This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Indian Premier League.
Retirement
| Date | Name | Team(s) played (years) | Age | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 November 2008 | Template:Flagicon Shaun Pollock | Mumbai Indians (2008) | 35 | Became the bowling coach for the Mumbai Indians.[1] | [2] |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Darren Lehmann | Rajasthan Royals (2008) | 38 | Became coach for the Deccan Chargers. | [3] |
| 2008 | Template:Flagicon Stephen Fleming | Chennai Super Kings (2008) | 35 | Became coach for the Chennai Super Kings. |
Trades
Teams were reluctant to trade initially due to the troubled economic times and the general desire to concentrate on building a well-rounded team as opposed to making profits out of trades.[4]
| 17 January 2009 | To Delhi Daredevils |
To Mumbai Indians |
[5] |
| 22 January 2009 | To Mumbai Indians |
To Royal Challengers Bangalore |
[6] |
| — | Three-team trade | [4] | |
To Mumbai Indians
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To Royal Challengers Bangalore
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Signings
Pre-auction signings
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With most international players (barring members of the England squad and Indian Cricket League players) signing up for the first season on multi-season contracts, the emphasis for off-season signings for 2009 were possible up-and-coming young players from international domestic circuits. Some teams, including the Delhi Daredevils sent scouts to domestic and 'emerging player' matches held in Australia to sign up players.[7]
Post Auction Signings
Any 'unsold' players as well as players sought after as replacements for Pakistani players who would be unable to play for their IPL team in 2009 can be signed on after the auction.
Re-signings
IPL Replacement Players, filling in for players away on national duty, and some under-19 players, were recruited with a one-year contract and hence their franchises had the choice to resign them or release them as free agents.
Withdrawals
Other players opted to withdraw from this particular season from the IPL, but have not ruled out returning in the future. In most cases, the reason for withdrawal was that the players wanted a break from the hectic international schedule. There have also been withdrawals due to injury and also Pakistanis who have had their contracts terminated or suspended due to tensions between India and Pakistan since the Mumbai Terrorist Attacks. Most withdrawals were Australian international players, for whom the IPL would be the only break between a series against Pakistan and the upcoming long tour of England which would include The Ashes series. Withdrawals included:
Auction
The 2009 Indian Premier League Players Auction was held on 6 February 2009 in Goa, India. A total of 43 players from 9 countries were shortlisted for the auction. However, only 17 of them were sold.[8] The English duo of Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff each went for US$1.55 million, which made them the highest-paid cricketers in the IPL.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]
Sold players
Unsold players
- Template:Flagicon Aaron Bird
- Template:Flagicon Aiden Blizzard
- Template:Flagicon Ashley Noffke
- Template:Flagicon Brad Haddin
- Template:Flagicon Brett Geeves
- Template:Flagicon Bryce McGain
- Template:Flagicon Daniel Harris
- Template:Flagicon Dominic Thornley
- Template:Flagicon Jon Moss
- Template:Flagicon Michael Dighton
- Template:Flagicon Michael Hill
- Template:Flagicon Michael Klinger
- Template:Flagicon Phil Jaques
- Template:Flagicon Steve Smith
- Template:Flagicon Stuart Clark
- Template:Flagicon Shakib Al Hasan
- Template:Flagicon Tamim Iqbal
- Template:Flagicon Luke Wright
- Template:Flagicon Samit Patel
- Template:Flagicon James Franklin
- Template:Flagicon Andre Nel
- Template:Flagicon Ashwell Prince
- Template:Flagicon Gulam Bodi
- Template:Flagicon Morne van Wyk
- Template:Flagicon Yusuf Abdulla
- Template:Flagicon Chamara Kapugedera
- Template:Flagicon Kaushalya Weeraratne
- Template:Flagicon Nuwan Kulasekara
- Template:Flagicon Prasanna Jayawardene
- Template:Flagicon Kemar Roach
- Template:Flagicon Ramnaresh Sarwan
- Template:Flagicon Daren Powell
References
- ↑ Pollock joins Mumbai Indians in new role. CricInfo(2009-03-17).
- ↑ Pollock not to return to Mumbai Indians. CricInfo(2008-11-15).
- ↑ Gilchrist to lead Deccan Chargers. CricInfo(2008-09-29).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 7 players transferred in IPL trades. The Hindu(23 January 2009).
- ↑ IPL: Delhi trade Dhawan for Nehra(2009-01-17).
- ↑ Mumbai Indians swap Uthappa for Zaheer. The Indian Express(2009-01-22).
- ↑ Players unsold at auction available as replacements. Cricinfo(27 January 2009).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 IPL auction 2009: List of players sold, ESPN Cricinfo
- ↑ Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys, ESPN Cricinfo
- ↑ Sports: England players top IPL auction, BBC News
- ↑ Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff to earn footballer wages after IPL auction, Daily Mirror
- ↑ England's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff sold for $1.55m each at IPL auction, The Telegraph
- ↑ IPL auction: Pietersen and Flintoff fetch record prices, The Hindu
- ↑ Flintoff, Pietersen cash in at IPL auction, smh.com.au
- ↑ The Expensive and the Unsold: Highlights of the IPL Auction, Cricket360
- ↑ IPL 2009 auction: The complete lowdown, sify.com