IPL 2015 Auction: List of players sold - Yuvraj gets Rs 16 crores

He may be out of the Indian team but his value in Indian Premier League (IPL) keeps rising. Yuvraj Singh was the biggest gainer today so far in IPL 8 players' auction as he received Rs 16 crores, a record, from Delhi Daredevils (DD). The surprise packages were uncapped Mumbai batsman Shreyas Iyer who got Rs 2.6 crores from DD and legspinner KC Cariappa (Rs 2.4 crores with KKR).

67 players sold (23 overseas). 87.6 crores spent

Team-wise players bought today - SRH: 10; RCB: 9; RR: 6; MI: 10; KKR: 7; KXIP: 3; DD: 14; CSK: 8

Top 10 Buys Players

1 YUVRAJ SINGH FOR RS. 16 CR TO DELHI DAREDEVILS

Country: India

Role: All-rounder

Team represented in 2014: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Just like the previous year, it was Yuvraj who bagged the maximum moolah – a whopping 16-crore bid from Delhi, two crores more than what RCB bought him for!

2 DINESH KARTHIK FOR RS. 10.5 CR TO ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE

Country: India

Role: Wicketkeeper-batsman

Team represented in 2014: Delhi Daredevils

Once again, it was DK who got the second highest bid – 10.5 crore from RCB, one crore higher than his previous salary at Delhi Daredevils.

3. ANGELO MATHEWS FOR RS. 7.5 CR TO DELHI DAREDEVILS

Country: Sri Lanka

Role: All-rounder

Team represented in 2014: Did not play

Just when Delhi thought they’ve got the Sri Lankan all-rounder for 4.2 crores against Mumbai, RCB jumped into the battle before Delhi finally acquired his services for a whopping 7.5 crores.

4 ZAHEER KHAN FOR RS. 4 CR TO DELHI DAREDEVILS

Country: India

Role: Bowler

Team represented in 2014: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Mumbai wanted to buy back the senior Indian pacer but Delhi took the bid to 4 crores which proved to be the winning bid. Zak went unsold in the first round.

5 TRENT BOULT FOR RS. 3.8 CR TO SUNRISERS HYDERABAD

Country: New Zealand

Role: Bowler

Team represented in 2014: IPL debut

When Mumbai and Bangalore were fiercely bidding for the Kiwi pacer, Hyderabad swooped in late and struck a 3.8-crore deal.

6 AMIT MISHRA FOR RS. 3.5 CR TO DELHI DAREDEVILS

Country: India

Role: Bowler

Team represented in 2014: SunRisers Hyderabad

Rajasthan, Mumbai and Hyderabad all wanted the leg-spinner but Delhi made the winning 3.5 crore bid.

7 AARON FINCH FOR RS. 3.2 CR TO MUMBAI INDIANS

Country: Australia