5 Players you didn't know once played for RCB

3. Jesse Ryder

Former New Zealand international Jesse Ryder was part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore squad in 2009. He joined the franchise for US$160 million and played just five matches for them before being released ahead of the 2010 edition. Ryder made only 56 runs in that season at a strike rate of 114.28, which was not impressive at all and that led to him being released.

He went unsold in the 2010 auction but in 2011, Pune Warriors India (now defunct) bought him for US$ 150 million. He was expected to make an impact at the top of the order but it turned out to be another average season for Ryder, in which, he scored 292 runs in 13 games at a strike rate of 148.22.

Nevertheless, PWI decided to retain him for the next season but Ryder once again looked average and since then, the cricketer never featured in the IPL. He went through plenty of things, including being banned for six months for consuming a banned substance in 2013 and after that, he made his return to international cricket but he was never the same player.

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