6 times Delhi Daredevils overspent on their players in the IPL auction

Pawan Negi (8.5 crores INR in 2016)

Pawan Negi

At least in the previous IPL seasons, Delhi Daredevils were spending money on established players but in the 2016 auction, they splashed their money on Pawan Negi, who had just one good Syed Mushtaq Ali for Delhi prior to the auction.

Negi, who had a base price of just 30 lakhs, created history by becoming the costliest uncapped Indian player in the IPL auction as he was bought by Delhi Daredevils for a whopping 8.5 crores INR after involving themselves in a fierce bidding against Rising Pune Supergiants.

The price tag surely put Negi under a lot of pressure as he was a failure for Delhi as he managed to score just 57 runs and take a solitary wicket in the eight matches he played before getting dropped from the XI. He was eventually released after just one season.