Auction Action: Insane bids

GLENN MAXWELL'S price again raised eyebrows, Chris Morris forced franchises to break the bank and Indian fans will be vociferously googling Riley Meredith's credentials while trying to figure out how Jhye Richardson swooped a nearly 2 million dollar deal. Welcome to the 'IPL Wonderland', auctions for the uninitiated, where at times suspension of disbelief is the best policy while trying to decipher the numbers.

MOST EXPENSIVE: RR grabs SA all-rounder Chris Morris for Rs. 16.25 cr. Until now, Yuvraj was most expensive at Rs 16 cr. Right-arm fast bowler and a lower-order hitter, he has an IPL strike rate of 157.87. (Base price Rs 75 lakhs).

RCB GRAB MAXWELL, TOO: Australia all-rounder picked up for Rs 14.25 cr. Penchant for hitting sixes coupled with fast offbreaks and fabulous fielding.

OUTBID PUNJAB: New Zealand all-rounder Kyle Jamieson snapped for Rs 15 cr by RCB. At 6'8", he is literally unplayable on green wickets with steep bounce off length and movement off the pitch.

MYSTERY PICKINGS: Punjab managed to grab Jhye Richardson – for a whooping Rs 14 crore. Base price was Rs.1.5 cr. But an economy rate of 8.44 can't be worth nearly USD 2 million. Also snapped Australia's uncapped pace bowler Riley Meredith (Base price Rs. 40 lakh) for Rs 8 crore. Currently, down with a serious shoulder injury

ALI, ALI…: England's all-rounder Moeen Ali, who played in the second Test at Chennai, went to CSK for Rs.7 crore. Reserve price Rs.2 crore. Possibly, the best buy among multi-skilled foreign players.

MUMBAI’S MOJO: Nathan Coulter-Nile taken for Rs 5 cr and Piyush Chawla for Rs 2.40 cr.

PITTANCE: India's Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara bought by CSK for base price of Rs 50 lakh.

BEST UNCAPPED BUY: Krishnappa Gowtham, Karnataka’s allrounder, goes to CSK for Rs. 9.25 cr. Base price Rs 20 lakh.

Arjun Tendulkar SOLD to Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 L

Hanuma Vihari is UNSOLD!. Harbhajan Singh goes to KKR for Rs 2.2 crore.