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The tournament will be held in February and March in Qatari capital Doha.
One of the heroes of the 2007 T20 World Cup winning national team, he scored 934 and 249 runs in ODIs and T20Is respectively. He has 9,446 first class and 6,534 List A runs under his belt.
The middle-order batsman, who plays for Kerala on the domestic circuit, shared pictures of his newborn daughter on Instagram, while he also penned a heartfelt note.
Kerala wicketkeeper-batters Vishnu Vinod and Mohammed Azharuddeen went unsold on the opening day of the auction.
Thirteen Kerala players are in the fray.
Veteran pacer S Sreesanth opted out due to personal reasons.
The Rawalpindi Express had threatened Uthappa during the 2007 One-Day International series.
A glance at the Kerala players who will be on view this IPL.
Samarth and Devdutt Padikkal (101) put on 249 for the first wicket as Karnataka amassed 338/3 in 50 overs. Kerala could only manage 258 in reply.
Kerala rode on the consistent performances of senior players Sachin Baby, pacer S Sreesanth and outstation professionals Robin Uthappa and Jalaj Saxena to progress from a tough group.