Gayle has the fastest T20 century to his name, off 30 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) versus Pune Warriors in 2013.
Besides Gambhir, Delhi bought Colin Munro, Jason Roy, Glenn Maxwell for Rs 1.9 crore, Rs 1.5 crore and Rs 9 crore respectively.
Yuvraj Singh was sold at his base price Rs 2 crore to KXIP, a franchise with which he debuted in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2008.
The base price of the 38-year-old veteran, who was earlier associated with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), was set at Rs 2 crore.
Indian players dominated the bidding wars as KL Rahul and Manish Pandey laughed their way to the bank with multi-million dollar deals but England all-rounder Ben Stokes once again emerged the costliest buy in the IPL auctions on Saturday.
Had been given them more methods for retention, CSK would have retained the entire squad for the fresh season, without a second thought.
In addition to his impressive batting skills, captaincy is something that makes him a star in the Indian T20 league.
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Gambhir has played first three years for Delhi Daredevils but he dead-batted queries on whether the franchise is looking at him as rumours are to be believed.
As per the list provided, 36 players are in all in Rs 2 crore bracket while 32 have priced themselves in the Rs 1.5 crore zone.
The entry of England Test skipper Joe Root in the marquee player list is an indication that England and Wales Cricket Board has finally understood what their players want.
According to Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, who last played for India in June last year, will be a hot pick in the IPL Auction.
The BCCI has decided to bring forward two tourneys so that players can audition before the IPL auction kickstarts.
New Delhi: A day after the conclusion of players auction for the eighth season of Indian Premier League (IPL) on Monday, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor took a jibe at the franchisees regarding the list of
New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh's mercurial father Yograj on Monday made a controversial claim that Mahendra Singh Dhoni did not want his son in India's cricket World Cup squad, only to be dismissed by the left-hand
Bangalore/New Delhi: All-rounder Yuvraj Singh, who became Indian Premier League's costliest ever buy by going for a whopping Rs 16 crore to Delhi Daredevils on Monday, said that he was happy to be playing again
Christchurch, New Zealand: New Zealand refused to be distracted from its Cricket World Cup objectives by the millions of dollars on offer in Monday's Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, focusing instead on Tuesday's second Pool
Bengaluru: Indian all-rounder Yuvraj Singh set a new record as he emerged as the costliest ever buy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by going for a whopping Rs 16 crore to Delhi Daredevils in
New Delhi: India discard Yuvraj Singh and South Africa opener Hashim Amla will be the star attractions in IPL 8 auctions that will see quite a few Indians and International players going under the hammer
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