IPL 2018: 4 extremely cheap buys who performed beyond expectations on their debuts

#2 Sam Billings (Chennai Super Kings)

Sam Billings

The 'Whistle Podu' army were probably the most criticized team after the auctions, but 5 matches into IPL 11, they're sitting comfortably at the top of the table, and two CSK players in this list tell us exactly why. English batter Sam Billings was sold to Dhoni's team for just Rs 1 crore, and hardly anyone expected him to be a part of their first team.

But in a gut-wrenching tie against KKR, Sam Billings was CSK's main architect in the monumental 203 runs chase. Billing scored 56 runs in 23 balls at a strike rate of over 240. His highly entertaining innings was filled with 5 boundaries and two mammoth hits.