'I would remove the auction, because it is not right for players' mentality' — Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bhuvneshwar Kumar was 36 when he said it plainly: the IPL auction needs to go. The nerves hit him even back in 2014, when he was already playing for India. The uncertainty sits in your head, he said, and the bat suffers.

RCB paid 10.75 crore for him in 2025. The franchise's support staff helped him settle, and their relaxed approach has shown in his recent form.