The auction for the Indian Premier League 2018 has begun and some of the top stars have already found homes for themselves in the biggest domestic T20 competition in the world. The biggest shock, however, was Chris Gayle being overlooked as none of the teams made a bid for the Calypso King.

Here is the list of players that were auctioned:

Shikhar Dhawan to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 5.2 crore rupees (RTM used to oust Kings XI Punjab)

Ravi Ashwin to Kings XI Punjab for 7.7 crore rupees

Kieron Pollard to Mumbai Indians for 5.4 crore rupees (RTM used to oust Delhi Daredevils)

Chris Gayle UNSOLD

Ben Stokes to Rajasthan Royals for 12.5 crore rupees

Faf du Plessis to Chennai Super Kings for 1.6 crore rupees (RTM used to oust Kings XI Punjab)

Ajinkya Rahane to Rajasthan Royals to 4 crore rupees (RTM used to Kings XI Punjab)

Mitchell Starc to Kolkata Knight Riders for 9.4 crore rupees (RTM used to out Kings XI Punjab)

Harbhajan Singh to Chennai Super Kings for 2 crore rupees

Shakib Al Hasan to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 crore rupees

Glenn Maxwell to Delhi Daredevils for 9 crore rupees

Dwayne Bravo to Chennai Super Kings 6.4 crore rupees (RTM used to Kings XI Punjab)

Gautam Gambhir to Delhi Daredevils 2.8 crore rupees

Kane Williamson to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 3 crore rupees

Joe Root UNSOLD

Yuvraj Singh to Kings XI Punjab for 2 crore rupees

Karun Nair to Kings XI Punjab for 5.6 crore rupees

Lokesh Rahul to Kings XI Punjab for 11 crore rupees

Murali Vijay UNSOLD

David Miller to Kings XI Punjab for 3 crore rupees

Aaron Finch to Kings XI Punjab for 6.2 crore rupees (RTM used)

Brendon McCullum to Royal Challengers Bangalore 3.6 crore rupees

Jason Roy to Delhi Daredevils for 1.8 crore rupees

Chris Lynn to Kolkata Knight Riders for 9.6 crore rupees

Hashim Amla UNSOLD

Manish Pandey to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 11 crore rupees

Martin Guptill UNSOLD

Chris Woakes to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 7.4 crore rupees

Carlos Brathwaite to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 2 crore rupees

Shane Watson to Chennai Super Kings for 4 crore rupees

Kedhar Jadhav to Chennai Super Kings for 7.8 crore rupees

Colin de Grandhomme to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 2.2 crore rupees

James Faulkner UNSOLD

Yusuf Pathan to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 1.9 crore rupees

Colin Munro to Delhi Daredevils for 1.9 crore rupees

Stuart Binny to Rajasthan Royals for 50 lac rupees

Marcus Stoinis to Kings XI Punjab (RTM used)

Moeen Ali to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 1.7 crore rupees

Parthiv Patel UNSOLD

Quinton De Kock to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 2.8 crore rupees

Wriddhimann Saha to Sunrisers Hyderabad for 5 crore rupees

Jonny Bairstow UNSOLD

Dinesh Karthik to Kolkata Knight Riders for 7.4 crore rupees

Naman Ojha UNSOLD

Robin Uthappa to Kolkata Knight Riders for 6.4 crore rupees (RTM used)

Sanju Samson to Rajasthan Royals for 8 crore rupees

Ambati Rayudu to Chennai Super Kings for 2.2 crore rupees

Sam Billings UNSOLD

Jos Buttler to Rajasthan Royals for 4.4 crore rupees

Mustafizur Rahman to Mumbai Indians for 2.2 crore rupees 

Pat Cummins to Mumbai Indians for 5.4 crore rupees

Umesh Yadav to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 4.2 crore rupees

Tim Southee UNSOLD

Ishant Sharma UNSOLD