Harshal Patel picked up 1 for 18 in his 4 overs against Rajasthan Royals ©BCCI/IPL
One of Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranga could have been retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 5 or Rs 6 crore. They were released, only to be bought back for INR 10.75 crore each, almost double the common perception of their auction worth.
There were questions if the two, Hasaranga in particular, would command such a high price tag? Did it also make cricketing sense for the franchise to go for only three retentions when it had the choice to opt for four? One of Hasaranga or Harshal could have come for a lesser price.
"Not really," asserted Mike Hesson making a forceful argument in a conversation with Cricbuzz recently. "If I pay Rs 5-6 crore to them, I would still lose Rs 9 crore. The difference between three and four retentions is Rs 9 crore (Rs 33 crore for three retention, Rs 42 crore for four, as per the IPL retention rules)," the franchise's director of cricket had pointed out. "We have got the two spot-on I thought."
As it turned out, the franchise seems to have got not only the mathematics spot on but also the choice of the players. On Tuesday (April 5), Harshal and Hasaranga
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