IPL-5 Auction in Bangalore on Feb. 4; 8 Indians, 32 Australians Up for Sale

Indian Premier League’s fifth edition (IPL-5) players’ auction will be held at ITC Royal Gardenia Hotel in Bangalore on February 4, 2012 from 11 am.

Eight Indians, including veteran Test batsman VVS Laxman, 32 Australians and 30 South Africans will be among the 144 players up for sale in the IPL auction.

Besides Laxman, the Indians to come under the hammer for IPL's fifth edition are fast bowlers Rudra Pratap Singh, Shantakumaran Sreesanth and R. Vinay Kumar, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, wicket-keeper Parthiv Patel and spinner Ramesh Powar, who all played for the terminated Kochi franchise last year. Former Kings XI Punjab fast bowler V.R.V. Singh will also be available.

The Australian players' list comprise 41-year-old spinner Brad Hogg, fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and retired leg-spinner Stuart MacGill.

Wicketkeeper Mark Boucher and batsman Herschelle Gibbs will lead the South African pack.

Current captain and leading batsman Mahela Jayawardene and spin legend Muttiah Muralitharan will be among the 19 Sri Lankan cricketers up for grabs.

The auction list also includes 19 players from the West Indies, 15 English players, 10 New Zealanders, seven Zimbabweans, two Irish and a Bangladeshi and one from the Netherlands.