LIVE: IPL Auction: Gambhir auctioned for record price; Ganguly goes unsold

IPL 4 AUCTION LIVE
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13.00 - Vettori goes to 550,000 to RCB. This makes no sense. Vettori has consistently been one of the best, most economical spinners in all T20 cricket.
12.57 – VVS Laxman goes to Kochi for 400,000, his base price.
12.49 - Johan Botha, the South African all-rounder next. 700,000 and counting.
950,000 from Rajasthan and Botha’s sold. Astonishing price for a bits and pieces player.
12.42 - Robin Uthappa next. The RCB batsman has had fitness  problems but he’s a hugely popular player.
1 million on the table from Kochi. They’re going for Indian players at this auction.
2 million from Kochi! And the bidding continues.
Pune take Uthappa at 2.1 million dollars! He’s the fourth Indian today to draw a bid of $2 million or more.
12.39 - Graeme Smith, South Africa captain and Rajasthan opener, goes to Pune Warriors for 500,000.
12.35 - Rahul Dravid goes to Rajasthan Royals for 500,000. That’s less than half of what Bangalore’s Icon player had been earlier paid.
12.29 - Adam Gilchrist next. Captain of Deccan Chargers, goes to Punjab, for 900,000.
12.27 – Kumar Sangakkara, former captain of Kings XI and current Sri Lanka captain, goes to Deccan Chargers for 700,000.
12.25 – Mumbai Indians take Andrew Symonds for 850,000. Symonds had got 1.5 million at the inaugural auction in 2008.
12.21 - Rohit Sharma has been sold to Mumbai for $ 2 million! Do readers think this is a good buy?
12.15 - It’s Kallis. This should be a hotly-contested bid. Kallis has been in excellent form, and had done well in previous IPLs too. Will RCB retain him? He goes for 1.1 million to Kolkata. This is Kolkata’s third seven-figure buy today. How will they build the rest of the team?