All-cash trades can help IPL franchises free up purse space and address specific squad requirements. However, some decisions have proved costly, with players moving to rival teams and delivering performances that their former franchises would have hoped to get from…
Cricket Addictor highlights three notable all-cash trades in Indian Premier League history that backfired on the selling franchises. Ahead of the 2020 season, Delhi Capitals traded Trent Boult to Mumbai Indians, where the New Zealander took 25 wickets and helped Mumbai win the title. In another costly move, Delhi traded Harshal Patel to Royal Challengers Bengaluru before the 2021 season, where he won the Purple Cap with 32 wickets.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru also made a significant misstep prior to the 2019 season by trading wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock to Mumbai Indians. De Kock subsequently scored over 500 runs in consecutive championship-winning campaigns for Mumbai, while RCB's replacement signings, including Shimron Hetmyer, struggled to make an impact.
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