List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes

This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Retirement edit

Date Name Team(s) played (years) Age Notes Ref.
15 November 2008   Shaun Pollock Mumbai Indians (2008) 35 Became the bowling coach for the Mumbai Indians.[1] [2]
2008   Darren Lehmann Rajasthan Royals (2008) 38 Became coach for the Deccan Chargers. [3]
2008   Stephen Fleming Chennai Super Kings (2008) 35 Became coach for the Chennai Super Kings.

Trades edit

Teams were reluctant to trade initially due to the troubled economic times and the general desire to concentrate on building a well-rounded team as opposed to making profits out of trades.[4]

17 January 2009 To Delhi Daredevils
To Mumbai Indians
[5]
22 January 2009 To Mumbai Indians
To Royal Challengers Bangalore
[6]
Three-team trade [4]
To Mumbai Indians
To Royal Challengers Bangalore

Signings edit

Pre-auction signings edit

 
Delhi Daredevils scouts prompted management to sign David Warner early in the off-season

With most international players (barring members of the England squad and Indian Cricket League players) signing up for the first season on multi-season contracts, the emphasis for off-season signings for 2009 were possible up-and-coming young players from international domestic circuits. Some teams, including the Delhi Daredevils sent scouts to domestic and 'emerging player' matches held in Australia to sign up players.[7]

Nat Player Team
  Dirk Nannes Delhi Daredevils
  David Warner Delhi Daredevils
  Andrew McDonald Delhi Daredevils
  Ryan Harris Deccan Chargers
  Graham Napier Mumbai Indians
  Sachin Rana Kolkata Knight Riders
  Monish Parmar Kolkata Knight Riders
  Raiphi Gomez Rajasthan Royals
  Ryan McLaren Mumbai Indians
  Dillon du Preez Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Angelo Mathews Kolkata Knight Riders
  Moises Henriques Kolkata Knight Riders

Post Auction Signings edit

Any 'unsold' players as well as players sought after as replacements for Pakistani players who would be unable to play for their IPL team in 2009 could be signed on after the auction.

Nat Player Team
  Naman Ojha Rajasthan Royals
  Kamran Khan Rajasthan Royals
  Lee Carseldine Rajasthan Royals
  Shane Harwood Rajasthan Royals
  Robert Quiney Rajasthan Royals
  Burt Cockley Kings XI Punjab

Re-signings edit

IPL Replacement Players, filling in for players away on national duty, and some under-19 players, were recruited with a one-year contract and hence their franchises had the choice to resign them or release them as free agents.

Nat Player Team
  Ajantha Mendis Kolkata Knight Riders
  Brad Hodge Kolkata Knight Riders
  Ravindra Jadeja Rajasthan Royals
  Dwayne Bravo Mumbai Indians
  Virat Kohli Royal Challengers Bangalore

Withdrawals edit

Other players opted to withdraw from this particular season from the IPL, but had not ruled out returning in the future. In most cases, the reason for withdrawal was that the players wanted a break from the hectic international schedule. There had also been withdrawals due to injury and also Pakistani cricketers who had their contracts terminated or suspended due to tensions between India and Pakistan since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Most withdrawals were Australian international players, for whom the IPL would be the only break between a series against Pakistan and the upcoming long tour of England which would include The Ashes series. The withdrawals included:

Nat Player Team
  Michael Hussey Chennai Super Kings
  Ricky Ponting Kolkata Knight Riders
  Andrew McDonald Delhi Daredevils
  Ryan Harris Deccan Chargers
  Graham Napier Mumbai Indians
  Sachin Rana Kolkata Knight Riders
  Monish Parmar Kolkata Knight Riders
  Raiphi Gomez Rajasthan Royals
  Ryan McLaren Mumbai Indians
  Dillon du Preez Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Angelo Mathews Kolkata Knight Riders
  Moises Henriques Kolkata Knight Riders
  Jerome Taylor Kings XI Punjab
  Shoaib Akhtar Kolkata Knight Riders
  Misbah-ul-Haq Royal Challengers Bangalore
  Shahid Afridi Deccan Chargers
  Shoaib Malik Delhi Daredevils
  Mohammad Asif Delhi Daredevils
  Umar Gul Kolkata Knight Riders
  Mohammad Hafeez Kolkata Knight Riders
  Salman Butt Kolkata Knight Riders
  Kamran Akmal Rajasthan Royals
  Younis Khan Rajasthan Royals
  Sohail Tanvir Rajasthan Royals
  Shaun Tait Rajasthan Royals
  Shane Watson Rajasthan Royals

Auction edit

 
Kevin Pietersen was signed for a record US$1.55 million by Bangalore Royal Challengers and made captain of the team

The 2009 Indian Premier League Players Auction was held on 6 February 2009 in Goa, India. A total of 43 players from 9 countries were shortlisted for the auction. However, only 17 of them were sold.[8] The English duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff each went for US$1.55 million, which made them the highest-paid cricketers in the IPL.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Sold players edit

Nat Player Team Winning bid Base price
  Shaun Tait Rajasthan Royals $375,000 $250,000
  JP Duminy Mumbai Indians $950,000 $300,000
  Andrew Flintoff Chennai Super Kings $1,550,000 $950,000
  Kevin Pietersen Royal Challengers Bangalore $1,550,000 $1,350,000
  Fidel Edwards Deccan Chargers $150,000 $150,000
  Owais Shah Delhi Daredevils $275,000 $150,000
  Paul Collingwood Delhi Daredevils $275,000 $250,000
  Tyron Henderson Rajasthan Royals $650,000 $100,000
  Ravi Bopara Kings XI Punjab $450,000 $150,000
  Thilan Thushara Chennai Super Kings $140,000 $100,000
  Jesse Ryder Royal Challengers Bangalore $160,000 $100,000
  Kyle Mills Mumbai Indians $150,000 $150,000
  Dwayne Smith Deccan Chargers $100,000 $100,000
  Jerome Taylor Kings XI Punjab $150,000 $150,000
  Mohammad Ashraful Mumbai Indians $75,000 $75,000
  Mashrafe Mortaza Kolkata Knight Riders $600,000 $50,000
  George Bailey Chennai Super Kings $50,000 $50,000

Source:[8][16]

Unsold players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Pollock joins Mumbai Indians in new role". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 17 March 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Pollock not to return to Mumbai Indians". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 15 November 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Gilchrist to lead Deccan Chargers". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  4. ^ a b "7 players transferred in IPL trades". The Hindu. Chennai, India. AP. 23 January 2009. Archived from the original on 14 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  5. ^ "IPL: Delhi trade Dhawan for Nehra". CricBuzz. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Mumbai Indians swap Uthappa for Zaheer". The Indian Express. 22 January 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Players unsold at auction available as replacements". ESPNcricinfo. 27 January 2009. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
  8. ^ a b IPL auction 2009: List of players sold, ESPNcricinfo
  9. ^ Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys, ESPNcricinfo
  10. ^ Sports: England players top IPL auction, BBC News
  11. ^ Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to earn footballer wages after IPL auction, Daily Mirror
  12. ^ England's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff sold for $1.55m each at IPL auction, The Telegraph
  13. ^ IPL auction: Pietersen and Flintoff fetch record prices, The Hindu
  14. ^ Flintoff, Pietersen cash in at IPL auction, smh.com.au
  15. ^ The Expensive and the Unsold: Highlights of the IPL Auction, Cricket360
  16. ^ IPL 2009 auction: The complete lowdown, sify.com