Kolkata Knight Riders bought Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan for a whopping $2.4 million and $2.1 million respectively as the world's leading cricket players go under the hammer for the Indian Premier League auction in Bangalore on Saturday.
Yuvraj Singh was bought by new team Pune Warriors for $1.8 million and Kochi team bagged Sri Lanka's Mahela Jayawardene for $1.5 million.
Vijay Mallya's Royal Challengers bought South African batsman AB de Villiers for $1.1 million, Zaheer Khan for $900,000 and Sri Lankan all-rounder Dilshan for $650,000.
Rajasthan Royals then bought the services of New Zealand's Ross Taylor for $1 million whereas Kevin Pietersen went to Deccan Chargers for $650,000.
Twelve players have been retained by their original franchises, with Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni staying with the Chennai Super Kings and Shane Warne and Shane Watson sticking with the Rajasthan Royals.
Some top cricketers have opted out of the IPL's fourth season, including the Australian trio of Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson, and former India captain Anil Kumble.
Pakistan's cricketers will continue to miss out on the IPL bonanza after none of them was included for the auction.
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