The 2008 IPL auction, held on February 20, 2008, in Mumbai, was the first player auction for the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Below are the key details:
Key Highlights:
Total Budget for Each Team: $5 million.
Total Players Auctioned: 77 players.
Highest Bid Player: MS Dhoni, bought by the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) for $1.5 million.
Here’s a detailed list of the 2008 IPL teams and their squads from the inaugural season:
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1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Captain: MS Dhoni
Coach: Kepler Wessels
Squad:
1. MS Dhoni (Captain)
2. Matthew Hayden
3. Michael Hussey
4. Muttiah Muralitharan
5. Stephen Fleming
6. Jacob Oram
7. Albie Morkel
8. Suresh Raina
9. Subramaniam Badrinath
10. Manpreet Gony
11. Parthiv Patel
12. Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan
13. Lakshmipathy Balaji
14. Palani Amarnath
15. Makhaya Ntini
16. Abhinav Mukund
17. Arun Karthik
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2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
Captain: Sachin Tendulkar
Coach: Lalchand Rajput
Squad:
1. Sachin Tendulkar (Captain)
2. Sanath Jayasuriya
3. Harbhajan Singh
4. Shaun Pollock
5. Robin Uthappa
6. Ajinkya Rahane
7. Dwayne Bravo
8. Lasith Malinga
9. Abhishek Nayar
10. Ashish Nehra
11. Pinal Shah
12. Rohan Raje
13. Dominic Thornely
14. Yogesh Takawale
15. Luke Ronchi
16. Nuwan Zoysa
17. Dilhara Fernando
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3. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Captain: Sourav Ganguly
Coach: John Buchanan
Squad:
1. Sourav Ganguly (Captain)
2. Brendon McCullum
3. Ricky Ponting
4. Chris Gayle
5. Ishant Sharma
6. Ajit Agarkar
7. Shoaib Akhtar
