England stars top £1m in IPL auction
Updated on 06 February 2009
The England cricketers Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff are now the most expensive players in the world.
The star batsman and acclaimed all-rounder fetched bids of just over £1m each at the Indian Premier League Auctions early this morning.
Critics believe inflated prices in the IPL, which is made up of eight of the world's richest Twenty20 teams, will cause divisions among players in the England squad as the team prepares for The Ashes.
Interview: Angus Fraser
Angus Fraser, the former England bowler who is now Middlesex managing director of cricket, offers his views on the auction.
