On the Saturday’s IPL 5th season auction, VVS Laxman was amongst the first few names which were announced for the IPL franchises to bid. None of the franchises were willing to shell out $400,000 for VVS Laxman, and he was not bought at the auction for this season of IPL.

Laxman has never succeeded in impressing the franchises in his performance during the IPL tournaments, nor has the performed up to the mark lately. He did get the opportunity to prove his capabilities in the opening season of IPL where he was elected as the captain of the Deccan Chargers, but he failed there too.

In the IPL 4 auction last year, VVS Laxman had his base price lowered to $30,000 from $40,000 because of which he was bought by the Kochi Tuskers Kerala. It has not come out as a big surprise to the cricketing world that a player like Laxman was not bought at the IPL auction because of his poor form during the Australian series lately. Laxman is not the best when it comes to limited over games where a player needs to be aggressive in his approach, and not defensive, thus not being selected for the 5th season of IPL.

The question here is why VVS Laxman is so keen on being a part of the IPL team. If he wishes to prove that he still is a capable player in the shorter version of the game, he can still take part in the one-day internationals.

The IPL franchises could use VVS Laxman in the other seasons of the IPL to have him as a mentor in their team to lead the youngsters rather than being the pitch-hitter. Laxman needs to concentrate on other forms of the game and bring his lost form back. He needs to concentrate on his career as a batsman rather than thinking about being a part of the IPL season.

IPL Player Auction 2012 at Mysore Hall, Bangalore was full of suspense and surprises. One of them is of Parthiv Patel who will play for Deccan Chargers for the next two seasons. Deccan Chargers got Parthiv Patel at the cost of $650,000 which in INR comes to Rs. 3.25 Crore. Indian cricketers have to be paid in INR as per BCCI guidelines.

In an Auction at Bangalore, lots of franchises were interested in Parthiv Patel but finally Deccan Chargers successfully won the bid at $650,000. Parthiv Patel is a cricketer from India who will fill role of Wk/Batsman in Deccan Chargers.

Earlier, Parthiv Patel was up for sale at base price of $200,000 but went up due to bids from other franchise teams of Indian Premier League at auction held in Bangalore. But at last, Parthiv Patel will play for DC for upcoming IPL 2012.

IPL Player Auction 2012 at Mysore Hall, Bangalore was full of suspense and surprises. One of them is of Brad Hogg who will play for Rajasthan Royals for the next two seasons. Rajasthan Royals got Brad Hogg at the cost of $180,000.

In an Auction at Bangalore, lots of franchises were interested in Brad Hogg but finally Rajasthan Royals successfully won the bid at $180,000. Brad Hogg is a cricketer from Australia who will fill role of Bowler in Rajasthan Royals.

Earlier, Brad Hogg was up for sale at base price of $100,000 but went up due to bids from other franchise teams of Indian Premier League at auction held in Bangalore. But at last, Brad Hogg will play for RR for upcoming IPL 2012.

IPL Player Auction 2012 at Mysore Hall, Bangalore was full of suspense and surprises. One of them is of James Faulkner who will play for Kings XI Punjab for the next two seasons. Kings XI Punjab got James Faulkner at the cost of $190,000.

In an Auction at Bangalore, lots of franchises were interested in James Faulkner but finally Kings XI Punjab successfully won the bid at $190,000. James Faulkner is a cricketer from Australia who will fill role of All-rounder in Kings XI Punjab.

Earlier, James Faulkner was up for sale at base price of $100,000 but went up due to bids from other franchise teams of Indian Premier League at auction held in Bangalore. But at last, James Faulkner will play for KXIP for upcoming IPL 2012.

IPL Player Auction 2012 at Mysore Hall, Bangalore was full of suspense and surprises. One of them is of Mitchell Johnson who will play for Mumbai Indians for the next two seasons. Mumbai Indians got Mitchell Johnson at the cost of $300,000.

In an Auction at Bangalore, Mumbai Indians successfully won the bid at $300,000. Mitchell Johnson is a cricketer from Australia who will fill role of All-rounder in Mumbai Indians.

Earlier, Mitchell Johnson was up for sale at base price of $300,000. Since, Mitchell Johnson found no other bidder; he will play for MI in IPL 2012 season.