Indian Premier League 2010 Auction

The IPL 2010 auction was not expected to be asthey bought West Indian, Adrian Barath, for $50,000.
exciting as the previous two auctions. After all, all the== Highlights ==
major players like Kevin Pietersen, Jaques Kallis andThe highlights of the draw were the non-selection of
Sachin Tendulkar were already on the books of thePakistan players, good international players and the
franchises. However, there was some anticipation,prices fetched by Kieron Pollard, Shane Bond, Kemar
since 12 Pakistan players, including the likes of ShahidRoach and Wayne Parnell. Four franchises-Mumbai,
Afridi and Umar Gul, were part of the 2010 auction.Chennai, Kolkata and Bangalore-had silent bids for
The IPL 2010 auction also included returning playersPollard. Mumbai made the highest bid and acquired the
from the Indian Cricket League-providing some bigservices of the big hitting batting all rounder for 2010.
name prospects like Shane Bond and Mohammad Kaif.Pollard's final price was a well-kept secret. Deccan and
Although the auction for the third IPL edition wasKolkata submitted silent bids for Shane Bond, with
less anticipated than the previous two, itsKolkata being successful on that occasion. Three
repercussions were far greater. It was defined byfranchises bid for fast bowler, Kemar Roach while
surprise selections (or non-selections) and adequateonly two bid for Wayne Parnell. The 2010 auction
controversy. The big story from the auction waswould likely be remembered for the periods or
that not a single IPL franchise bid for a Pakistanmarked silence when the auctioneer announced
player. However, the non-selection of prominentcertain names.
players like Brad Haddin, Graeme Swann, Doug== Notable ommissions ==
Bollinger and Shakib Al Hasan were also a feature ofWith only 11 slots available and 66 players in the
auction 2010.auction, it was inevitable that many players would be
== Auction results ==disappointed. Indeed, the IPL 2010 auction was more
When the dust settled, the player movements wereabout who was not picked than who was actually
as followed:auctioned. In addition, the IPL franchises had a limited
Kieron Pollard ($750,000 + undisclosed sum in silentnumber of slots and a restricted purse as well. The
bid): Mumbai Indiansowners claimed to base their selections on availability
Shane Bond ($750,000 + undisclosed sum in silentand the needs of the team, hence the omission of
bid): Kolkata Knight Ridersthe following key players:
Kemar Roach ($720,000): Deccan ChargersShahid Afridi, Brad Haddin and Graeme Swann were in
Wayne Parnell ($610,000): Delhi DaredevilsPool A-the pool with the highest base prices. Their
Mohammad Kaif ($250,000): Kings XI Punjabnon-selection was a shock. Shakib Al Hasan,
Eoin Morgan ($220,000): Royal Challengers BangaloreRamnaresh Sarwan, Doug Bollinger, Sohail Tanvir,
Damien Martyn ($100,000): Rajasthan RoyalsPhillip Hughes, Kamran Akmal, Umar Gul and Rana
Justin Kemp ($100,000): Chennai Super KingsNaved were other notable omissions-a commonplace
Adam Voges ($50,000): Rajasthan Royalsoccurrence in that auction.
Thisara Perera ($50,000): Chennai Super Kings== Conclusion ==
Yusuf Abdulla ($50,000): Kings XI PunjabAlthough the IPL 2010 auction ran according to form
Ashok Meenaria (Rs 800,000): Royal Challengerswith the bidding on Pollard, Bond, Roach and Parnell, it
Bangalorewas overshadowed by the omitted players and the
Harshal Patel (Rs 800,000): Mumbai Indianscontroversy, dubbed the "conspiracy of silence",
Harmeet Singh (Rs 800,000): Deccan Chargerssurrounding Pakistan players.
Kings XI Punjab began bidding with $700,000 because