4 buys by RCB which proved them costly

RCB is one of the most celebrated teams in the IPL but yet couldn't cross the line in the final thrice in 11 seasons. They had a star-studded line-up whenever they go on to the field. With the likes of Virat Kohli, Ab de Villiers RCB couldn't even qualify to the play-off's this season.

Every player auction we observe a big buy made by RCB. From Yuvraj Singh to Tymal Mills, there were many big buys made by RCB. But none could make up an impact.

In 2018 player auctions, RCB were conservative with their highest buy being 7.8 crores.

Let us analyze the big buys who proved RCB costly over the seasons.

#4 Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary

Saurabh Tiwary, Bihar born attacking batsman who had grabbed the eyeballs at the U-19 world cup was draft by Mumbai Indians at 2008 IPL player auctions for his base price.

Tiwary scored just 26 runs in 2008 with an average of 13. He continued his pale form in 2009 edition scoring a meager 13 runs.

In 2010 IPL, Tiwary made a name for himself by playing a vital role in the Mumbai Indians campaign. He scored 419 runs in the season.

In 2011 IPL player auctions, he was draft by RCB for a whopping 8.5 crores. Amidst the price tag, he failed to replicate the success he had in 2010. He scored 187 runs in 2011 edition and remained as a one season wonder.

#3 Tymal Mills.

Tymal Mills

Tymal Mills was the talk of the town after he attracted the second highest bid at the 2017 player auction. He was draft by Royal Challengers Bangalore for an astounding 12 crores.

Mills made his debut for England in 2012 against Sri Lanka. He grabbed the attention of Indian skipper Virat Kohli when he constantly snicked 140.

Mills made his IPL debut against SRH in 2017. He had a pale season with the ball.

The speedster who is prone to injury more often went unsold in the 2018 auctions.

#2 Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik

Dinesh Karthik, who made the headlines in recent times for his exploits with the bat had been playing IPL since the inaugural edition and was part of 6 franchises.

The wicketkeeper-batsman from Tamilnadu has been a commuter in the IPL, moving from one franchise to another almost every season.

In the 2015 IPL player auctions, Dinesh Karthik was draft by Royal Challengers Bangalore for 10.50 crores, which is highest for a wicket-keeper batsman. Dinesh had a terrible season as he scored 141 runs from his 16 innings.

#1 Yuvraj Singh

Yuvraj Singh

The southpaw who was part of 6franchises in the past was the talk of the town when he was draft for 14 crores by Royal Challengers Bangalore. The all-rounder broke that record at the 2015 Player Auction when he was snapped up by DD for 16 crores.

Yuvraj never really had a runaway IPL season despite all his bold performances for the national side.

Yuvraj had a lean patch in 2014 as he scored 376 runs, from 14 innings.

2018 IPL would be a forgettable IPL for the experienced Indian all-rounder as he managed to score just 65 runs