IPL auction 2018: Law of diminishing returns strikes Gautam Gambhir, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh

Gautam Gambhir will be back with Delhi Daredevils in IPL 2018. The KKR skipper was bought for only Rs 2.8 crore by DD. It shows the diminishing value of the former Indian opener.
The explosive Jamaican batsman realised that at 38, and with his dodgy fitness, the days of his entertaining T20 fans around the world is slowly drawing to an end. Chris Gayle, whose stint with Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2017 was blighted with injury as the team ended last.

Gautam Gambhir, the 36-year-old who had led Kolkata Knight Riders to two titles in his seven-year stay but not retained this time, was bought by Delhi Daredevils. The homecoming, to a team he left in 2010, though was at a modest Rs 2.8 crore.

However, the India opener could be in the reckoning for the captaincy of a team that has habitually struggled in the IPL.

Yuvraj Singh, whose Rs 16 crore by Delhi Daredevils in 2014 is the highest bid in the IPL auction, was bought by his ‘home’ team, Kings XI Punjab, but for his base price of Rs 2 crore.

The hard-hitting batsman too has seen his career taper off. His poor fitness was on display during India’s 2017 ICC Champions Trophy campaign in London and he has struggled to clear the Yo-Yo test, a must for India selection.