Rising Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell stole the thunder from his illustrious compatriots, fetching a whopping one million dollar or 5.3 crore rupees, while Abhishek Nayar and R P Singh also invited unexpectedly high bids in the players' auction for the sixth edition of the IPL in Chennai on Sunday. Maxwell was bought by Mumbai Indians after fierce bidding war with new entrants Hyderabad Sunrisers in an otherwise low-key auction, where 108 players went under the hammer.Mumbai all-rounder Abhishek Nayar, who performed consistently in the domestic arena, went to Pune Warriors for 675,000 Dollars or 3.5 crore rupees. Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera also fetched 3.5 crore rupees from Hyderabad Sunrisers, while Indian paceman R P Singh managed to get a good deal from Royal Challengers Bangalore, who bought him for 400,000 Dollars or 2.1 crore rupees. South African all-rounder Johan Botha was bought by Delhi Daredevils for 450,000 Dollars or 2.3 crore rupees. Australian captain Michael Clarke and his predecessor Ricky Ponting did not generate much interest among the franchises. The two were sold on their base price of 400,000 Dollars. West Indies captain Darren Sammy was purchased by Hyderabad Sunrisers for 425,000 Dollars, while Australian James Faulkner also had a good day at the auction with Rajasthan Royals shelling out 400,000 Dollars for him.South Africans Vernan Philander and Herschelle Gibbs, West Indian Darren Bravo, England's Ravi Bopara, Australians James Hopes, Matthew Wade and Tim Paine were the prominent names who did not invite a single bid.India's uncapped domestic star Jaydev Unadkat was bought for 525,000 Dollars by Bangalore. Another Indian pacer Manpreet Gony went for 500,000 Dollars to Kings XI Punjab.