No. of players bought:18 (8 Indian, 10 foreign)
Money spent:$8.6 million
Big-ticket signings: R Ashwin ($850,000), S Badrinath ($850,000)
Bargain buy:Michael Hussey ($425,000)
Eyebrow-raiser: Dwayne Bravo ($200,000)
One that got away: Muttiah Muralitharan (Chennai bid up to $1million)
Squad
Batsmen:
Suresh Raina (retained),
M Vijay (retained),
Michael Hussey ($425,000),
S Badrinath ($850,000),
George Bailey ($50,000)
Bowlers:
Doug Bollinger ($700,000),
R Ashwin ($850,000),
Ben Hilfenhaus ($100,000),
Joginder Sharma ($150,000),
Nuwan Kulasekara ($100,000),
Sudeep Tyagi ($240,000),
Suraj Randiv ($80,000),
Faf du Plessis ($120,000)
Allrounders:
Albie Morkel (retained),
Dwayne Bravo ($200,000),
Scott Styris ($200,000)
Wicketkeepers:
MS Dhoni (retained),
Wriddhiman Saha ($100,000)
