[1]Gautam Gambhir and Yusuf Pathan on Saturday became the first players to be bought for more than $2 million at an Indian Premier League auction.
Left-handed opener Gambhir, the first player to go under the hammer for the tournament's fourth edition, was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for $2.4 million, far higher than his base price of $200,000.
Gambhir was soon joined in the exclusive bracket by all-rounder Pathan, who was snapped up by the same franchise for 2.1 million dollars. Pathan's reserve price was $300,000.
The Indians eclipsed the record price of England duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, who went for 1.55 million dollars each in 2009.
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara and a host of England's Ashes heroes were also among 353 players up for grabs at the two-day auction in Bengaluru.
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