IPL Auction 2018: 5 biggest steals from day one

#2 Ajinkya Rahane - 4 crores

Rahane has played for Royals in the previous seasons

Ajinkya Rahane had a base price of 2 crores at the beginning of the auction. He was bought by Rajasthan Royals at 4 Crs using their RTM card.

The Indian batsman has played for Rajasthan Royals before and has performed exceedingly well in IPL amassing 3057 runs in 111 matches at a brilliant average of 34. He has also scored a century for Rajasthan Royals.

Rahane is an opening batsman and is hence a valuable commodity for any team. He has also been extremely consistent over the years. At 4 crores, Rahane is definitely a steal for Rajasthan Royals.