Royal Challengers Bangalore's 5 most expensive auction buys

#2 Shane Watson – 2016 – $1.98 Million

Shane Watson nearly helped the RCB win their first title

By the time the 9^th edition of the IPL came around in 2016, it was almost unbelievable that the star-studded RCB hadn’t won a single title yet. It was all about adding the final piece of the puzzle and the team did just that with the addition of experienced Australian all-rounder Shane Watson in 2016.

Watson has been one of the league’s most outstanding players since its inception and had a stellar season with the Challengers scoring 179 runs and taking 20 wickets. The year would end in heartbreak for Watson and RCB as they lost the final to the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Having retired from international cricket, Shane Watson will be fresh and raring to go for the RCB for another season as they decided to retain the veteran.