10 players who struck gold at the IPL auctions

Australia all-rounder Shane Watson was the costliest buy at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions on Saturday. He was picked up for Rs 9.5 crore ($1.4 million) by Royal Challengers Bangalore. (HT Photo)

Updated on: Apr 28, 2016 5:03 PM IST

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Australia all-rounder Shane Watson was the costliest buy at the Indian Premier League (IPL) auctions on Saturday. He was picked up for Rs 9.5 crore ($1.4 million) by Royal Challengers Bangalore. (HT Photo)

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Pawan Negi, who was included in the Indian squad for the World Twenty-20 championship on Friday, had a base price of only Rs 30 lakh before a bidding war between newly-formed franchise Rising Pune Supergiants and the Delhi Daredevils saw him emerge as the costliest Indian player at the auction. (HT Photo)

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Star all-rounder Yuvraj Singh who was the most expensive buy in the previous two seasons of IPL was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad. (HT Photo)

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The first thing Nathu Singh wants to do is to build a bigger house for his parents and younger brother. After all, the 20-year-old son of a factory worker in Jaipur has just become richer by Rs 3.20 crore. (HT Photo)

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South African pacer Chris Morris was rewarded for his past heroics in the previous two seasons of the IPL. He was picked by Delhi Daredevils for Rs 7 crore. (HT Photo)

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Indian medium-pacer Mohit Sharma went for Rs.6.5 crore to Kings XI Punjab (HT Photo)

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Sunrisers Hyderabad splurged Rs.5.5 crore for veteran left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra, chiefly because of his heroics in the recent tour of Australia. (HT Photo)

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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh went to Pune for Rs.4.8 crore. (HT Photo)

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Murugan Ashwin hasn’t made his mark yet in the domestic circuit, but he was sensational in the 2015-16 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament held in January this year. (HT Photo)

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The shy and soft spoken Samson said he had never expected to be bought for such a high price. “I never expected this. I am happy to hear the news and I will perform to the best of my abilities for my team.” (HT Photo)