Ravi Bishnoi

- Ravi Bishnoi was bought by Punjab Kings (PBKS) for INR 2 crore in the IPL 2020 auction, and bagged 24 wickets across two seasons.

- Ahead of the mega auction for IPL 2022, Bishnoi was signed up by new franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for INR 4 crore. He played four seasons for them, and got 48 wickets; 16 of those came in 2023.

- Bishnoi then made his way to Rajasthan Royals, who bought him for INR 7.2 crore ahead of IPL 2026.

Ravi Bishnoi is a modern-day legspinner who likes to trouble batters with his fast legbreaks, sliders and googlies instead of deceiving them with flight, drift and dip.

Pursuing cricket was not easy for Bishnoi. His father, a headmaster at a government school, did not like the idea. But his mother loved the sport and would watch cricket with him on television while his father was at school. After a couple of heartbreaks at the age-group level, Bishnoi made his T20 debut for Rajasthan in the 2018-19 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, where he picked up four wickets in as many matches at an economy of 6.07.

At the start of 2020, Bishnoi went to South Africa for the Under-19 World Cup where he finished as the leading wicket-taker and helped India reach the final. But even before that, he was picked by Kings XI Punjab for INR 2 crore at the IPL auction. The success in the IPL led to a T20I debut in 2022. In the same year, he made his ODI debut as well. However, the presence of Yuzvendra Chahal, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel, and his own lack of ability with bat, meant he was not a first-choice pick and the opportunities were scattered.