IPL3 auction shock: No bidders for Pakistan

Chennai Super Kings brought Sri Lanka’s promising all-rounder Thissara Perera for US$ 50,000

MUMBAI: IPL3 cricket auction began on Tuesday with a big surprise right away when Pakistan star player Shahid Afridi found no bidders. Apart from Afridi there were ten other Pakistanis on auction – Misbah-ul-Haq, Umar Gul, Imran Nazir, Rana Naved, Mohammad Aamer, Abdul Razzaq, Kamran Akmal, Umar Akmal, Saeed Ajmal and Sohail Tanvir.
West Indies all-rounder Kieron Pollard was the star attraction with the bidding going into a tie-breaker. Pollard was finally bagged by Mumbai Indians for $750,000 but the amount for the tie-breaker has not been disclosed.
Mumbai Indians owner Nita Ambani said, “We are happy with Pollard since we wanted a batting all-rounder.”

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