---LIVE AUCTION RESULTS---
Set AGautam Gambhir: $2.4 million for Kolkata Knight RidersTilakratne Dilshan: $ 650,000 to Royal Challengers BangaloreZaheer Khan: $900,000 to Royal Challengers BangaloreRoss Taylor: $1 million to Rajasthan RoyalsYusuf Pathan: $2.1 million to Kolkata Knight RidersKevin Pietersen: $650,000 to Deccan ChargersMahela Jayawardene: $1.5 million to KochiYuvraj Singh: $1.8 million to Pune WarriorsAB de Villiers: $1.1 million to Royal Challengers Bangalore
SET BSourav Ganguly: UNSOLDCameron White: 1.1 millions for Deccan ChargersJacques Kallis: 1.1 million for KKRRohit Sharma: 2 million for MIAndrew Symonds: 850,000 for MIKumar Sangakkara: 700,000 for DCAdam Gilchrist: 900,000 for Kings XIRahul Dravid: 500,000 for Rajasthan RoyalsGraeme Smith: 500,000 for Pune WarriorsSET CRobin Uthappa: 2.1 million for Pune WarriorsJohan Botha: 950,000 for RRVVS Laxman: 400,000 for KochiDaniel Vettori: 550,000 for RCBBrendon McCullum: 475,000 for KochiS. Sreesanth: 900,000 for KochiChris Gayle: UNSOLDIrfan Pathan: 1.9 million for Delhi DaredevilsRP Singh: 500,000 for Kochi==DETAIL UPDATES==
In the second group of batsmen, India's Test batsman Cheteshwar Pujara was snapped up Royal Challengers Bangalore for $700,000, for seven times his base price.
Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary was purchased by Kolkata Knight Riders for $475,000 after starting with a base price of $100,000.
Australian discard Brad Hodge attracted some interest and was bought by Team Kochi $425,000 after being stiff competition from Chennai Super Kings.
England's Eoin Morgan, starting with $200,000, was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for $350,000
Uncapped Australian batsman Aaron Finch was sold to DelhiDaredevils for $300,000 for three times his reserve price and his compatriot Calum Ferguson was sold at the same price to Sahara Pune Warriors.
Sri Lanka's Chamara Kapugedara started with a base price of $100,000 but was unsold so was Tamim Iqbal from Bangladesh.
Deccan Chargers managed to keep Pragyan Ojha for $500,000, while Murali Kartik starting at $200,000 found no takers.
India leg-spinner Amit Mishra, who previously played for DelhiDaredevils, didn't attract much interest and was taken by DeccanChargers for $300,000.
New Zealand's Nathan McCullum was sold for his base price of $100,000 to Sahara Pune Warriors, while Team Kochi snapped up Ramesh Powar for $180,000.
Chawla sold to Punjab for $900,000: Sri Lanka's spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan was pick of the spinners when he was bought by Team Kochi for $1million.
Muralitharan, the highest wicket-taker in Tests and ODIs, started with a base price of $300,000, but attracted huge interest from a few teams before Kochi stole the show.
Piyush Chawla came a close second when he was retained by Kings XI Punjab for $900,000 for nine time his base price.
R Ashwin was also retained by champions Chennai Super Kings, who went all out with a massive bid of $850,000 against his base price of $100,000.
Graeme Swann, rated as the top spinner in world cricket, surprisingly did not attract any interest and was unsold. Similarly was the case with Sri Lanka's mystery spinner Ajantha Mendis.
Ishant gets only $450,000: South Africa's pace sensation Dale Steyn got the highest bid among the fast bowlers when he was purchased by Deccan Chargers for $1.2 million.
He is the third player from South Africa to make it past the million-dollar mark after Jacques Kallis ($1.1m for Kolkata) and AB de Villiers ($1m for Rajasthan Royals).
India's pacer Praveen Kumar reaped rich rewards for his recent performances in international cricket when he was snapped up by Kings XI Punjab for $800,000, getting him four times of his base price.
Veteran pacer Ashish Nehra was also in hot demand as he fetched a rich contract of $850,000 from Sahara Pune Warriors.
Champions Chennai Super Kings, desperate to sign-up a bowler, managed to retain Doug Bollinger for $700,000.
Meanwhile, Ishant Sharma, with a reserve price of $200,000, didn't invite much interested and was purchased by Deccan Chargers for a $450,000.
South African pacer Morne Morkel attracted a much higher bid when he was sold to Delhi Daredevils for $475,0000 after starting with $100,000.
Australian speedster Brett Lee attracted just one bid and was bought by Kolkata Knight riders for his base price of $400,000.
His fellow-countryman Ryan Harris was sold to Kings XI Punjab for $325,000, while Dirk Nannes went for double that price to RoyalChallengers Bangalore for $650,000.
Fast bowler James Anderson, who played an integral part in England's Ashes winning campaign was unsold after starting with $400,000 and so was Sri Lanka's Dilhara Fernando with a base price of $100,000.
Gibbs, Ryder unsold at IPL auction: The post lunch session of the 2011 IPL Players' Auction got off on a sombre note with a couple of players not finding any takers.
Hussey sold for $425,000: Champions Chennai Super Kings made their first purchase in the 2011 IPL Players' Auction when they retained Australian Mike Hussey.
Marsh bought for $400,000: Australian opener Shaun Marsh, who emerged as the highest run-scorer in the inaugural edition of the IPL in 2008, was retained by Kings XI Punjab for $400,000.
Duminy goes for $300,000: South Africa's JP Duminy didn't evoke much interest and was bought by Deccan Chargers for $300,000.
Indian left-hander Shikhar Dhawan became the second player to be bought by Deccan Chargers in the post lunch session. Dhawan was bought by the 2009 champions for $300,000.
India's exciting batsman Saurabh Tiwary's bidding triggered a huge debate before he was snapped up for $1.6 million by RoyalChallengers Bangalore in the post lunch session of the 2011 IPL Players' Auction.
Hussey makes a windfall: Australia's Twenty20 specialist David Hussey also joined the million-dollar club when he was purchased by Kings XI Punjab for a whopping $1.4 million.
Delhi buy Warner for $750,000: Australia's Twenty20 specialist batsman David Warner was retained by Delhi Daredevils for $750,000.
Former West Indies legendary batsman Brian Lara found no takers at the 2011 IPL Players' Auction.
Parthiv Patel, who had a base price of $100,000, was bought by Team Kochi for $290,000, while Wriddhiman Saha, who started with the same base price, was bought by Chennai Super Kings for the same price.
Naman Ojha, who played for Rajasthan Royals in the previous editions, was signed up by Delhi Daredevils for $270,000.
Among the Australian, Brad Haddin was bought for $325,000 by Kolkata Knight Riders and Tim Paine went to Sahara PuneWarriors for $270,000, while compatriot Graham Manou, who started with a base price of $50,000, found no takers.
South Africa's uncapped wicketkeeper David Jacobs went for more than nine times his base price and was purchased by Mumbai Indians for $190,000.
Shockingly, Ashes winning wicketkeeer Matt Prior and SouthAfrica's Mark Boucher, who both had a base price of $200,000 also went unsold.
Dinesh Karthik got a massive boost on his base price of $200,000, when he was purchased by Kings XI Punjab for $900,000.
England's Stuart Broad was sold to Kings XI Punjab for his base price of $400,000, while Luke Wright, starting with the same price, was left unsold.
New Zealand's James Franklin also went for his base price of $100,000 to Mumbai Indians.
Australian all-rounder James Hopes, who started with a base price of $200,000, was taken by Delhi Daredevils for $350,000, while Steven Smith was taken up by Team Kochi for his base price of $200,000.
Bangladesh captain and No. 1 all-rounder in ODIs Shakib-Al-Hasan was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders to $425,000 against his base price of $200,000.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, who previously played for Mumbai Indians, was sold to Chennai Super Kings for his base price for $200,000.
Sri Lanka's ace all-rounder Angelo Mathews with a starting price of $300,000 was also in hot demand before he was bought by Sahara Pune Warriors for $950,000.
Huge boost for Nayar: Indian all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja enjoyed a windfall when he was purchased by Team Kochi for a massive $950,000 against his base price of $100,000.
Team Kochi buy RP Singh for $500,000: Left-arm pacer Rudra Pratap Singh was bought by Team Kochi for $500,000. The fast bowler has struggled to make it to the Indian team and therefore didn't attract much higher bid.
Massive windfall for India discard: Indian discard Irfan Pathan got a massive boost when he was purchased by Delhi Daredevils for a mammoth $1.9million. Both the Pathan brothers broke the million-dollar barrier with Yusuf Pathan being sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.1 million.
The all-rounder, who previously played for Kings XI Punjab, started with a base price of $200,000. Interestingly, he was purchased for a higher price than current Indian pacers Zaheer Khan and S Sreesanth, who each went for $900,000.
Team Kochi sign up pacer: Kerala fans were in for delight when India's pace sensation S Sreesanth was snapped by Team Kochi for $900,000.
Team Kochi snap up NZ keeper: New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman Brendon McCullum also didn't attract much interest and went for a modest $475,0000 to Team Kochi.
Vettori sold for $ 500,000: New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori was snapped up by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a modest $500,000.
Laxman sold for $400,000: India's stylish VVS Laxman was purchased by Team Kochi for $400,000 in Round 3 of the IPL Players' Auction.
Rajasthan Royals buy Botha: South Africa's Twenty20 captain Johan Botha shocked everyone when he was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for a massive $950,000
Sahara Pune Warriors get Uthappa: India's Robin Uthappa enjoyed a massive windfall at the IPL Players' Auction when he was purchased by for $2.1 million.
Sahara Pune Warriors buy Smith: South Africa's captain Graeme Smith was snapped up by Sahara Pune Warriors for $500,000 in round 2 of the IPL Players' Auction.
Dravid sold for $500,000: Former India captain Rahul Dravid was purchased by Rajasthan Royals for $500,000 in Round 2 of the IPL Players' Auction.
Punjab make first buy: Kings XI Punjab made their first purchase in the 2011 IPL Players' Auction when they purchased former Australia wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist for $900,000.
SL captain gets $700,000: Sri Lanka's captain Kumar Sangakkara didn't make waves at the 2011 IPL Players' Auction and was sold for $700,000 to Deccan Chargers.
Symonds sold for $850,000: Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds was purchased by Mumbai Indians for $850,000.
Rohit second player to cross $2m mark: India's young batsman Rohit Sharma was purchased by Mumbai Indians for a whopping $2.1 million dollars.
Kallis gets huge price: Kolkata Knight Riders kept making waves at the 2011 IPL Players' Auction by purchasing Jacques Kallis for $1.1million for their third big purchase at the event.
White makes windfall at auction: Cameron White surprised everyone when he was purchased by Deccan Chargers for a massive $1.1 million in Round 2 of the IPL Players' Auction.
Franchises snub Ganguly: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, as expected, was not taken up by any of the ten franchises at the IPL Players' Auction.
AB de Villiers sells at record price: South Africa's batting mainstay AB de Villiers was purchased by Royal Challengers for a whopping $1.1 million.
Yuvraj triggers huge bidding war: India's Yuvraj Singh was the first player to be bought by the newly-formed Sahara Pune Warriors for a whopping $1.8million.
Kochi's first buy in IPL: Sri Lanka's former captain Mahela Jayawardene became the first player to be signed up Kochi IPL franchise when he was bought for a massive $1.5m.
Yusuf third player to break million barrier: India's all-rounder Yusuf Pathan was sold to Kolkata Knight Riders for a whopping $2.1 million.
Kevin Pietersen sold for $650,000: England's dashing batsman Kevin Pietersen, surprisingly, didn't attract much interest and was bought by Deccan Chargers for $650,000.
Taylor gets record price: New Zealand's Ross Taylor was the second player to cross the million-dollar mark when he was bought by Rajasthan Royals for $1m.
Zaheer sold for $900,000: India's pace ace Zaheer Khan was the second player to be bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore at the 2011 IPL Players' Auction for $900,000.
Dilshan sold for 650,000: Sri Lanka's Tillakaratne Dilshan was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for $650,000 after starting with a base price of 400,000.
Gambhir sold for record price: Gautam Gambhir was the first player to be sold at the 2011 IPL Players' Auction for a whopping price of $2.4 million.
Auction starts with Gambhir: Gautam Gambhir will be the first player up for auction at the 2011 IPL Player's Auction
----A look at how much budget each team has in store for the auction---
Kolkata Knight Riders, Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi IPL each have $9m million to spend on players.
Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, who retained four players each, have $4.5 million in their kitty.
Delhi Daredevils and Royal Challengers Bangalore have $7.2 million each after having retained one player each.
Rajasthan Royals, who retained two players, have $3.9 million instead of $5.9million after giving an undertaking to the Bombay High Court that they would spend only $7million at the auction.
