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#IPL10 Auction: England's Ben Stokes earns second highest salary in history; domestic talents rake in crores

Welcome to the live coverage of IPL 2017 auction.

#IPL10 Auction: England's Ben Stokes earns second highest salary in history; domestic talents rake in crores
#IPL10 Auction: England's Ben Stokes earns highest salary in history; domestic talents rake in crores

This is the day when fortunes of cricketers change in a jiffy, this is the day when unknown names hog the limelight, this is the day when big stars of the game pocket giant contract and etch their names in record books. Yes it's the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction and auctioneer Richard Madley, popularly referred to as the 'Hammerman' is going to the call the shots one last time before all players go back to the auction pool in the next edition of the tournament.

Also follow - IPL 2017 Auction: Live streaming and where to watch in India

A total of 352 players will be up for grabs in the auction out of an original pool of 799 (which was shortened after consultation with the eight franchises). There are as many as 122 international players, including six players from Associate nations (five from Afghanistan and one from UAE).

LIVE Blog
20 Feb 2017
03:40 PM

And that's it for this year's Indian Premier League auction!

It was a fierce battle between all the franchises to lap up the brightest cricketing talents from India and around the world.

The highlight of the day, of course, was England's Ben Stokes.

The all-rounder was bought by the Rising Pune Supergiants for a whooping Rs 14.5 Cr.

Only time will tell how whether the franchise heads made the right calls in today's auction, but one things if for sure, it's going to be a fascinating IPL 2017.

Thank you very much for joining us for the live coverage of the auction. Until next time, it's goodbye!

03:28 PM

Lockie Ferguson sold to RPS for Rs 50 Lakh.

03:27 PM

Sayan Ghosh sold to KKR for 10 Lakh.

03:26 PM

Manoj Tiwary sold to RPS for 50 Lakh.

03:25 PM

Darren Bravo sold to KKR for 50 Lakh.

03:24 PM

And we're back with the next round of bidding.

First up - Aksh Deep Nath.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:23 PM
03:22 PM
03:21 PM

South African leggie Imran Tahir is the No.1 bowler in the world in T20s currently. 

03:20 PM

Time for a very short break.

Each franchise will now submit three players each for re-auction.

Stay tuned for live updates from the IPL 2017 auction!

03:18 PM

Next up - Pratham Singh.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:17 PM

Next up - R Tripathi

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:16 PM

Next up - Ishank Jaggi.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:12 PM

Next up - R Sanjay Yadav.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:11 PM

Next up - Ashton Turner.

His base price is Rs 20 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

03:10 PM

Next up - Shubam Agrawal.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:08 PM

Next up - Shelley Shaurya.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:07 PM

Next up - Mahmudullah

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

03:05 PM

Next up - Bangladesh's Mehedi Hasan.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

03:04 PM

Next up - Chirag Suri.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh.

03:02 PM

Next up - Virat Singh.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

03:01 PM

Next up - K Williams.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

03:00 PM

Next up - New Zealand's Ben Wheeler.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

02:59 PM

Next up - A Phehlukwayo.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Goes unsold!

02:57 PM

Next up - Milind Tandon.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:55 PM

Next up - Shashank Singh.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:54 PM

Next up - Rinku Singh.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings XI Punjab for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:53 PM

Next up - Munaf Patel.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:51 PM

Next up - Lockie Ferguson.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

02:50 PM

Next up - New Zealand's Mitchell Santner.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

02:49 PM

Next up - West Indies' Darrn Sammy.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings XI Punjab for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:48 PM

Next up - Rovman Powell.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:47 PM

Next up - Wayne Parnell.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

02:46 PM

Next up - New Zealand all-rounder James Neesham.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

02:45 PM

Next up - Daniel Christian.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 1 Cr.

02:44 PM

Next up - A Gunarathna.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:43 PM

Next up - Saurabh Kumar.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:42 PM

Next up - Rahul Chahar.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:41 PM

Next up - Mohammed Siraj.

His base price is Rs 20 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2.6 Cr.

02:40 PM

Next up - Sayan Ghosh.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:39 PM

Next up - Ronsford Beaton.

His base price is Rs 20 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:38 PM

Next up - Dishank Yagnik.

His base price is Rs 20 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:37 PM

Next up - Pankaj Jaswal.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:36 PM

Next up - Akash Bhandari.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:34 PM

Next up - AV Wankhede.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:33 PM

Next up - Himanshu Rana.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:32 PM

Next up - Billy Stanlake.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:31 PM

Next up - Ben Laughlin.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:30 PM

Next up - David Wiese.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:29 PM

Next up - Parveez Rasool.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:27 PM

Next up - Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:26 PM

Next up - Manoj Tiwary.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:25 PM

Next up - Evin Lewis.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:24 PM

Next up - Darren Bravo.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:23 PM

Next up - Mitchell Swerson.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:22 PM

Next up - Mayank Dagar.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:21 PM

Next up - Navdeep Saini

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:20 PM

Next up - Vishnu Vinod.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:19 PM

Next up - Aksh Deep Nath.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:18 PM

Next up - Praveen Dubey.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 10 Lakh.

02:17 PM

Next up - Unmukt Chand.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:16 PM

Next up - South African leggie Imran Tahir.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:15 PM

Next up - New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:14 PM

Next up - Left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:13 PM

Next up - India's senior pacer Ishant Sharma.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

Goes Unsold!

02:12 PM

Next up - Australia's pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 3.5 Cr.

02:10 PM

Next up - South African pacer Kyle Abbott.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes Unsold!

02:09 PM

Next up - England's Jonny Bairstow.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes Unsold!

02:08 PM

Next up - Irfan Pathan.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:07 PM

Next up - England's Chris Jordan.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 50 Lakh.

02:06 PM

Next up - Australia's Sean Abbott.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

02:05 PM

Next up - Saurabh Tiwary.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 Lakh.

02:04 PM

Next up - England opener Jason Roy.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 1 Cr.

02:03 PM

And the first set of players up for grabs in the afternoon session are the ones who have been re-submitted by the franchises.

First up - New Zealand opener Martin Guptill

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Sold to Kings XI Punjab for Rs 50 Lakh.

01:59 PM
01:56 PM
12:55 PM
12:42 PM

The morning session of the IPL 10 Auction is over.

A break will be taken now. Action will resume after the lunch break.

All the franchises will now submit a list of 20 players each that they would like to be brought back for auctioning.

Stay tuned for live updates from the IPL 2017 auction!

12:41 PM

Next up - Rahul Sharma.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:39 PM

Next up - Australia's Nathan Lyon.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes unsold!

12:38 PM

Next up - Michael Beer.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:37 PM

Next set are spinners.

First up - Fawad Ahmed.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:36 PM

Next up - Manpreet Gony.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 60 Lakh.

12:35 PM

Next up - Varun Aaron.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings XI Punjab for Rs 2.8 Cr.

12:34 PM

Next up - Ben Laughlin.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:33 PM

Next up - Jaydev Unadkat.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs 30 Lakh.

12:32 PM

Next up - Pankaj Singh.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:31 PM

Next up - Australia's Billy Stanlake.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:30 PM

Next up - New Zealand's Matt Henry.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings XI Punjab for Rs 50 Lakh.

12:28 PM

Fast-bowlers are up for grabs now.

Next up - RP Singh.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:27 PM

Next up - New Zealand's Glenn Phillips.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:26 PM

Next up - Australia's Brad Haddin.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes unsold!

12:25 PM

Next up - Niroshan Dickwella.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:24 PM

Next up - Kusal Perera.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:23 PM

Next up - Shane Dowrich.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:21 PM

Wicket-keepers are up for grabs now.

Next up - Anamul Haque Bijoy.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:20 PM

Next up - Farhaan Behardien.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:19 PM

Next up - Sri Lanka's Thisara Pirera.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:18 PM

Next up - Rishi Dhawan.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Kolkata Khight Riders for Rs 55 Lakh.

12:17 PM

Next up - David Wiese.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:16 PM

Next up - Karn Sharma.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 Cr.

12:13 PM

Next up - West Indies' Jason Holder.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes unsold!

12:12 PM

Next up - England's Chris Woakes.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 4.2 Cr.

12:11 PM

All-rounders are up next.

Next up - Parveez Rasool.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:10 PM

Next up - Australia's Nic Maddinson.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:09 PM

Next up - West Indies' Darren Bravo.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:08 PM

Next up - West Indies' Evin Lewis.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:07 PM

Next up - Marlon Samuels.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Goes unsold!

12:06 PM

Next up - S Badrinath.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:05 PM

Next up - Australia's Michael Klinger.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:04 PM

Next up - Abhinav Mukund.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:03 PM

Next up - Cheteshwar Pujara.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:02 PM

Uncapped batsmen are up for auction next.

Next up - Manoj Tiwary.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

12:01 PM

Next up - Mumbai's veteran Pravin Tambe.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 10 Lakh.

12:00 PM

Next up - Akshay Wakhare.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:59 AM

Next up - Australia's Mitchell Swepson.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:58 AM

Next up - Afghanistan's Rashid Khan.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 4 Cr.

11:56 AM

Next up - Sarabjeet Ladda.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:55 AM

Next up - Tejas Singh Baroka.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 10 Lakh,.

11:54 AM

Next up - Mayank Dagar.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:53 AM

After the set of uncapped fast-bowlers, now we have uncapped spinners.

First up - Murugan Ashwin

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1 Cr.

11:51 AM

Next up - Basil Thampy.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 85 Lakh.

11:50 AM

Next up - Pawan Suyal.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:48 AM

Next up - Navdeep Saini.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:47 AM

Next up - Umar Nazir.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:46 AM

Next up - Nathu Singh.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Gujarat Lions for Rs 50 Lakh.

11:44 AM

Next up - T Natarajan.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings XI Punjab for Rs 3 Cr.

11:40 AM

Next up - Aniket Choudhary.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2 Cr.

11:34 AM

Next up - Abu Nechim Ahmed.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:33 AM

Next up - Manvinder Bisla.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:32 AM

Next up - Mohit Ahlawat.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:31 AM

Next up - Afghanistan's Mohammad Shahzad.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

11:30 AM

Next up - Eklavya Dwivedi.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 75 Lakh.

11:29 AM

Next up - Mumbai captain Aditya Tare.

His base price is Rs 20 Lakh.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 25 Lakh.

11:28 AM

Next up - Shreevats Goswami.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

11:27 AM

Next up - Priyank Panchal.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:26 AM

Next up - Rush B Kalaria.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold.

11:25 AM

Next up - Manan Sharma.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:24 AM

Next up - Shivam Dubey.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:23 AM

Next up - Praveen Dubey.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:22 AM

Next up - Rahul Tewatia.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Kings Punjab for Rs 50 Lakh.

11:20 AM

Next up - Krishnappa Gowtham

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 Cr.

Gowtham played an impressive knock for India A against Australia in the just-concluded practice match at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.

11:16 AM

Next up - Afghanistan's Mohammad Nabi.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 Lakh.

11:15 AM

Next up - Mahipal Lompor.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:14 AM

Next set after uncapped batsman are uncapped all-rounders.

First up - Aksh Deep Nath.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:13 AM

Next up - Tanmay Agarwal.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 10 Lakh.

11:12 AM

Next up - Afghanistan's A Stanikzai

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

11:11 AM

 Next up - Ankeet Bawane.

His base price is Rs 10 Lakh.

Sold to the Delhi Dardevils for Rs 10 Lakh.

11:10 AM

Next up is Prithvi Shaw for Rs 10 Lah.

Goes Unsold!

10:59 AM

A small break has been taken.

Action from the IPL 10 auction will resume soon, don't go anywhere!

10:55 AM

Next up - South Africa's Imran Tahir.

His base price is Rs 50 lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:54 AM

Next up - Pragyan Ojha.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:53 AM

Next up - Australian veteran Brad Hogg.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:52 AM

Next up - New Zealand's Ish Sodhi.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:52 AM

Next set of players up for auction are spinners.

First up - L Sandakan.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:49 AM

Much-anticipated player up next.

It's India's pace spearhead Ishant Sharma.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

And surprisingly, Ishant goes unsold!

10:47 AM

Next up - South Africa's Kyle Abbott.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Goes unsold!

10:46 AM

Next up - Australia's Mitchell Johnson.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 Cr.

10:44 AM

Next up - Australia's Pat Cummins.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 4.5 Cr.

10:41 AM

England's left-arm fast-bowler Tymal Mills, who had an impressive outing against Team India recently, is sold to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 12 Cr.

10:38 AM

Next up - England's Tymal Mills.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Fascinating battle between Punjab's Virender Sehwag and Mumbai's Aakash Ambani.

10:35 AM

Next up - New Zealand's Trent Boult.

His base price is Rs 1.5 Cr.

Sold to the Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 5 Cr.

10:34 AM

Rahul Johri is picking out the bails with the names of the specialist fast-bowlers.

Next up - South Africa's Kagiso Rabada.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

After a bit of a tussle with the Kings XI Punjab, Rabada goes to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 5 Cr.

10:31 AM

Next set is specialist fast-bowlers!

First up - Nathan Coulter-Nile.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Goes unsold!

10:30 AM

Next up - Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

10:29 AM

Next up - West Indies' Johnson Charles.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:28 AM

Next up - Nicholas Pooran.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Sold to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 Lakh.

10:27 AM

Next up - West Indies' Andre Fletcher.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:26 AM

Next up is England's Jonny Bairstow.

His base price is Rs 1,50 Cr.

Goes unsold!

10:25 AM

And the next set of players are the wicket-keepers.

Rajeev Shukla to draw out the bails with the names.

The first player up is Ben Dunk.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes Unsold!

10:23 AM

The Chairman of the IPL Governing Council - Rajeev Shukla - is addressing the gathering. 

10:21 AM
10:16 AM
10:14 AM

A small break has ben taken after the specialist batsman and all-rounders went under the hammer.

The action will resume soon!

10:12 AM
10:05 AM

Next up - England's Chris Jordan.

His base price is Rs 50 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:04 AM

Next up - Australia's Sean Abbott.

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh.

Goes unsold!

10:03 AM

Next up - New Zealand's Corey Anderson.

His base price is Rs 1 Cr.

Sold to the Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1 Cr.

10:02 AM

Ben Stokes sold for 14.5 Cr to the Rising Pune Supergiants!

09:58 AM

DD, MI and SRH are in the race to bag Stokes.

His price has gone up to Rs 13 Cr!

09:55 AM

Next Up - England's Ben Stokes.

His base price is Rs 2 Cr.

There is a collective sigh in the room upon hearing his name.

A bidding war has begun!

 All the franchises that were quiet till now are well-and-truly involved in the bidding.

09:50 AM

After the specialist batsman, it's the turn of the all-rounders to go under the hammer.

Diana Edulgi is up on the stage to pick the bails with the names.

First up - India's Pawan Negi

His base price is Rs 30 Lakh

After a bit of a war with the Rising Pune Supergiants and the Gujarat Lions, Negi goes to the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 1 Cr.

09:44 AM

Next up - India's Saurabh Tiwary

​His base price is 30 lakh

Goes unsold!

09:43 AM

Next up - New Zealand's Ross Taylor

His base price is 50 lakh

Goes unsold!

09:43 AM

Next up - England's Alex Hales

His base price is 1 Cr

Goes unsold!

09:42 AM

Next up - Faiz Fazal.

His base price is 30 Lakh

Goes unsold!

09:41 AM

Next up - England opener Jason Roy.

His base price is 1 Cr.

Goes unsold!

09:40 AM

Next up - England captain Eoin Morgan.

His base price is 2 Cr.

Morgan is sold to Kings XI Punjab for his base price.

09:37 AM

Dr PV Shetty picks out the first player of the day - New Zealand's Martin Guptill.

The opening bid is 50 Lakh.

He goes unsold!

09:36 AM

The auctioneer for the day Richard Madley has taken centre-stage.

The bidding is about to begin!

09:31 AM

The auction ceremony is underway!

Rahul Johri, CEO - IPL, is addressing the gathering.

09:29 AM
09:27 AM

Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Tom Moody, and other coaches from different franchises have made their way to the venue.

The action is about to begin!

09:08 AM

There are a host of English players who are up for grabs this time around.

Ben Stokes, of course, has the highest base price - 2 Cr.

However, it will be interesting to see how much the franchises are willing to shell out, considering their limited buying purse.

Another factor is the fact that the English won't be available for the entirety of the tournament. This will surely have a bearing on the auctions.

09:00 AM

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The auction begins at 9.30 am. Stay tuned for live updates!

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