This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2011 Indian Premier League (IPL).
| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders (2010) | 34 | [1] | |||
| 16 September 2010 | Chennai Super Kings (2009) | 32 | Had missed the 2010 season due to injury.[2] | [3] | ||
| December 2010 | Chennai Super Kings (2008–2010) | 39 | Declined participation in the auction. | [4] | ||
| 4 January 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–2010) | 40 | Became a mentor for the Royal Challengers Bangalore. | [5] | ||
| 29 January 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (2008–2010) | 33 | Declined participation in the auction. | [6] |
| No | Player | Salary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | ||||
| 1 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | $1,800,000 | ||
| 2 | Suresh Raina | $1,300,000 | ||
| 3 | Murali Vijay | $900,000 | ||
| 4 | Albie Morkel | $500,000 | ||
| Delhi Daredevils | ||||
| 5 | Virender Sehwag | $1,800,000 | ||
| Mumbai Indians | ||||
| 6 | Sachin Tendulkar | $1,800,000 | ||
| 7 | Harbhajan Singh | $1,300,000 | ||
| 8 | Kieron Pollard | $900,000 | ||
| 9 | Lasith Malinga | $500,000 | ||
| Rajasthan Royals | ||||
| 10 | Shane Warne | $1,800,000 | ||
| 11 | Shane Watson | $1,300,000 | ||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||
| 12 | Virat Kohli | $1,800,000 | ||
The players auction for the 2011 Indian Premier League (fourth season) was held on 8 and 9 January 2011 at the ITC Royal Gardenia, Bangalore.[7] The auction comprised 350 players (reduced from an initial list of 416 players) put for auction in English auction. Each player in the auction pool had a bidding base price under which franchise owners could not bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $200,000 to $400,000.
There are reports that some teams spent $12 million on players, despite the salary cap being $9 million.
| Nat | Player | Team | Winning bid | Base price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $2,400,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $2,100,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $2,100,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $2,000,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $1,900,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $1,800,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $1,600,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $1,500,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $1,400,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $1,200,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $1,100,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $1,100,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $1,100,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $1,100,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $1,000,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $950,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $950,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $950,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Sreesanth | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $900,000 | $200,000 | ||
| Kings XI Punjab | $900,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $900,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $900,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $850,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $850,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $850,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $800,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $800,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $800,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $750,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $750,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $700,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $700,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $700,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $700,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $700,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $650,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $650,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $550,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $500,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $500,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $500,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $500,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $500,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $475,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $475,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $475,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $475,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $450,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $425,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $425,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $425,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $400,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $400,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $400,000 | $400,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $400,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $400,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $375,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $350,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $350,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $325,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $325,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $300,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $300,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $300,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $300,000 | $300,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $290,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $290,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $290,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $270,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $270,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $260,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $250,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $250,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $240,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $210,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $200,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $200,000 | $200,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $200,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $190,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $180,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $160,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $150,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $150,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $150,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $140,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $130,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $120,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $110,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kolkata Knight Riders | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Pune Warriors India | $100,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $100,000 | $100,000 | |||
| Rajasthan Royals | $95,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $85,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $80,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $80,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $80,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $80,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $75,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Chennai Super Kings | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $50,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Deccan Chargers | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Kings XI Punjab | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Mumbai Indians | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Delhi Daredevils | $20,000 | $20,000 | |||
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | $20,000 | $20,000 |
The following players remained unsold at the end of the two-day auction.
Aaron Heal Aaron O'Brien Adam Voges Brendan Drew Bryce McGain Cameron Borgas Chris Hartley Daniel Harris Dean Brownlie Ed Cowan Gary Putland Glenn Maxwell Graham Manou Jake Haberfield James Faulkner Jason Krejza Lee Carseldine Luke Ronchi Mark Cosgrove Michael Hill Michael Hogan Mick Lewis Mitchell Starc Nathan Reardon Nick Buchanan Peter George Peter Siddle Phil Jaques Phillip Hughes Rhett Lockyear Robert Quiney Shane Harwood Simon Katich Stuart Clark Tim Armstrong Tim Lang Tom Beaton Trent Copeland Xavier Doherty
Abdur Razzak Imrul Kayes Junaid Siddique Mahmudullah Mashrafe Mortaza Mohammad Ashraful Naeem Islam Raqibul Hasan Rubel Hossain Shafiul Islam Shahadat Hossain Shahriar Nafees Suhrawadi Shuvo Syed Rasel Tamim Iqbal
Sourav Ganguly V. R. V. Singh Wasim Jaffer
Niall O'Brien
Tanmay Mishra
Aaron Redmond Andy McKay Daryl Tuffey Doug Bracewell Gareth Hopkins Grant Elliott Iain O'Brien Ian Butler Jacob Oram Jamie How Kane Williamson Kieran Noema-Barnett Kyle Mills Lou Vincent Martin Guptill Neil Broom Peter Ingram Rob Nicol Shanan Stewart
Ahmed Amla André Nel Andrew Puttick CJ de Villiers Craig Thyssen David Miller Dillon du Preez Ethan O'Reilly Farhaan Behardien Gulam Bodi Henry Davids Herschelle Gibbs Jacques Rudolph Johann Louw Justin Kemp Justin Ontong Lonwabo Tsotsobe Loots Bosman Makhaya Ntini Mark Boucher Morne van Wyk Neil McKenzie Paul Harris Richard Cameron Robin Peterson Rory Kleinveldt Ryan McLaren Tyron Henderson Vaughn van Jaarsveld Vernon Philander Yusuf Abdulla Zander de Bruyn
Ajantha Mendis Akalanka Ganegama Angelo Perera Chamara Kapugedera Chamara Silva Chaminda Vaas Chanaka Welegedara Chinthaka Jayasinghe Dammika Prasad Dilhara Fernando Dilhara Lokuhettige Dilruwan Perera Dinesh Chandimal Farveez Maharoof Gayan Wijekoon Gihan Rupasinghe Hasantha Fernando Indika de Saram Isuru Udana Jeevantha Kulatunga Jeewan Mendis Jehan Mubarak Kaushal Lokuarachchi Kaushalya Weeraratne Mahela Udawatte Malinda Warnapura Malinga Bandara Michael Vandort Muthumudalige Pushpakumara Nuwan Zoysa Rangana Herath Sanath Jayasuriya Suranga Lakmal Tharanga Paranavitana Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Thushara Thilina Kandamby Upul Tharanga
Dwayne Smith Fidel Edwards Floyd Reifer Kemar Roach Pedro Collins Sulieman Benn Tino Best
Ramnaresh Sarwan Shivnarine Chanderpaul Devendra Bishoo
Andre Russell Chris Gayle Danza Hyatt Nikita Miller Xavier Marshall
Lionel Baker
Darren Sammy
Adrian Barath Brian Lara Darren Bravo Darren Ganga Denesh Ramdin Lendl Simmons Ravi Rampaul Rayad Emrit
Brendan Taylor Chamu Chibhabha Colin de Grandhomme Elton Chigumbura Hamilton Masakadza Prosper Utseya Ray Price Tatenda Taibu Tinashe PanyangaraMany franchises signed players after the IPL auction, as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements had to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the January auction, and could not be paid more than the players they were replacing, though they could be paid less.[8]
| Player | Replaced | Team | Price | Reason for replacement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100,000 | Injury[9] | ||||
| $650,000 | Injury – side strain[10] | ||||
| $250,000 | Injury – damaged cartilage in right knee[11] | ||||
| $250,000 | Injury – side strain[12] | ||||
| $100,000 | Surgery – to fix achilles heel injury | ||||
| $325,000 | Injury – middle finger[13] | ||||
| $400,000 | Injury – finger[14] | ||||
| $100,000 | Injury – leg[15] | ||||
| $50,000 | Injury – adductor muscle[16] | ||||
| $100,000 | Injury – stress fracture in left foot |