Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff became the costliest players in IPL history as the two were each sold for $1.55 million (Rs 7.35 crore) at the IPL auction on Friday.The beleaguered Bangalore Royal Challengers successfully bid for Pietersen, while last year's runners-up Chennai Super Kings bid the highest for the England all-rounder which set the new record, overtaking the $1.5 million bid last year for Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Only 50 players, for 17 slots, were on sale at the IPL auction here on Friday, and fewer were bid for. But the presence of England stars made for frantic bidding.
With the teams's spending limit set at $2 million each, teams were cautious in their bidding. Pietersen's appreciation was only a fraction of his base price of $1.35 million, as was Flintoff's $900,000.
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