Team-wise best and worst buys of all-time in IPL auction history

2. Royal Challengers Bangalore:

Best: AB de Villiers

In 2011, AB de Villiers was one of the best talents in world cricket. He was yet to be made the South African captain and he was just itching to become called the best batsman in the world. He was part of the Delhi franchise back then. He had played for them for the first three seasons and had successful outings mostly.

However, they decided to let him go, which now seems like a huge mistake. ABD was bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore for INR 5 crore and his impact was seen in the very first match which the team played in the 2011 IPL. He scored a match-winning 54 to seal RCB’s win in the first match of the season and hence began the great love story between Bangalore fans and ABD.

In the years to come, the South African batsman stuck to the franchise through thick and thin and has been a consistent batsman for them. He is the second run-getter for RCB after Virat Kohli, with over 4000 IPL runs. He was one of the best buys in IPL history. 

Worst: Tymal Mills

RCB have had a few bad buys to their name. There have been players who have promised a lot and didn’t fire in the league. But, Tymal Mills’ performance and the hype behind him deserves to take the cake. The left-arm pacer had made a name for himself in county cricket and quickly took the tag of a ‘T20 specialist’.

RCB went for him to fill their fast-bowling void and ended up picking him for INR 12 crores. He had really bad returns as he played just five matches before getting dropped. He never played in the IPL again.