Sunday, January 9, 2011

IPL Day 1 - Who got whom

Check out the auction...of IPL.....who got whom on Day 1....


Player
Country
Purchased By
Base Price
Bidding Price
Role
India
KKR
$200,000
$2.4 million
Batsman
Yusuf Pathan
India
KKR
$400,000
$2.1 million
All-rounder
Robin Uthappa
India
Pune
$200,000
$2.1 million
Batsman
Rohit Sharma
India
MI
$200,000
$2 million
All-rounder
Irfan Pathan
India
DD
$200,000
$1.9 million
All-rounder
Yuvraj Singh
India
Pune
$400,000
$1.8 million
All-rounder
Saurab Tiwari
India
RCB
$100,000
$1.6 million
Batsman
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
Kochi
$400,000
$1.5 million
Batsman
David Hussey
Australia
Kings XI
$300,000
$1.4 million
All-rounder
Dale Steyn
South Africa
DC
$200,000
$1.2 million
Bowler
AB de Villiers
South Africa
RCB
$400,000
$1.1 million
Batsman
Muralitharan
Sri Lanka
Kochi
$300,000
$1.1 million
Bowler
Cameron White
Australia
DC
$300,000
$1.1 million
Batsman
Jacques Kallis
South Africa
KKR
$300,000
$1.1 million
Batsman
Ross Taylor
New Zealand
RR
$400,000
$1million
Batsman
Johan Botha
South Africa
RR
$200,000
$950,000
Bowler
Angelo Mathews
Sri Lanka
Pune
$300,000
$950,000
All-rounder
Ravindra Jadeja
India
Kochi
$100,000
$950,000
All-rounder
Piyush Chawla
India
Kings XI
$100,000
$900,000
Bowler
Zaheer Khan
India
RCB
$400,000
$900,000
Bowler
Adam Gilchrist
Australia
Kings XI
$400,000
$900,000
Wicket-keeper
Dinesh Karthik
India
Kings XI
$200,000
$900,000
Wicket-keeper
S Sreesanth
India
Kochi
$200,000
$900,000
Bowler
R Ashwin
India
CSK
$100,000
$850,000
Bowler
Ashish Nehra
India
Pune
$200,000
$850,000
Bowler
Andrew Symonds
Australia
MI
$300,000
$850,000
All-rounder
S Badrinath
India
CSK
$100,000
$800,000
Batsman
Praveen Kumar
India
Kings XI
$200,000
$800,000
Bowler
Abhishek Nayar
India
Kings XI
$50,000
$800,000
All-rounder
David Warner
Australia
DD
$200,000
$750,000
Batsman
C Pujara
India
RCB
$100,000
$700,000
Batsman
Doug Bollinger
Australia
CSK
$200,000
$700,000
Bowler
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
DC
$300,000
$700,000
Wicket-keeper
T Dilshan
Sri Lanka
RCB
$400,000
$650,000
Batsman
Kevin Pietersen
England
DC
$400,000
$650,000
Batsman
Dirk Nannes
Australia
RCB
$200,000
$650,000
Bowler
Daniel Vettori
New Zealand
RCB
$400,000
$550,000
Bowler
Pragyan Ojha
India
DC
$200,000
$500,000
Bowler
Rahul Dravid
India
RR
$400,000
$500,000
Batsman
Graeme Smith
South Africa
Pune
$400,000
$500,000
Batsman
RP Singh
India
Kochi
$200,000
$500,000
Bowler
Manoj Tiwary
India
KKR
$100,000
$475,000
Batsman
Morne Morkel
South Africa
DD
$100,000
$475,000
Bowler
Brendon McCullum
New Zealand
Kochi
$400,000
$475,000
Wicket-keeper
Ishant Sharma
India
DC
$200,000
$450,000
Bowler
Brad Hodge
Australia
Kochi
$200,000
$425,000
Batsman
Shakib Al Hasan
Bangladesh
KKR
$200,000
$425,000
All-rounder
Michael Hussey
Australia
CSK
$200,000
$425,000
Batsman
VVS Laxman
India
Kochi
$400,000
$400,000
Batsman
Brett Lee
Australia
KKR
$400,000
$400,000
Bowler
Stuart Broad
England
Kings XI
$400,000
$400,000
All-rounder
Shaun Marsh
Australia
Kings XI
$400,000
$400,000
Batsman
James Hopes
Australia
DD
$200,000
$350,000
All-rounder
Eoin Morgan
England
KKR
$200,000
$350,000
Batsman
Ryan Harris
Australia
Kings XI
$200,000
$325,000
Bowler
Brad Haddin
Australia
KKR
$200,000
$325,000
Wicket-keeper
Callum Ferguson
Australia
Pune
$200,000
$300,000
Batsman
Amit Mishra
India
DC
$100,000
$300,000
Bowler
Aaron Finch
Australia
DD
$100,000
$300,000
Batsman
Shikhar Dhawan
India
DC
$200,000
$300,000
Batsman
JP Duminy
South Africa
DC
$200,000
$300,000
Batsman
Parthiv Patel
India
Kochi
$100,000
$290,000
Wicket-keeper
Naman Ojha
India
DD
$100,000
$270,000
Wicket-keeper
Tim Paine
Australia
Pune
$100,000
$270,000
Wicket-keeper
Paul Collingwood
England
RR
$200,000
S250,000
Batsman
James Franklin
New Zealand
MI
$100,000
$200,000
All-rounder
Steven Smith
Australia
Kochi
$200,000
$200,000
All-rounder
Dwayne Bravo
West Indies
CSK
$200,000
$200,000
All-rounder
David Jacobs
South Africa
MI
$20,000
$190,000
Wicket-keeper
Ramesh Powar
India
Kochi
$100,000
$180,000
Bowler
Nathan McCullum
New Zealand
Pune
$100,000
$100,000
Bowler
Wriddhiman Saha
India
CSK
$100,000
$100,000
Wicket-keeper






Unsold Players





Tamim Iqbal
Bangladesh

$100,000
Unsold
Batsman
Kapugedera
Sri Lanka

$100,000
Unsold
Batsman
Murali Kartik
India

$200,000
Unsold
Bowler
Ajantha Mendis
Sri Lanka

$200,000
Unsold
Bowler
Graeme Swann
England

$400,000
Unsold
Bowler
James Anderson
England

$400,000
Unsold
Bowler
Dilhara Fernando
Sri Lanka

$100,000
Unsold
Bowler
Luke Wright
England

$400,000
Unsold
All-rounder
Mark Boucher
South Africa

$200,000
Unsold
Wicket-keeper
Matt Prior
England

$200,000
Unsold
Wicket-keeper
Graham Manou
Australia

$50,000
Unsold
Wicket-keeper
Brian Lara
West Indies

$400,000
Unsold
Batsman
Herschelle Gibbs
South Africa

$200,000
Unsold
Batsman
Jesse Ryder
New Zealand

$100,000
Unsold
Batsman
Sourav Ganguly
India

$400,000
Unsold
Batsman
Chris Gayle
West Indies

$400,000
Unsold
Batsman


Monday, January 3, 2011

Graeme Smith has inspired Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to perform better

Criticism from South Africa Sports person captain Graeme Smith has inspired Shanthakumaran Sreesanth to perform better in the series between cricket's top two test teams, the fiery India fast bowler said.Sreesanth said he wanted to thank Smith for revving him up in the second test in Durban by telling him he wasn't good enough.
The pair were involved in an angry on-field exchange of words in the second test shortly before Sreesanth dismissed Smith for one of his six wickets so far in the series, which is level at 1-1 with a deciding third test under way in Cape Town.Thanks to Smith. I think he woke me up in the series," Sresanth said after leading India's bowlers with 2-70 on day one of the decider at Newlands. "I was very quiet and thanks to him that he could speak to me."He told me 'you're not good enough' and I told him 'I think I am good enough to get you out.' So, thanks to him."Sreesanth produced another aggressive spell on Sunday to remove Proteas danger men Hashim Amla and A.B. de Villiers. Amla fell to a quick short ball and De Villiers was beaten by an away-swinger.The 27-year-old Sreesanth also produced the ball of the series in South Africa's second innings in Durban, dismissing Jacques Kallis with a near-unplayable bouncer to send India toward its series-levelling win.However, he was criticized after his earlier confrontation with Smith for allegedly making personal remarks about the South Africa skipper's family.Smith said Sreesanth had "crossed the line," and India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni admitted it was difficult to control the fast bowler."I'm working on now rather than the past or the future," Sreesanth responded on Sunday. "I'm happy with where I am. I'm following what the management asked me to do and I am very happy. The day went really well. Thank god nobody complained."Some people say aggression but I say passion. You play with passion. I love this game and I want to give my very best every day."