IPL 2018 Auction: Players who were paid more than they would’ve expected

4. Krishnappa Gowtham

Krishnappa Gowtham commenced his cricketing career as a T20 specialist. He was considered as someone who can give the ball a fair tweak and also smash the leather out of the park. However, he broke into the Karnataka first-class team in 2016 and has performed exceptionally for them in the Ranji Trophy. He was drafted into the recently concluded auction at a base price of 20 Lakhs.

Being an uncapped and most importantly an unknown commodity among the cricketing fraternity, Gowtham wasn’t expected to crack a massive deal. However, Rajasthan Royals stuck to their penchant for domestic cricketers and subsequently, they bought the Karnataka all-rounder for a whopping 6.2 crores.