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RTM is an extremely useful tool and can often be the difference between a good squad and a champion one.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the perfect recipe of entertainment, money and jam-packed cricketing action for almost 2 months. It is enjoyed all over the world and something to look forward to in the everyday lives of the Indians. All of this is possible because of the financial support by the rich and the best players in the world giving their best for their respective IPL franchises.
To add a bit of spice to the 2018 IPL mega auction, the BCCI introduced the concept of Right to Match (RTM). This card enables the team to match the highest bid for the player that played for them in the previous season and secure his services again. For example, Rashid Khan played for SRH in IPL 2017. In the 2018 IPL mega auction, KXIP bought him for INR 9 Cr. However, SRH used their RTM card which enabled them to match the highest bid and buy him at INR 9 Cr.
So, the RTM is an extremely useful tool and can often be the difference between a good squad and a champion one. There have been certain RTM decisions taken by teams that haven’t worked for them at all resulting in them not winning the tournament.
Let’s look at the 5 RTMs used which turned out to be not as great:
5. David Miller (Kings XI Punjab- INR 3 Cr)
David Miller is currently one of the best middle-order batsmen in the T20s and was the find for Kings XI Punjab in the 2013 season where he smashed 101 runs off 45 balls against the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Mohali and won a game single-handedly which was long gone. Since that season, KXIP had shown immense faith in him as they retained him and never let him be a part of the auction till 2018.
An obvious RTM choice for KXIP at that time, KXIP used one of their RTM cards on Killer Miller and bought him for 3 Cr INR. Given the management’s faith in him, one could anticipate the southpaw to play the extremely crucial finisher’s role in the team and be part of the leadership group due to the number of new players coming to the franchise.
But he didn’t get many chances, and he didn’t perform up to expectations in the ones he did get. The South African batsman scored only 74 runs in three games in the 2018 season and 213 runs in ten games in the 2019 season, proving to be a major disappointment for the squad and failing to justify his RTM.
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