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Royal Challengers Bangalore

No. of players bought: 16 (6 Indian, 10 foreign)

Money spent: $8.64m

Big-ticket signing: Saurabh Tiwary ($1.6m)

Bargain buy: Daniel Vettori ($550,000)

Eyebrow-raiser: Saurabh Tiwary - Another beneficiary of the frenzy for Indian batting talent. Shone in IPL 2010, but isn't exactly a big-name star, or a local player who will pull the crowds in.

One that got away: Gambhir (bid $1.8m),
Kallis (bid $1m),
Ross Taylor (bid $0.95m)


Squad

Batsmen:

Virat Kohli (retained),
Saurabh Tiwary ($1.6m),
Cheteshwar Pujara ($700,000),
Tillakaratne Dilshan ($650,000),
Mohammad Kaif ($130,000),
Luke Pomersbach ($50,000),
Rilee Rossouw ($20,000),
Jonathan Vandiar ($20,000)


Bowlers:

Zaheer Khan ($900,000),

Dirk Nannes ($650,000),

Abhimanyu Mithun ($260,000),

Charl Langeveldt ($140,000),

Nuwan Pradeep ($20,000)


Allrounders:

Daniel Vettori ($550,000),

Johan van der Wath ($50,000)


Wicketkeepers:

AB de Villiers ($1.1m)