5 most expensive players cumulatively in IPL history

3. Robin Uthappa

He is certainly one of the most underused cricketers of India. His performances in the IPL over the years have proved that he deserves more chances than he got in the national side. He has the gift of timing in his shots and all the elegance of a right-hander.

Mumbai Indians were the team to pick him in the first season for $800,000. He played just one season for them and was traded to RCB for the next 2 seasons. Pune Warriors India, the new franchise that emerged in the 4th season took him for a massive bid of $2.1 million. After the shutdown of PWI, he was grasped by KKR for Rs. 5 crores. Since then he has been an icon player for the team.