Glenn Maxwell, the off-spinning all-rounder from Victoria, was the biggest buy in the Pepsi-Indian Premier League (IPL) player auction here on Sunday. Auctions have thrown up surprises in the IPL and Maxwell, who began with a base price of $200,000, was finally bought by Mumbai Indians for a whopping $1 million.
The 24-year-old Maxwell has had modest success at international level — he has 197 runs in nine ODIs at 28.14 and four wickets at 58.50. And in nine twenty20 internationals, he has 47 runs at 15.66 and five scalps at 25.60.
He has, however, gained a reputation for being a hard striker of the ball and a handy off-spinner in domestic cricket.
“He is an upcoming youngster. Maxwell can bat and bowl his off-spin well. He is also a tremendous fielder and we needed such a cricketer in the side,” said Nita Ambani of Mumbai Indians.
In contrast two marquee players — Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke — did not fetch more than their base price of $ 400,000. Mumbai Indians was pleased with two batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting being in the same side while Pune Warriors was contemplating making the quick-thinking Clarke the captain.
The 24-year-old Maxwell has had modest success at international level — he has 197 runs in nine ODIs at 28.14 and four wickets at 58.50. And in nine twenty20 internationals, he has 47 runs at 15.66 and five scalps at 25.60.
He has, however, gained a reputation for being a hard striker of the ball and a handy off-spinner in domestic cricket.
“He is an upcoming youngster. Maxwell can bat and bowl his off-spin well. He is also a tremendous fielder and we needed such a cricketer in the side,” said Nita Ambani of Mumbai Indians.
In contrast two marquee players — Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke — did not fetch more than their base price of $ 400,000. Mumbai Indians was pleased with two batting legends Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting being in the same side while Pune Warriors was contemplating making the quick-thinking Clarke the captain.
IPL 6 - Player Auction 2013
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Player Name
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Country
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IPL Team
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Cost (USD)
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| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | Mumbai Indians | 1000000 |
| Ajantha Mendis | Sri Lanka | Pune Warriors | 725000 |
| Kane Richardson | Australia | Pune Warriors | 700000 |
| Abhishek Nayar | India | Pune Warriors | 675000 |
| Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 675000 |
| Chris Morris | South Africa | Chennai Super Kings | 625000 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | Sri Lanka | Kolkata Knight Riders | 625000 |
| Dirk Nannes | Australia | Chennai Super Kings | 600000 |
| Jaydev Unadkat | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 525000 |
| Manpreet Gony | India | Kings XI Punjab | 500000 |
| Johan Botha | South Africa | Delhi Daredevils | 450000 |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | Australia | Mumbai Indians | 450000 |
| Darren Sammy | West Indies | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 425000 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | Mumbai Indians | 400000 |
| RP Singh | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 400000 |
| Michael Clarke | Australia | Pune Warriors | 400000 |
| James Faulkner | Australia | Rajasthan Royals | 400000 |
| Luke Pomersbach | Australia | Kings XI Punjab | 300000 |
| Moises Henriques | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 300000 |
| Ravi Rampaul | West Indies | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 290000 |
| Jesse Ryder | New Zealand | Delhi Daredevils | 260000 |
| Fidel Edwards | West Indies | Rajasthan Royals | 210000 |
| Pankaj Singh | India | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 150000 |
| Phillip Hughes | Australia | Mumbai Indians | 100000 |
| Sudeep Tyagi | India | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100000 |
| Nathan McCullum | New Zealand | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100000 |
| Dan Christian | Australia | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 100000 |
| Clint McKay | Australia | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 100000 |
| Jeevan Mendis | Sri Lanka | Delhi Daredevils | 50000 |
| Christopher Barnwell | West Indies | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 50000 |
| Jacob Oram | New Zealand | Mumbai Indians | 50000 |
| Ryan McLaren | South Africa | Kolkata Knight Riders | 50000 |
| Ben Laughlin | Australia | Chennai Super Kings | 20000 |
| Quinton de Kock | South Africa | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 20000 |
| Akila Dananjaya | Sri Lanka | Chennai Super Kings | 20000 |
| Jason Holder | West Indies | Chennai Super Kings | 20000 |
| Kushal Perera | Sri Lanka | Rajasthan Royals | 20000 |
Aaron Finch - base price $200,000
Upul Tharanga - base price $100,000
Martin Guptill - base price $100,000
Darren Bravo - base price $100,000
Herschelle Gibbs - base price $200,000
Adam Voges - base price $100,000
Matthew Wade - base price $200,000
Tim Paine - base price $100,000
Matt Prior - base price $200,000
Kaushal Silva - base price $20,000
Prasanna Jayawardene - base price $50,000
Dane Vilas - base price $20,000
Denesh Ramdin - base price $50,000
Dinesh Chandimal - base price $100,000
Ravi Bopara - base price $100,000
James Hopes - base price $100,000
Vernon Philander - base price $100,000
Doug Bollinger - base price $200,000
Cameron Boyce - base price $20,000
Veerasammy Permaul - base price $20,000
Suraj Randiv - base price $50,000
Devendra Bishoo - base price $50,000
Steve O'Keefe - base price $100,000
Paul Harris - base price $20,000
Rangana Herath - base price $100,000
Sulieman Benn - base price $20,000
Aaron Phangiso - base price $20,000
Farveez Maharoof - base price $50,000
Scott Styris - base price $100,000
Ben Cutting - base price $100,000
Josh Hazlewood - base price $100,000
Travis Birt - base price $100,000
Henry Davids - base price $20,000
Ben Rohrer - base price $50,000
Rilee Rossouw - base price $20,000
Kevin O'Brien - base price $50,000
Rory Kleinveldt - base price $50,000
