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Live, IPL 8 auction: Yuvraj Singh, Sunrisers Hyderabad make merry

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Bengaluru: It is that time of the year when cricketers go under the hammer. The Indian Premier League player auction is being held on Monday in Bengaluru.

Here are the live updates.

Hashim Amla, Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Zaheer Khan Alex Hales, Ross Taylor, Marlon Samuels, Dilshan, Cameron White, Ronchi, Ramdin, Wade – unsold.

Murali Vijay sold for Rs. 3 crore to Kings XI Punjab.

Kane Williamson sold for Rs. 60 lakh to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Angelo Mathews sold for Rs. 7.5 crore to Delhi Daredevils.

Yuvraj Singh sold for Rs. 16 crore to Delhi Daredevils.

Kevin Pietersen sold for Rs. 2 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Amit MIshra sold for Rs. 3.5 crore to Delhi Daredevils.

Dinesh Karthik sold for Rs. 10.5 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Aaron FInch sold for Rs. 3.2 crore to Mumbai Indians.

Eoin Morgan sold for Rs. 1.5 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Here is how the scene is at the end of part 1 of IPL Auction:

Updates from Part 2:

Michael Hussey sold for Rs. 1.5 crore to Chennai Super Kings.

Badrinath sold for Rs. 30 lakh to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Jimmy Neesham sold for Rs. 50 lakh to Kolkata Knight Riders.

Chris Morris sold for Rs. 1.4 crore to Rajasthan Royals.

Darren Sammy sold for Rs. 2.8 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Ravi Bopara sold for Rs.1 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Chris Morris sold for Rs. 1.4 crore to Rajasthan Royals.

Praveen Kumar sold for Rs. 2.2 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Laxmi Ratan Shukla sold for Rs. 30 lakh to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Trent Boult sold for Rs. 3.8 crore to Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Jaydev Unadkat sold for Rs. 1.1 crore to Delhi Daredevils.

Sean Abbott sold for Rs. 1 crore to Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Pragyan Ojha sold for Rs. 50 lakh to Mumbai Indians.

Rahul Sharma sold for Rs. 30 lakh to Chennai Super Kings.

The auction is conducted by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been conducting the player auctions since the inaugural IPL season in 2008.

Ahead of the auction, a total of 122 cricketers including 78 Indians and 44 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2015 season, while six Indian cricketers have been traded during the window for player trade this year.

This year, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs.63 crore, five per cent increase over last season.

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