List of top-10 earners at IPL auction
By IANSSunday, January 9, 2011
BANGALORE - India’s opening batsman Gautam Gambhir led the list of top 10 earners at the two-day players’ auction for the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) that ended here Sunday.
Gambhir, who had a base price of $200,000, fetched a record $2.4 million from Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir was bought for $725,000 by Delhi Daredevils in the first edition of the IPL in 2008.
Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was the most sought after overseas cricketer as he was sold to Kochi for $1.5 million.
The following is the list of top-10 earners.
Gautam Gambhir (India) Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.4 million
Yusuf Pathan (India) Kolkata Knight Riders, $2.1 million
Robin Uthappa (India) Pune Warriors, $2.1 million
Rohit Sharma (India) Mumbai Indians, $2 million
Irfan Pathan (India) Delhi Daredevils, $1.9 million
Yuvraj Singh (India) Pune Warriors, $1.8million
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) Kochi, $1.5 million
Dale Steyn (South Africa) Deccan Chargers, $1.2million
AB de Villiers (South Africa), Royal Challengers Bangalore, $1.1 million
Cameron White (Australia), Deccan Chargers, $1.1 million
