Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) did not go all guns blazing on Day 1 of IPL 2025 auction, making very few picks. The team spent the highest on Australian pacer Hazlewood as he made his return to the side for Rs 12.50 crore. To strengthen their batting order, RCB bagged England’s Phil Salt and Liam Livingstone for Rs 11.50 cr and Rs 8.75 cr respectively.
Former PBKS keeper Jitesh Sharma was paid a whooping Rs 11 cr. In the bowling department, the team roped in Rasikh Dar for Rs 6 cr while picking Suyash Sharma as their final buy on Day 1 for Rs 2.60 cr
RCB current squad
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma
Total players: 9
Overseas players: 3
Slots left: 9
RCB remaining purse
- 1. Purse spent: Rs 52.35 cr
- 2. Purse remaining: Rs 30.65 cr
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Gaps RCB need to fill on Day 2 of IPL 2025 auction
RCB still have a tall task in terms of finding a strong midle-order on Day 2 of IPL 2025 auction. To everyone’s surprise, the team did not bid aggressively either for KL Rahul or Glenn Maxwell. The trophy-less franchise enter Day 2 of the auction with the highest purse among the rest of the teams and hence will be expected to pick more number of stars on Day 2.
While RCB’s top-order looks sorted for now, the team shouldn’t hesitate to use RTM to retain Faf du Plessis. The South African, who was the captain of the side till IPL 2024, will boost the side’s top-order. The team needs to focus on building a battery of all-rounders, who are also power hitters. On Day 2, the team can target the likes of Rovman Povell, Daryll Mitchell, Krunal Pandya, Washington Sundar.
RCB also need more spinners and pacers to complete their bowling line-up. Pacers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Lockie Ferguson and Gerald Coetzee are in the fray for the team to pick from. RCB also has a huge pool of uncapped bowlers to also choose from. Given how miserly RCB were on Day 1, they need to go all out on Day 2 of IPL 2025 auction in order to build a formidable squad.
