5 Major steal deals of all-time in IPL history
These players were a sort of unknown entity at the start and turned out to be the steal deals for their team.
3. Dwayne Bravo
The kind of entertainment that Dwayne Bravo provides to the fans makes him an instant hit in the IPL. The all-rounder is an extremely good dancer, a lively character, and above all, an asset in every department of the game. And, he surely deserves the big bucks.
However, during the 2011 IPL edition, Bravo was bought by the Chennai Super Kings for a sum of just Rs 92 lakh. By that time, Bravo was already an established West Indian cricketer in the limited-overs format and had also played 3 full seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL). He had also represented the West Indies in two 50-over World Cups, and had also played 3 T20 World Cups as well.
And, a price of just Rs 92 lakh even at that point of time in Bravo’s career should be considered an absolute steal. Bravo has continued to render his services for the CSK franchise till date (except in the two years where the franchise was banned), and is one of the all-time greats of the IPL.
He is one of the two players (the other being Bhuvneshwar Kumar) to have won the Purple Cap on two occasions, and has been a part of two IPL triumphs with the Chennai side (When Chennai won the IPL in 2010, Bravo was playing for Mumbai.). All in all, Bravo is a legend of T20 cricket. The Chennai Super Kings paid Bravo Rs 6.4 Crore in the 2020 edition of the IPL.
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