wednesday.

Delhi Daredevils bought maverick former England captain Kevin Pietersen for a whopping Rs.9 crore.

India`s Test opener Murali Vijay, who was earlier with Chennai Super Kings, was also bagged by the Daredevils for a handsome Rs.5 crore. Vijay was the first cricketer to go under the hammer.

The players who were bought are mentioned below: 

Bhuvneshwar Kumar bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 4.25 crore.

Ishant Sharma retained by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 2.6 crore.

Mitchell Starc bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 5 crore.

Shakib Al Hasan bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 2.8 crore.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Azhar Mahmood go unsold.

Irfan Pathan bought by Hyderabad Sunrisers for Rs. 2.4 crore.

David Hussey and Angelo Mathews go unsold.

Albie Morkel bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs. 2.4 crore.

Sunrisers Hyderabad bid Rs. 3.25 crore for Yusuf Pathan but Kolkata Knight Riders use Right To Match.

Steven Smith bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 4 crore.

Craig Kieswetter, Kusal Perera and Matthew Wade go unsold.

Quinton de Kock bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 3.5 crore.

Dwayne Smith bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 4.5 crore.

Manoj Tiwary bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 2.8 crore.

Shaun Marsh retained by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 2.2 crore.

Brad Hodge retained by Rajasthan Royals for Rs. 2.4 crore.

Robin Uthappa bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 5 crore.

J.P. Duminy bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 2.2 crore.

Cheteshwar Pujara bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 1.9 crore.

Aaron Finch bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 4 crore.

Ross Taylor remains unsold.

Zaheer Khan bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 2.6 crore.

Delhi Daredevils bid Rs. 4.75 crore for Amit Mishra, but Sunrisers Hyderabad retain him.

Michael Hussey bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 5 crore.

Brendon McCullum bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs. 3.25 crore.

Dinesh Karthik bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 12.5 crore.

Delhi Daredevils bid Rs. 4.75 crore for Faf du Plessis, but Chennai Super Kings use Right To Match.

Delhi Daredevils bid Rs. 3.5 crore for Darren Sammy, but Sunrisers Hyderabad retain him using Right To Match.

George Bailey bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 3.25 crore.

Mitchell Johnson bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 6.5 crore

David Warner bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 5.5 crore.

Virender Sehwag bought by Kings XI Punjab for Rs. 3.2 crore.

Jacques Kallis bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs. 5.5 crore

Yuvraj Singh bought by Royal Challengers for Rs. 14 crore

England batsman Kevin Pietersen bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 9 crore.

Sri Lanka veteran Mahela Jayawardene goes unsold in IPL auction.

Indian batsman Murali Vijay bought by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 5 crore in the IPL auction.

The auction list of 514 players features 219 capped players (169 Indians and 50 overseas players) and 292 uncapped players (255 Indians and 37 overseas players).

There are 16 marquee players and they have been divided in two sets of eight each.

Source: The Hindu/Times of India  

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