No takers for Bangladesh players

There are ten players in Pool E. Tamim Iqbal, the Bangladesh opener, is the first player from the pool up for sale. His bidding starts at $50,000 but there are no bidders. None of the Bangladesh players - Shakib, Ashraful and Tamim - have been bought so far.

Jon Moss, the Victoria allrounder, also had no buyers. Moss, a former Victoria allrounder, retired two seasons ago and now commentates on one-day games in Australia. He still plays Sydney grade cricket. Bryce McGain, the Victoria spinner, had a base price of only $50,000 but he too remained unsold. Another Victoria player Aiden Blizzard was also not bought.

New Zealand's James Franklin is returning from injury and has developed into a handy allrounder but the bidders weren't convinced.

Ramnaresh Sarwan's bidding started at $100,000. He played a few games for Kings XI Punjab last season but hasn't been bought this year. Michael Klinger and Kaushalya Weeraratne kept Sarwan company in the unsold group. Klinger, a South Australia batsman, won the State Player of the Year (best domestic player) for the 2008-09 Australian domestic season.

Many reckon that Sri Lanka's Prasanna Jayawardene is the best wicketkeeper on the circuit these days but he too did not attract any bids. Neither did New South Wales' Dominic Thornely, who played for the Mumbai Indians last year.