New Delhi [India], Jan 27: All of the cricket fraternity will come to a standstill when some of the world cricket's biggest names go under the hammer during the two-day IPL auction today with the likes of Ben Stokes and R Ashwin expected to be among the most sought after. The first player in today's auction, Shikhar Dhawan goes to Kings XI Punjab Rs 5.20 crore. There is drama here during auction. Sunrisers Hyderabad use the RTM (Right To Match) to retain Indian opening batsmen Dhawan. So Dhawan stays with Hyderabad. So the first set of marquee players will go under the hammer. The proceedings will start with Shikhar Dhawan. While Ashwin goes for Rs. 7.60 Crores to King XI Punjab while Kieron Pollard from West Indies RTM by Mumbai Indians for Rs. 5.40 Crores. A total of 26 players from England, 58 from Australia, 30 from New Zealand and 57 from South Africa have registered for the auction, taking the tally of overseas players to 282. Afghanistan too will see 13 players in the list while there are 39 from Sri Lanka and an equal number from the West Indies. Bangladesh and Zimbabwe have 8 and 7 players hoping to go under the hammer. TEAM FUNDS REMAINING OVERSEAS PLAYERS TOTAL PLAYERS Chennai Super Kings 45,40,00,000 1 4 Delhi Daredevils 47,00,00,000 1 3 Kings XI Punjab 59,90,00,000 0 2 Kolkata Knight Riders 49,60,00,000 3 3 Mumbai Indians 41,60,00,000 1 4 Rajasthan Royals 51,00,00,000 2 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 49,00,00,000 1 3 Sunrisers Hyderabad 53,80,00,000 1 3 TEAM PLAYER TYPE PRICE Rajasthan Royals Benjamin Stokes All-Rounder 12,50,00,000 Kolkata Knight Riders Mitchell Starc Bowler 9,40,00,000 Kings XI Punjab Ravichandran Ashwin All-Rounder 7,60,00,000 Mumbai Indians Kieron Pollard All-Rounder 5,40,00,000 Sunrisers Hyderabad Shikhar Dhawan Batsman 5,20,00,000 Rajasthan Royals Ajinkya Rahane Batsman 4,00,00,000 Chennai Super Kings Faf Du Plessis Batsman 1,60,00,000