IPL BIDDING GONNA START ON FEB 1ST WEEK

Hi all, the IPL has announced that an exhaustive list of 112 overseas players who will be considered for this second auction in Goa on February 6. Not surprisingly, most of the Australians dominate the list (27) while there is big difference from last year's edition is the addition of some 21 England players.

So each of the franchise has a maximum of US$2m to spend on their overseas signings in this auction, which gets underway on coming February 6, and it is likely that only about 16 players or two per franchise will be chosen out of these 112.

Also the England players will be available for a three week window in the tournament for the next two of the years, with Kevin Pietersen being the star of attraction. Kevin Pietersen has a base price of $1.3 million, and it is expected that he could be the highest paid player so far. Veterans like Dominic Cork and DarrenGough also figure in this list.