One of the biggest sporting even in Asia and in Cricket is Indian Premier League .IPL has gained so much popularity noth only in India but all over the world where people know about cricket because this is a plateform which get together some of the biggest names in cricket at one plateform. IPL 2012 will be massive and it will all start with the players auction on 4th Fabruary 2012 and it will be interesting to see how this years event goes about.
The IPL Auction 2012 promises to be as entertaining and interesting as the previous versions. Not only will it present a chance to the teams to acquire players who are up for sale, but also provide an opportunity to unassociated and contact-devoid players to team up with a particular franchise. Most of the players of world cricket and domestic cricket are still not a part of the million dollar league. The auction will be a chance for them to get exposed to the frenzy and excitement that IPL stands for. Also, chances of retribution of Pakistani players are likely during the 2012 auctions of the IPL.
IPL 2012 Auction Dates and Format:
The player auction will held on February 4, 2012. Each player in the auction pool had a base price under which franchise owners could not bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $200,000 to $400,000, this year several players didn't set their base price for the auction. English spin bowler Graeme Swann is the only player who has set his base price at $400,000 for the auction.
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The IPL Auction 2012 promises to be as entertaining and interesting as the previous versions. Not only will it present a chance to the teams to acquire players who are up for sale, but also provide an opportunity to unassociated and contact-devoid players to team up with a particular franchise. Most of the players of world cricket and domestic cricket are still not a part of the million dollar league. The auction will be a chance for them to get exposed to the frenzy and excitement that IPL stands for. Also, chances of retribution of Pakistani players are likely during the 2012 auctions of the IPL.
IPL 2012 Auction Dates and Format:
The player auction will held on February 4, 2012. Each player in the auction pool had a base price under which franchise owners could not bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $200,000 to $400,000, this year several players didn't set their base price for the auction. English spin bowler Graeme Swann is the only player who has set his base price at $400,000 for the auction.
Transfers
The first transfer window was between 15 December and 20 January, 2012 and included the following transfers.[7]
| Player | From | To | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
 Andrew McDonald | Delhi Daredevils | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2012 |
 Kevin Pietersen | Deccan Chargers | Delhi Daredevils | 2012 |
 Dinesh Karthik | Kings XI Punjab | Mumbai Indians | 2012 |
| Harmeet Singh | Deccan Chargers | Kings XI Punjab | 2012 |
| R Sathish | Mumbai Indians | Kings Xi Punjab | 2012 |
| Pragyan Ojha[8] | Deccan Chargers | Mumbai Indians | 2012 |
New additions
The following players were either retained who played for the team last year as their replacement or it has been a local Indian player which is selected to play for them without going into the auction.
| Player | From | To | Season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harshal Patel | Haryana Ranji Team | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2012 |
 Chris Gayle[9] |  West Indies Cricket Team | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 2012-13 |
| Sourav Ganguly[10] | Bengal Ranji Team | Pune Warriors India | 2012-13 |
| Pawan Negi | Delhi Ranji Team | Delhi Daredevils | 2012 |
 David Miller | South African Cricket Team | Kings XI Punjab | 2012-13 |
| Manprit Juneja | Gujarat Ranji Team | Delhi Daredevils | 2012 |
| Kuldeep Raval | Saurashtra Ranji Team | Delhi Daredevils | 2012 |
| Blue colour represents 'Retained' |
Players bought out
The following players were left out by their teams for a specific season.
| Player | From | Seasons played |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Frylinck | Delhi Daredevils | 2011 |
| Sridharan Sriram | Delhi Daredevils | 2011 |
| Vivek Yadav | Delhi Daredevils | 2011 |
| Rajesh Pawar | Delhi Daredevils | 2011 |
