The Indian Premier League has become the most significant T20 tourney in the cricket world right now. It is the dream of every international star to play in the IPL. The reason behind it is that the players receive worldwide attention and also they can earn a decent amount of money by playing for two months.
Virat Kohli, Pat Cummins, MS Dhoni, Rishabh Pant and Rohit Sharma will be the top earners if IPL 2020 happens this year. Kolkata Knight Riders have invested a lot of money in the Australian pace bowler, Cummins. It will be intriguing to see if their gamble pays off or not.
Over the years, many teams have experimented in the auction. Some have received excellent results, while some proved to blunder. In this article, we will look at the seven biggest blunders in IPL Auction history.
7.Royal Challengers Bangalore use RTM for Pawan Negi
Pawan Negi shot to fame after his impressive performance for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2015. He even earned a place in the Indian T20I team after that season. CSK received a suspension then and Delhi invested a lot of money in him.
Since he could not live up to the hype, DD released him and RCB signed him next. In 2018, there was a mega auction, where RCB’s initial plan was to retain KL Rahul via RTM. Unfortunately, they did not do so and instead opted to use RTM for Negi, who failed once again.
6.Kolkata Knight Riders release Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle will go down as one of the most influential players in IPL history. He drew a lot of viewers to the league with his big-hitting skills. Gayle won the Orange Cap when he became a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Surprisingly, Gayle went unsold in IPL Auction 2011 and RCB signed him up as a replacement later. Kolkata committed a blunder by releasing him in 2011. Nevertheless, KKR won more titles than Chris Gayle.
