India, Aug. 14 -- Legendary Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that he had alerted the IPL teams ahead of the mega auction to keep a close eye on Tim David, but they ignored it. David was released by Mumbai Indians ahead of the auction but didn't attract much attention when he went under the hammer as Royal Challengers Bengaluru took advantage of it by signing him for just INR 3 crore. It was Sunrisers Hyderabad who initiated the bid for the Aussie power-hitter, but they backed out early as RCB got him for a steal deal.

David made a notable impact in RCB's power-packed batting order, delivering a few decisive innings in the finisher's role. He amassed 187 runs at an impressive average of 62.33, while maintaining a striking rat...