Starting at a base price of USD 100,000, Jadeja was eventually bought for USD 2 million by Chennai Super Kings after winning a tie-breaker against Deccan Chargers.
Indian medium pacer R Vinay Kumar attracted the highest bid, that of USD 1 million, in the second stage of the IPL Player Auction 2012.
Vinay, who was a part of the Kochi Tuskers Kerala team last season, was bought by his home team Royal Bangalore Challengers after entering the auction at the base price of USD 100,000.
Kolkata Knight Riders snapped the swashbuckling New Zealand wicketkeeper batsman Brendon McCullum for USD 900,000. McCullum was a part of the Kolkata franchise for the first three seasons.
Sri Lankan spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan will now play for Royal Challengers Bangalore after being bought by them for USD 220,000. Along with Daniel Vettori, RCB, perhaps have the most formidable spin-pair.
Delhi Daredevils secured the services of former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene (base price 300,000) for USD 1.4 million. He joins another new recruit at the franchise this season, along with Kevin Pietersen.
West Indies off-spinner Sunil Narine was another big catch, with Kolkata Knight Riders securing his services for USD 700,000.
RP Singh went to the Mumbai Indians for USD 600,000 after entering the bid at a base price of USD 200,000. Rajasthan Royals bought S Sreesanth for his base price of USD 400,000.
West Indies’ Andre Russell, who entered at a base price of USD 50,000, was eventually grabbed by the Delhi Daredevils for USD 450,000. Australia’s Mitchell Johnson will don the Mumbai Indians blues, after they bought him at his base price of USD 300,000.
All-rounder Azhar Mahmood will be the only player from Pakistan to play in IPL 2012 after Kings XI Punjab bought him for USD 200,000, double his base price.
Some of the big names that failed to find bidders were James Anderson, Ian Bell, Owais Shah, Matt Prior and Graeme Swann from England; Lonwabo Tsotsobe and Mark Boucher from South Africa; and Steven Smith, Xavier Doherty and Peter Siddle from Australia.
Sri Lankan spinners Ajantha Mendis and Rangana Herath too remained unsold, as did West Indies’ Ravi Rampaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan.
Ireland’s World Cup 2011 hero Kevin O’ Brien too failed to attract bidders.
Among the Indian players who remained unsold were middle-order veteran VVS Laxman and Punjab medium pacer VRV Singh
List of players sold in IPL Auction 2012
| Sr.No | Name of the Player | Country | RP | Sold at | Sold to |
| 1 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 100,000 | 2,000,000 | CSK |
| 2 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 300,000 | 1,400,000 | DD |
| 3 | Brendon McCullum | NZ | 400,000 | 900,000 | KKR |
| 4 | Muttiah Muralitharan | Sri Lanka | 200,000 | 220,000 | RCB |
| 5 | Darren Bravo | West Indies | 100,000 | 100,000 | DC |
| 6 | Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | 50,000 | 50,000 | MI |
| 7 | Bradley Hodge | Australia | 200,000 | 475,000 | RR |
| 8 | Dinesh Chandimal | Sri Lanka | 50,000 | 50,000 | RR |
| 9 | Parthiv Patel | India | 200,000 | 650,000 | DC |
| 10 | Doug Bracewell | NZ | 50,000 | 50,000 | DD |
| 11 | Mitchell Johnson | Australia | 300,000 | 300,000 | MI |
| 12 | Andre Russell | West Indies | 50,000 | 450,000 | DD |
| 13 | Rudra Pratap Singh | India | 200,000 | 600,000 | MI |
| 14 | S Sreesanth | India | 400,000 | 400,000 | RR |
| 15 | R Vinay Kumar | India | 100,000 | 1,000,000 | RCB |
| 16 | Brad Hogg | Australia | 100,000 | 180,000 | RR |
| 17 | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 50,000 | 700,000 | KKR |
| 18 | Robin John Peterson | South Africa | 100,000 | 100,000 | MI |
| 19 | Ramesh Powar | India | 100,000 | 160,000 | KXIP |
| 20 | Daniel Harris | Australia | 50,000 | 70,000 | DC |
| 21 | Kevon Cooper | West Indies | 50,000 | 50,000 | RR |
| 22 | James Faulkner | Australia | 100,000 | 190,000 | KXIP |
| 23 | Azhar Mahmood | England | 100,000 | 200,000 | KXIP |
| 24 | Thisara Perera | Sri Lanka | 50,000 | 650,000 | MI |
| 25 | Merchant de Lange | South Africa | 50,000 | 50,000 | KKR |
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