IPL Action Live 2014

Players Name            Team                Amount

Yuvraj Singh            Bangalore            14 Crores
Dinesh Karthik         Delhi                    12.5 Crores
Kevin Pietersen        Delhi                     9 Crores
Mitchel Johnson       Punjab                   6.5 Crores
David Warner          Hyderabad             5.5 Crores
Jacques Kallis          Kolkata                 5.5 Crores
Murali Vijay             Delhi                      5 Crores
Michael Hussey        Mumbai                 5 Crores
Robin Uthapppa       Kolkata                 5 Crores    
Amit Mishra             Hyderabad             4.75 Crores
Faf du Plessi            Chennai                  4.75 Crores
Dwayne Smith         Chennai                  4.5 Crores
Aaron Finch             Hyderabad             4 Crores
Steve Smith             Rajasthan                4 Crores
Darren Sammy         Hyderabad             3.5 Crores
Quinton de Kock     Delhi                       3.5 Crores
Yusuf Pathan           Kolkata                   3.25 Crores
Brendon McCullum  Chennai                  3.25 Crores
George Bailey          Punjab                    3.25 Crores
Virendra Sehwag     Punjab                    3.2 Crores
Manoj Tiwary          Delhi                      2.8 Crores
Zaheer Khan           Mumbai                  2.6 Crores
Brad Hodge            Rajasthan               2.4 Crores
Albie Morkel          Bangalore                2.4 Crores
JP Duminy              Delhi                       2.2 Crores
Shaun Marssh        Punjab                     2.2 Crores
Saha                      Punjab                     2.2 Crores        
Pujara                    Punjab                     1.9 Crores
Thisara Perara       Punjab                      1.6 Crores
Parthiv Patel          Bangalore                 1.4 Crores
Ross Taylor            -                             Unsold
Jeyawardana          -                             Unsold
Naman Ojha          -                             Unsold
Mathew Wade      -                              Unsold
Kushal Perera      -                               Unsold

India announce Asia Cup squad – Cheteshwar Pujara included; Raina and Ishant dropped

After much fan uproar, India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara has been selected in the ODI squad for Asia Cup later this month.Suresh Raina, who has not been in his best of the forms from the last 8-10 months, has been ruled out of the squad. Under fire for his extended poor form, medium pacer Ishant Sharma has also been dropped.
The squad contains 8 batsmen, 2 spinners, 2 all-rounders and 4 fast bowlers.
Ravichandran Ashwin, struggling overseas lately, has been included in the squad, keeping in mind that the tournament will be taking place in Bangladesh. Amit Mishra is the other specialist spinner in the squad.
Ravindra Jadeja and Stuart Binny are the two all-rounders in the squad. The same bowling unit, which toured New Zealand, has been maintained, except the exclusion of Ishant Sharma.
The four fast bowlers are Mohammed Shami, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Aaron and Ishwar Pandey.
Asia Cup tournament will begin from 25th February 2014.

Asia Cup squad: MS Dhoni (C), S Dhawan, Rohit, Virat, Pujara, Rayudu, Rahane, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mohammed Shami, Varun Aaron, Binny, Amit Mishra, Ishwar Pandey.

Yuvraj Singh and Mohit Sharma included in India’s T20 World Cup squad, Ishant Sharma dropped

India’s squad for Twenty20 World Cup, which is going to be held in Bangladesh this year, has been announced. The biggest inclusion is of the man who helped India lift the World Cup in 2011, Yuvraj Singh.Yuvraj has been in-and-out of the squad for the last 18 months, and this inclusion will be a great boost for the southpaw.The new-ball bowler of Chennai Super Kings, Mohit Sharma too gets a slot for T20 World Cup. Mohit Sharma will replace under-fire Ishant Sharma in the World Twenty20 Cup squad.Suresh Raina has been included in the squad despite missing the cut for ODI squad for Asia Cup.

ICC WT20 squad: MS Dhoni (C), Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suresh Raina, Yuvraj, Rahane, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvi, Shami, Binny, Amit Mishra, Mohit, Aaron.