The most successful bowler of IPL, Yuzvendra Chahal was not retained by the Rajasthan Royals team before the mega auction. In such a situation, he became a part of the mega auction. There was a fierce competition between many teams to buy him in this auction. He had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore, but he managed to get a huge amount. Punjab Kings bought him at 9 times more price.
Chahal got the reward for his strong performance
When Chahal entered the IPL, he was a part of Mumbai Indians. After this, he became a part of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the year 2014. He played for this team till 2021. After this, Chahal was bought by Rajasthan Royals team in the 2022 mega auction. 34 year old Chahal is the highest bowler in IPL history taking 205 wickets. He has taken at least 12 wickets in every season of IPL since 2014. In 5 of these seasons, he has taken more than 20 wickets. Chahal has also won the Purple Cap in 2022 with 27 wickets.
His performance for Rajasthan Royals was also excellent. Chahal took 27 wickets in 17 matches in the 2022 season, 21 wickets in 14 matches in the 2023 season and 18 wickets in 15 matches in the 2024 season. Even after this brilliant rhythm, the Rajasthan team did not retain him, due to which he became a part of the auction.
