Million-dollar man ... Glenn Maxwell was a popular player at the IPL auction. Source: Dean Lewins / AAP
Glenn Maxwell is cricket's new million-dollar man after being bought for a whopping $US1 million in the Indian Premier League auction.
Mumbai Indians won a fierce bidding war for the Victorian all-rounder, whose reserve price was $US200,000. Just minutes before he was snapped up in the auction, Maxwell was dismissed for a golden duck in Australia's one-day clash with West Indies in Perth.
Maxwell will be joined at Mumbai by fellow Aussies Ricky Ponting and Phil Hughes.
Ponting still seems to be highly valued by some in world cricket after Mumbai outlayed for $US400,000 for the former Australia captain.
Ponting was joined in the $400K-club by his replacement as Australia skipper, Michael Clarke, who was bought for the same price by Pune Warriors.
Another to go for that price was young all-rounder James Faulkner - an impressive effort given his reserve was just $US100,000 - capping a great week for the Melbourne Stars player in which he also made his one-day international debut against West Indies.
South Africa and Adelaide Strikers all-rounder Johan Botha was picked up by Delhi Daredevils for $US450,000 - making him the most expensive player at the auction until Maxwell blew everyone out the water.
One of the biggest winners was Brisbane Heat batsman Luke Pomersbach, with the reformed bad boy bought for $US300,000 by Kings XI Punjab after a massive bidding war with Mumbai. His base price was a measly $US50,000.
Another Australian to profit from the Indian riches was Phil Hughes, who went for his reserve of $US100,000 to Mumbai.
Surprisingly there was no bid for the man named player of the KFC T20 Big Bash League, Aaron Finch, with no teams willing to pay $US200,000 for the Victorian.
More to come...
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