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Big IPL money for Pollard, Bond; Pak players left in cold

PTI | By, Mumbai
Jan 19, 2010 06:42 PM IST

Explosive West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard and ageing Kiwi paceman Shane Bond turned out to be the most expensive players, sold for a whopping $750,000 at the third Indian Premier League auction in Mumbai today. IPL auction shuns Pakistan stars | List of IPL players auctioned

Explosive West Indian all-rounder Kieron Pollard and ageing Kiwi paceman Shane Bond turned out to be the most expensive players, sold for a whopping $750,000 (approx Rs 3.42 crore) at the third Indian Premier League auction in Mumbai on Tuesday.

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But 11 Pakistanis, including Shahid Afridi with a base price of $250,000, in a 66-strong pool of players found no takers at the glitzy auction, attended by corporate bigwigs like Vijay Mallya and Nita Ambani and Bollywood stars like Preity Zinta and Shilpa Shetty.

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Pollard, who started with a base price of $200,000, was expectedly one of the most sought after but was ultimately bought by Mumbai Indians with a 'silent tie-breaker bid' after four franchises ended up bidding the maximum on the 22-year-old.

Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders also wanted to grab the big-hitting all-rounder but couldn't match Mumbai's undisclosed tie-breaker bid.

"The tie-breaker bid amount remains with me and the team owners, it won't be disclosed," said IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.

Like Pollard, the 34-year-old Bond (base price $100,000) also attracted a keen bidding war between Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers but the Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata walked away with the Kiwi after out-bidding Deccan in the tie-breaker.

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