IPL squads forming following auction

Australia allrounder Shane Watson wasn't the only player to be sold for big money during Saturday's Indian Premier League auction, with a host of other local and international players also receiving a huge pay day.

While Watson received the highest bid at the auction - he was sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.98 million - it was a pair of Indians and a South African that attracted similar money.

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Indian youngster Pawan Negi was sold to the Delhi Daredevils for $1.79 million, while the same side also snapped up Proteas allrounder Chris Morris for $1.46 million.

Sunrisers Hyderabad paid the same amount for veteran batsman Yuvraj Singh, while fellow Indians Mohit Sharma ($1.37 million to Kings XI Punjab) and Ashish Nehra ($1.1 million to Sunrisers Hyderabad) were also sold for big money.

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Shane Watson to Royal Challengers Bangalore for $1.98 million – An IPL veteran who has excelled for his country in the 20-over game of late. The 34-year-old made an excellent 124 not out against India in January that showed he still has what it takes to make an impact at international level. 

WATCH: Watson on song against India

Pawan Negi to Delhi Daredevils for $1.79 million - Negi is a talented left-arm orthodox spinner who can also contribute with the bat. The 23-year-old is often hard to score off and has often been used as a pinch hitter early in the innings.

Chris Morris to Delhi Daredevils for $1.46 million - The South African is somewhat of a Twenty20 specialist, who has represented suspended franchises Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals in previous IPL seasons. Bowling fast medium pace, Morris is a wicket-taker that can also provide valuable runs with the bat in the lower order.

Yuvraj Singh to Sunrisers Hyderabad for $1.46 million - The left-hander was picked up what will be his fifth IPL side, having already represented Kings XI Punjab, Pune Warriors India (defunct), Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Daredevils in previous years. Yuvraj is a powerful T20 batsmen, who can also bowl some more than handy left-arm orthodox spin. 

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Mohit Sharma to Kings XI Punjab for $1.37 million - The former Chennai Super Kings paceman took 23 wickets during the 2013 IPL season and has since turned out for his country on eight occasions in the T20 format.

There were plenty of players that missed out at the IPL auction, with 2015 leading ODI run-scorer Martin Guptill and in-form Australian Usman Khawaja among those that went unsold.

Other Australians to miss out were Mike Hussey, Cameron White, Brad Haddin, James Pattinson, David Hussey, George Bailey, Shaun Tait, Joe Burns, Nathan Lyon, Adam Voges, Sean Abbott, Ashton Agar, Jackson Bird, Cameron Boyce, Nic Maddinson, Michael Beer, Ben Dunk, Ben Laughlin, Aiden Blizzard, Michael Klinger, Tim Ludeman, Alex Ross and Cameron Bancroft.

Delhi Daredevils

Coach: TBC

Captain: JP Duminy

Australians: Nathan Coulter-Nile (retained), Joel Paris ($63,000)

Big Buys: Pawan Negi ($1.79 million), Chris Morris ($1.46 million), Carlos Brathwaite ($886,100)

Notable international players: Albie Morkel, Imran Tahir, Jean-Paul Duminy, Quinton de Kock

Squad: Jean-Paul Duminy, Mohammed Shami, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Quinton de Kock, Saurabh Tiwary, Shahbaz Nadeem, Mayank Agarwal, Imran Tahir, Jayant Yadav, Amit Mishra, Shreyas Iyer, Zaheer Khan, Albie Morkel, Sanju Samson, Chris Morris, Carlos Braithwate, Karun Nair, Pawan Negi, Sam Billings, Joel Paris, Pratyush Singh, Akhil Arvind Herwadkar, Mahipal Lomror, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Chama Milind, Pawan Suyal, Rishabh Pant 

WATCH: Paris claims first ODI scalp for Australia

Kings XI Punjab

Coach: Sanjay Bangar

Captain: David Miller

Australians: Mitchell Johnson (retained), Shaun Marsh (retained), Glenn Maxwell (retained), Marcus Stoinis ($115,000)

Big Buys: Mohit Sharma ($1.37 million)

Notable international players: David Miller, Mitchell Johnson, Glenn Maxwell

Squad: David Miller, Murali Vijay, Glenn Maxwell, Shaun Marsh, Axar Patel, Anureet Singh, Gurkeerat Singh Mann, Manan Vohra, Mitchell Johnson, Nikhil Shankar Naik, Rishi Dhawan, Sandeep Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Wriddhiman Saha, Mohit Sharma, Kyle Abbott, KC Cariappa, Marcus Stoinis, Farhaan Behardien, Pardeep Sahu, Armaan Jaffer, Swapnil Singh 

WATCH: Maxwell brilliant fielding

Kolkata Knight Riders

Coach: Jacques Kallis

Captain: Gautam Gambhir

Australians: Brad Hogg (retained), Chris Lynn (retained), John Hastings ($271,000)

Notable international players: Andre Russell, Morne Morkel, Shakib Al Hasan, Sunil Narine

Squad: Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Yusuf Pathan, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Brad Hogg, Morne Morkel, Kuldeep Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Sheldon Jackson, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, John Hastings, Jason Holder, Colin Munro, Rajagopal Satish, Manan Ajay Sharma 

WATCH: Lynn smashes five sixes in a row

Mumbai Indians 

Coach: Ricky Ponting

Captain: Rohit Sharma

Australians: Nil

Big Buys: Jos Buttler ($792,000)

Notable international players: Corey Anderson, Keiron Pollard, Lasith Malinga, Lendl Simmons, Marchant de Lange, Mitchell McClenaghan

Squad: Rohit Sharma, Lendl Simmons, Ambati Rayudu, Corey Anderson, Unmukt Chand, Kieron Pollard, Parthiv Patel, Mitchell McClenaghan, Lasith Malinga, Marchant de Lange, Akshay Wakhare, Harbhajan Singh, Hardik Pandya, Jagadeesha Suchitch, Jasprit Bumrah, Nitish Rana, R Vinay Kumar, Shreyas Gopal, Siddhesh Lad, Jos Buttler, Nathu Singh, Tim Southee, Krunal Pandya, KP Kamath, Jitesh Sharma, Deepak Punia 

WATCH: Rohit blasts record score

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Coach: Daniel Vettori

Captain: Virat Kohli

Australians: Mitchell Starc (retained), Shane Watson ($1.98 million), Kane Richardson ($417,000), Travis Head ($104,000)

Notable international players: AB de Villers, Adam Milne, Chris Gayle, David Wiese, Mitch Starc

Squad: Virat Kohli (C), AB de Villers, David Wiese, Adam Milne, Chris Gayle, Mitchell Starc, Abu Nechim Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Kedar Jadhav, Mandeep Singh, Sarfaraz Khan, Sreenath Arvind, Varun Aaron, Virat Kohli, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shane Watson, Stuart Binny, Kane Richardson, Travis Head, Samuel Badree, Praveen Dubey, Vikramjeet Malik, Akshay Karnewar, Vikas Tokas, Iqbal Abdullah, Sachin Baby 

WATCH: Starc bowls 160 km/h delivery

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Coach: Tom Moody

Captain: David Warner

Australians: Moises Henriques (retained), David Warner (retained), Ben Cutting ($104,000)

Big Buys: Yuvraj Singh ($1.46 million), Ashish Nehra ($1.1 million)

Notable international players: Eoin Morgan, Kane Williamson, Trent Boult, David Warner

Squad: David Warner, Shikhar Dhawan, Moises Henriques, Eoin Morgan, Kane Williamson, KL Rahul, Naman Ojha, Parvez Rasool, Trent Boult, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ashish Reddy, Bipul Sharma, Karn Sharma, Ricky Bhui, Siddharth Kaul, Yuvraj Singh, Ashish Nehra, Deepak Hooda, Mustafizur Rahman, Aditya Tare, Barinder Singh Sran, Ben Cutting, Vijay Shankar, Abhimanyu Mithun, T Suman 

WATCH: Warner's magnificent 98

Rising Pune Supergiants

Coach: Stephen Fleming

Captain: MS Dhoni 

Australians: Steve Smith (retained), Mitch Marsh ($1 million), Scott Boland ($104,000), Adam Zampa ($63,000), Peter Handscomb ($63,000)

Big Buys: Murugan Ashwin ($949,800), Ishant Sharma ($792,000)

Notable international players: Faf du Plessis, Kevin Pietersen, Thisara Perera, Steve Smith, Mitch Marsh

Squad: MS Dhoni, Ajinkya Rahane, R Ashwin, Steve Smith, Faf Du Plessis, Mitchell Marsh, M Ashwin, Ishant Sharma, Kevin Pietersen, Irfan Pathan, Thisara Perera, Rajat Bhatia, Ashok Dinda, Scott Boland, RP Singh, Peter Handscomb, Adam Zampa, Ishwar Pandey, Ankit Sharma, Ankush Bains, Baba Aparijith, Deepak Chahar, Jaskaran Singh 

WATCH: Marsh scores timely half century

Gujarat Lions

Coach: Brad Hodge

Captain: Suresh Raina 

Australians: James Faulkner (retained), Aaron Finch ($208,000), Andrew Tye ($104,000)

Big Buys: Nil

Notable international players: Dwayne Bravo, Dwayne Smith, Dale Steyn, Brendon McCullum, Faulkner, Aaron Finch

Squad: Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Brendon McCullum, James Faulkner, Dwayne Bravo, Praveen Kumar, Dale Steyn, Dinesh Karthik, Dwayne Smith, Dhawal Kulkarni, Eklavya Dwivedi, Aaron Finch, Andrew Tye, Ishan Kishan, Pravin Tambe, Jaydev Shah, Pradeep Sangwan, Shadab Jakati, Shivil Kaushik, Amit Mishra, Sarabjit Ladda, Akshdeep Nath, Umang Sharma, Paras Dogra 

WATCH: Faulkner's freakish catch