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Top Three best and worst buys of RCB in the IPL auction over the years
#2 Worst Buy: Saurabh Tiwary
Saurabh Tiwary (Source: Twitter)
The Royal Challengers Bangalore was set for a full overhaul in the first mega auction in 2011. After reaching the playoffs of the third edition of the IPL, Bangalore was attempting to form a new-look roster by releasing all of their players except Virat Kohli. They acquired several hard-hitting players, including Jharkhand wicketkeeper-batter Saurabh Tiwary.
Notably, Saurabh was one of the leading run scorers in the 2010 IPL for Mumbai Indians. For all of his qualities, the southpaw was paid Rs 6.4 crore, which was three times the salary of the team’s captain, Daniel Vettori. However, Saurabh failed to perform in the next three seasons, which lead to being one of the worst investments made by RCB in the history of the Indian Premier League.
#Best Buy: AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers (Source: Twitter)
Mr. 360, aka AB de Villiers, was always in commanding form and is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time. When the Delhi Daredevils released him after a couple of decent seasons, he was purchased by RCB for a whopping 1.5 million USD.
ABD grew into a monster in the following seasons as he went on to score 5056 IPL runs in 176 matches, with an incredible average of 40.77. He had an explosive strike rate of 152. His year of reckoning was 2016 when he smashed 687 runs while playing with the ideal partner to a destructive Virat Kohli.
