This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL).
Retirement 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. 2008 Darren Lehmann Rajasthan Royals (2008) 38 Became coach for the Deccan Chargers. 2008 Stephen Fleming Chennai Super Kings (2008) 35 Became coach for the Chennai Super Kings.
Trades 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.
17 January 2009 To Delhi Daredevils Ashish Nehra To Mumbai Indians Shikhar Dhawan 22 January 2009 To Mumbai Indians Zaheer Khan To Royal Challengers Bangalore Robin Uthappa —Three-team trade To Mumbai Indians Jaydev Shah (from Rajasthan) To Royal Challengers Bangalore Gaurav Dhiman (from Mumbai) Pankaj Singh (from Rajasthan)
Signings Pre-auction signings
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. 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 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. 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 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.
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 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. Furthermore, Pakistani cricketers 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: Player Team Michael Hussey Chennai Super Kings Ricky Ponting Kolkata Knight Riders Moises Henriques Kolkata Knight Riders Sachin Rana Kolkata Knight Riders Monish Parmar Kolkata Knight Riders Angelo Matthews Kolkata Knight Riders Andrew McDonald Delhi Daredevils Ryan Harris Deccan Chargers Graham Napier Mumbai Indians Ryan McLaren Mumbai Indians Dillon du Preez Royal Challengers Bangalore Raiphi Gomez Rajasthan Royals Shaun Tait Rajasthan Royals
Auction
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.IPL auction 2009: List of players sold, ESPNcricinfo 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.Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys, ESPNcricinfoSports: England players top IPL auction, BBC NewsKevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to earn footballer wages after IPL auction, Daily MirrorEngland's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff sold for $1.55m each at IPL auction, The TelegraphIPL auction: Pietersen and Flintoff fetch record prices, The HinduFlintoff, Pietersen cash in at IPL auction, smh.com.auThe Expensive and the Unsold: Highlights of the IPL Auction, Cricket360
Sold players 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:IPL 2009 auction: The complete lowdown, sify.com
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