Kieron Pollard – 4.8 Crores
Mumbai Indians weren’t in the thought of acquiring any players in the 2010 auction. They hardly bid for anybody till the time the West Indies star Kieron Pollard’s name was announced by the auctioneer standing on the stage. MI perhaps could not resist in getting the explosive all-rounder in their ranks and made sure they outbid everyone in the room. They eventually did but at a huge sum of 4.8 crores. The decision has been quite beneficial as the utility of this player has been huge. He was the star performer for them in his debut season as he played many useful cameos and took 15 wickets in 14 games.
Pollard played key roles in his side’s 2013 and 2015 IPL wins as well, scoring over 400 runs in those respective seasons.