Robin Uthappa (25) is as open as they come. He was not coy to admit to MiD DAY that he didn't expect to be bought for $2.1 million.

Robin Uthappa 'keeping for Rcb in the 2009 IPL. PIC/AFP

Pune Warriors beat Bangalore Royal Challengers to the bid at last weekend's Indian Premier League player auction.

Now that he has experienced the thrill of being bought for such a high price, Uthappa spoke about how he wants to go about helping the Pune outfit to make their IPL debut memorable.

Excerpts from an interview with MiD DAY:

On the high price he fetched at the auction:
I am very happy. Seriously, I didn't expect that much money. I thought I could get maximum 1 to 1.5 million ufffd not more. Now, I have greater responsibility too.