Calcutta/ New Delhi: Ishant Sharma, Eoin Morgan and Mitchell Johnson are among seven players who have listed themselves at the highest base price of Rs 2 crore for IPL 10 auction. Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes, Angelo Mathews and Pat Cummins are the other players in this bracket.

The IPL auction is scheduled to be held in Bangalore on February 20.

The 1.5 crore bracket has Johnny Bairstow, Trent Boult, Nathan Lyon and Brad Haddin, Kyle Abott and Jason Holder of the West Indies.

A total of 799 players are part of the initial roster which would be reduced once the franchises submit their preferences before the deadline this weekend. There are 160 capped players from eight countries - leaving out Bangladesh and Pakistan - and 639 from India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and West Indies.

Meanwhile, Spartan star Kevin Pietersen has exclusively detailed the reasons behind his decision to withdraw from the upcoming auction.

Pietersen said he was putting family first. "It's not all about cash. It's about family and being with my kids," Pietersen said.

"It's just too much. I can't spend April and May away from home. So it's just family reasons. Nothing else."