RCB Tried to Sign MS Dhoni in 2008. Photo: Bcci
RCB Picked Virat in the Pre-Auction Draft While CSK Signed Dhoni in the IPL 2008 Mega-Auction. The auction dynamics could have seen bot dhoni and Virat Playing for RCB.
Richard Madley, The Former IPL Auctioner, Reveled The Reason Behind RCB Failing to Sign India’s First T20 World Cup-Winning Captain. During an interview in 2021, Madley Reveled that RCB Underbid for Dhoni.
“This is the same bidding pad rcb used in the first-ever action Pad, RCB Underbid for MS Dhoni in the 2008 Auction, Quite regratefully I must say, ”He said.
Apart from CSK, Mumbai Indians (Mi) WHEEN to Sign Dhoni but they had a limited Pures as they have picked Sachin tendulkar as his icon player. Under the IPL rules, an icon player was set to earn 15% more money that a franchise’s highhest-paid pick at the auction.
Dhoni-Led CSK Dominated IPL for many years and they are five-time IPL champions. The India legend stepped down from the full-time role for the second time before IPL 2024.
