IPL Auction 2022: 5 Highest Bids By Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) In IPL Auction History

Royal Challengers Bangalore have been the perennial underachievers in the IPL. They have made some good buys including Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik in the IPL 2022 mega auction. They also managed to buy back Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel during the auction.

Despite managing to build good squads every time, the franchise is yet to win an IPL title. This time they are missing the services of AB De Villiers who was a long servant of the franchise in the IPL. Virat Kohli will not be the skipper of the franchise in the new season. The franchise has a few options to choose from and it will be interesting to see who is finally appointed. Meanwhile, in this article we take a look at five most expensive players Royal Challengers Bangalore have bid for in the IPL.

IPL Auction 2022: 5 Highest Bids By Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) In IPL Auction History

Dinesh Karthik (10.50 Cr)

Karthik first played or RCB back in 2015 after he was bought for a whopping price of Rs 10.5 crore. A year before in 2014, he had joined Delhi for Rs 12.5 crore. In IPL 2015, Karthik scored 141 runs at 12.81, striking at 120.51. After playing and leading KKR for four seasons, he was bought back by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2022 mega auction for 5.5 crores.

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Tymal Mills (12 Cr)

The England pacer fetched 12 crores from Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL 2017 auction. The left-arm pacer had an awkward action and he played just five games for the side picking up five wickets. After 2017, he then made a comeback in IPL 2022 with Mumbai Indians bagging him for 1.5 crores.

Yuvraj Singh (14 Cr)

The southpaw made the franchise go big behind him in the IPL 2014 auction. Royal Challengers Bangalore roped him in for 14 crores only for Delhi Capitals to buy him for 16 crores in the IPL 2015 auction. He did not contribute much for both the franchises. He finally played his last IPL season for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2019.

Glenn Maxwell (14.25 Cr)

Maxwell was one of RCB’s biggest buys in the IPL 2021 auction. RCB got him in for a whopping 14.25 crores. He repaid the faith for the franchise scoring 513 runs in 15 games. As a result of his performance, he was retained by the franchise ahead of the mega auction. He played his best cricket so far in the IPL for RCB.

Kyle Jamieson (15 Cr)

The Kiwi all-rounder was one of the big buys of Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2021. He enrolled himself at a base price of 75 lakhs in the IPL 2021 auction and RCB finally roped him in for a whopping 15 crores. It turned out to be not such a good investment as he took nine wickets in nine games. Moreover, he did not register himself in the IPL 2022 auction.

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