IPL Auction 2014: Teams bring out big bucks for Yuvraj, Pietersen

On the first day of IPL auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore broke their bank to include India's 2011 World Cup hero and paid a record Rs 14 crore to buy the left-handed batting all-rounder Yuvraj Singh.

FP Staff|Feb 12, 2014, 15:25:05 IST

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Yuvraj outshone England discard Kevin Pietersen, who will stay with Delhi Daredevils. The Delhi franchise, the only team to start from scratch, will pay a modest Rs 9 crore to the maverick Pietersen, who also became the first 'joker' in the auctions.

In the second half of the morning session, Delhi continued to surprise after shelling out a whopping 12.5 crore for batsman-wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik.

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