Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been sold to Royal Challengers Bangalore for 950 lakhs INR. Watson was used to play for Rajasthan Royals in previous Indian Premier League editions but due to suspension of franchise, Watson went under hammer.
.@ShaneRWatson33 is sold to @RCBTweets for INR 950 lacs #IPLauction
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) February 6, 2016
Shane Watson will be seen playing under Virat Kohli’s captaincy along with some great twenty20 cricket players like Chris Gayle and AB De Villiers.
Players RCB bought in Auction
| Player | Bid Price (INR) | Role |
| Shane Watson | 9.5 Crore | All-rounder |
| Stuart Binny | 2.0 Crore | All-rounder |
| Travis Head | 50 Lakh | Batsman |
| Sachin Baby | 10 Lakh | Batsman |
| Iqbal Abdullah | 10 Lakh | Bowler |
| Kane Richardson | 2 Crore | Bowler |
| Samuel Badree | 50 Lakh | Bowler |
| Praveen Dubey | 35 Lakh | All-rounder |
| Vikramjeet Malik | 20 Lakh | Bowler |
| Akshay Karnewar | 10 Lakh | All-rounder |
| Vikas Tokas | 10 Lakh | Bowler |