Bhuvneshwar Kumar emerged as the most expensive player sold in the early bidding on day two of the IPL auction in Jeddah, with Royal Challengers Bengaluru buying him for INR 10.75 crore. Fast bowlers were in high demand with Deepak Chahar going to Mumbai Indians for INR 9.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar will play for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League. Bhuvi scripted history when he recently became the first Indian pacer to complete 300 wickets in T20 cricket.

Bhuvneshwar thus ends his long-standing association with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and goes to RCB - a team where his IPL career began.