Indian opener Gautam Gambhir was bought by Shah Rukha Khan co-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping approximately Rs 11.04 crore for the fourth edition of Indian Premier League to be held from April 8 to May 20. The KKR dominated the first round of auction of nine marquee players as they also bought T20 specialist Yusuf Pathan for a staggering about Rs 9.66 crore. It was intense bidding for Gambhir who was the first player under the hammer as Saha Pune Warriors and Mumbai Indians were involved in a bidding war before KKR joined the fray after it crossed the million dollar barrier. Sahara Pune Warriors opened their account with Yuvraj Singh buying him for Rs 8.28 crore after beating Team Kochi and Kings XI Punjab in the bid. Kings XI Punjab also lost the bid of Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene who was bought by Kochi for one and a half crore. The Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Zaheer Khan for nine lakh dollars and dashing Lankan opener TM Dilshan for 6 lakh 50 thousand dollars. However, the VIjay Mallya-owned franchise had a prize catch in talented South African AB de Villiers buying him for a big amount of Rs 5.06 crore. The Rajasthan Royals bought New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor for Rs 4.6 crore.