adminLONDON. — Kevin Pietersen has been bought by the Delhi Daredevils for £880 000 (90m rupees) in the Indian Premier League cricket auction in Bangalore yesterday. The 33-year-old Surrey batsman, who had been expected to fetch a higher price, is available for the full tournament after being discarded by England. Pietersen’s was the third highest price on the first day of auctions.
India’s Yuvraj Singh was bought for a larger sum — £1.37m (140m rupees) – by Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A total of 514 players will be up for sale for the seventh edition of the IPL. Pietersen played last season for the Delhi side, but they initially chose not to retain him because of his expected international commitments. — BBC Sport
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