Even though they will only play for three weeks in the Twenty20 tournament, giving USD 60,000 of their salary to their counties, they will still trouser around USD 7,38,748 for the jaunt.
Pietersen, who was bought by Vijay Mallya-owned Bangalore Royal Challengers, said, "I'm really excited about it. It is an unbelievable amount of money and I can't wait to get out there.
"It looked like an absolute blast last year and the England lads just want to be involved in what is such an amazing tournament," the 28-year-old, whose new team-mates in Bangalore would include Rahul Dravid, Jacques Kallis and Shiv Chanderpaul,Dale Steyn,Mark Boucher was quoted as saying in the English media.
Flintoff, bought by Chennai Super Kings, considers the IPL dollars a massive bonus and said, "It's worked well, hasn't it? We would not have had any problem with different prices, but I guess being the same might stop a few of the other lads taking the mick.
Some other players who were Auctioned :
| Player Name | Team | Base Price | Bid Amount |
| Kevin Pietersen | Bangalore Royal Challengers | $1,350,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Andrew Flintoff | Chennai Super Kings | $950,000 | $1,550,000 |
| J P Duminy | Mumbai Indians | $300,000 | $950,000 |
| Tyron Henderson | Rajasthan Royals | $100,000 | $650,000 |
| Mashrafe Bin Mortaza | Kolkata Knight Riders | $50,000 | $600,000 |
| Ravi Bopara | Kings XI Punjab | $150,000 | $450,000 |
| Shaun Tait | Rajasthan Royals | $250,000 | $375,000 |
| Paul Collingwood | Delhi Daredevils | $250,000 | $275,000 |
| Owais Shah | Delhi Daredevils | $150,000 | $275,000 |
| Jesse Ryder | Bangalore Royal Challengers | $100,000 | $160,000 |
| Kyle Mills | Mumbai Indians | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Fidel Edwards | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Jerome Taylor | Kings XI Punjab | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| Thilan Thushara | Chennai Super Kings | $125,000 | $140,000 |
| Dwayne Smith | Hyderabad Deccan Chargers | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | Mumbai Indians | $75,000 | $75,000 |
| George Bailey | Chennai Super Kings | $50,000 | $50,000 |
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