Born in West Bengal, the left-handed wicketkeeper-batter Abhishek Porel represents Bengal in domestic cricket and has been part of the Delhi Capitals setup in the IPL since 2023.
Bought for (what increasingly looks like a bargain) 1.1 Crore Rupees by Rajasthan Royals when he was just 13 years old, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has definitely repaid the faith shown in him by Royals and then some.
During the auction for the IPL franchises before the league started in 2008, RCB was bought by Vijay Mallya's United Spirits for $111.6 Million while Rajasthan Royals was bought by Emerging Media consortium for $67 Million.