Star England player Kevin Pietersen on Friday became one of the most expensive players of the Indian Premier League after being sold for a whopping $1.55 mn (Rs 7.35 crore) in the second edition, getting Rs 1.35 crore more than what Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni got in the first edition.

The hard-hitting Pietersen, who was England's captain till recently, was bought by Bangalore Royal Challengers.

Bangalore Royal Challenger, who had finished at the bottom half of the high-profile League in the inaugural edition, spent most of their total amount of $1.95 mn on the highly talented Pietersen who had base price of $1.35 mn.