Mumbai Indians paid a whopping Rs 5.3 crore ($1 million) to get Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to play on their side in the upcoming sixth edition of the IPL, even as Abhishek Nayar and RP Singh invited unexpectedly high bids in the players' auction here on Sunday.
Maxwell, the 24-year-old Victorian with a base price of $200,000, was sold for five-times that amount, more than Ricky Ponting who went for the highest base price of $400,000.
"Maxwell is a good kid, an exceptional talent and it will be exciting to see him play. It will be nice to have him in the team," said Anil Kumble, mentor of Mumbai Indians. Commenting on the buy, Nita Ambani, owner of Mumbai Indians, said: "He is an upcoming youngster. He can bat, bowl and I think he is a great fielder. We had thought of some names before we came here and he was one of them."
Maxwell has played nine T20 Internationals scoring 47 runs with a highest of 27 while he has taken five wickets as an off-spinner.
While Mumbai Indians also bought the former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting for base price of Rs 2.1 crore, the Bangalore-based Royal Challengers paid the same amount to cement the place of pacer RP Singh in its squad. Pune Warriors too bought Australia's Michael Clarke for base price of Rs2.1 crore.
Delhi Daredevils paid a whopping Rs2.3 crore for South African all-rounder Johan Botha, even as Aussie batsman Luke Pomersbach, with a base price of $50,000, went for Rs1.5 crore by Kings XI Punjab.
Australian all-rounder James Faulkner, with a base price of $100,000, was bought for four times that amount (Rs 2.1 crore)by Rajasthan Royals, while Indian all-rounder Abhishek Nayar would play for Pune Warriors for a fee of Rs 3.5 crore ($675,000).
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