Yuvraj, Karthik go for 14 crore and 12.5 respectively as Pathan brothers don't fetch a big price.
There's a wider pool this time with the ECB allowing their players to participate in the show.
Anderson, Pietersen, Finch and the likes will be expected to be the marquee names setting off bidding wars.
This will be the first year where even uncapped players will be part of the Indian Premier League auctions.
There are 46 capped Indian players in the list of 208 international players who have enrolled for the auction.
Pepsi, after a sponsorship deal with the Mumbai Indians, has retained pouring rights for all the franchises.
All-rounder Corey Anderson's ability to clear ropes will make him a big draw at IPL auction.
IPL defending champions give cricketers from capital call up for a two-day camp in Baroda.
It was KXIP surprisingly who had refreshingly thought out of the box.
The only surprise decision came from Kings XI Punjab who retained the uncapped Manan Vohra.
Manan Vohra and Sanju Samson are two uncapped players to be retained.
Friday is the last day for all eight franchises to submit their retention lists prior to the IPL auction.
RCB, expectedly, have retained their batting nucleus in the form of Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers.
MI and CSK are the two franchises which are set to retain all five players.
The minimum base price for an uncapped player has been fixed at Rs 10 lakh.