Will the Royal Challenger Bangalore be able to break their IPL trophy jinx? Will Virat Kohli win his first-ever IPL? How will RCB perform at the IPL 2024? These are some things that are hard to predict, and there can never be a definite answer to this. But after the IPL 2024 Auction, it will be interesting to see if RCB can come up with a playing XI, that can end their woes.
Players brought by RCB at IPL 2024 Auction
Alzarri Joseph (INR 11.5 crore), Yash Dayal (INR 5 crore), Lockie Ferguson (INR 2 crore), Tom Curran (INR 1.5 crore), Swapnil Singh (INR 20 lakh), Saurav Chauhan (INR 20 lakh).
RCB Full Squad
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Will Jacks, Rajat Patidar, Suyash Prabhudessai, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat (wk), Cameron Green, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Tom Curran, Swapnil Singh, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Lockie Ferguson, Yash Dayal, Karn Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Himanshu Sharma, Saurav Chauhan.
RCB Auction, In a Nutshell
Overall RCB look like a decent squad on paper, but they will face a huge problem when it comes to selecting the foreign players. Bowling, if at all, looks like bit of a concern, as the team lacks a quality spinner. They failed to find a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga.
RCB Predicted XI
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Rajat Patidar, Alzarri Joseph, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mayank Dagar, Yash Dayal, Sub – Anuj Rawat