Hanuma Vihari is the first player up for grabs for the second time today as he comes up for sale at Rs 1 crore but he goes unsold yet again.

Venkatesh Iyer is bought by KKR for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Left-arm spinner Pawan Negi is sold to KKR for his base price of Rs 50 lakh as they finish their purchases for the day.

Akash Singh is sold to RCB for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Arjun Tendulkar, the son of legend Sachin Tendulkar, is sold to Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

That concludes the IPL Auction for the 2021 edition of the T20 league.

South African Chris Morris led the pack with a record Rs 16.25 crore bid from Rajasthan Royals to become the most expensive buy in the history of the IPL players' auction.

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson secured a massive Rs 15 crore deal from Royal Challengers Bangalore, who also bagged all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for 14.25 crore.

Punjab Kings bolstered their bowling attack as they paid Rs 14 crore to rope in Australian pacer Jhye Richardson.

Punjab paid a big amount -- Rs 8 crore -- for another Australian pacer, the uncapped Riley Meredith, making him the costliest uncapped foreign player in the IPL history.

Spin bowling all-rounder Krishnappa Gowtham was bought for a record Rs 9.25 crore by Chennai Super Kings.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali also went for a high price of Rs 7 crore to Chennai Super Kings.

Australia run machine Steve Smith, who was released by Rajasthan Royals, was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore, only Rs 20 lakh more than his base price.

Only four teams will be able to purchase any player if they wish in the second round of accelerated auction.

C Hari Nishaanth is sold to CSK for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Vishnu Solanki goes unsold for the second time today. All-rounder Venkatesh Iyer also meets the same fate.

Kiwi all-rounder Corey Anderson with a base price of Rs 75 lakh remains unsold yet again.

Rassie van der Dussen of South Africa with a base price of Rs 50 lakh stays unsold.

Australia pace bowler Ben Cutting is sold for Rs 75 lakh to KKR. There was some confusion whether KKR had one slot left for overseas players, before they are cleared to buy Cutting.

Gurkeerat Singh Mann with a base price of Rs 50 lakh remains unsold.

Meanwhile, CSK, Punjab, Delhi and Sunrisers will not be able to buy any more players as they have completed their maximum allowed quota of 25 players in their squad.

Infact, no more overseas players will be bought today as all the eight franchises have finished their quota of eight overseas players.

Next up is the set of players who were unsold in the previous rounds.

Karun Nair is sold to KKR for his base price of Rs 50 lakh.

Sunrisers Hyderabad make the move as they snap up Kedar Jadhav for his base price of 2 crore.

England wicketkeeper-batsman Sam Billings is bought by Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 2 crore.

Mujeeb ur Rahman is sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for his base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

Harbhajan Singh is sold for his base price of Rs 2 crore to KKR.

All-rounder Harsh Tyagi with a base price of Rs 20 lakh is unsold.

South Africa all-rouner Gerald Coetzee with the same base price finds no buyers.

Marco Jansen of South Africa with a base price of Rs 20 lakh to Mumbai Indians, who have made quite a few purchases in this round.

All-rounder Saurabh Kumar is sold to Punjab Kings for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Left-arm pacer Wayne Parnell from South Africa with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is unsold.

Reece Topley from England with the same starting price is also unsold.

Australia all-rounder Chris Green is sold for his starting price of Rs 30 lakh as joins his former franchise KKR.

Isuru Udana finds no takers as he goes unsold for his base price of Rs 50 lakh.

South Africa all-rounder George Linde remains unsold for the same base price.

Chaitanya Bishnoi for a base price of Rs 20 lakh is unsold.

Yudhvir Charak is bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh.

K Bhagath Varma is sold to CSK for Rs 20 lakh.

Wicketkeeper-batsman KS Bharat is bought by RCB for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Josh Inglis, the glovesman from Australia is unsold.

Fast bowler M Harishankar Reddy is sold to CSK for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Pace bowler Simarjeet Singh with a base price of Rs 20 lakh is unsold.

Fast bowler Kuldip Yadav is bought by Rajasthan Royals for Rs 20 lakh

New Zealand pace bowler Scott Kuggeleijn with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is unsold.

Kiwi all-rounder James Neesham is snapped up by Mumbai Indians for his starting price of Rs 50 lakh.

England all-rounder Liam Livingstone looking for his first IPL stint as he starts with a base price of Rs 75 lakh. And he gets only bid from Rajasthan Royals as he is sold for his starting price.

Sri Lanka veteran all-rounder Thisara Perera with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is unsold. Wicketkeeper-batsman Ben McDermott with the same base price also remains unsold.

Matthew Wade with a base price of Rs 1 crore finds no takers as he remains unsold.

Pace bowler Sean Abbott with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is also unsold.

Siddhesh Lad with a base price of Rs 20 lakh is also unsold.

Tajinder Dhillon, who was part of Kings XI Punjab last year, is also unsold.

A lot of players going unsold in this round as the franchises prefer to wait and watch for their choices to come up for bidding.

Suyash Prabhudessai finds a buyer in RCB, who snap him up for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

West Indies all-rounder Fabian Allen with a starting price of Rs 75 lakh gets the opening bid from Punjab Kings. That turns out to be the only bid for the all-rounder as he joins Preity Zinta's Punjab.

Daniel Christian up next as KKR open the bidding at 75 lakh before RCB also come into the fray.

The bid touches Rs 2 crore as both teams ramp up the bids quite aggressively.

This is quite thrilling as both teams not willing to relent as they soon double the price to take it past the Rs 4 crore mark.

KKR ramp it up further as RCB go into deep discussion before taking it to Rs 4.4 crore.

RCB buy Christian for Rs 4.8 crore as KKR pull out of the race.

The IPL Auction resumes with the accelerated round where as many 57 players are up for grabs.

The first name out is all-rounder Jalaj Saxena, who is bought for his base price of Rs 30 lakh by Punjab Kings.

Karan Sharma with a base price of 20 lakh goes unsold.

Utkarsh Singh is also snapped up by Punjab Kings for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Vaibhav Arora is bought by KKR for his starting price of Rs 20 lakh.

Ben Dwarshuis of Australia with a base price of Rs 30 lakh is unsold.

Former India fast bowler Varun Aaron with a base price of Rs 50 lakh goes unsold.

West Indian Oshane Thomas with the same base price also finds no buyers and so does ex-India pacer Mohit Sharma.

Aussie paceman Billy Stanlake with a base price of Rs 1 crore is unsold.

Former Mumbai Indians pace bowler Mitchell McClenaghan with a base price of Rs 50 lakh is unsold and so does Jason Behrendorff.

We will have the accelerated auction next wherein the teams have been asked to submit their players and only those will come up for auction next.

The action will resume at 19.15 IST.

Punjab batsman Gurkeerat Singh Mann with a base price of Rs 50 lakh goes unsold.

Australia's Marnus Labuschagne with a base price of Rs 1 crore goes unsold.

His compatriot and all-rounder Moises Henriques with the same base price is nearly sold to RCB for Rs 1 crore before Punjab sneak in with a very late bid.

The bid soon doubles to Rs 2 crore before Punjab take a moment to evaluate things and then the price races past Rs 3 crore.

However, Punjab manage to get hold of Henriques for Rs 3.8 crore as RCB signal they are backing off before they stage a late comeback to raise the bid to Rs 4 crore.

Punjab keeping going on as they bag Henriques for Rs 4.2 crore

Australia pace bowler Ben Cutting goes unsold for his base price of Rs 75 lakh.

England pacer Tom Curran gets the opening bid of Rs 1.5 crore from Delhi before Sunrisers come into the fray to push it past 2 crore.

Another pace bowler who is ringing in the cash as the two teams make the price touch Rs 4 crore and then onwards to Rs 5 crore.

Sunrisers pull out as Delhi buy Tom Curran for Rs 5.25 crore

New Zealand's young all-rounder Kyle Jamieson with a base price of Rs 75 lakh gets the opening bid from RCB before Delhi come into the picture.

The two teams exchange some quick bids to take it to 3 crore in no time and this doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.

Soon, the bid crosses the Rs 5 crore mark before Punjab Kings also jump into the fray as the bid touches 8 crore and then goes past 9 crore.

RCB not holding back as they take the bid to a whopping Rs 10 crore.

Punjab also desperate to add another pacer to their ranks as they keep raising the paddle but RCB take it past Rs 12 crore.

This is turning out to be quite an intense battle with RCB also wanting to bolster their pace attack as they take the bid to Rs 14 crore and then to Rs 15 crore for RCB.

Punjab's Preity Zinta and head coach Anil Kumble in deep discussion on whether to add to the bid before they decide to give up.

The auction resumes after the break as the set of capped batsmen comes up for sale.

Rovman Powell at 50 lakh goes unsold before Shaun Marsh with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore also meets the same fate.

Corey Anderson with a base price of Rs 75 lakh goes unsold.

Cheteshwar Pujara is back in the IPL as he is sold to CSK for his base price of Rs 50 lakh.

Pujara back in the IPL after seven years with his last appearance coming for Kings XI Punjab in the 2014 edition.

Pujara's successful gets a huge cheer from all the eight teams in the bidding room.

Left-arm spinner M Siddharth is sold for his base price of Rs 20 lakh to Delhi Capitals.

Karnataka's left-arm spinner Jagadeesha Suchith with a base price of Rs 20 lakh gets the opening bid from SRH before Punjab also come into the picture.

But Suchith is bought by Sunrisers for a successful bid of Rs 30 lakh.

KC Cariappa is sold to Rajasthan Royals for his opening bid of Rs 20 lakh.

Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane with a base price of Rs 40 lakh goes unsold.

The auction will take a 10-minute break before the players in set No 11 come up for grabs.

Have a look at the top buys in the IPL auction so far in the image on the right.

The first name among the uncapped bowlers list is Mujtaba Yousuf with a base price of Rs 20 lakh but he goes unsold and so does Ankit Singh Rajpoot.

Lukman Meriwala of Baroda is sold for his base price of Rs 20 lakh to Delhi Capitals.

Chetan Sakariya with a base price of Rs 20 lakh gets some strong opening bids from RCB and Rajasthan as they take the price to Rs 1 crore in no time.

But it is Royals, who bag Sakariya for Rs 1.20 crore.

Australia pace bowler Riley Meredith with a base price of Rs 40 lakh gets the opening bid from Delhi who face some strong competition from Punjab.

This is going at a very good rate as the bid goes past Rs 1 crore as Delhi take it to Rs 1.6 crore to send Punjab into a rethink mode.

Preity keeps up the bidding war with another fresh bid before Delhi take it to Rs 2 crore.

Delhi's coach Ricky Ponting must have impressed with the young Australia pacer as they keep bidding with Punjab also keen on not giving up to push the price beyond Rs 5 crore.

This is not going to end soon as the price touches Rs 7 crore but both teams are still not keen to give up at the moment.

Delhi looking quite desperate as they take the bid to Rs 7.75 crore but Punjab have the last laugh as they buy Meredith for Rs 8 crore.

We have the set of uncapped wicketkeepers coming up.

Kerala's Vishnu Vinod is sold for his base price of Rs 20 lakh to Delhi Capitals.

Sheldon Jackson of Puducherry is also bought by KKR for the same amount. 

Kerala's batting sensation Mohammed Azharuddeen gets the opening bid of Rs 20 lakh from RCB.

Avi Barot with a base price of Rs 20 lakh goes unsold.

We have the set of uncapped players coming up next.

Sachin Baby is sold to RCB for his base price of Rs 20 lakh, but C Hari Nishanth, Rahul Singh, Himmat Singh and Vishnu Solanki go unsold.

The set uncapped all-rounders is next.

Ripal Patel is sold to Delhi Capitals for his base price of Rs 20 lakh.

Tamil Nadu's batting sensation Shahrukh Khan gets the opening bid of Rs 20 lakh from Delhi before RCB come into the fray.

The two teams put in some quick bids to take the price past Rs 1 crore and keep going to push the amount further.

This is a keen battle between the two teams, who are aiming to win their first IPL, as they take the price beyond Rs 2 crore.

Punjab Kings also join the action with a Rs 2.4 crore bid but RCB not willing to give up further.

This is a bonanza for Shahrukh as the bid crosses the Rs 4 crore mark.

Preity Zinta not willing to give up as Punjab bag Shahrukh for Rs 5.25 crore and flashes a wide smile after that successful bid.

Karnataka's off-spinner Krishnappa Gowtham with a base price of Rs 20 lakh gets the opening bid from KKR before Sunrisers Hyderabad also come into the fray.

Gowtham, who is also renowned for his big-hitting abilities, soon sees his price cross the Rs 1 crore mark with both KKR and SRH not ready to take even a step back.

This is turning out to be a windfall for Gowtham as the price goes past Rs 5 crore in no time.

This is turning out to be an intense battle between SRH and KKR with the bid touching Rs 6.5 crore.

Gowtham has taken 41 wickets in 62 games with an economy rate of 7.6 is attracting some strong bids as CSK also come into the picture with 7.75 crore bid before SRH take it to 8 crore.

This is some astonishing bidding for someone who has not even played for India as the price touches Rs 9 crore.

CSK finally manage to bag Gowtham for Rs 9.25 crore

We have the set of spin bowlers coming up next.

The set starts with Adil Rashid of England with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore but he goes unsold.

Former India leg-spinner Rahul Sharma with a base price of Rs 50 lakh meets the same fate.

Former Kings XI Punjab spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore also goes unsold.

The next name up for grabs is veteran spinner Harbhajan Singh with a base price of Rs 2 crore but he goes UNSOLD with no bids from either of his previous two teams Mumbai Indians or CSK. He had pulled out of the IPL last year due to personal reasons and this season he finds no takers after he was released by CSK.

Piyush Chawla gets the opening bid of Rs 50 lakh from Mumbai Indians before Delhi Capitals also come into the fray.

Some strong bids from both teams to take the bid past the Rs 2 crore mark.

Mumbai Indians make the opening bid of Rs 1.5 crore in their effort to retain Australian pacer Nathan Coulter-Nile but Delhi are giving them some stiff competition.

Mumbai looking to add to their pace battery as they attempt to retain Coulter-Nile, whom they had released.

But Delhi seems to be spoiling their plans to bag the pacer at a cheap price as they keep upping the price to take it beyond the Rs 5 crore mark.

Mumbai manage to retain Coulter-Nile for Rs 5 crore.

India fast bowler Umesh Yadav is sold for his base price of Rs 1 crore to Delhi Capitals as they were the only team to make a bid and their table is a happy picture.

Bangladesh's left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman is bought by Rajasthan Royals for his base price of Rs 1 crore.

Australian Jhye Richardson with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore as Punjab Kings and RCB compete for the pacer.

The 24-year-old Australian seems to be attracting a lot of interest as Delhi also come into the fray to take the price past Rs 4 crore.

His price goes up four times to take the bid past the Rs 6 crore mark as RCB look determined to get the player at any cost but Delhi are not giving up either.

Punjab Kings rejoin the battle at Rs 7.25 crore as the price crosses the Rs 9 crore mark in no time.

Richardson becomes the third player today to go past the Rs 10 crore mark as Delhi and Punjab continue to place strong bids.

The young pace bowler soon closing up on his Australian team mate as the bid reaches the Rs 14 crore mark -- the third highest of the day.

Punjab Kings have the last laugh as they bag Richardson for a whopping Rs 14 crore.

Next up is the set of fast bowlers, this could see some action.

New Zealand fast bowler Adam Milne with base price of Rs 50 lakh gets the opening bid from Mumbai Indians before Rajasthan Royals come into the fray.

The price soon doubles past the Rs 1 crore mark as both teams engage in some strong bidding.

Milne, who has taken 121 wickets in 108 T20 games in his career at an economy rate of 7.64, seems to be generating a lot of interest as the price crosses the Rs 2 crore mark.

Sunrisers Hyderabad now join the thick of things to take the price past the Rs 3 crore mark.

But it is Mumbai, who hold on to bag Milne for Rs 3.2 crore.

The IPL Auction gets underway after a small break of 15 minutes with the first set of wicketkeepers.

Glenn Phillips is first name up in the wicketkeepers list with a opening price of Rs 50 lakh but he goes unsold.

Australia's Alex Carey is the next player up for grabs with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore but he also remains unsold.

England's Sam Billings, who played for CSK in the past, also meets the same fate with a base price of Rs. 2 crore.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Perera with a base of price of Rs  50 lakh as all the wicketkeepers in the first set remain unsold.

IPL champions Mumbai Indians with their first bid of the day as they show interest in South African Chris Morris, who starts with a base price of Rs 75 lakh.

This is a bidding war at its fiercest as the two teams keeping raise their paddles instantly to counter each other.

The bid soon touches Rs 5 crore before RCB go into a rethink but jump back with another fresh quote.

Zaheer Khan for Mumbai Indians in no mood to relent as the price goes past Rs 7 crore with the champions needing a good fast bowler in their ranks.

Mumbai take the bid to Rs 8 crore before RCB come back with another counter as the bidding war goes on and on...

A few moments of discussion before RCB take it to 9.25 crore but Mumbai come back with another quick bid, not wanting to take a step back.

And it is Mumbai Indians, who nearly buy Morris for 10 crore as Royals make a late entry to keep pushing the price further up.

Morris is having a field day as Mumbai now compete with Royals to push the price past the Rs 12 crore mark.

Mumbai Indians have Rs 15.35 crore in their kitty but they still take the price to Rs 13 crore, throwing everything they have to bag the South African all-rounder.

Kings XI Punjab make a dramatic late entry with a whopping Rs. 13.5 crore.

This is the highest bid of the day as Punjab take the bid to Rs. 14.5 crore going past the Maxwell's 14.25 crore.

Preity Zinta raises the paddle to make it a Rs 15 crore bid for Morris but no denying Royals, who continue to keep coming back.

Royals take the bid to Rs 15.75 crore -- the second highest bid ever in the history of IPL.

Infact, Morris has shattered the record for the highest IPL bid ever as Royals take the bid to Rs 16.25 crore beating the record of Rs 16 crore which Delhi Daredevils paid for Yuvraj Singh in 2015.

Morris sold to Rajasthan Royals for a masssive Rs. 16.25 crore to become the most expensive player in IPL history.

Punjab are the only team to bid as they bag Malan for his base price of Rs. 1.5 crore.

India all-rounder Shivam Dube starts with a base price of Rs 50 lakh. Rajasthan Royals and Sunrisers Hyderabad start off in smashing fashion as his price rises four times to Rs 2 crore in no time.

Sunrisers take the bid further to Rs 3 crore but Royals keep coming back to stay in the race as the price goes Rs 4 crore in a couple of minutes.

Dube is sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 4.4 crore.

England all-rounder Moeen Ali starts with a base price of Rs 2 crore and immediately attracts strong bids from Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings.

The price soon goes past Rs 3 crore with both teams keen to register their first purchase of the day.

Moeen's attacking knock with the bat just a few days in the second Test against India has done him a big favour.

The bid crosses Rs 4 crore and doesn't look like stopping anytime soon.

CSK were engaged in a keen tussle for Maxwell with RCB and this time they don't look keen to lose another player as they take the bid to Rs 5 crore.

Punjab are in the lookout for a lower order batsmen and they keep coming with quick bids to counter CSK as the price touches the Rs 6 crore mark.

This is turning out to be a windfall for Moeen as CSK take it to Rs 7 crore forcing the Punjab thinkthank into some long discussions.

Former India all-rounder Kedar Jadhav with a base price of Rs 2 crore goes unsold.

Afghanistan all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan nearly goes to his former franchise KKR for his opening bid of Rs 2 crore before Punjab Kings make a late entry.

After a few strong bids, KKR manage to hold on to bag Hasan for Rs. 3.2 crore.

We will have the first set of all-rounders next.

The first name out is Australia's big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell as he starts with a base price of Rs 2 crore.

KKR make the opening bid before Rajasthan Royals jump into the picture with the two teams not wanting to hold back.

A few quick bids before Rajasthan pull out of the race before RCB come into the fray to take the bid past the Rs 3 crore mark.

KKR look determined to bag the Aussie but RCB also posing a strong competition as the price soon crosses Rs 4 crore.

Chennai Super Kings jump into the thick of things to take the bid to Rs 4.6 crore before RCB continue to bid strongly as the price goes past the Rs. 5 crore mark.

As expected, Maxwell is triggering a bidding frenzy with CSK topping the bid to Rs 6 crore but RCB continue to take the price higher with another fresh bid.

CSK keep pace with the thick of things to take the price to Rs 7 crore but RCB are not to be denied with the bid soon going past Rs. 8 crore.

This is insane bidding by both teams as the price touches Rs 9 crore in a matter of a few seconds before CSK take it to a whopping Rs 10 crore.

But no stopping RCB's charge as they come up with a fresh bid for Rs. 10.25 crore before CSK take it another step higher with another top bid of Rs 11 crore.

Both teams desperate not to lose ground in the race as CSK take the bid to a cool Rs 12 crore.

Maxwell must be enjoying this if he is watching the auction live back home in Australia.

RCB have Rs 35 crore in their kitty so they have no problems in taking the price higher but CSK must remember they start off with just Rs. 19.9 crore.

CSK, however, take the bid to Rs. 13 crore as they seem quite keen to bag the Aussie all-rounder but RCB come back with another fresh bid.

Frantic phone calls from the CSK table to their higher authorities as they take the bid to Rs 14 crore.

Remember, Maxwell failed to hit a single six in 106 deliveries faced last season for Kings XI Punjab.

However, RCB finally bag Maxwell for a massive Rs. 14.25 crore after CSK pull out of the race.

West Indies' hard-hitting Evin Lewis with a base price of Rs 1 crore goes unsold.

Australia's limited overs captain Aaron Finch, who played for RCB last season, goes unsold for his base price of Rs 1 crore.

India's Test specialist Hanuma Vihari with a base price finds no takers as he goes unsold as the first set of batsmen is complete.

Next up is England opener Jason Roy with a base price of Rs 2 crore but no interest shown as we have a hat-trick of unsold players.

Former Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith is up for sale at Rs 2 crore and Royal Challengers Bangalore come up with the first bid of the day.

Just when it looked RCB had the deal sealed, Delhi Capitals jump into the fray with Rs 2.2 crore.

The IPL Players' Auction 2021 is all set to kick-off.

The first player up for grabs is former India batsman Karun Nair as he starts with a base price of Rs 50 lakh but he goes UNSOLD

The second name who comes up is England batsman Alex Hales with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore but he remains UNSOLD

Ahead of the Indian Premier League players' auction on Thursday, captain KL Rahul revealed what his team Punjab Kings will be aiming for -- a middle order batsman, who can close down games along with a fast bowler.

Welcome to the coverage of the players' auction for the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League, in Chennai, on Thursday.

Flamboyant Australian Glenn Maxwell is expected to be a favourite, along with England's spin bowling all-rounder Moeen Ali, while Kerala's batting sensation Mohammed Azharuddeen could also be in hot demand during a condensed IPL players' auction.

A total of 292 players have been enlisted for the shortened auctions -- 164 of them Indian and 125 overseas. There will also be three associate players in the auction.

With 61 slots across eight franchises up for grabs, Royal Challengers Bangalore has the maximum, 11 vacancies, to fill with a purse of Rs 35.4 crore, while Sunrisers Hyderabad has only three slots available with Rs 10.75 crore in its kitty.

The highest purse available is with Anil Kumble coached Punjab Kings -- formerly Kings XI Punjab -- which has Rs 53.20 crore available for spending on nine spots.

With the IPL back in India after being held in the UAE last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focus will be on big-hitters as well as slow bowlers and the likes of power-hitting all-rounders like Maxwell and Moeen.

However, Maxwell averages 22 in the tournament, having played 82 matches for his 1505 runs. He had a below-par showing for Punjab last year.

Moeen, on the other hand, was seen in action for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the previous season.

While Maxwell and his former skipper Steve Smith are both in the highest bidding category of Rs 2 crore, one name that will surely attract attention is world's No.1 ranked T20 batsman Dawid Malan from England.

A strike-rate of nearly 150 in 19 T20 Internationals has catapulted Malan into limelight and a few teams may like to raise their bids for the 33-year-old with a base price of Rs 1.5 crore.

Azharuddeen hit the headlines when he slammed a 37-ball century enroute to a quickfire 137 not out from 54 balls, with nine fours and 11 sixes against Mumbai to register the second-fastest century in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy T20 tournament.

Sachin Tendulkar's son Arjun, a left arm fast bowler who made his senior Mumbai team debut this year, is bracketed in the Rs 20 lakh category and the kind of traction that the young kid brings along could mean that some bidders will be there for him.