IPL Auction 2020: The most expensive players from each auction and how they fared

Yuvraj Singh (Delhi Daredevils, 2015)

Yuvi was bought for ₹16 crore by Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2015

Delhi Daredevils’ decision to sign Yuvraj Singh for a whopping amount of ₹16 crore in IPL Auction 2015 backfired. The entire cricketing fraternity had a lot of expectations from him however, Yuvraj had lost his golden touch. This edition proved to be worse than 2014 for the Indian batsman as he failed to perform under pressure.

He played 14 matches in that season, aggregating mere 248 runs. His highest individual batting score was 57 while his average of 19.07 shows how much he struggled in IPL 2015.

His bowling performance was also not impressive as he just got 1 wicket by leaking 72 runs at an economy rate of 8 runs per over. Signing Yuvraj for ₹16 crore turned out to be a wrong decision from the Delhi franchise that year.

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#5 Shane Watson (Royal Challengers Bangalore, 2016)

Shane Watson was bought by the RCB side for ₹9.5 crore in IPL 2016.

The 9th edition of Indian Premier League was a heart-breaking one from the fans point of view as BCCI suspended the 2 most popular teams, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals for 2 years. Two new sides, Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiants joined the league that year, and they got the right to sign a maximum of 5 players from the CSK and RR’s squads. Surprisingly, none of the teams picked Shane Watson from RR.

He entered the IPL Auction 2016 and emerged as the most expensive signing from the auction. Royal Challengers Bangalore signed him for a massive amount of ₹9.5 crore. Once again the decision from the team proved wrong as Watson did not justify his price tag.

He scored 179 runs from 16 matches at a below-par average of 13.76. He failed to register even a single half-century under his name with his highest individual score being 36. His bowling performance was quite promising as he bagged 20 wickets with his best bowling figures being 4/29.