Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) bowling star Harshal Patel was one of the most expensive cricketers bought in the recent IPL 2022 auction as his former franchise RCB bought him back for a huge INR 10.75 crores after letting him go ahead of the event.

RCB not retaining Harshal was a surprise as he had picked 32 wickets in the IPL 2021 for them and earned the Purple Cap and most valuable player of the tournament awards.

However, the Haryana pacer looks at his transfer from Delhi Capitals (DC) to RCB as a pivotal moment in both his cricketing and personal life. Before the IPL 2021 season, Harshal was traded by Delhi Capitals and he joined RCB.

"Delhi Capitals just informed me that we have traded you to RCB. Apparently, RCB paid them extra money to bring me on board. That was a pivotal moment in my cricketing and personal life. I was speaking with my brother and he said 'the auction is a marketplace', you are offering your services and people are bidding for those services. So, you have the option to either upgrade yourself or you will continue to be in a position where people are not looking to buy your services'," Harshal said on Breakfast With Champions.   

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That I took very seriously, it was about the value that was attached to the price-tag. 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 tag has. That is a decision I made after the 2018 auction that I want to be a valuable player and I want to be the 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," he further stated.

In the ongoing IPL 2022, Harshal has picked 9 wickets in 7 games for RCB.