The Big Bash stars worth $22 million

29 Jan 2018 cricket.com.au

A closer look at the 27 players from BBL|07 who were picked up in the IPL auction

Almost half of the 56 foreign players sold at the weekend's Indian Premier League auction have been part of the KFC BBL this summer, underlining the Australian tournament's status as one of the best domestic leagues in the world.

A total of 169 players were sold at the two-day event in Bengaluru, the majority of them from India for a tournament in which each franchise can field just four foreign players in a match.

Of the 56 foreign players purchased, 27 were on BBL playing rosters this season and Caribbean duo Sunil Narine (personal reasons) and Andre Russell (suspension), who were retained by Kolkata Knight Riders before the auction, likely would have played in BBL|07 if they'd been available.

In addition to Aussie duo Steve Smith and David Warner, who don't play in the BBL and were retained by their respective franchises before the auction, 17 Aussies were purchased plus 10 more internationals who have featured in BBL|07.

And with eleven BBL stars being picked up for more than one million Australian dollars each, the 27 BBL players combined were valued at more than $AUD22 million.

Here's how your BBL club's stars fared in the IPL auction and where the competition's biggest names will play in 2018.

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(all prices are approximates and in AUD)

ADELAIDE STRIKERS

Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – $1.7m
Billy Stanlake (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – $97,000
Ben Laughlin (Rajasthan Royals) – $97,000

BRISBANE HEAT

Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders) – $1.86m
Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – $698,000
Ben Cutting (Mumbai Indians) – $426,000

HOBART HURRICANES

Jofra Archer (Rajasthan Royals) – $1.4m
D'Arcy Short (Rajasthan Royals) – $775,000
Dan Christian (Delhi Daredevils) – $291,000

MELBOURNE STARS

Glenn Maxwell (Delhi Daredevils) – $1.75m
Marcus Stoinis (Kings XI Punjab) – $1.2m

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MELBOURNE RENEGADES

Aaron Finch (Kings XI Punjab) – $1.2m
Dwayne Bravo (Chennai Super Kings) – $1.2m
Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) – $1.05m
Mohammad Nabi (Sunrisers Hyderabad) – $194,000

PERTH SCORCHERS

Andrew Tye (Kings XI Punjab) – $1.4m
Nathan Coulter-Nile* (Royal Challengers Bangalore) – $426,000
Mitchell Johnson (Kolkata Knight Riders) – $388,000
Jason Behrendorff* (Mumbai Indians) – $291,000

SYDNEY SIXERS

Mitchell Starc* (Kolkata Knight Riders) - $1.8m
Carlos Brathwaite (Sunrisers Hyderabad) - $388,000
Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils) - $291,000
Ben Dwarshuis (Kings XI Punjab) - $271,000
Sam Billings (Chennai Super Kings) - $ 194,000

SYDNEY THUNDER

Patrick Cummins* (Mumbai Indians) – $1.05m
Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) – $852,000
Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings) – $775,000

*contracted player who did not play in BBL|07

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CHENNAI SUPER KINGS
Shane Watson (Thunder), Sam Billings (Sixers), Dwayne Bravo (Renegades)

KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS
Chris Lynn (Heat), Mitchell Starc (Sixers), Mitchell Johnson (Scorchers)

KINGS XI PUNJAB
Andrew Tye (Scorchers), Aaron Finch (Renegades), Marcus Stoinis (Stars), Ben Dwarshuis (Sixers)

DELHI DAREDEVILS
Glenn Maxwell (Stars), Jason Roy (Sixers), Dan Christian (Hurricanes)

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MUMBAI INDIANS
Patrick Cummins (Thunder), Kieron Pollard (Renegades), Ben Cutting (Heat), Jason Behrendorff (Scorchers)

RAJASTHAN ROYALS
Jofra Archer (Hurricanes), Jos Buttler (Thunder), D'Arcy Short (Hurricanes), Ben Laughlin (Strikers)

ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE
Brendon McCullum (Heat), Nathan Coulter-Nile (Scorchers)

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD
Carlos Brathwaite (Sixers), Rashid Khan (Strikers), Mohammad Nabi (Renegades), Billy Stanlake (Strikers)