New Delhi: The second player's auction of the DLF Indian Premier League will witness 114 cricketers from abroad under the hammer in Goa on February 6. From South Africa's new batting sensation JP Duminy to Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke and England's Kevin Pietersen and Andrew Flintoff, the auction will see an array of stars up for the auction for the second edition of the tournament that will kick off on April 10.

Australian players will lead the charge with 27 in the fray that include Clarke, Bradd Haddin, Nathan Hauritz, Stuart Clark, Bradd Hogg, Shaun Tait and Jason Krejza among others. England follows next with 21 players including Pietersen, Flintoff, Steve Harmison, James Anderson, Monty Panesar, Ravi Bopara, Matt Prior, Ian Bell, Paul Collingwood, Shaun Udal, Ryan Sidebottom, Graeme Swan and Owais Shah.

Fifteen players from Sri Lanka and 13 South Africans, are also in fray as are Pakistan players Asim Kamal, Yasir Hameed, Danish Kaneria, Mohd Hafeez and Yasir Arafat. "As per guidelines set by the Governing Council for the IPL 2009, each franchisee will have a maximum purse of USD two million, less any amount spent on signing temporary replacements from last year to select the cricketers best suited for their team's strategies," according to a release from the organisers.

Players from Bangladesh, the West Indies, New Zealand and Zimbabwe too have enlisted themselves for the auction. "The enthusiasm and interest displayed by players from all around the world to participate in the second season of the league has been truly overwhelming," IPL commissioner Lalit Modi said in a statement.