Mission: To be the most successful and entertaining franchise in the league. Vision: To promote cricket in the region by providing global explsure to local talent, and attracting new audiences for the sport through innovative presentation. Owner: Preity Zinta, Ness Wadia (Bombay Dyeing), Karan Paul (Apeejay Surendra Group) and Mohit Burman (Dabur) Franchise fee: $76 million Most expensive player: Yuvraj Singh - $1,063,750 Owner: UB Group Franchise fee: $111.6 million Most expensive player: Rahul Dravid - $1,035,000 Owner: India Cements Franchise fee: $91 million Most expensive player: Mahendra Singh Dhoni - $1.5 million Owner: GMR Holdings Franchise fee: $84 million Most expensive player: Virender Sehwag $833,750
Owner: Deccan Chronicle and M Group Franchise fee: $107 million Most expensive player: Andrew Symonds $1,350,000
Owner: Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla, Jai Mehta Franchise fee: $75.09 million Most expensive player: Sourav Ganguly $1,092,500
Owner: Reliance Industries Ltd Franchise fee: $111.9 million Most expensive player: Sachin Tendulkar $1,121,250
Owner: Emerging Media Group Franchise fee: $67 million Most expensive player: Mohammad Kaif - $675,000