Dream11 IPL is just a few days away as the fans gear up to witness a unique season of the world’s toughest T20 league. The IPL Auction for this season happened long time back and the current form of all players is not known as a majority of them have not played cricket for months. Pat Cummins was the most expensive player, while his compatriot Chris Lynn was bought at base price.
It is not that a player bought at base price will prove to be an average player as here are five players who were bought at base price and still performed extremely well.
Shreyas Gopal – RR
Karnataka’s leg-spin bowler Shreyas Gopal was bought by Rajasthan Royals at his base price of just 20 lakhs in IPL Auction 2018. Gopal emerged as the highest wicket-taker for the Jaipur-based franchise last year with 20 wickets in 14 games.
Imran Tahir – CSK
Another leg-spin bowler bought at base price in IPL 2018 but proved to be highest wicket-taker is Chennai Super Kings’ Imran Tahir. The South African leggie was picked up by CSK at his base price of 1 Crore. Last year, he won the Purple Cap award and helped CSK reach the final.
Lasith Malinga – MI
Lasith Malinga made a miraculous comeback in IPL 2019. He was Mumbai’s bowling mentor for a season and then returned as a player in 2019 after MI bought him at base price, picking up 16 wickets in just 12 matches. His last over powered MI to their fourth IPL title win.
Hashim Amla – KXIP
South African top order batsman Hashim Amla was signed as a replacement player by KXIP at his base price in 2016. In 16 matches that Amla played for KXIP, he amassed 577 runs, with his highest score being 104*.
Aaron Finch – GL
Australian captain Aaron Finch was a part of Gujarat Lions in 2016 and 2017. The Rajkot-based franchise had signed him at his base price of 1 Crore INR and he scored 692 runs in 25 innings to finish as their third-highest run-getter of all-time.
