IPL: 5 players who defied their low auction price

#3 Andre Russell

Andre Russell has performed rising above his price tag in the IPL.

If he were to be up for grabs now, it'll be no wonder to see owners fighting for him and coughing up crores in order to have him on their team. Such has been the impact of Russell on the stakeholders of the IPL- fans and owners alike. But do you know he was signed up for only ₹60 lakh back in 2014 by the KKR? Yes, you are seeing it right.

Although he got to play only two games in his debut stint with KKR he showed the fire in him in the subsequent editions. He performed every job he was assigned- be it bowling down the death overs, opening the innings or coming at the back to give impetus to the innings or chase a target- in a supreme manner. His strike-rate has been above 160 in the editions following the 7th edition. He was among the runs. He was among the wickets. He was awesome. No wonder KKR retained him this year.