Jitesh attracted the attention of five franchises in the mega auction as his former team Punjab Kings also hit the RTM card on him but RCB accepted their final bid for INR 11 crore to sign him.
The Capitals did exercise the Right to Match (RTM) option for Rishabh Pant at INR 21 crore in the IPL auction, but Lucknow Super Giants, who had the bid, increased the final price to INR 27 crore.