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Thursday, February 21, 2008

Indian Premier League : The complete squads so far

Five players have broken into the million-dollar club in the Indian Premier League bidding.

Indian ODI skipper MS Dhoni is the most expensive cricketer being snapped up for (US$ 1.5 million) , while Andrew Symonds (US$ 1.35 million) is the most expensive overseas cricketer and the second most expensive cricketer.

Three of the icons, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Yuvraj Singh will also cost their sides over a million US dollars each.

VVS Laxman too could have crossed the million-dollar mark, but he decided to give up his icon status and allow his team to bid for him enabling Hyderabad to gain his services for US$ 375,000.

Squads as of now:

Chennai: MS Dhoni (US$ 1.5 million), Muttiah Muralitharan (US$ 600,00), Jacob Oram (US$ 675,000), Albie Morkel (US$ 675,000), Suresh Raina (US$ 650,000), Matthew Hayden (US$ 375,000), Stephen Fleming (US$ 350,000), Michael Hussey (US$350,000), Parthiv Patel (US$ 325,000), Joginder Sharma (US$ 225,000) ,Makhaya Ntini ($200,000), Nuwan Zoysa ( $110,000)


Hyderabad: Andrew Symonds (US$ 1.35 million), RP Singh ($875,000), Rohit Sharma (US$ 750,000), Adam Gilchrist (US$ 700,000), Shahid Afridi (US$ 675,000), Herschelle Gibbs (US$ 575,000), VVS Laxman (US$ 375,000), Chaminda Vaas ($200,000), Scott Styris (US$ 175,000), Chamara Silva (US$ 100,000)


Mumbai: Sachin Tendulkar (icon), Sanath Jayasuriya (US$ 975,000), Harbhajan Singh (US$ 850,000), Robin Uthappa (US$ 800,000), Shaun Pollock (US$ 550,000) ,Lasith Malinga ($350,000), Dilhara Fernando ($150,000), Loots Bosman (US$175,000 )


Bangalore: Rahul Dravid (icon), Jacques Kallis (US$ 900,000), Anil Kumble (US$ 500,000), Cameron White (US$ 500,000), Zaheer Khan (US$ 450,000), Mark Boucher (US$ 450,000), Dale Steyn ($325,000),Nathan Bracken ($325,000), Shivnarine Chanderpaul (US$200,000), Wasim Jaffer (US$ 150,000)


Jaipur: Mohammad Kaif (US$ 675,000), Graeme Smith (US$ 475,000), Yusuf Pathan (US$ 475,000), Shane Warne (US$ 450,000), Munaf Patel ($275,000), Younis Khan (US$ 225,000), Justin Langer (US$200,000), Kamran Akmal (US$ 150,000)


Mohali: Yuvraj Singh (icon), Irfan Pathan (US$ 925,000), Brett Lee (US$ 900,000), Kumar Sangakkara (US$ 700,000), Sreesanth (US$ 625,000), Mahela Jayawardene (US$ 475,000), Piyush Chawla ($400,000), Ramnaresh Sarwan (US$225,000), Simon Katich (US$200,000), Ramesh Powar ($170,000)


Kolkata: Sourav Ganguly (icon), Ishant Sharma ($950,000), Chris Gayle (US$ 800,000), Brendon McCullum (US$ 700,000), David Hussey (US$ 675,000), Shoaib Akhtar (US$ 425,000), Murali Kartik ($425,000), Ricky Ponting (US$ 400,000), Ajit Agarkar (US$ 330,000) ,Umar Gul ($150,000)


Delhi: Virender Sehwag (icon), Gautam Gambhir (US$ 725,000), Manoj Tiwary (US$ 675,000), Mohammad Asif (US$ 650,000), Daniel Vettori (US$ 625,000), Shoaib Malik (US$ 500,000), Dinesh Karthik (US$ 525,000), Glenn McGrath(US$350,000), AB de Villiers (US$ 300,000), Farveez Maharoof (US$ 225,000), Tillakaratne Dilshan (US$ 250,000)


* Icon gets 15 per cent more than highest paid player

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