Auction Springs Few Suprises

This years IPL auction threw up few suprises as only 11 players out of a possible 70 were sold.

West Indian Kieron Pollard and New Zealand star Shane Bond were the big buys as both were sold for a whopping $750,000. Pollard, who impressed in this years Champions League, went to Mumbai after the first ever IPL silent tie-breaker, whilst Bond, who has recently quit Test cricket, went to Kolkata.

Other signings included the likes of West Indian Kemar Roach ($720,000 to Deccan), Englishman Eoin Morgan who went to Royals for $220,000 and Indian Mohammad Kaif who was sold to Punjab for $250,000.

However, it was the amount of players who went unsold which hit the headlines. Not one of the ten Pakistan players were sold. A shock considering the national side won the recent T20 World Cup and included the likes of Shahid Afridi and Rana Naved.

DO YOU THINK THESE PLAYERS DESERVED A PLACE? Your comments are most welcome.

Here is the auction result:

Kieron Pollard [West Indies] – Mumbai Indians (£458,000 tie-break)
Shane Bond [New Zealand] – Kolkata Knight Riders (£458,000 tie-break)
Kemar Roach [West Indies] – Deccan Chargers (£439,000)
Wayne Parnell [South Africa] – Delhi Daredevils (£372,000)
Mohammad Kaif [India] – Kings XI Punjab (£153,000)
Eoin Morgan [England] – Royal Challengers Bangalore (£134,000)
Damien Martyn [Australia] – Rajasthan Royals (£61,000)
Justin Kemp [South Africa] – Chennai Super Kings (£61,000)
Adam Voges [Australia] – Rajasthan Royals (£30,000)
Thissara Perera [Sri Lanka] – Chennai Super Kings (£30,000)
Yusuf Abdulla [South Africa] – Kings XI Punjab (£30,000)