Following were the players bought for $1 million or more on the opening day of the two-day Indian Premier League (IPL) auction in Bangalore on Saturday (read as name, country, amount, team): The Twenty20 tournament starts on April 8.
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Gautam Gambhir (IND) $2.4 million Kolkata Knight Riders
Yusuf Pathan (IND) $2.1 million Kolkata Knight Riders
Robin Uthappa (IND) $2.1 million Pune Warriors
Rohit Sharma (IND) $2.0 million Mumbai Indians
Irfan Pathan (IND) $1.9 million Delhi Daredevils
Yuvraj Singh (IND) $1.8 million Pune Warriors
Saurabh Tiwary (IND) $1.6 million Royal Challengers
Bangalore
Mahela Jayawardene (SRI) $1.5 million Kochi
David Hussey (AUS) $1.4 million Kings XI Punjab
Dale Steyn (RSA) $1.2 million Deccan Chargers
Muttiah Muralitharan (SRI) $1.1 million Kochi
AB de Villiers (RSA) $1.1 million Royal Challengers
Bangalore
Cameron White (AUS) $1.1 million Deccan Chargers
Jacques Kallis (RSA) $1.1 million Kolkata Knight Riders
Ross Taylor (NZL) $1.0 million Rajasthan Royals
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Note: India's Sourav Ganguly, the West Indies' Brian Lara and Chris Gayle, and England bowlers Graeme Swann and James Anderson were among unsold players on the opening day of the auction.
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