Not to mention the IPL 2022 Mega Auctions has been the most heated discussions for weeks among cricket followers. And finally the long waited event took place today and the 1st day convention was no less than a roller coaster ride. There were many who remained unsold and other players were rewarded with a colossal amount of bid. MI couldn’t afford to lose Ishan Kishan, which made him the 2nd most expensive acquisition in the history of IPL. Ishan was bought for a handsome 15.25 crores in the first day of IPL 2022 mega auction. On the other hand few players were underrated. Yes the star Indian leg spinner Yuzvendra Chahal was sold to Rajasthan Royals for 6.5 crores. Yuzvendra was highly undervalued given his brilliant and clever wicket taking skills.
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YUZVENDRA CHAHAL SOLD TO RAJASTHAN ROYALS FOR 6.5 CRORES
At first it seemed like RCB wanted Yuzi as they call him back in their franchise. RCB started bidding for his former teammate but eventually stopped. While the bidding was on several teams like MI and DC showed interest in getting the smart leg spinner. Though at a low price, it was RR who got the right hand spinner. The franchise might have considered there spinning unit and with Ashwin at one end, RR bought Yuzvendra for 6.5 crores. Even other Leg spinners such as Adam Zampa, Adil Rashid, Amit Mishra and Imran Tahir went unsold on the first day. RCB fans were really looking forward for their star spinner to once again play for the team but there were these turn of events.
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Yuzvendra Chahal made his IPL debut in 2013 for MI and then he was bought by RCB in 2014. Playing for RCB Yuzvendra became their most important bowler. The fearless Yuzi who never fails to stand up to his team expectations has been economical in his IPL career. Playing 114 IPL innings and with a 7.59 economy has crushed 139 wickets so far. He remains the highest wicket taker of RCB since its inception. Be it International cricket or domestic, Yuzi is one such bowler who can be called in anytime to get a wicket. Over the years, he has set high standards for himself and been very skillful with the ball. Yuzvendra is definitely going to perform his level best and prove his price tag wrong.
