Squads of all teams for IPL 2011 | IPL 4

Auction for Day 1 out of 2 days is no over. Here are the shortlisted players and their teams for IPL 2011 till now:

Chennai Super Kings: MS Dhoni, Suresh Raina , M Vijay, Albie Morkel, Michael Hussey, Wriddhiman Saha, Dawyne Bravo, Doug Bollinger, S Badrinath, Muttiah Muralitharan, R. Ashwin

Deccan Chargers: Kevin Pietersen, Cameron White, Kumar Sangakkara, JP Duminy, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Dale Steyn

Delhi Daredevils: Virender Sehwag, Irfan Pathan, David Warner, Naman Ojha, James Hopes, Morne Morkel, Aaron Finch

Kings XI Punjab: Adam Gilchrist, Shaun Marsh, David Hussey, Dinesh Karthik, Stuart Broad, Abhishek Nayar, Praveen Kumar, Ryan Harris, Piyush Chawla

Team Kochi: Mahela Jayawardene, VVS Laxman, Brendon McCullum, Sreesanth, RP Singh, Parthiv Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Steven smith, Ramesh powar, Brad Hodge

Kolkata Knight Riders: Gautam Gambhir, Yusuf Pathan, Jacques Kallis, Brad Haddin, Shakib-al-Hassan, Bret Lee, Eoin Morgan, Manoj Tiwary

Mumbai Indians: Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, Kieron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, David Jacobs, James Franklin

Sahara Pune Warriors: Yuvraj Singh, Graeme Smith, Robin Uthappa, Tim Paine, Angelo Mathews, Ashish Nehra, Callum Ferguson

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne, Shane Watson, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Johan Botha, Sourav Tiwary, Paul Collingwood

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Tillakartane Dilshan, Zaheer Khan, AB de Villiers, Daniel Vettori, Sourabh Tiwary, Dirk Nannes, Cheteshwar Pujara

Players sold at IPL 4 auction 2011 and their price

The auction for IPL 2011 is going on. This is going to be fresh auction with some teams retaining some of its previous players. Here are some of the players sold at IPL auction 2011.

This was the list of players sold before lunch in Day 1 of IPL Auction 2011:

S.N.	Player	Country	Team	Price
1	Gautam Gambhir	India	Kolkata	$2.4 million
2	Yusuf Pathan	India	Kolkata	$2.1 million
3	Robin Uthappa	India	Pune	$2.1 million
4	Rohit Sharma	India	Mumbai Indians	$2 million
5	Irfan Pathan	India	Delhi Daredevils	$1.9 million
6	Yuvraj Singh	India	Pune	$1.8 million
7	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	Kochi	$1.5 million
8	AB de Villers	South Africa	Bangalore	$1.1 million
9	Cameron White	Australia	Deccan Chargers	$1.1 million
10	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	Kolkata	$1.1 million
11	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	Rajasthan Royals	$1 million
12	Johan Botha	South Africa	Rajasthan	$950,000
13	S Sreesanth	India	Kochi	$900,000
14	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	Punjab	$900,000
15	Zaheer Khan	India	Bangalore	$900,000
16	Andrew Symonds	Australia	Mumbai Indians	$850,000
17	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	Deccan Chargers	$700,000
18	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Laka	Bangalore	$650,000
19	Kevin Pietersen	England	Deccan Chargers	$650,000
20	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	Bangalore	$550,000
21	Rahul Dravid	India	Rajasthan Royals	$500,000
22	Graeme Smith	South Africa	Pune	$500,000
23	RP Singh	India	Kochi	$500,000
24	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	Kochi	$475,000
25	VVS Laxman	India	Kochi	$400,000

Here are list of players sold after lunch in Day 1 of Auction for IPL 2011:

Michael Hussey- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 425,000

Shaun Marsh- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 400,000

JP Duminy- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Shikhar Dhawan- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Saurabh Tiwary- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$1.6 million

David Hussey- Kings' XI Punjab- US$1.4 million

David Warner- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 750,000

Parthiv Patel- Kochi- US$ 290,000

Wriddhiman Saha-Chennai Super Kings- US$ 100,000

Dinesh Karthik- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 900,000

Naman Ojha- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 270,000

Brad Haddin- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 325,000

Tim Paine- Pune- US$ 270,000

David Jacobs- Mumbai Indians- US$ 190,000

James Hopes- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 350,000

Ravindra Jadeja- Kochi- US$ 950,000

Shakib-al-Hasan- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 425,000

Stuart Broad- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 400,000

Abhishek Nayar- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 800,000

Angelo Mathews- Pune- US$ 950,000

Dwayne Bravo- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 200,000

Steven Smith- Kochi- US$ 200,000

James Franklin- Mumbai Indians- US$ 100,000

Here are the lis of some spinners sold:

Muttiah Muralitharan- Kochi- US$1.1 million

Piyush Chawla- Kings' XI Punjab- US$ 900,000

R Ashwin- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 850,000

Pragyan Ojha- Deccan Chargers- US$ 500,000

Amit Mishra- Deccan Chargers- US$ 300,000

Nathan McCullum- Pune- US$ 100,000

Ramesh Powar- Kochi- US$ 180,000

Aaron Finch- Delhi Daredevils- US$ 300,000

Eoin Morgan- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 350,000

Brad Hodge- Kochi- US$ 425,000

Callum Ferguson- Pune- US$ 300,000

Manoj Tiwary- Kolkata Knight Riders- US$ 475,000

Cheteshwar Pujara- Royal Challengers Bangalore- US$ 700,000

S Badrinath- Chennai Super Kings- US$ 850,000

Paul Collingwood- Rajasthan Royals- US$ 250,000

List of Unsold Players:

Sourav Ganguly, Chris Gayle, Jesse Ryder, Herschelle Gibbs, Brian Lara, Graham Manou ,Matt Prior, Mark Boucher, Luke Wright, James Anderson, Graeme Swann, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Karthik, Chamara Kapugedera, Tamim Iqbal

Cricket-Rehman helps Pakistan strike back in 1st NZ test

Pakistan's Abdul Rehman produced a spell of tight, left-arm spin bowling to halt New Zealand's momentum as the hosts lurched to 160 for five at tea on the first day of the first test at Seddon Park on Friday. Kane Williamson was on 12 while debutant wicketkeeper Reece Young was two not out after Brendon McCullum (56), Ross Taylor (six), Jesse Ryder (22) and Martin Guptill (50) were all dismissed during the session.

McCullum and Guptill had steered New Zealand to 78 for one at lunch after Tim McIntosh was caught for five by Younus Khan at second slip off Tanvir Ahmed in only the second over. Rehman bowled five successive maidens after the break, pinning down the normally free-flowing New Zealand batsmen from the embankment end of the ground while pace bowler Umar Gul attacked from the grandstand end.

The aggressive McCullum, who looked set for a big score, smashed two sixes off Gul but then slashed at a short wide delivery on the next ball and was caught by Azhar Ali at deep backward point.

Taylor never looked settled and while he swept Rehman to the boundary to end the run of maidens he was out in the same over when he got a thin edge through to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal. Guptill adopted the anchor role while the left-handed Ryder was the more aggressive, lofting a six and a four in Rehman's 12th over.

However, he was unlucky to be run out when Wahab Riaz deflected a well-timed straight drive on to the stumps with Ryder well short of his ground. Guptill brought up his fifth test half century with a single but then threw his wicket away when he hit a Rehman full toss straight to Misbah-ul-haq at mid-off.

Pakistan cricket 'spot-fixing' trio face tribunal

A make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal against Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamer opens in Doha Thursday, with the players facing lengthy bans if found guilty. The hearing will be held behind closed doors at the Qatar Financial Centre from 0630 GMT and is scheduled to run until January 11, although lawyers have indicated a verdict may come earlier.

The three face charges of spot-fixing during Pakistan's tour of England last year in a scandal that rocked the sport. It is alleged that they conspired in the bowling of deliberate no-balls -- claims they all deny. They were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in September, with the world governing body's code of conduct carrying a minimum five-year ban if corruption charges are proved.

The maximum punishment is life out of the game. The scandal came to light when Britain's News of the World claimed that seven Pakistani players, including Butt, Aamer and Asif, took money from bookie Mazhar Majeed to obey orders at specific stages in the Lord's Test in August.

Scotland Yard detectives raided the team hotel in London, reportedly confiscating a huge amount of money from Salman's room.

The three-man independent hearing is being led by code of conduct commissioner and leading lawyer Michael Beloff of England, aided by Justice Albie Sachs from South Africa and Kenyan Sharad Rao.

It is set to open with a statement from the prosecution followed by a response from representatives of the three players.

All three have serious legal heavyweights going in to bat for them with paceman Asif, 28, represented by Allan Cameron, brother of British Prime Minister David Cameron.

Former Test captain and opening batsman Salman, 26, is represented by British-based lawyer Yasin Patel, while 18-year-old fast bowler Aamer's legal team is headed by Shahid Karim from Pakistan.

British newspapers said Pakistan one-day captain Shahid Afridi and head coach Waqar Younis have been summoned as prosecution witnesses.

While the ICC has made clear it will not be commenting until a verdict is reached, chief executive Haroon Lorgat told the BBC recently he was confident of the case against the players.

"We need to send out a strong message and that is part of what we want to achieve," Lorgat said. "We've worked hard at collecting all the evidence that we would require to make the charges stand."

The Pakistan team are currently touring New Zealand, but speaking ahead of the hearing, Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters that corruption was a curse that must be stamped out.

"It has to be an all-out effort from all concerned to ensure that such wrongdoing does not occur in the future and we at the PCB are doing all we can to curtail all such practices," he said.

"The PCB and ICC have taken a lot of steps, future plans have been drafted to pursue a policy of zero tolerance to corruption."The scandal is seen as the worst in cricket since that of South Africa's Hansie Cronje.

A decade ago the former South Africa captain, who died in a mysterious plane crash in 2002, was revealed to have accepted money from bookmakers in a bid to influence the course of games as well as trying to corrupt his team-mates.

Cricket spot-fixing accused desperate to play again

Pakistan cricketers Salman Butt and Mohammad Aamer on Wednesday voiced confidence they would again play for their country ahead of a make-or-break anti-corruption tribunal in Doha. The pair, along with Mohammad Asif, face the hearing Thursday on charges of spot-fixing during Pakistan's tour of England last year in a scandal that rocked the sport.

It is alleged that they conspired in the bowling of deliberate no-balls -- claims they all deny. Butt, the Pakistan captain, told AFP he was desperate to play top-level cricket again and said the scandal had taught him some harsh lessons.

"I have always played the game for the love of it and have never been involved in any wrongdoing," he said. "I am confident that I will soon be playing for my country. I have been practising all through this difficult phase of my life so that whenever I am cleared I am able to play.

"This phase has taught me a lot of lessons and I hope I will learn from them."

All three were provisionally suspended by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in October, with the world governing body's code of conduct carrying a minimum five-year ban if corruption charges are proved.

The maximum punishment is life out of the game. Their suspension came after reports in the British newspaper News of the World, which claimed several Pakistani players -- including the trio -- obeyed orders from an alleged bookmaker during the Lord's Test in August.

The newspaper said it paid Mazhar Majeed, an agent for several Pakistan players, 150,000 pounds (230,000 dollars) in return for advance knowledge of pre-arranged no-balls which could then be bet upon.

Butt and pace bowlers Aamer and Asif were named by the newspaper as the players involved. Police raided the team's hotel in London and questioned the three men, along with bowler Wahab Riaz, but they have yet to level any charges.

The three-man independent hearing starts on Thursday and is scheduled to conclude on January 11, led by code of conduct commissioner, and leading lawyer, Michael Beloff, aided by Justice Albie Sachs from South Africa and Kenyan Sharad Rao.

Aamer said he was hopeful of a positive outcome. "This is the toughest phase of my life," he said. "My elders tell me that such phases come in the life of a professional, so I am bravely facing this situation and will hopefully come out of it to play for Pakistan.

"I have been watching matches and felt disappointed at not being part of the team, but I hope it's a temporary phase and I will soon be playing for my country."His lawyer Shahid Karim said the incident had hurt the player emotionally.

"One of the mitigating factors is age and the other mitigating factor is Aamer's previously unblemished record," he told AFP.

"Emotionally he is drained, he's been affected badly by it, but he's coping as best he can and above all he is very confident that he will come out of this clean."

The hearing should be taking place in Dubai, where the ICC is headquartered, but was shifted to Doha as Asif is barred from entering the United Arab Emirates after being deported in 2008 on possession of banned drugs.

He was not immediately available for comment ahead of the hearing. The scandal is seen as the worst in cricket since that of South Africa's Hansie Cronje.

A decade ago the former South Africa captain, who died in a mysterious plane crash in 2002, was revealed to have accepted money from bookmakers in a bid to influence the course of games as well as trying to corrupt his team-mates.

Afridi not assured to lead Pakistan in World Cup

Pakistan ODI and T-20 skipper Shahid Afridi is currently not assured of leading Pakistan in the forthcoming World Cup as his performance has not impressed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) members.

“Afridi’s recent performances as captain have not impressed too many Board members and one of the biggest issues that are irking them is his public criticism of his team mates. Results have not been great, but the public criticism of team mates is not going down too well with the decision makers,” sources close to PCB told Pak Passion.

The source confirmed that Afridi’s performance as captain in the upcoming six one day matches in New Zealand will determine whether he is appointed captain for the World Cup.

“The Board will look at Afridi’s personal performance and also how well he leads the team, as well as how he conducts himself, before deciding on whether he (Afridi) will lead the team in the World Cup.

I would be very surprised if the Board makes a decision regarding Afridi, before the six match series in New Zealand.”

In addition to the discontent regarding Afridi’s public criticism of team mates, the source added that there were strong differences of opinion between Afridi and some selectors regarding Fawad Alam and Shahzaib Hasan.

“There are some selectors who do not think Fawad Alam and Shahzaib Hasan should be in the one day and Twenty20 squads, but Afridi has a different opinion to them.

There have been previous disagreements between the selectors and Afridi regarding the two players (Alam and Hasan) and the issue will rear it’s head once again when the final squad for the World Cup is due to be selected,” the source concluded.

Pakistan better suited for ODI cricket - Afridi

Pakistan's one-day captain Shahid Afridi has said Pakistan will be a surprise package in the World Cup later this year, despite the problems plaguing the team's recent campaigns, due to them being better suited to the 50-over format.

"No matter what people say and believe, I'm confident that Pakistan will do really well in the World Cup," Afridi told the News after returning from New Zealand following the three-match Twenty20 series there which his side lost 1-2.

"I won't make any predictions but would make it clear that Pakistan will take their best shot for the World Cup title." With under 50 days left for the event, Pakistan are yet to finalise their 30-man preliminary squad.

Three of their key players -- Salman Butt, Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Amir -- have been provisionally suspended following the spot-fixing controversy and their fates will be decided in Doha, later this week.

There are doubts over the futures of two other players - Shoiab Malik and Kamran Akmal - who will appear before the board's integrity committee prior to the announcement of the preliminary list.

"It's certainly not an ideal situation," Afridi said of the side's controversy-ridden build-up to the World Cup.

"But it's our history that we give our best under pressure." Pakistan have performed reasonably well in their recent one-day campaigns, taking five-match series against England and South Africa to the final games.

Afridi said Pakistan's one-day side was more likely to succeed than their outfits for the other formats.

"I would agree that a lot of work has to be done before we start doing well in Tests consistently," he said.

"Even our Twenty20 team needs a world of improvement.

But when it comes to one-day cricket, we are close to achieving an ideal combination.

Most of the players in our Twenty20 team are better suited to the one-day format." Afridi hinted he had given up on the option of opening the innings following his failures at the top in the New Zealand Twenty20s.

"The idea behind my decision to open was to help give the team some fast and useful starts," he said.

"But it didn't work out. Now I've decided to stick to No.6 spot both for Twenty20s and ODIs in the future."

Announcement of cricket WC squads deferred

Pakistan cricket selectors have deferred the announcement of names of thirty probables for World Cup and squad one day series against New Zealand after failing to reach a decision on the final selection. The national selection committee had a marathon meeting here on Friday at Gadaffi Stadium and deliberated upon the names of players but deferred the final selection till next week.

Mohsin Hasan Khan presided over the meeting which was attended by members, Mohammad Ilyas (Member), Azhar Khan and Asif Baloch, Farukh Zaman (both co-opt members) attended the meeting. “The announcement of both the squads has been deferred till early next week. It is pertinent to mention here that PCB has to submit the names of 30 players to ICC for the World Cup by January 5, 2011”, said Mohsin Khan after the meeting here on Friday.

“We had lengthy discussions on performance and availability of many players. We were of the opinion that since we still have a few days before the deadline for announcing the World Cup Squad it would be better to wait until there is absolute clarity from PCB on the availability for selection of certain players”, he added.