Irfan joins Lee at Mohali © Getty Images

Irfan Pathan was Mohali’s big pick for US$925,000, becoming their most expensive player after Yuvraj Singh, the icon player. Albie Morkel, Cameron White, and Yusuf Pathan were the other three allrounders who made big leaps from their base prices.

Morkel was bought by Chennai for US$675,000 (base price: US$225,000), White for US$500,000 by Bangalore (base price: US$100,000) and Yusuf for US$475,000 by Jaipur (base price: US$100,000). Interestingly Yusuf, who will be playing with Shane Warne in Jaipur, cost more than Warne. Scott Styris surprisingly didn’t draw any bidders for more than his base price, and went to Hyderabad for US$175,000.

The other allrounders picked during round six: Ajit Agarkar by Kolkata for US$350,000 (base price: US$200,000), Shaun Pollock by Mumbai for US$550,000 (base price: US$200,000), Farveez Maharoof by Delhi for US$225,000 (base price: US$150,000), Tillakaratne Dilshan by Delhi for US$250,000 (base price: US$150,000), and Joginder Sharma by Chennai for US$225,000 (base price: US$100,000).