Seven players transferred in IPL trades

Indian Premier League teams traded seven players during the transfer period ahead of the second edition of the Twenty20 tournament, scheduled for April 10-May 29.

The IPL on Friday released the list of players traded during the transfer window that closed Thursday, with the most notable exchange being that of Indian pace bowler Zaheer Khan for top-order batsman Robin Uthappa.

Bangalore Royal Challengers traded Khan for Uthappa of Mumbai Indians, allowing these two players to turn out for their respective home cities in the second IPL season.

The other trades included ex-Indian international Ashish Nehra of Mumbai, who was traded for top-order batsman Shikhar Dhawan of Delhi Daredevils.

In a three-way trade, Jaydev Shah of Rajasthan Royals moved to Mumbai Indians, Gaurav Dhiman of Mumbai went to Bangalore Royal Challengers and Pankaj Singh will switch from Rajasthan to Bangalore.

The trading comes ahead of the player auction on February 6 when teams will bid for the cream of world cricket's talent.

Beside the trades, temporary replacement players from the inaugural season signed full-season contracts with their teams.

Australians David Warner and Andrew MacDonald both signed with Delhi and Ryan Harris with Deccan Chargers. Since appearing in the IPL, MacDonald and Warner have made their international debuts.

Kolkata Knight Riders signed long-term contracts with Sri Lanka spin sensation Ajantha Mendis and Brad Hodge of Australia, both of whom were their "replacement" players from 2008. The replacement players came in place of international stars who could not play in the entire IPL season.

Mumbai enlisted West Indian Dwayne Bravo, while the Chennai Super Kings inked a long-term contract with Sri Lanka's Chamara Kapugedera.