10 cricketers who turned millionaires overnight due to IPL
In the last 15 years, IPL has strengthened a lot of players financially.
8. Harshal Patel in 2022
Harshal Patel grabbed a lot of eyeballs in IPL 2021, becoming the purple cap winner for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) with 32 wickets in 15 games at an economy of 8.14. Following this performance, RCB supporters were expecting their team to retain the pacer for the 2022 season. However, the franchise released Harshal prior to the 2022 auction.
Following his release from Bangalore, Harshal had said he would like to serve Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2022. At the 2022 auction, he didn’t get a chance to play for Chennai but his old franchise RCB reacquire him for the 2022 season at the auction. Challengers got stiff competition from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on the auction table but in the end, the former pulled off the deal as they signed the experienced speedster for INR 10.75 crores.
While speaking on RCB Podcast Season 2, Harshal revealed he was expecting around six or seven crores as he had noted players in his category for the past three to four seasons. Harshal also said he was surprised to witness a huge bid for him at the event.
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