This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2011 Indian Premier League.
Retirement
| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2010 |  Shane Bond |
Kolkata Knight Riders (2010) | 34 | ||
| 16 September 2010 |  Andrew Flintoff |
Chennai Super Kings (2009) | 32 | Had missed the 2010 season due to injury. | |
| December 2010 |  Matthew Hayden |
Chennai Super Kings (2008–2010) | 39 | Declined participation in the auction. | |
| 4 January 2011 |  Anil Kumble |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–2010) | 40 | Became a mentor for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. | |
| 29 January 2011 | Nathan Bracken |
Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–2010) | 33 | Declined participation in the auction. |
Retained players
| hideNo | Player | Nat | Salary | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | ||||
| 1 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | |
$1,800,000 | |
| 2 | Suresh Raina | |
$1,300,000 | |
| 3 | Murali Vijay | |
$900,000 | |
| 4 | Albie Morkel |  |
$500,000 | |
| Delhi Daredevils | ||||
| 5 | Virender Sehwag | |
$1,800,000 | |
| Mumbai Indians | ||||
| 6 | Sachin Tendulkar | |
$1,800,000 | |
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | |
$1,300,000 | |
| 8 | Kieron Pollard |  |
$900,000 | |
| 9 | Lasith Malinga |  |
$500,000 | |
| Rajasthan Royals | ||||
| 10 | Shane Warne | |
$1,800,000 | |
| 11 | Shane Watson | |
$1,300,000 | |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||
| 12 | Virat Kohli | |
$1,800,000 | |
Auction
The players auction for the 2011 Indian Premier League (fourth season) was held on 8 and 9 January 2011 at the ITC Royal Gardenia, Bangalore.[7] The auction comprised 350 players (reduced from an initial list of 416 players) put for auction in English auction. Each player in the auction pool had a bidding base price under which franchise owners could not bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $200,000 to $400,000.
There are reports that some teams spent $12 million on players, despite the salary cap being $9 million.
Sold players
| Nat | Player | Team | Winning bid | Base price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gautam Gambhir | Kolkata Knight Riders | $2,400,000 | $200,000 |
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Yusuf Pathan | Kolkata Knight Riders | $2,100,000 | $300,000 |
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Robin Uthappa | Pune Warriors India | $2,100,000 | $200,000 |
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Rohit Sharma | Mumbai Indians | $2,000,000 | $200,000 |
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Irfan Pathan | Delhi Daredevils | $1,900,000 | $200,000 |
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Yuvraj Singh | Pune Warriors India | $1,800,000 | $400,000 |
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Saurabh Tiwary | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $1,600,000 | $100,000 |
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Mahela Jayawardene | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $1,500,000 | $400,000 |
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David Hussey | Kings XI Punjab | $1,400,000 | $200,000 |
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Dale Steyn | Deccan Chargers | $1,200,000 | $200,000 |
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Muttiah Muralitharan | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $1,100,000 | $300,000 |
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Cameron White | Deccan Chargers | $1,100,000 | $300,000 |
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Jacques Kallis | Kolkata Knight Riders | $1,100,000 | $300,000 |
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AB de Villiers | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $1,100,000 | $400,000 |
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Ross Taylor | Rajasthan Royals | $1,000,000 | $400,000 |
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Angelo Mathews | Pune Warriors India | $950,000 | $200,000 |
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Ravindra Jadeja | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $950,000 | $100,000 |
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Johan Botha | Rajasthan Royals | $950,000 | $200,000 |
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Dinesh Karthik | Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $200,000 |
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Piyush Chawla | Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $100,000 |
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Sreesanth | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $900,000 | $200,000 |
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Adam Gilchrist | Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $400,000 |
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Zaheer Khan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $900,000 | $300,000 |
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Dan Christian | Deccan Chargers | $900,000 | $50,000 |
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Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | $850,000 | $100,000 |
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Ashish Nehra | Pune Warriors India | $850,000 | $200,000 |
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Andrew Symonds | Mumbai Indians | $850,000 | $300,000 |
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Subramaniam Badrinath | Chennai Super Kings | $800,000 | $100,000 |
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Praveen Kumar | Kings XI Punjab | $800,000 | $200,000 |
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Abhishek Nayar | Kings XI Punjab | $800,000 | $50,000 |
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David Warner | Delhi Daredevils | $750,000 | $200,000 |
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Umesh Yadav | Delhi Daredevils | $750,000 | $50,000 |
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Munaf Patel | Mumbai Indians | $700,000 | $100,000 |
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Venugopal Rao | Delhi Daredevils | $700,000 | $100,000 |
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Kumar Sangakkara | Deccan Chargers | $700,000 | $300,000 |
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Cheteshwar Pujara | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $700,000 | $100,000 |
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Doug Bollinger | Chennai Super Kings | $700,000 | $200,000 |
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Dirk Nannes | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | $200,000 |
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Tillakaratne Dilshan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | $400,000 |
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Kevin Pietersen | Deccan Chargers | $650,000 | $400,000 |
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Daniel Vettori | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $550,000 | $400,000 |
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Pragyan Ojha | Deccan Chargers | $500,000 | $200,000 |
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Rahul Dravid | Rajasthan Royals | $500,000 | $400,000 |
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Graeme Smith | Pune Warriors India | $500,000 | $400,000 |
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RP Singh | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $500,000 | $200,000 |
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Lakshmipathy Balaji | Kolkata Knight Riders | $500,000 | $100,000 |
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Manoj Tiwari | Kolkata Knight Riders | $475,000 | $100,000 |
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Morné Morkel | Delhi Daredevils | $475,000 | $100,000 |
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Brendon McCullum | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $475,000 | $400,000 |
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Vinay Kumar | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $475,000 | $100,000 |
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Ishant Sharma | Deccan Chargers | $450,000 | $200,000 |
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Brad Hodge | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $425,000 | $200,000 |
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Shakib Al Hasan | Kolkata Knight Riders | $425,000 | $200,000 |
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Michael Hussey | Chennai Super Kings | $425,000 | $200,000 |
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Brett Lee | Kolkata Knight Riders | $400,000 | $400,000 |
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Shaun Marsh | Kings XI Punjab | $400,000 | $400,000 |
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Stuart Broad | Kings XI Punjab | $400,000 | $400,000 |
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VVS Laxman | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $400,000 | $300,000 |
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Murali Kartik | Pune Warriors India | $400,000 | $200,000 |
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Ashok Dinda | Delhi Daredevils | $375,000 | $100,000 |
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Eoin Morgan | Kolkata Knight Riders | $350,000 | $200,000 |
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James Hopes | Delhi Daredevils | $350,000 | $200,000 |
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Ryan Harris | Kings XI Punjab | $325,000 | $200,000 |
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Brad Haddin | Kolkata Knight Riders | $325,000 | $200,000 |
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Callum Ferguson | Pune Warriors India | $300,000 | $200,000 |
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Aaron Finch | Delhi Daredevils | $300,000 | $100,000 |
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Amit Mishra | Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $100,000 |
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Shikhar Dhawan | Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $100,000 |
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JP Duminy | Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $200,000 |
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Shaun Tait | Rajasthan Royals | $300,000 | $300,000 |
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Parthiv Patel | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $290,000 | $100,000 |
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Mitchell Marsh | Pune Warriors India | $290,000 | $100,000 |
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Manpreet Gony | Deccan Chargers | $290,000 | $50,000 |
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Naman Ojha | Delhi Daredevils | $270,000 | $100,000 |
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Tim Paine | Pune Warriors India | $270,000 | $100,000 |
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Abhimanyu Mithun | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $260,000 | $100,000 |
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Jaydev Unadkat | Kolkata Knight Riders | $250,000 | $50,000 |
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Paul Collingwood | Rajasthan Royals | $250,000 | $200,000 |
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Sudeep Tyagi | Chennai Super Kings | $240,000 | $50,000 |
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Ajit Agarkar | Delhi Daredevils | $210,000 | $100,000 |
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Steve Smith | Pune Warriors India | $200,000 | $200,000 |
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Dwayne Bravo | Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | $200,000 |
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Owais Shah | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $200,000 | $200,000 |
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Scott Styris | Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | $100,000 |
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Davy Jacobs | Mumbai Indians | $190,000 | $20,000 |
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Ramesh Powar | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $180,000 | $100,000 |
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Wayne Parnell | Pune Warriors India | $160,000 | $100,000 |
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Ryan ten Doeschate | Kolkata Knight Riders | $150,000 | $50,000 |
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Jesse Ryder | Pune Warriors India | $150,000 | $100,000 |
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Joginder Sharma | Chennai Super Kings | $150,000 | $100,000 |
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Charl Langeveldt | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $140,000 | $100,000 |
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Mohammad Kaif | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $130,000 | $100,000 |
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Francois du Plessis | Chennai Super Kings | $120,000 | $20,000 |
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Clint McKay | Mumbai Indians | $110,000 | $100,000 |
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Nathan McCullum | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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James Franklin | Mumbai Indians | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Wriddhiman Saha | Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Jerome Taylor | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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James Pattinson | Kolkata Knight Riders | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Alfonso Thomas | Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $50,000 |
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Nuwan Kulasekara | Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Matthew Wade | Delhi Daredevils | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Dimitri Mascarenhas | Kings XI Punjab | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Colin Ingram | Delhi Daredevils | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Ben Hilfenhaus | Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 |
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Pankaj Singh | Rajasthan Royals | $95,000 | $50,000 |
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Rusty Theron | Deccan Chargers | $85,000 | $50,000 |
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Suraj Randiv | Chennai Super Kings | $80,000 | $50,000 |
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John Hastings | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Andrew McDonald | Delhi Daredevils | $80,000 | $50,000 |
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Thissara Perera | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $80,000 | $50,000 |
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Michael Lumb | Deccan Chargers | $80,000 | $50,000 |
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Michael Klinger | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $75,000 | $20,000 |
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Johan van der Wath | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Moises Henriques | Mumbai Indians | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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George Bailey | Chennai Super Kings | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Roelof van der Merwe | Delhi Daredevils | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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Luke Pomersbach | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $20,000 |
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Rilee Rossouw | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Nuwan Pradeep | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Chris Lynn | Deccan Chargers | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Travis Birt | Delhi Daredevils | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Nathan Rimmington | Kings XI Punjab | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Jonathan Vandiar | Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Aiden Blizzard | Mumbai Indians | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Robert Frylinck | Delhi Daredevils | $20,000 | $20,000 |
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Stephen O’Keefe | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $20,000 | $20,000 |
Unsold players
The following players remained unsold at the end of the two-day auction.
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Unsold players
Replacement signings
Many franchises signed players after the IPL auction, as replacement of contracted players who are not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the January auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less.
| Player | Replaced | Team | Price | Reason for replacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Southee |
Ben Hilfenhaus |
Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | Injury |
| Chris Gayle |
Dirk Nannes |
Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | Injury – side strain |
| Jacob Oram |
Paul Collingwood |
Rajasthan Royals | $250,000 | Injury – damaged cartilage in right knee |
| Ryan McLaren |
Stuart Broad |
Kings XI Punjab | $250,000 | Injury – side strain |
| David Miller |
Dimitri Mascarenhas |
Kings XI Punjab | $100,000 | Surgery – to fix achilles heel injury |
| Mark Boucher |
Brad Haddin |
Kolkata Knight Riders | $325,000 | Injury – middle finger |
| Sourav Ganguly |
Ashish Nehra |
Pune Warriors India | $400,000 | Injury – finger |
| James Faulkner |
Angelo Mathews |
Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | Injury – leg |
 Ray Price |
Moises Henriques |
Mumbai Indians | $50,000 | Injury – adductor muscle |
| Dilhara Fernando |
Clint McKay |
Mumbai Indians | $100,000 | Injury – stress fracture in left foot |