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Bengaluru, 6 February<\/strong>\u0964  Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach Ricky Ponting on Saturday said he was happy to have England wicket-keeper batsman Jos Buttler and New Zealand pacer Tim Southee in the side after the players went under the hammer in the Indian Premier League (IPL) players’ auction here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 27-year-old Southee who had a base price of Rs.1 crore was bought by the defending champions for Rs.2.5 crore while Buttler, who had a base price of Rs.1.5 crore, was bought for Rs.3.8 crore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

“We have got two boys, two overseas players, Jos Buttler and Tim Southee. We are very happy with those picks,” Ponting said via a video message posted by MI in twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

“I was very keen to have Buttler to have as a backup batsman and a wicket keeper as well. Tim is a very good new ball bowler and can easily take the place of Lasith Malinga. So we are happy with the buys,” the two-time World Cup winning former Australian skipper said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

On the other hand, veteran Australian all-rounder Shane Watson commanded the highest bid of Rs.9.5 crore from Royal Challengers Bengaluru while star batsman Yuvraj Singh was snapped up by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs.7 crore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"Incredibly excited to join @RCBTweets. Can't wait to meet up with my new teammates in April.#IPL2016," Watson posted on Twitter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

South African all-rounder Chris Morris, who was bagged by Delhi Daredevils for Rs.7 crore, tweeted: "Unbelievably grateful! Very excited to be part of @DelhiDaredevils #humbled."<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Among other big buys, medium pacer Mohit Sharma went for Rs.6.5 crore to Kings XI Punjab, while Hyderabad splurged Rs.5.5 crore for veteran left-arm pacer Ashish Nehra.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Delhi bought young Kerala wicket-keeper Sanju Samson and West Indian batsman Carlos Brathwaite for Rs.4.2 crore each. Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh went to new franchise Rising Pune Supergiants for Rs.4.8 crore.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Mitchell joined England star Kevin Pietersen, who was picked up for Rs.3.5 crore. The duo will join India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni at Pune.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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