List of 2012 Indian Premier League personnel changes explained

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2012 Indian Premier League(IPL).

Retirement

Date	Name	Team(s) played (years)	Age	Notes	Ref.
2011		Mumbai Indians (2008–2010)	41	Did not return after being unsold in 2011 auction.	^[1]
2011		Chennai Super Kings (2008–2010)	33	Did not return after being unsold in 2011 auction.	^[2]
20 May 2011		Rajasthan Royals (2008–2011)	41		^[3]
16 February 2012		Deccan Chargers (2008–2010) Mumbai Indians (2011)	36		^[4]

Transfers

The first transfer window was between 15 December and 20 January 2012 and included the following transfers.

Player	From	To	Seasons
		Royal Challengers Bangalore	2012
			2012–13
		Mumbai Indians	2012–13
		Kings XI Punjab	2012
		Kings XI Punjab	2012–13
		Mumbai Indians	2012–13
		Pune Warriors India	2012–13
		Rajasthan Royals	2012–13
		Delhi Daredevils	2012–13
		Deccan Chargers	2012
		Pune Warriors India	2012

New additions

The following players were either retained who played for the team last year as a replacement or a local Indian player who is selected to play for them without going into the auction.

Player	To	Season
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		2012–13
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		2012–13
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Retained players

Players bought out

The following players were left out by their teams who were actually bought in the auction, or bought from Indian domestic circuit or played for a particular team for 1 season as a replacement player.

Player	From	Seasons played
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011
		2011

Withdrawn players

The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.

Player	Team
Darren Bravo	Deccan Chargers
Ishant Sharma	Deccan Chargers
Sreesanth	Rajasthan Royals

Replacement signings

Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less.

Player	Replaced	Team	Reason for replacement
			Knee injury^[5]
			Calf injury
			Toe injury^[6]
			Knee injury^[7]
			Injury^[8]
			Injury
			Injury^[9]
			Cancer treatment^[10]
			Ankle injury
			Injury^[11]
			—^[12]
			Retirement^[13]
			Retirement^[14]

Auction

The players auction for the 2012 Indian Premier League (fifth season) was held on 4 February 2012 in Bangalore. Each player in the auction pool had a base price under which franchise owners cannot bid. Players were allowed to set their base price between $20,000 to $400,000. The auction was telecast live on SET Max, the official broadcaster of IPL.

IPL authority increased the number of players in each squad to 33 from the previous limit of 30 and also increased the salary cap by $2 million.^[15] Each team can have a maximum of 11 overseas players in their squad and they can spend up to $2 million at auction.

The players of Kochi Tuskers Kerala were included in the players auction.^[16] Kochi was terminated by the BCCI in September 2011.

Sold players

The list of players sold at 2012 IPL player auction. Pune Warriors India did not take part.

Nat	Player	Team	Base price	Winning bid
		Kolkata Knight Riders	$400,000	$900,000
		Chennai Super Kings	$100,000	$2,000,000
		Royal Challengers Bangalore	$200,000	$220,000
		Delhi Daredevils	$300,000	$1,400,000
		Mumbai Indians	$50,000	$50,000
		Rajasthan Royals	$200,000	$475,000
		Deccan Chargers	$200,000	$650,000
		Rajasthan Royals	$50,000	$50,000
		Delhi Daredevils	$50,000	$450,000
		Mumbai Indians	$300,000	$300,000
		Mumbai Indians	$200,000	$600,000
		Royal Challengers Bangalore	$100,000	$1,000,000
		Rajasthan Royals	$400,000	$400,000
		Kings XI Punjab	$100,000	$160,000
		Rajasthan Royals	$100,000	$180,000
		Kolkata Knight Riders	$50,000	$700,000
		Mumbai Indians	$100,000	$100,000
		Deccan Chargers	$50,000	$70,000
		Rajasthan Royals	$50,000	$50,000
		Kings XI Punjab	$100,000	$190,000
		Kings XI Punjab	$100,000	$200,000
		Mumbai Indians	$50,000	$650,000
		Kolkata Knight Riders	$50,000	$50,000
		Deccan Chargers	$100,000	$100,000
		Delhi Daredevils	$50,000	$50,000

Players list

• First tier ($400,000):

1. Graeme Swann
2. VVS Laxman
3. Sreesanth
4. Brendon McCullum

• Second tier ($300,000):

1. Alastair Cook
2. Mitchell Johnson
3. James Anderson
4. Mahela Jayawardene

• Third tier ($200,000):

1. Brad Hodge
2. Peter Siddle
3. Steve Smith
4. Ian Bell
5. Owais Shah
6. Matt Prior
7. Chris Tremlett
8. Luke Wright
9. Rikki Clarke
10. RP Singh
11. Parthiv Patel
12. Vernon Philander
13. Nicky Boje
14. Muttiah Muralitharan

• Fourth tier ($100,000):

Capped:

1. Brad Hogg
2. Stuart MacGill
3. Xavier Doherty
4. Adam Voges
5. Stephen O'Keefe
6. Azhar Mahmood
7. Jade Dernbach
8. Ravi Bopara
9. Simon Jones
10. Ravindra Jadeja
11. Vinay Kumar
12. Ramesh Powar
13. VRV Singh
14. Jacob Oram
15. Tim Southee
16. Kyle Mills
17. Mark Boucher
18. Justin Kemp
19. Neil McKenzie
20. Robin Peterson
21. Alviro Petersen
22. Morne van Wyk
23. Ryan McLaen
24. Imran Tahir
25. Dilhara Fernando
26. Ramnaresh Sarwan
27. Marlon Samuels
28. Denesh Ramdin
29. Dwayne Smith
30. Ravi Rampaul
31. Fidel Edwards
32. Daren Ganga
33. Darren Bravo
34. Brendan Taylor
35. Raymond Price

Uncapped:

1. Ben Cutting
2. James Faulkner
3. Tom Maynard

• Fifth tier ($50,000):

Capped:

1. Jason Krejza
2. Ben Laughlin
3. Luke Ronchi
4. Shane Harwood
5. Usman Khawaja
6. Tamim Iqbal
7. Mal Loye
8. Lou Vincent
9. Ian Butler
10. Andy McKay
11. Rob Nicol
12. Doug Bracewell
13. Herschelle Gibbs
14. Lonwabo Tsotsobe
15. Rory Kleinveldt
16. Marchant de Lange
17. Upul Tharanga
18. Farveez Maharoof
19. Chamara Kapugedera
20. Ajantha Mendis
21. Thisara Perera
22. Dinesh Chandimal
23. Rangana Herath
24. Chanaka Welegedara
25. Lendl Simmons
26. Sulieman Benn
27. Andre Russell
28. Devendra Bishoo
29. Adrian Barath
30. Sunil Narine
31. Hamilton Masakadza
32. Charles Coventry
33. Prosper Utseya

Uncapped:

1. Cameron Borgas
2. Lee Carseldine
3. Ben Edmondson
4. Peter Forrest
5. Daniel Harris
6. Michael Klinger
7. Michael Neser
8. Jason Roy
9. Tom Cooper
10. Kevin O’Brien
11. Niall O’Brien
12. Johan van der Wath
13. Ahmed Amla
14. Dillon du Preez
15. Robert Frylinck
16. Richard Levi
17. Kevon Cooper

• Sixth tier ($20,000):

Capped:

1. Josh Hazlewood
2. Trent Copeland
3. Adam Milne
4. Jacques Rudolph
5. Paul Harris
6. Gulam Bodi
7. Vaughn van Jaarsveld
8. Andrew Puttick
9. Thilina Kandamby
10. Thilan Thushara
11. Jeevan Mendis
12. Dilruwan Perera
13. Lahiru Thirimanne
14. Kosala Kulasekara
15. Nuwan Pradeep
16. Andre Fletcher
17. Krishmar Santokie
18. Keegan Meth
19. Tino Mawoyo

Uncapped:

1. Tim Cruickshank
2. Aaron Heal
3. Ashton May
4. Alister McDermott
5. Aaron O’Brien
6. Ben Rohrer
7. Daniel Smith
8. Farhaan Behardien
9. Henry Davids
10. CJ de Villiers
11. Daryn Smit
12. JJ Smuts
13. Craig Thyssen
14. Sachithra Senanayake
15. Samuel Badree
16. Jonathan Carter

Notes and References

1. News: IPL 4 auction ends, RCB picks Kaif, Kartik goes to Pune . 2011-01-09 . The Indian Express. 2012-05-20 .
2. News: 'People's champ' of SA cricket retires . 2010-11-03 . South African Government . 2012-05-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120401103508/http://www.southafrica.info/news/sport/ntini-retirement-031110.htm . 1 April 2012.
3. Web site: Shane Warne has left the building . Jamie . Alter . 20 May 2011 . ESPNcricinfo . 27 March 2012 .
4. Web site: Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds retires from cricket. 16 February 2012. BBC Sport. BBC. 16 February 2012.
5. News: Kings XI Punjab sign-up Abbott and Cutting . 2012-04-14 . ESPN . ESPNcricinfo . 2012-12-02 .
6. News: Mumbai sign Dwayne Smith to replace Johnson . 2012-05-02 . ESPN . ESPNcricinfo . 2012-12-02 .
7. News: Parameswaran replaces injured Aravind for RCB . 2012-05-05 . ESPN . ESPNcricinfo . 2012-12-02 .
8. News: Delhi Daredevils pick Bodi, Maxwell . 2012-03-19 . ESPN . ESPNcricinfo . 2012-12-02 .
9. News: IPL 2012: Pune Warriors Sign Opener Tamim Iqbal . 2012-03-30 . Cricket World . 2012-12-02 .
10. News: Michael Clarke joins Sahara Pune Warriors for undisclosed sum . 2012-03-29 . The Times of India. 2012-12-02 .
11. News: Steven Smith replaces Mitchell Marsh in Pune squad . 2012-03-10 . The Times of India. 2012-12-02 .
12. Web site: Pune sign Luke Wright for IPL 5 . Lalitmodi.com . 9 March 2012 . 11 March 2012.
13. News: Mumbai Indians sign up SA opener Richard Levi . The Indian Express. 2012-02-27 . 2012-12-03 .
14. News: Owais Shah replaces Shane Warne in Rajasthan Royals . Daily News and Analysis. 2012-03-07 . 2012-12-03 .
15. Web site: IPL 2012 Players Auction. 21 January 2012. 8 April 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120408173342/http://www.ipl-schedule.net/ipl-auction/. dead.
16. Web site: Kochi IPL players to be in IPL 2012 auction . 21 January 2012 . 26 May 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150526003625/http://www.ipl-schedule.net/kochi-ipl-players-to-be-in-ipl-2012-auction/ . dead .