Trading window
There were 2 trading windows prior to the auction which was held on 16 February 2015. A third trading window opened after the auction. During these trading windows, franchises could trade players with other franchises.Retained players
Prior to the auction, teams could release players and retain those that they wanted for the next season. The salaries of the released players would be added to the salary purse of the teams which was increased to Rs. 63 crores for the 2015 edition. The salaries of the retained players was deducted from this purse.Auction
Summary
66 players (43 Indians and 23 Overseas) were sold at the auction. Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik fetched the highest bids of 16 crore and 10.5 crore respectively. Angelo Mathews was the most costly foreign player at 7.5 crore. Many prominent players such as Kumar Sangakkara,Sold players
Source:Pepsi IPL 2015 Player AuctionWithdrawn players
The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons.Replacement signings
Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements have to be chosen from the pool of players who went unsold in the auction, and cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less.References
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