There were 3-4 people from different franchises who promised to bid for me in 2018 IPL Auction but none did: Harshal Patel

Patel added that he wanted to become a valuable player.

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Harshal Patel. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI)

One of the finest exponents of the slower balls, Harshal Patel featured for Royal Challengers Bangalore from 2012 to 2017. In 36 appearances, he scalped 34 wickets and was a little expensive with his economy rate. In the latest interaction, Patel recalled his IPL 2018 auction story and his mindset which helped his career to prosper.

Patel revealed that ahead of the 2018 auction, he was approached by three-four different franchises. However, none of them raised the paddle to avail his services on the auction day. Then he reckoned that he felt a betrayal, that the franchise had cheated him. But, the fast bowler was picked by Delhi Daredevils [Delhi Capitals] in the same auction for a base price of 20 Lakhs.

“The ironic thing was that there were three-four people from different franchises who said we’d gonna bid for you but kisi ne nahi kiya [no one did]. At that time, it felt like a betrayal, yeh toh jhooth bole hain, dhokha hua hai mere saath [they lied to me, I felt cheated],” said Harshal Patel on Gaurav Kapur’s show Breakfast with Champions on YouTube.

I wanted to be a valuable player: Harshal Patel

After the 2018 Auction, Patel felt the need to become a valuable player for his respective team. He reckoned that he wanted to be the automatic entry, and the team management should think that they need to feature him for this game. This mindset helped him to drive all his decisions and take more risks on the field. He also added that he is not the person, who needs 10.75 Crores [2022 Auction bid amount], due to no lavish interests.

“For right now, I do not think I am the kind of person who needs Rs 10.75 crore in his life. I don’t have these types of interests, what is satisfying is the value that the tag has. That is a decision I made after the 2018 auction that I want to be a valuable player. When the team is named, I should be the automatic entry, that we need to feature his name. That drove all my decisions, my decision to take more risks on the field and my decision to be more expressive on the field,” Patel added.

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