Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was the biggest earner at the IPL 2013 auction
3/02/2013
Contrary to expectations, Australia captain Michael Clarke and the legendary Ricky Ponting could secure only their base price of $400,000 each when picked up by Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians, respectively, in the players' auction of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Sunday. Australian allrounder Glenn Maxwell was the biggest earner at the IPL 2013 auction, attracting a price tag of $1million from Mumbai Indians. The other big winners were Ajantha Mendis ($725,000), Abhishek Nayar and Thisara Perera ($675,000), Dirk Nannes ($600,000), Jaydev Unadkat ($525,000) and Manpreet Gony ($500,000). Ponting, who played for Kolkata Knight Riders in the inaugural season of the IPL, was the first player to go under the hammer. The next player to go under the hammer was pacer Rudra Pratap Singh, who was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $400,000, four times his base price. The third marquee player South African all-rounder Johan Botha was bought by Delhi Daredevils for $450,000 after an aggressive bidding-match with Pune. Clarke, who was the last player in the marquee section, was sold to his old team Pune Warriors for $400,000. Few highlighted sold players - Mumbai Indians Ricky Ponting $400,000, Phillip Hughes $100,000, Glenn Maxwell $1million Royal Challengers Bangalore RP Singh $400,000, Moises Henriques $300,000, Jaydev Unadkat $525,000, Pankaj Singh $150,000, Ravi Rampaul $290,000 Delhi Daredevils Johan Botha $450,000, Jesse Ryder $260,000 Pune Warriors India Michael Clarke $400,000, Abhishek Nayar $675,000, Ajantha Mendis $725,000 Kings XI Punjab Luke Pomersbach $300,000, Manpreet Gony $500,000 Rajasthan Royals James Faulkner $400,000, Fidel Edwards $210,000 Sunrisers Hyderabad Thisara Perera $675,000, Darren Sammy $425,000, Sudeep Tyagi $100,000, Nathan McCullum $100,000 Chennai Super Kings Dirk Nannes $600,000