12 unexpected players who set the IPL auction on fire

#2 Tymal Mills (IPL 2017 auction)

Tymal Mills; Sussex Sharks v Middlesex - Vitality Blast

Royal Challengers Bangalore were in search for a replacement for the injured Mitchell Starc and also a solution to their bowling woes. Known for being ruthless bidders, they went fiercely after the English international Tymal Mills buying him for a lofty ₹12 crore. This made him the second most expensive overseas player ever in the league, only behind Ben Stokes (₹14.5 crore).

However, things didn’t really go according to plan for the franchise, as Mills failed to live up to the team's expectations. He could only fetch 5 wickets in 5 outings for RCB at an economy of 8.57. Hence, the franchise did not retain him for the following edition of the tournament.

In 2019, Tymal Mills had set a base-price of ₹75 lakh for himself; however, the former IPL million-dollar baby couldn’t attract any buyers for the second consecutive time, having been unsold at ₹1 crore in 2018.