Top-10 buys at the IPL V auction

The IPL V auction that was held in Bangalore on Saturday saw very surprises in terms of money spent by franchises to buy players. India's hard-hitting batsman, Ravindra Jadeja, who's batting prowess is now well known, was the top grosser at the auction with Chennai Super Kings buying him for a whopping Rs 9.72 crore. He was followed by Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene, who went for Rs 6.8 crore.

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Here are the Top-10 buys at the IPL auction.

Ravindra Jadeja

Country: India

Previous IPL Team(s): Rajasthan Royals /Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $100,000

Bought for: $2million

2012 IPL team: Chennai Super Kings

Mahela Jayawardene

Country: Sri Lanka

Previous IPL Team(s): Kings XI Punjab/Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $300,000

Bought for: $1.4million

2012 IPL team: Delhi Daredevils

Brendon McCullum

Country: New Zealand

Previous IPL Team(s): Kolkata Knight Riders/Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $400,000

Bought for: $900,000

2012 IPL team: Kolkata Knight Riders

Muttiah Muralitharan

Country: Sri Lanka

Previous IPL Team(s): Chennai Super Kings/Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $200,000

Bought for: $220,000

2012 IPL team: Royal Challengers Bangalore

Herschelle Gibbs

Country: South Africa

Previous IPL Team(s): Deccan Chargers

Base Price: $50,000

Bought for: $50,000

2012 IPL team: Mumbai Indians

Bradley Hodge

Country: Australia

Previous IPL Team(s): Kolkata Knight Riders/Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $200,000

Bought for: $475,000

2012 IPL team: Rajasthan Royals

Dinesh Chandimal

Country: Sri Lanka

Previous IPL Team(s): -

Base Price: $50,000

Bought for: $50,000

2012 IPL team: Rajasthan Royals

Parthiv Patel

Country: India

Previous IPL Team(s): Chennai Super Kings/Kochi Tuskers Kerala

Base Price: $200,000

Bought for: $650,000

2012 IPL team: Deccan Chargers

Mitchell Johnson

Country: Australia

Previous IPL Team(s): -

Base Price: $300,000

Bought for: $300,000

2012 IPL team: Mumbai Indians

Andre Russell

Country: West Indies

Previous IPL Team(s): -

Base Price: $50,000

Bought for: $450,000

2012 IPL team: Delhi Daredevils