IPL 8 auctions: Delhi snap up Yuvraj for Rs 16 crore, wrest Zaheer for Rs 4 crore

Discarded Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh was on Monday snapped up for a record Rs 16 crore by the Delhi Daredevils at the IPL 8 auctions in Mumbai.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, owned by Vijay Mallya, could not retain their marquee player. After Delhi Daredevils made a bid for Yuvraj at Rs 15 crore, RCB raised it to Rs 15.5 crore. But Delhi raised it to Rs 16 crore and RCB was not interested further, leading to Yuvraj joining Delhi. Yuvraj's base price was Rs 2 crores.

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Joel Paris is an Australian player with a base price of Rs 30 lakh. He goes unsold as well. 

Poonam Poonia's base price of Rs 10 lakhs failed to find any buyers.

I Choudhury meets the same fate as Jaskaran Singh at the same base price.

Jaskaran Singh has no takers for his base price of Rs 10 lakh. He remains unsold.

B Singh Saran is sold to Rajasthan at his base price of Rs 10 lakhs.

KK Jiyaz is sold to Delhi for Rs 10 lakhs.

Vikas Tokas goes unsold for Rs 10 lakhs. No one buys players like Vikas Tokas.

Andrew Tye sold to CSK at Rs 20 lakhs.

Siddharth Kaul finds no buyers at the measly price of Rs 10 lakhs.

Nuwan Kulasekara remains unsold at the base price of Rs 50 lakhs.

Abhimanyu Mithun remains unsold at his base price of Rs 30 lakhs.

Zaheer Khan is back in the auction at Rs 1 crore. Mumbai bids on him at base price. Delhi are bidding alongside. It has reached Rs 1.5 crore. After a hectic round of bidding, Zaheer is finally sold to Delhi at Rs 4 crores after Mumbai withdraw.

Now the fast bowlers. 

Avinash Yadav with a base price of Rs 10 lakhs has not found a bidder. He is unsold.

S Trivedi's hopes of participating in IPL 8 just died a quick death with the auctioneer's hammer.

Y Gowalker's base price is Rs 10 lakhs. He is picked up by Kings XI Punjab at that price. Preity Zinta looks very happy.

Vincent Gomez is brought forth for a price of Rs 10 lakhs, but to no avail. The auctioneer couldn't sell him off.

Paul Valthaty, who was once in KXIP and shot to fame courtesy a century, finds no bidders this time.

Varun Sood is up next for this game. He is unsold and has to spend IPL watching it on TV at home.

Hardik Pandya has a minimum price of Rs 10 lakhs. He is sold at the base price to Mumbai Indians.

Dinesh Salunke is sold to the Rajasthan Royals at Rs 25 lakhs.

Padmanabhan, with a base price of Rs 10 lakhs, is sold to the CSK.

Rohit Dahiya, who is a man even without a picture, finds no bidders at his petty price of Rs 10 lakhs.

J Suchith gets sold to the Mumbai Indians at his base price of Rs 10 lakhs.

Marcus Stoinis has a base price of Rs 20 L but he finds bidders. Delhi bid Rs 25 lakhs on him and win.

Gurinder Singh, asking for a mere Rs 10 lakhs, still goes unsold.

KKR snap up Vaibhav Rawal at Rs 10 lakhs.

Siddhesh Lad goes to the Mumbai Indians at Rs 10 lakhs, his base price.

Harpreet Singh is up next. He remains unsold at the base price of Rs 10 lakhs.

Nitish Rana has a base price of Rs 10 lakhs. He goes to MI at the base price.

Ashok Menaria is up next at Rs 10 L but nobody wants him in this IPL.

Robin Peterson of SA goes unsold at Rs 1 crore.

SA's Albie Morkel next at Rs 30 lakhs. Delhi Daredevils once again take him at the base price of Rs 30 lakhs.

Pakistan's Azhar Mahmood returns in the auction at Rs 50 lakhs, but his IPL hopes are over as no one snaps him up.

Irfan Pathan is back in the auction at Rs 1.5 crore. Chennai bids on him at base price. He is sold to CSK at the same price.

Praful Waghela with a base price of Rs 10 lakhs is being considered by some teams. But the final answer is no.

Robin Singh Bist is next at Rs 10 lakhs. No one shows any interest in him. He can try his luck next time.

Arijit Gupta has a base price of Rs 10 lakh. He remains unsold. 

Craig Simmons, who has a base price of Rs 20 lakh, is not welcome in IPL 8.

Ross Taylor still unsold in IPL 8 auction

Saurashtra's Sheldon Jackson sold to KKR at Rs 15 Lakh

Taruwar Kohli with a base price of Rs 10 lakhs also finds no buyer.

Michael Klinger with a a base price of Rs 10 lakhs goes unsold

Now it is time for those who did not get picked in the initial auction.

Last man before lunch. Rahil S Shah with a base price of Rs 10 lakh. Remains unsold and it's lunch.

Bhargav Bhatt has a base price of Rs 10 lakh, and he remains unsold.

Shadab Jakati's base price is Rs 20 lakhs but he gets rejected.

KC Kariappa at Rs 10 lakh. KKR start the bid on him. Delhi and KKR have taken the bid past Rs 1 crore.He gets sold at Rs 2.4 crore to KKR after Delhi finally pull out!

Sarabjeet Singh Ladda goes unsold at his base price of Rs 10 lakh.

Mumbai Indians bid on Akshay Wakhare at Rs 10 lakh, his base price. He gets sold at that amount to MI.

Pradeep Sangwan goes unsold for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Amit Mishra (fast bowler) has a base price of Rs 10 lakhs. He goes unsold as well.

J Muthuswamy is sold to Delhi Daredevils at Rs 75 lakh. His base price was just Rs 10 lakhs.

Jalaj Saxena gets sold to RCB for Rs 10 lakhs.

Kevin O' Brien of Ireland, with a base price of Rs 30 L, surprisingly goes unsold.

Aditya Garhwal has a base price of Rs 10 L. He is sold to KKR at Rs 25 L.

Kevon Cooper of West Indies is unsold at Rs 30 lakh

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Sushant Marathe goes unsold for Rs 30 lakh.

Smit Patel was available at Rs 10 lakh but he went unsold.

Nikhil Naik of India has a base price of Rs 10 lakh. Mumbai Indians and Kings XI bid. Sold to KXIP at Rs 30 L.

Arun Karthik's base price is Rs 10 lakh.  He is unsold.

CM Gautam goes unsold even at Rs 20 lakh.

It's time for the afternoon session. Uncapped players will now go into the auction.

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Nobody wants to place a bid on Zimbabwe's Elton Chigumbura for Rs 30 lakhs.

Van Der Merwe remains unsold at Rs 30 lakhs.

Brathwaite of the West Indies is up next, looking for Rs 30 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Nobody wants Ashton Agar of Australia for Rs 50 lakh.

Krishmar Santokie of the West Indies is up next at Rs 30 lakh. He remains unsold for now.

30-year-old Australian speedster Peter Siddle has a base price of Rs 50 lakh, but he will not find a bidder for now.

Dirk Nannes, who once inspired Netherlands to a stunning win over England and now plays for Australia, is on the auction for just Rs 30 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Nuwan Kulasekara won't be playing in IPL 8 because he is unsold at his base price of Rs 50 lakhs.

Shaun Tait, wayward but hyped Aussie bowler, is up next at a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. No bids for Shaun though, he remains unsold for now.

Sudeep Tyagi, 'pacer' from India goes unsold at Rs 30 lakhs.

Lonwabo Tsotsobe, SA pacer, has a base price of Rs 30 lakhs, but he remains unsold for now.

Thilan Thushara of SL is up next at Rs 30 lakhs. But he has no bidder welcoming him.

Anton Devchich, New Zealand all rounder, has a base price of Rs 30 lakhs. He will also not be playing IPL 8, unless he gets sold later.

Grant Elliott of NZ is unsold at Rs 30 lakh. 

No 89, Joginder Sharma, who shot to fame by bowling India to victory in the 2007 Twenty20 World Cup but later faded into oblivion, doesn't find a bidder for Rs 30 lakhs.

Farhaan Behardien of South Africa is on the auction for Rs 30 lakhs. He also goes unsold at this stage. 

No 86, Farveez Maharoof has a base price of Rs 30 lakhs. Nobody wants to bid on him. He goes unsold.

Suraj Randiv of Sri Lanka goes unsold for Rs 30 lakhs.

RP Singh, another Indian discard, is up next at Rs 30 lakh. He goes unsold.

L Balaji, who stormed into the India team over a decade ago taking 0/44 off his 4 overs, has a base price of Rs 50 lakhs. He remains unsold.

Ben Laughlin from Australia has a base price of Rs 30 lakh. But he's unsold.

Gurinder Sandhu who played in the recent ODI tri series for Australia is asking for Rs 30 lakhs at least. Delhi bids on him at base price. The bidding continues between Rajasthan and Delhi. He is finally sold to Delhi Daredevils for Rs 1.7 crores.

Doug Bollinger, one in a stream of Aussie pacers, is up next. He has put his base price at Rs 1 crore. He goes unsold. A rather high bid?

Ravi Rampaul is up next. Rs 50 lakhs is his base price. He goes unsold so no chance of the money.

Kyle Abbott gets snapped up by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 30 lakh, his base price.

Mitchell McClenaghan from New Zealand has a base price of Rs 30 lakh. Mumbai open up the bidding at Rs 30 lakhs. Sold to MI at Rs 30 lakhs.

Juan Theron from South Africa is on the auction at Rs 30 lakh. He finds no bidder and will remain unsold for now.

David Hussey of Australia is up next at a base price of Rs 1 crore. Nobody bids on Hussey. Unsold.

Robin Peterson of SA finds no bidder at the high base price of Rs 1 crore.

Veteran Pakistan player Azhar Mahmood's base price is Rs 50 lakh. He gets no bids either. Unsold.

Johan Botha of SA is asking for Rs 1 crore. He won't get it for now because he is unsold.

Sachithra Senanayake of Sri Lanka, recently banned and then unbanned over 'chucking', has a base price of Rs 1 crore. But he won't be bowling in the IPL 8 because he goes unsold.

Albie Morkel of SA, the overhyped all-rounder, finds no bidder even at Rs 30 lakh.

Jeevan Mendis of SL is up next. Will he find new life in the IPL? His base price is RS 50 lakh. No he won't, he's dead as a dodo as far as IPL is concerned.

Nathan McCullum of NZ is the next all-rounder. Asking for Rs 50 lakh. Goes unsold.

David Wiese, all rounder, is up for Rs 30 lakh. Strong bidding for Wiese as the bid is up to Rs 2.4 crores. Daredevils and Challengers are the players. RCB finally clinch Wiese at Rs 2.8 crores.

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Callum Ferguson, right handed Australian batsman is part of the auctions for a base price of Rs 30 lakh, and he goes unsold.

India discard Abhinav Mukund is on the auction at Rs 30 lakh. Nobody bids for him so he goes unsold as well.

Lahiru Thirimanne of SL is up next. His base price is Rs 50 lakh. He goes unsold.

Darren Bravo of the West Indies is looking for a bidder at a base price of Rs 50 lakh. But he is unfortunate as nobody bids on him.

Dean Elgar of SA goes unsold even at the low price of Rs 30 lakh.

Brad Hogg's base price is Rs 50 lakh, and KKR open bidding. He is sold at the base price to KKR.

Does anyone want Ajantha Mendis? His base price is Rs 50 lakh but nobody wants him so he goes unsold. 

Australia's Michael Beer has quoted a rather high base price of Rs 1 crore, and predictably no one is interested. He is unsold. Poor Beer.

Controversial spinner Rahul Sharma is up next at the lowly price of Rs 30 lakh. CSK bid on this player at the base price. Nobody else wants him in their side so CSK takes him at Rs 30 lakh.

Now time for some spin. Pragyan Ojha at a base price of Rs 50 lakh. Mumbai Indians open the bidding at Rs 50 lakh. Nobody else bids so he gets sold for Rs 50 lakh to MI.

Adam Milne of New Zealand is on the auction at Rs 30 lakh. RCB bid on him at base price. He gets sold at Rs 70 lakhs to the RCB.

Aussie pacer Ben Hilfenhaus is up next. 1 crore is his base price. But he goes unsold.

Sean Abbott, whose bouncer fatally hurt Phillip Hughes, is on the auction for Rs 50 lakh. RCB bids for him at base price. Mumbai has raised the bid to Rs 80 lakhs. RCB says 90 lakh, Mumbai 95 and then RCB raises it to Rs 100 lakh. Abbott has been sold to RCB at Rs 1 crore.

Abhimanyu Mithun is up next. His base price is Rs 30 lakhs. Goes unsold.

Indian discard Zaheer Khan is looking for a bidder at Rs 1 crore. Zaheer was dropped from the Indian team a long while ago but he is probably India's best bowler since the turn of the century. At this auction however, he goes unsold.

Trundler Munaf Patel is up next at the same base price as Unadkat. But he is unsold.

Jaydev Unadkat is up next at Rs 50 lakh. Chennai opens the bid. Delhi take Unadkat at Rs 1.1 crores.

Trent Boult of NZ is up next at Rs 50 lakh as the base price. Mumbai Indians want him at the base price. RCB and Mumbai now bidding on the player. Mumbai have taken it up to 90 lakhs. After a massive bidding battle between Mumbai and RCB, Sunrisers have taken Trent Boult for Rs 3.8 crores!

Pankaj Singh is the next fast bowler. He goes unsold at the low base price of Rs 30 lakh.

Praveen Kumar is the first of the fast bowlers in the auction. Opening at Rs 50 lakh. Sunrisers bid at Rs 55 lakh. Chennai and SRH slug it out. The bid is up to 90 lakhs by Chennai, and now to Rs 1 crore. Kumar is finally sold to SRH for Rs 2.2 crores. 

Laxmi Ratan Shukla has a base price of Rs 30 lakh. Sunrisers open the bid at the base amount. He has been sold at the base price. 

Darren Sammy of WI is up next at Rs 1 crore. Delhi bid Rs 1.1 crore. A bidding war is on and the bid has been raised to Rs 2.4 crores by the Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB get Sammy for Rs 2.8 crores.

Christopher Morris of NZ at Rs 50 lakh. Rajasthan Royals finally bid on him. Delhi raise the bid to Rs 55 lakh. Rajsthan and Delhi tussle and Delhi bid Rs 75 lakh. RR raise it 80 and Delhi to 85 lakhs. Delhi move it up until 95 lakh, and Rajasthan say 1 crore. The bidding continues in right earnest. Royals seem to have won with a bid of Rs 1.4 crores. Rajasthan finally snap up Morris for Rs 1.4 crores.

Unsold players can come back into the auction at a later stage.

Indian discard Irfan Pathan is next at Rs 1.5 crores. Silence around the place as no one seems to be ready to take Pathan. 'I see no bids' says the auctioneer and declares him unsold.

Ravi Bopara, 29, from England is up next with a base of Rs 1 crore. Sunrisers Hyderabad open the bidding at the base price. He is finally sold at his base price to SRH.

T Dilshan of Sri Lanka is up next at Rs 1.5 crores. He goes unsold in the auction!

Marlon Samuels of the West Indies has a base price of Rs 1.5 crores. Nobody is willing to bid on him so he remains unsold.

Now the all rounders. James Neesham of NZ has a base price of Rs 30 lakh. Rajasthan say 35 L. Now the bid has increased to 50 lakh by KKR. KKR has now bought James Neesham at Rs 50 lakh.

Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor goes unsold at a low base price of Rs 30 lakh

Denesh Ramdin of the West Indies, who just scored a half century against Ireland, is up next at Rs 50 lakh, but no team owners seem impressed by him either.

Sri Lankan keeper KJ Perera, with a base price of RS 30 lakh is up next and he goes unsold.

Morne Van Wyk of South Africa, asking for Rs 30 lakh, also goes unsold. 

NZ keeper-batsman Luke Rinchi is up next for Rs 30 lakh. But he has no bidder so goes unsold.

Now the wicketkeeper auctions begin. Matthew Wade of Australia has a base price of Rs 1 crore, but he goes unsold. 

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Michael Carberry of England, with a base price of Rs 50 lakh has gone unsold.

Indian test batsm CK Pujara is next at a base price of Rs 1 crore.  But he goes unsold.

Retired Aussie batsman Mike Hussey, with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore is up next. CSK bid on him at the base price. He has been sold at the base price.

S Badrinath of India has a base price of Rs 30 lakhs. However, nobody seems to be initially interested in Badrinath. Finally, Mallya does, for Rs 30 lakh. Nobody else raises the bid, so Badrinath is sold to RCB for Rs 30 lakh.

Cameron White of Australia is the next player, at a base price of Rs 1.5 crore, and he has gone unsold.

Alex Hales of England has also met the same fate as Ross Taylor.

Ross Taylor has just gone unsold. His base price was Rs 1 crore.

Delhi  bought back spinner Amit Mishra for Rs 3.5 crores.

RCB managed to acquire Dinesh Karthik for Rs 10.5 crores (base price Rs 2 crores).

Another Indian, Test batsman Murali Vijay was purchased for Rs 3 crore (base price Rs 50 lakh) by IPL 7 runners-up Kings XI Punjab.

Meanwhile, Australian Aaron Finch went to the Mumbai Indians for Rs 3.2 crores and Kevin Pietersen was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 2 crores, which was his base price. England captain Eoin Morgan and New Zealander Kane Williamson were also purchased by the Hyderabad side for Rs 1.5 crores and Rs 60 lakhs respectively.

Incredibly, prolific South African batsman Hashim Amla and Sri Lankan great Kumar Sangakkara went unsold at the auction.

IPL 8 will commence on April 16, with the first match taking place between champions Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.