Jadeja wasn’t the only Indian to get into the million dollar club. His former Kochi Tuskers colleague, R Vinay Kumar, was bought by RCB for $1 million.
It was a foregone conclusion before the IPL auction that Ravindra Jadeja would be the most-sought-after player. Jadeja kept up to his reputation as he fetched more than $2 million to become the highest paid player among those sold for season five of the lucrative T20 league.
Jadeja, whose base price was mere $100,000, was the second player to be put up for auction by auctioneer Richard Madley. In no time, it led to a fight to finish contest between the franchisees to bag him. Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) were the first to start the contest. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) soon joined in but left the fight midway preferring to hold on to their purse strings.
Kings XI, too, gave up the fight before Deccan Chargers came in and along with CSK reached the $2 million mark. Finally, it was CSK who clinched the secret tie-breaker by quoting a higher figure than the Chargers. In fact, it was a bonus for Jadeja as he was getting only $950,000 from Kochi Tuskers.
Jadeja wasn’t the only Indian to get into the million dollar club. His former Kochi Tuskers colleague, R Vinay Kumar, was bought by RCB for $1 million as he returned to his home team after a gap of one year.
Like Jadeja, even Vinay had a base price of $100,000. Though there were five teams bidding for him, RCB finally managed to bring him back on board after paying a hefty cheque. In the last auction, Vinay was acquired by Kochi Tuskers for $475,000.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene was the second costliest player after being bought by Delhi Daredevils for $1.4m. The other two big buys on the day were made by the Kolkata Knight Riders. KKR bought Brendon McCullum for $900,000 and West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine for $700,000.
VVS Laxman remained unsold as were the England players. Former Pakistan cricketer Azhar Mahmood, who now has a British passport, was picked up by Kings XI Punjab.
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