Indian Premier League Observer

Auction’s top 5:

The players who were bought for the highest figures:

M S Dhoni                            Chennai                     $1,500,000
Andrew Symonds (Aus)    Hyderabad               $1,350,000
Sanath Jayasuriya              Mumbai                    $975,000
Ishant Sharma                    Kolkata                     $950,000
Irfan Pathan                        Mohali                       $925,000

Tidbit: Who was the surprise loser? Ricky Ponting. Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata got him for real cheap.