List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes


This is a list of all personnel changes for the 2009 Indian Premier League.

Retirement

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.

Signings

Pre-auction signings

With most international 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.
NatPlayerTeam
Dirk NannesDelhi Daredevils
David WarnerDelhi Daredevils
Andrew McDonaldDelhi Daredevils
Ryan HarrisDeccan Chargers
Graham NapierMumbai Indians
Sachin RanaKolkata Knight Riders
Monish ParmarKolkata Knight Riders
Raiphi GomezRajasthan Royals
Ryan McLarenMumbai Indians
Dillon du PreezRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Angelo MathewsKolkata Knight Riders
Moises HenriquesKolkata Knight Riders

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.
NatPlayerTeam
Naman OjhaRajasthan Royals
Kamran KhanRajasthan Royals
Lee CarseldineRajasthan Royals
Shane HarwoodRajasthan Royals
Robert QuineyRajasthan Royals
Burt CockleyKings XI Punjab

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.
NatPlayerTeam
Ajantha MendisKolkata Knight Riders
Brad HodgeKolkata Knight Riders
Ravindra JadejaRajasthan Royals
Dwayne BravoMumbai Indians
Virat KohliRoyal Challengers Bangalore

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:
NatPlayerTeam
Michael HusseyChennai Super Kings
Ricky PontingKolkata Knight Riders
Andrew McDonaldDelhi Daredevils
Ryan HarrisDeccan Chargers
Graham NapierMumbai Indians
Sachin RanaKolkata Knight Riders
Monish ParmarKolkata Knight Riders
Raiphi GomezRajasthan Royals
Ryan McLarenMumbai Indians
Dillon du PreezRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Angelo MathewsKolkata Knight Riders
Moises HenriquesKolkata Knight Riders
Jerome TaylorKings XI Punjab
Shoaib AkhtarKolkata Knight Riders
Misbah-ul-HaqRoyal Challengers Bangalore
Shahid AfridiDeccan Chargers
Shoaib MalikDelhi Daredevils
Mohammad AsifDelhi Daredevils
Umar GulKolkata Knight Riders
Mohammad HafeezKolkata Knight Riders
Salman ButtKolkata Knight Riders
Kamran AkmalRajasthan Royals
Younis KhanRajasthan Royals
Sohail TanvirRajasthan Royals
Shaun TaitRajasthan Royals
Shane WatsonRajasthan Royals

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. 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.

Sold players

Source:

Unsold players

  1. Aaron Bird
  2. Aiden Blizzard
  3. Ashley Noffke
  4. Brad Haddin
  5. Brett Geeves
  6. Bryce McGain
  7. Daniel Harris
  8. Dominic Thornley
  9. Jon Moss
  10. Michael Dighton
  11. Michael Hill
  12. Michael Klinger
  13. Phil Jaques
  14. Steve Smith
  15. Stuart Clark
  16. Shakib Al Hasan
  17. Tamim Iqbal
  18. Luke Wright
  19. Samit Patel
  20. James Franklin
  21. Andre Nel
  22. Ashwell Prince
  23. Gulam Bodi
  24. Morne van Wyk
  25. Yusuf Abdulla
  26. Chamara Kapugedera
  27. Kaushalya Weeraratne
  28. Nuwan Kulasekara
  29. Prasanna Jayawardene
  30. Kemar Roach
  31. Ramnaresh Sarwan
  32. Daren Powell