We have the last round of the auction coming up.

All-rounder Jalaj Saxena is the first name out and he is bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs. 20 lakh.

Tamil Nadu spinner M Ashwin is bought by Kings XI Punjab for the same amount and Rituraj Gaikwad is sold to CSK at the same price.

England's Joe Denly goes for Rs. 1 crore to KKR -- his base price.

Bandaru Ayappa is picked up by Delhi for Rs. 20 lakh and Shrikant Mundhe is sold to KKR for the same price.

The teams are asked to submit any names if they want up for grabs for the one last time.

Manan Vohra is bought by Rajasthan for Rs. 20 lakh and they also bag Ashton Turner for Rs. 50 lakh.

17-year-old Riyan Parag with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh goes for his base price to Rajasthan Royals, who end in grand style.

There will be another break for 10 minutes followed by the final accelerated round, where all the teams have been asked to submit a maximum of three names.

Will the likes of Amla, Khawaja, Pujara and McCullum find any takers?

Stay tuned!

Akshdeep Nath of Uttar Pradesh with base price of Rs. 20 lakh, who earlier went unsold, this time attracts strong bids from the two South Indian teams -- RCB and CSK.

The bidding war takes the amount past the Rs. 1 crore mark with both teams unwilling to gave an inch.

The price keeps zooming, going past the Rs. 3 crore mark before RCB eventually bag the UP captain for Rs. 3.6 crore.

Dale Steyn up for grabs for the second time today at a starting price of Rs. 1.5 crore but he goes UNSOLD again.

Agnivesh Ayachi has been bought by Kings XI Punjab for the opening bid of Rs. 20 lakh and they also bag Harpreet Brar for the same price.

New Zealand opener Martin Guptill with a base price of Rs. 1 crore up for sale again and Hyderabad snap him up for the same amount.

Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh comes up for the second time today but he remains UNSOLD.

Yuvraj Singh with a base price of Rs. 1 crore is sold for the same price to Mumbai Indians.

Pankaj Jaswal is sold to Mumbai Indians for Rs. 20 lakh and Milind Kumar is bought by RCB for the same price.

All-rounder Darshan Nalkande with a starting price of Rs. 20 lakh gets the opening bid from Punjab before Rajasthan come into the fray.Punjab bag the player for Rs. 30 lakh.

Shashank Singh, at Rs. 20 lakh, gets the opening bid from Rajasthan who eventually bag the player at Rs. 30 lakh, beating the competition from Punjab.

Wicketkeeper Prabhsimran Singh with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh gets strong bids from Punjab and RCB as they take the price beyond the Rs. 1 crore mark.

The bid soon swells past the Rs. 2 crore mark and shows no signs of stopping.

Mumbai Indians come into the fray as they take the bid past the Rs. 3 crore and onwards to Rs. 4 crore.

Prabhsimran is sold for a massive Rs. 4.8 crore to Kings XI Punjab.

Rasikh Dhar is bought by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs. 20 lakh.

England spinner Liam Livingstone is sold to Rajasthan for his base price of Rs. 50 lakh.

West Indian pacer Keemo Paul goes to Delhi Daredevils for Rs. 50 lakh.

Prayas Ray Barman with a starting price of Rs. 20 lakh gets bids from RCB and Punjab as they stretch it past the Rs. 1 crore.

He is finally sold for Rs. 1.5 crore to RCB.

West Indies fast bowler Oshane Thomas with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh gets opening bids from Rajasthan and Punjab as they take it past the Rs. 1 crore mark.

He is eventually bagged by Rajasthan for Rs. 1.1 crore.

Hardus Viljoen of South Africa is sold for his base price of Rs. 75 lakh to KKR.

Himmat Singh with a base price of Rs. 35 lakh is sold to RCB for Rs. 65 lakh.

Nikhil Naik is sold to KKR for Rs. 20 lakh -- his base price.Arshdeep Singh is bought by Kings XI Punjab for the same amount.

England pacer Harry Gurney is bought by KKR for Rs. 75 lakh.

The IPL Auction resumes after the break with the accelerated process.

All-rounder Pravin Dubey with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh is up for grabs first up but he fails to find a buyer and remains unsold, and so does

Shubham Ranjane.

West Indian all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh gets the opening bid from Delhi before KKR also jump into the fray as they take the bid past the Rs. 1 crore mark.

Delhi eventually buy the big-hitting West Indian for Rs. 2 crore.

Anrich Nortje of South Africa is bought by KKR for his base price of Rs. 20 lakh.

England's Joe Denly with a base price of Rs. 1 crore remains unsold and South African Rilee Rossouw with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore also meets the same fate.

Australia's veteran all-rounder Dan Christian remain unsold along with pacer Manpreet Grewal.

Ali Khan of United States with a base price of Rs. 40 lakh also meets the same fate.

Australia fast bowler James Pattinson fails to attract any bids and remains unsold.

South African Heinrich Klaseen is bought for his base price of Rs. 50 lakh by Royal Challengers Bangalore.

New Zealand's Luke Ronchi and Glenn Phillips, along with Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim, Sri Lankan Kusal Perera remain UNSOLD.

We will have the final set of players up for grabs before there will be a break in action.

Left-arm pacer Barinder Sran with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh gets the opening bid from Mumbai Indians followed by CSK as the price doubles to Rs. 1 crore.

Both teams desperate to land the fast bowler as the bid keeps zooming at a good pace, going past Rs. 3 core mark.

Mumbai finally land the pacer for Rs. 3.4 crore.

Kiwi pacer Lockie Ferguson gets the opening bid of Rs. 1 crore from KKR before Kings XI Punjab jump into the fray. It is the former, who bags the fast bowler for Rs. 1.6 crore.

South Africa pace bowling great Dale Steyn goes UNSOLD along with R Vinay Kumar, Kane Richardson, Abhimanyu Mithun and Morne Morkel.

The action will take a break of 45 minutes for high tea. After which, we will start with the accelerated process wherein each team will hand a maximum of 15 names, whom they want to be put up for auction after the break.

Stay tuned!

England all-rounder Sam Curran with a base price of Rs. 2 crore gets the opening bid from Delhi Daredevils followed by RCB.

The young all-rounder impressed during India's tour of England earlier this year and no wonder the two franchises are keen to nab him.

The bid touches Rs. 5 crore in no time before Punjab push it to Rs. 6 crore and beyond with RCB also not giving up.

Both franchises not giving an inch as the bid crosses the Rs. 7 crore mark before RCB bag the all-rounder for Rs. 7.2 crore.

South Africa all-rounder Colin Ingram with a base price of Rs. 2 crore gets the opening bid from Delhi Capitals before Sunrisers Hyderabad come into the fray.

The bid soon doubles to the Rs. 4 crore mark and keeps going further north, beyond the Rs. 5 crore mark.

It is Delhi, who bag the South African all-rounder for Rs. 6.4 crore.

Australia's Shaun Marsh with a base price of Rs. 2 crore goes unsold.

Former India batsman Saurabh Tiwary with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is unsold.

South Africa's run machine Hashim Amla with a base price of Rs. 1 crore also goes unsold.

Kiwi James Neesham with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh finds no buyers and Sri Lankan Angelo Mathews with a starting price of Rs. 2 crore also meets the same fate.

All-rounder Rishi Dhawan with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh also remains unsold and so does New Zealand's Corey Anderson with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.

Jammu and Kashmi all-rounder Parvez Rasool with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh stays unsold.

The list of unsold players keeps swelling up as West Indian Test captain Jason Holder with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh finds no buyers.

Mumbai's Shivam Dube attracts a intense bidding frenzy from Delhi and RCB.

Rajasthan also in the fray as the bid touches the Rs. 6 crore mark but Punjab not backing down.

KKR make another entry at Rs. 7 crore but no stopping Punjab as the price keeps zooming and touches the Rs. 8 crore mark and keeps going.

But it is Punjab, who finally bag the player at Rs. 8.4 crore.

We have the set of spinners coming up next:

Leg-spinner Rahul Sharma with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is UNSOLD and so is Australian Adam Zampa with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Khary Pierre and Fawad Ahmed also meet the same fate as the IPL Auction takes a mini break of 15 minutes.

Stay tuned!

We have the set of spinners coming up next:

Leg-spinner Rahul Sharma with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is UNSOLD and so is Australian Adam Zampa with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Khary Pierre and Fawad Ahmed also meet the same fate as the IPL Auction takes a mini break of 15 minutes.

Stay tuned!

The all-rounder starting with a base price of Rs. 20 lakh soon saw his price soar to Rs. 2 crore with Mumbai also coming into the fray.

The bids keep coming as it goes past Rs. 3 crore with RCB not willing to let go of the young all rounder.

Punjab also keen as the bid crosses the Rs. 4 crore mark and then 5 crore.

Finally, it is RCB who bag Dube for a whopping Rs. 5 crore.

We have the set of spinners coming up next:

Leg-spinner Rahul Sharma with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is UNSOLD and so is Australian Adam Zampa with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Khary Pierre and Fawad Ahmed also meet the same fate as the IPL Auction takes a mini break of 15 minutes.

Stay tuned!

India's Test fast bowler Ishant Sharma is sold to his home franchise Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs. 75 lakh.

Rajasthan make a late entry as the bid goes past the Rs. 1 crore before Delhi manage to bag the pacer at Rs. 1.1 crore.

No surprise that Sri Lankan veteran pacer Lasith Malinga is sold to Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs. 2 crore.

Mohammed Shami with a base price of Rs. 1 crore gets the opening bid from CSK, before Rajasthan Royals jump into the fray.

Shami, who took six wickets in the Australian second innings in the Perth Test, seems to be in demand.

Kings XI Punjab also join the action but CSK in mood to relent as the bid soars to Rs. 4 crore.

Punjab also holding on strong as they bag the fast bowler for Rs. 4.8 crore.

Varun Aaron with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is nearly sold to Rajasthan Royals for his base price before Delhi also come into the picture to double the price to Rs. 1 crore and it keeps going on.

Soon the amount doubles to Rs. 2 crore before Rajasthan bag the fast bowler for Rs. 2.4 crore.

Former India fast bowler Mohit Sharma with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh evokes strong interest from Delhi and Mumbai before CSK come into the fray as his price soon goes past Rs. 2 crore and doubles to Rs. 4 crore in a matter of a few seconds.

Both teams doing their best to bag the pacer as the bid touches Rs. 5 crore mark.

Mohit sold to CSK for Rs. 5 crore.

We have the set of fast bowlers coming up now.

Jaydev Unadkat is the first name out with a base price of Rs. 1.5 crore. Remember, he was sold to Rajasthan Royals for a massive Rs. 11.5 crore last year but was released at the end of the season.

Rajasthan make the first move to retain the pacer before Delhi jump into the fray as the franchises engage in a keen battle to take the lead past the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Chennai Super Kings finally wake up with a late bid of Rs. 5 crore as Unadkat looks set for another big pay day.

The bid soon touches the Rs. 6 crore mark before Kings XI Punjab also come into the picture at Rs. 6.2 crore but Rajasthan in no mood to back down as they take the bid to 7 crore.

Punjab keep bidding but no moving Rajasthan as the bid crosses Rs. 8 crore and keeps going on.

The wicketkeepers set is coming up.

Naman Ojha with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh goes unsold and so does Ben McDermott of Australia with a starting price of Rs. 50 lakh.

England's Johnny Bairstow is nearly bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs. 1.5 crore before Kings XI Punjab make a late entry before the former bag the player for Rs. 2.2 crore.

West Indian Nicholas Pooran with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh gets the opening bid from Delhi before RCB come into the fray and the price soars to Rs. 2 crore soon enough.

And in no time it has doubled to Rs. 4 crore as Kings XI Punjab also join the bidding frenzy.

And Punjab bag the player for Rs. 4.2 crore.

India's Test wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha, who missed the action recently with injury, gets the opening bid of Rs. 1 crore from Sunrisers before Rajasthan also make a pitch.

Saha is sold to Sunrisers for Rs. 1.2 crore.

All-rounder Axar Patel, who was released by Kings XI Punjab, gets the opening bid from the same franchise for Rs. 1 crore.

Delhi Capitals join the fray as the two teams engage in some strong bidding to double the bid to Rs. 2 crore in a matter of minutes.

The two teams continue to put in quick bids as the price soon soars past the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Axar having a field day as the price soon touches the Rs. 5 crore mark.

As expected veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh with a base price of Rs. 1 crore has gone UNSOLD!

Meanwhile, Australian Moises Henriques is sold to Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Next up is the set of all-rounders.

England's Chris Woakes with a base price of Rs. 2 crore goes UNSOLD

West Indian all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite with a base price of Rs. 75 crore gets the opening bid from Kolkata Knight Riders before Kings XI Punjab jump into the fray.

The two teams engage in a strong bidding race as the price soon touches the Rs. 2 crore mark and in no time it doubles up to the Rs. 4 crore mark.

Both teams not willing to back down as KKR buy the player for a massive Rs. 5 crore .

Remember, he started with a base price of Rs. 75 lakh but has gone for much, much more.

But England's Chris Jordan has no such luck as he goes unsold with a base price of Rs. 1 crore.

Punjab batsman Gurkeerat Singh with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is sold to RCB for the same amount.

West Indies hard-hitting batsman Shimron Hetmyer with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh gets a few quick bids from Kings XI Punjab and Delhi.

The latter backs out before Rajasthan Royals take the bid to the Rs. 90 lakh mark.

Both Punjab and Rajasthan not willing to back down as the bid soon touches the Rs. 1.5 crore mark in no time.

The West Indian continues to attract strong bids as the price touches Rs. 2.4 crore mark with Kings XI Punjab.

Sunrisers Hyderabad make a late entry as Rajasthan pull out to take the bid to Rs. 2.6 crore.

No stopping the bidding war as the price has gone as high as Rs. 4 crore before Royal Challengers Bangalore make a late entry with Rs. 4.2 crore.

Brendon McCullum, who hit the first ever century in the history of IPL in the inaugural edition in 2008, with a base price of Rs. 2 crore goes UNSOLD.

Another Kiwi batsman Martin Guptill, with a base price of Rs. 1 crore, also meets the same fate as no team makes a bid for the opener.

India's Test middle order batsman Hanuma Vihari with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh is the first player to get a bid.

Delhi Capitals start the bidding before Rajasthan Royals enter the fray before Mumbai Indians take the bid past the Rs. 1 crore mark.

Rajasthan are out of the equation and Delhi and Mumbai stretch the bid to the Rs. 2 crore mark.

Hugh Edmeades, the new IPL Auctioneer, makes his debut as the auction kicks-off.

Manoj Tiwary is the first player to go under the hammer, he starts with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh but he goes UNSOLD.

India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara also goes UNSOLD with a base price of Rs. 50 lakh

With Rs 36.20 crore in their kitty, KXIP will have maximum money to spend, followed by Delhi Capitals (Rs 25.50 crore), Rajasthan Royals (Rs 20.95 crore), Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 18.15 crore), Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 15.20 crore), Mumbai Indians (Rs 11.15 crore), Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 9.70 crore) and Chennai Super Kings (Rs 8.40 crore).

Welcome the coverage of the Player's Auction for the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League to be held next year.

Once a sought-after property, Yuvraj Singh faces the risk of going unsold at the 2019 Indian Premier League players' auction in Jaipur on Tuesday with the franchisees factoring in the availability of foreign players in a World Cup year.

Yuvraj, who fetched a record Rs 16 crore deal in his prime, was bought by Kings XI Punjab for his base price of Rs 2 crore at the auction held before the last edition. While Chris Gayle repaid the faith KXIP posed in him with a fruitful season, Yuvraj could not set the house on fire, managing just 65 runs in eight games and no wonder that the team decided to release him.

The 37-year-old, who last played for India in June 2017, has put himself in the Rs 1 crore base price bracket this time alongside other capped Indians -- Wriddhiman Saha, Mohammed Shami and Axar Patel.

The veteran left-hander smashed a timely 41 from 34 balls, laced with eight fours, for Punjab on Sunday in their Ranji Trophy match against Tamil Nadu.

In fact, no Indian figures in the highest base price of Rs 2 crore among a pool of 346 cricketers set to go under the hammer. The venue is new with the Pink City hosting the event instead of Bangalore and so is the auctioneer, Hugh Edmeades, who replaces Richard Madley after 11 seasons.

The nine players in the Rs 2 crore bracket are Brendon McCullum, Chris Woakes, Lasith Malinga, Shaun Marsh, Sam Curran, Colin Ingram, Corey Anderson, Angelo Mathews and D'Arcy Short.

The teams are also likely to chase experienced overseas players such as Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel, Jonny Bairstow and Alex Hales, who have put themselves in the Rs 1.5 crore category. Indian all-rounder Jaydev Unadkat, who was bought for Rs 11.5 crore by Rajasthan Royals, will also feature in the same bracket.

A total of 70 players can be bought at the auction with 20 slots available for the the foreign players.

India Test regulars like Cheteswar Pujara and Ishant Sharma have also thrown their hat into the ring with base prices of Rs 50 and Rs 75 lakh respectively.

Alongside the big names, a host of uncapped Indian players will be up for grabs with some of them expected to turn millionaires overnight.

Keeping the hectic schedule in mind leading up to the World Cup in England from May 30 to July 14, Australian stars like Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell have opted out of the auction. Though dates and venue are not yet announced, the IPL is expected to run from the last week of March to mid-May.

Ishant is the new man in and survives two balls to face the next over.

Lyon continues, Pant plays a superb shot to begin the over. Cuts the ball through point for a boundary. 

After a couple of dots, Pant tries to go for the big heave, comes down the track and pulls only to hand the catch to a diving Handscomb at mid-wicket. What a catch! What an over! 

India lose 7th wicket.

Starc continues after a dot, Pant takes a single to keep Umesh on strike.

Short ball and Umesh sways away and nearly gets hit on the helmet.

Umesh then swings his bat. 

Next ball, big appeal for LBW. Not out.

Dot to end the over as Umesh sees off Starc.

Lyon continues and Pant slaps the ball through covers and Mitch Marsh does well in the deep to keep it down to a single.

Umesh survives the over. 

Starc continues and Pant not taking any runs here. 

Short ball, Pant tries to pull, gets no connection. 

Pant then cuts the ball over point for a couple. 

Dot ball next.

Short ball again from Starc, it rises sharply, flies off Pant's bat towards point. A single to end the over as Pant keeps strike.

Lyon continues and Umesh plays two dots, one ball he tries to go at it but gets no edge.

Wow! Lyon nearly catches Umesh's outside edge. 

Umesh then just taps the ball away as Lyon bowls a maiden. 

Starc continues and after a dot, Pant plays it down square off the wicket on the leg side for a couple.

After a dot, Pant plays the ball to covers for a couple. Good running by India. 

Pant then just plays the ball down and wants to run but denied by the point fielder.

Pant ends the over with a four. He slashes hard at the ball and it flies behind the keeper for a boundary.

Umesh is the new man in.

Lyon continues, comes around the wicket, bowls it wide outside off and Pant swings his arms, lucky for him the ball fall short off the fielder. Pant gets a couple.

After a dot, Pant gets a single.

Umesh sees off the over safely. 

Starc continues and he bowls an outswinger first up to Vihari.

Starc then gets some bounce and Vihari plays it down to the leg side and he takes a single. 

Pant then gets an inside edge and takes a single. 

After 2 dots, Starc gets a wicket! Extra pace and bounce, the inside edge goes on to his thigh pad and it balloons in the air. Vihari is caught at square leg and he goes for 28. 

Lyon starts the proceedings and after a dot, Vihari starts with a single to long on.

Pant then sees off the over safely as just one comes off the over.

Even as Australia scent victory in the 2nd Test at Perth, India, with Hanumaa Vihari and Rishabh Pant, will hope to give the hosts a fight on Day 5. 

Nathan Lyon will again be key for the Aussies, with the offie already having two wickets in his kitty from Monday night.