England stars see IPL hopes dashed

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The prospect of lucrative contracts for the event, which runs from April 10 to May 29, had persuaded many England players to put their names forward last week, but that original list of 110 available overseas players - who were competing for a maximum of 16 contracts - has been drastically reduced to just 43.

Just seven England players now have a chance to playing in the world's most exciting Twenty20 competition with Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff being joined by Luke Wright, Owais Shah, Paul Collingwood and Ravi Bopara.

Essex's Graham Napier may also feature in the tournament but does not need to go through the auction as an uncapped player and is expected to sign up for Mumbai Indians.

Nottinghamshire all-rounder Samit Patel, who was originally registered by Delhi Daredevils only to be missed off last week's list, is one of 10 players included who were overlooked on the original overseas list, and makes up the England contingent.

Shaun Udal had already withdrawn to concentrate on his new role as Middlesex captain while Ian Bell and Matt Prior perhaps sensed they would not be snapped up at the auction and also withdrew on Monday, which gives them a break before England's hectic schedule this summer.

That left 11 England players who were overlooked by the franchises - Monty Panesar, Robert Key, James Foster, Sajid Mahmood, Darren Gough, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swann, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Ed Joyce and Dominic Cork - and already know they are not going to get the chance to experience the IPL this year.

Pietersen, who has the highest reserve price for the auction of US dollars 1.35million (£950,000), is likely to join Bangalore while Flintoff may earn the biggest contract simply because several franchises are believed to be chasing his services.

Flintoff has been given a reserve price of USD950,000 (£670,000) and Australia's Michael Clarke was given a price of USD1million (£705,000), but the remainder of England's players are unlikely to receive massive contracts, particularly as they will receive a pro-rata payment based on the number of appearances they make in their three-week window.