Bangalore: Five players — Yuvraj Singh, Dinesh Karthik, Kevin Pietersen, Glen Maxwell and Mitchell Johnson — bagged million-dollar contracts even as the eight franchise teams pointedly ignored Sri Lankan and English cricketers on the opening day of the Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction here yesterday.

Mumbai Indians bagged all-rounder Corey Anderson for Rs 4.5 crore. The Kiwi recently set a ODI world record by hitting a 36-ball century