Claim: Shane Bond, a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, was the only player in the 2010 Indian Premier League that was sold at $750,000.
Evidence: Shane Edward Bond (born 7 June 1975) is a New Zealand cricket coach and former cricketer and present bowling coach of Mumbai Indians, described as "New Zealand's best fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee". In January 2010, Bond was selected to play in the 3rd season of the Indian Premier League for the Kolkata Knight Riders. At the auction held for the third season of the lucrative IPL, Shane Bond was one of the main attractions, with his final price being over US$750,000, because of the undisclosed tiebreaker money above the $750,000.