first English player to sign up for IPL. Mohammed Yousuf again remained unsold in 2nd auction due to continuing dispute with Indian Cricket League. IPL allowed teams to cross 8 foreign players limit. Players sold lower than their signed up price were paid remaining amount by IPL. Under-19 Draft Along with 2nd Auction, the 15 players from winners of 2008 Under-19 Cricket World Cup along with Viraj Kadbe were picked upon draft system based upon US National Football League. The franchises were randomly allotted numbers from 1 to 8. The franchise assigned the number 1 got the choice of picking player first and then the second franchise and so on. After eight players were picked, the order of the bidding reversed. Delhi was the first team and chose Pradeep Sangwan. Deccan Chargers passed on both of their drafts. Delhi Daredevils also picked only one of the draft while Chennai Super Kings picked three players. The players with Ranji experience were paid 50,000 and remaining 30,000. Player's Signing IPL franchise could sign Indian players at any time. The base price for was fixed at $50,000 for the Ranji Trophy players and $20,000 for those having not played the Ranji Trophy. Franchises had to pick minimum four under-22 Indian players from their designated catchment area in their squad. Praveen Kumar was claimed to be signed by both Delhi and Bangalore franchise, with the player later confirming that he had joined the Royal Challengers Bangalore. The following players were signed before the tournament. N-RAN: Players having not played Ranji Trophy at the time of tournament.4 Withdrawn and Replacement players Players were signed as replacement of contracted players who were not available to play due to injuries and national commitments. Under IPL rules, the replacements cannot be paid more than the players they are replacing, though they can be paid less. The following players withdrew from the tournament either due to injuries or because of other reasons. Support staff appointments References External links ESPNcricinfo- Indian Premier League, 2007/08-Squads Indian Premier League personnel changes Cricket player auction lists