IPL's player auction

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Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan (R) arrives with his wife Gauri at the Indian Premier League's (IPL) player auction in Mumbai February 20, 2008. (Reuters/Punit Paranjpe)

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Preity Zinta and beau Ness Wadia attend a press conference at the end of the auction of cricket players for the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Mumbai, February 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh)

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Bollywood actor and owner of the 'Kolkata' cricket team, Shahrukh Khan (R), along with wife Gauri (L) arrive for the inaugural Indian Premier League Twenty20 players' auction. (AFP Photo/Indranil Mukherjee)

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Indian business tycoon Ness Wadia (L) and his belle, Bollywood actress and owner of the 'Mohali' team Priety Zinta, arrive for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 players' auction in Mumbai (AFP Photo/Indranil Mukherjee)

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Cricket player Saurav Ganguly arrives at the Indian Premier League's (IPL) player auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. (Reuters/Punit Paranjpe)

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Business tycoon and owner of the 'Bangalore' team, Vijay Mallya arrives for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 players' auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. (AFP Photo/Indranil Mukherjee)

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Cricketer and captain of the 'Bangalore' team Rahul Dravid, arrives for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 players' auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. (AFP Photo/Indranil Mukherjee)

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Cricketer and captain of the 'Kolkata' team, Sourav Ganguly arrives for the inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 players' auction in Mumbai on February 20, 2008. (AFP Photo/Indranil Mukherjee)