IPL Auction 2018: 5 oldest foreigners on the auction list

#1 Imran Tahir (38 years 10 months)

Tahir in the middle of his trademark celebration

Leg-spin in T20s is a trove for any team: the attacking nature of the bowling is the best way to negate the slam-bang nature of batting that often crushes attacks beyond repair. Imran Tahir is a brilliant proponent of the art and has been at top-notch levels ever since he made his (albeit late) international debut in 2011.

A tall leg-spinner with the ability to extract rip off the surface, Tahir's nagging lines have stifled the best of batsmen, with the googly being his most sought-after weapon of destruction. The wild celebration that invariably follows is a sight to capture.

He was the No.1 T20 bowler in the world when Tahir was snubbed in the IPL auctions last year, but came back in style for the Rising Pune Supergiant as a replacement for the injured Mitchell Marsh, and made his mark with 18 wickets from 12 games. Before that, he played for the Delhi Daredevils from 2014 to 2016.

At Rs. 1 crore, Tahir could start off a bidding war, despite being the oldest foreigner in the auctions.