IPL 2025: '5 most expensive mistakes' of mega auction, which will cost heavily to the teams
Delhi: Mumbai Indians waive Bhuvneshwar Kumar: The current record is that Bhuvneshwar Kumar (181 wickets in 176 matches in IPL career and 11 wickets in 16 matches in the 2024 season) was bought by RCB in this auction for Rs 10.75 crore, which means an increase of 156 percent in his previous contract. It can also be said that Bhuvneshwar got the jackpot but for this he will have to thank Mumbai Indians and Lucknow. Bhuvneshwar, who is famous for playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad, had a previous contract with this team for only Rs 4.2 crore.
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This time 3 teams were in the race to buy this pacer. The auction was started by Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants and the price increased rapidly from the base price of Rs 2 crore and crossed Rs 10 crore. Mumbai were out after 10.25 crores and Bhuvneshwar was going to Lucknow team for 10.5 crores when Bengaluru bid 10.75. Just here after Mumbai Indians, Lucknow was also out and Bhuvneshwar joined Josh Hazlewood in the RCB attack. In this way, the mistake made by RCB by leaving out Mohammed Siraj during the first day of this auction was compensated.
Who got Priyansh Arya in the end: This new player in the auction started a fierce battle between MI, RCB and PBKS. This young player, who hit 6 sixes in an over during the Delhi Premier League 2024, was finally bought by Punjab Kings for a huge price of Rs 3.8 crore, 12 times more than his base price.
The truth is that along with these 3 teams, Delhi Capital also took part in the race to some extent to buy him. In the last match, Punjab Kings defeated RCB.
RCB's thinking beyond understanding: First of all, this team released Mitchell Starc. Along with him, Siraj also got out of hand. There was a time when it was impossible for him to remain sitting cold. RCB made only one purchase in the marquee sets and that was of England all-rounder Liam Livingstone. RCB took part in the bid race for players like Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc and David Miller but withdrew their names midway. The surprising thing was that the franchise did not even use its right-to-match card for Mohammed Siraj. He was finally taken by Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 crore.
The situation was such that Uthappa and Eoin Morgan even said that despite having the second largest purse in the auction, they kept leaving good players. Mitchell Starc was released, KL Rahul was released and Rishabh Pant was also released. It would have been understandable if he had not had money, but it was not so. KL Rahul was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 14 crore. RCB needed him and there was money available for this because the future captain would also be available with him.
Gujarat Titans missed the opportunity to pick Mohammed Shami: Mohammed Siraj was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 12.25 crore while Mohammed Shami left for Sunrisers Hyderabad and was sold for Rs 10 crore. Gujarat did not use its RTM card for them. Shami has now joined Pat Cummins in Sunrisers.
RCB scam in Will Jacques case: Everyone is surprised why Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) did not use the Right to Match (RTM) card for their star all-rounder Will Jacques? Will had earned a lot of fame with his batting in the 2024 season. However, RCB did not retain him and now left him for Mumbai Indians who took him for Rs 5.25 crore. It was such a surprising decision that after the bid was completed, Mumbai Indians owner Akash Ambani went to the RCB table to shake hands with their management as a thank you.
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