It was no surprise that all the players in the reserve pool were sold for their base price with former Australia [ Images ] pacer Glenn McGrath [ Images ] topping the list at US $350,000 to Delhi [ Images ].

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Australia's batting trump card Michael Hussey [ Images ] must be a bit disappointed after being taken over by Chennai for US $250,000, while his younger and inexperienced brother David bagged more than double the price from Shah Rukh Khan's [ Images ] Kolkata [ Images ] team.

The West Indian batting duo of Ramnaresh Sarwan [ Images ] and Shivnarine Chanderpaul [ Images ] went to Mohali and Bangalore respectively commanding figures of US $225,000 and US $200,000.

Kolkata shored up it's wicketkeeping department with the purchase of Zimbabwe's Tatenda Taibu for US $125,000, while South Africa's [ Images ] Twenty20 [ Images ] specialist Loots Bosman was grabbed by Mumbai [ Images ] for US $150,000.

Former Australia opener Justin Langer was bought by Jaipur [ Images ] for US $200,000, while compatriot Simon Katich [ Images ] was purchased by Mohali for US $200,000 in last minute dealings in the players auction.

Pakistan's veteran batsman Mohammad Yousuf [ Images ] was withdrawn from the auction after the rebel Indian Cricket League sent legal notice to all eight franchises asking them not to bid for Yousuf. Ashwell Prince [ Images ] was also withdrawn from the auction, which meant a total of 77 players out of 79 were bought for their reserve prices.