Gautam Gambhir emerged as the most expensive player on the first day of the IPL 4 auctions with Yusuf Pathan and Rohit Sharma getting into the US$2 million bracket as well.

Here is a list of the players sold so far:

FIRST ROUND: A sensational opening round! Gautam Gambhir (US$2.4 million)and Yusuf Pathan (US$ 2.1 million) were snapped up by KKR while Yuvraj Singh raked in US$ 1.8 million from Pune. Ab deVilliers went to RCB for US$ 1.1 million.

Gautam Gambhir - Kolkata Knight Riders- US$2.4 million

Tillekaratne Dilshan- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 650,000

Zaheer Khan- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 900,000

Ross Taylor - Rajasthan Royals- US$1 million

Yusuf Pathan- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$2.1 million

Kevin Pietersen- Deccan Chargers- US$ 650,000

Mahela Jayawardene- Kochi- US$1.5 million

Yuvraj Singh- Pune- US$1.8 million

AB deVilliers- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 1.1 million

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SECOND ROUND: The second round opened to a kind of a shocker. Sourav Ganguly went unsold. Australia's new T20 skipper, Cameron White went to the Deccan Chargers for a whooping US$1.1 million.

There was another shocker too with Chris Gayle too remaining unsold. Daniel Vettori fetched less than Johan Botha while S Sreesanth was lapped up by Kochi for US$ 900,000.

Sourav Ganguly- UNSOLD!

Cameron White- Deccan Chargers- US$1.1 million

Jacques Kallis- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$1.1 million

Rohit Sharma- Mumbai Indians- US$2 million

Andrew Symonds- Mumbai Indians- US$ 850,000

Kumara Sangakkara- Deccan Chargers- US$ 700,000

Adam Gilchrist- Kings XI Punjab- US$ 900,000

Rahul Dravid- Rajasthan Royals- US$ 500,000

Graeme Smith-Pune- US$ 500,000

Robin Uthappa- Pune- US$2.1 million

Johan Botha- Rajasthan Royals- US$ 950,000

VVS Laxman- Kochi- US$ 400,000

Daniel Vettori- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 550,000

Brendon McCullum- Kochi- US$ 475,000

S Sreesanth- Kochi- US$ 900,000

Chris Gayle- UNSOLD!

Irfan Pathan- Delhi Daredevils- US$1.9 million

RP Singh- Kochi- US$ 500,000 

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THIRD ROUND: Saurabh Tiwary fetched US$1.6 million to walk into the Royal Challengers Bangalore even as Michael Hussey returned to the Chennai Super Kings for a paltry US$ 425,000. His younger brother, on the other hand, pocketed a US$1.4 million cheque from Punjab.

Jesse Ryder- UNSOLD!

Herschelle Gibbs- UNSOLD!

Michael Hussey- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 425,000

Shaun Marsh- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 400,000

JP Duminy- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Shikhar Dhawan- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Saurabh Tiwary- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$1.6 million

David Hussey- Kings' XI Punjab- US$1.4 million

David Warner- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 750,000

Brian Lara- UNSOLD!

Graham Manou- UNSOLD!

Parthiv Patel- Kochi- US$ 290,000

Wriddhiman Saha-Chennai Super Kings- US$ 100,000

Dinesh Karthik- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 900,000

Naman Ojha- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 270,000

Brad Haddin- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 325,000

Tim Paine- Pune- US$ 270,000

Matt Prior- UNSOLD!

Mark Boucher- UNSOLD!

David Jacobs- Mumbai Indians- US$ 190,000

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FOURTH ROUND

James Hopes- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 350,000

Ravindra Jadeja- Kochi- US$ 950,000

Luke Wright- UNSOLD!

Shakib-al-Hasan- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 425,000

Stuart Broad- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 400,000

Abhishek Nayar- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 800,000

Angelo Mathews- Pune- US$ 950,000

Dwayne Bravo- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 200,000

Steven Smith- Kochi- US$ 200,000

James Franklin- Mumbai Indians- US$ 100,000

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FIFTH ROUND: Dale Steyn cracked a major deal with the Deccan Chargers for US$1.2 million while Praveen Kumar (Kings' XI Punjab) and Ashish Nehra (Pune) fared far better than Ishant Sharma (Deccan Chargers). Brett Lee was taken in by Kolkata Knight Riders.

James Anderson- UNSOLD!

Ishant Sharma- Deccan Chargers- US$ 450,000

Praveen Kumar- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 800,000

Ashish Nehra- Pune- US$ 850,000

Brett Lee- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 400,000

Morne Morkel- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 475,000

Dale Steyn- Deccan Chargers- US$1.2 million

Ryan Harris- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 325,000

Dirk Nannes- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 650,000

Doug Bollinger- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 700,000

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SIXTH ROUND: Muttiah Muralitharan was sold to Kochi for US$1.1 million while Piyush Chawla came a close second in the spinners' category, going back to Kings' XI Punjab for US$ 900,000. Pragyan Ojha and Amit Mishra returned with rather unflattering pay-cheques.

Muttiah Muralitharan- Kochi- US$1.1 million

Graeme Swann- UNSOLD!

Piyush Chawla- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 900,000

R Ashwin- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 850,000

Ajantha Mendis- UNSOLD!

Pragyan Ojha- Deccan Chargers- US$ 500,000

Murali Karthik- UNSOLD!

Amit Mishra- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Nathan McCullum- Pune- US$ 100,000

Ramesh Powar- Kochi- US$ 180,000

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SEVENTH ROUND

Chamara Kapugedera- UNSOLD!

Aaron Finch- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 300,000

Eoin Morgan- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 350,000

Brad Hodge- Kochi- US$ 425,000

Tamim Iqbal- UNSOLD!

Callum Ferguson- Pune- US$ 300,000

Manoj Tiwary- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 475,000

Cheteshwar Pujara- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 700,000

S Badrinath- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 850,000

Paul Collingwood- Rajasthan Royals- US$ 250,000

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The 10 IPL squads as of now:

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina , M Vijay, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha, Dawyne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, S Badrinath, R. Ashwin

Deccan Chargers: Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara, JP Duminy, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Dale Steyn

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, David Warner, Naman Ojha, James Hopes, Morne Morkel, Aaron Finch

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Broad, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Ryan Harris, Piyush Chawla

Kochi: Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Sreesanth, RP Singh, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Steven smith, Ramesh powar, Brad Hodge, Muttiah Muralitharan

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin, Shakib-al-Hassan, Bret Lee, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin

Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa, Tim Paine, Angelo Mathews, Ashish Nehra, Callum Ferguson

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Johan Botha, Paul Collingwood

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Tillakartane Dilshan, Zaheer Khan, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Sourabh Tiwary, Dirk Nannes, Cheteshwar Pujara,

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Unsold Players:

Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Jesse Ryder, Herschelle Gibbs, Brian Lara, Graham Manou ,Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Luke Wright, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Karthik, Chamara Kapugedera, Tamim Iqbal

 

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Bids- As they happened on Saturday

 

There was some frentic bidding for Gambhir, who was eventually picked up by the Knight Riders. Delhi, Pune, Kochi and RCB pursued the Indian southpaw rather aggressively but lost out to a determined team from Kolkata. The tone is set for the weekend. Expect some major bids along the way.

KKR returned to steal the thunder from Kochi who went hell for leather after Yusuf Pathan. The Knightriders were just as proactive, and kept the heat on Kochi to pocket the destructive batsman from Baroda.

Nobody would have expected Ganguly to go unsold but his former employers, KKR seemed least interested. They however bagged another big fish to walk away with Kallis fetching some big money.

Rohit Sharma was the third Indian player to earn a purse of US$2 million when the Mumbai Indians went all out to get their local lad. The elegant right-handed batsman, who played with the Deccan Chargers for the first three editions, has been a key performer in the Indian Premier League despite his poor form with the Indian team.

Uthappa, who started from US$ 200,000, saw his stakes rocket beyond the US$2 million mark when RCB found their match in the Delhi Daredevils. Kochi and Pune, who entered the bid late, also helped the Bangalore batsman's cause. However, given Uthappa's explosive performances in the IPL for Bangalore, this was hardly a surprise.

Vettori turned out to be a terrific buy for the Royal Challengers Bangalore, who got the New Zealand left-arm spinner and skipper for a meagre US$ 550,000. It was more of a surprise after the far lesser experienced Johan Botha fetched US$ 950,000 with the Rajasthan Royals.

Saurabh Tiwary from Jharkhand, who started with a base price of US$ 100,000 walked away with a sensational US$1.6 million. However, there was some drama just as the hammer was about to come down for RCB. Kings' XI Punjab made a very late bid and there seemed to be some confusion as Vijay Mallya objected after the auctioneer accepted Punjab's  late bid.

There are some very bizarre bids on in Bangalore. Kolkata made a good invest in Haddin while the likes of Ryder, Mike Hussey and Brian Lara remained unsold. Karthik was snapped up by Punjab for a princely US$ 900,000.

David Warner returned to the fold for the Daredevils, bagging US$ 750,000.

David Jacobs went to Mumbai for US$ 190,000. It almost seemed like they were sucked into paying Jacobs far more than his base price of US$ 20,000 by the Royal Challengers Bangalore- they just went on bidding till they decided enough was enough. Nita Ambani certainly did not look very comfortable going for the final bid.

Muralitharan took home a whooping US$1.1 million while Chawla did his reputation no harm, earning US$ 900,000 for a return ticket to Kings' XI Punjab. Regular India spinners, Ojha and Mishra had to settle with much less while Graeme Swann and Ajantha Mendis had to go unsold. 

KKR made two successful biddings to take on board Eoin Morgan and Manoj Tiwary. Explosive left-handed Bangladeshi batsman, Tamim Iqbal went unsold even as Brad Hodge looked set to ink a US$ 425,000 deal with Kochi.

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