5 Worst player releases by franchises in IPL history
They were released by a certain franchise and they found a lot of success for their new team.
4. AB de Villiers by Delhi
There are two icons for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). One is Virat Kohli and the other is AB de Villiers. Any RCB line-up seems incomplete without the South African star. Since 2011, he has been a consistent performer for the franchise and in fact, along with Kohli, he’s been carrying the burden of the batting line-up.
For the first three seasons, De Villiers was with the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals). He amassed 671 runs at an average of nearly 32 but featured in a full season only once (2009). In 2011, RCB bought him through the auctions and it was indeed a master-stroke.
For years now, Mr 360, as they call him, has become the backbone of RCB’s batting line-up. He’s flexible with his batting number and has batted all around and has still been successful. In fact, he’s won many games single-handedly. Hence, de Villiers’ release proved to be costly.
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