RCB released 5 players after last season, while this time bought a total of 7 players in the auction, in which England’s Will Jacques was the most expensive.
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Everyone is waiting for the IPL season to start after the mini auction in Kochi. Currently there is more than 3 months left in this. There is a possibility that the tournament will start from 1st April. Now that the auction is over and it is time for the season to start, everyone will be preparing the possible playing XI of their favorite teams at their own level. Royal Challengers Bangalore How can the fans of (RCB) be different. RCB, waiting for its first title, bought some players cheaply this time. But the biggest question is whether the newly bought players will strengthen his playing XI?
The IPL 2023 mini-auction hasn’t been much flashy or exciting for Royal Challengers Bangalore. It was not even expected because the franchise did not release many players after the last season. This time the expensive players who were bought by the team in the mega auction of 2022 were retained. This was the reason that he did not have much budget and hence could not buy high-profile players aggressively in the auction.
Will there be a change in the playing eleven?
The most expensive player from RCB this time was England batsman Will Jacks, who was bought for 3.20 crores. At the same time some unknown uncapped players were also bought. After the arrival of these new players, one thing is clear from the picture of the squad that comes out.
If there is no fitness problem with the key players, then in this season also the playing XI of RCB will be exactly the same as it was in the last season.
The reason is that most parts of RCB’s playing XI were already filled. The team was troubled by the problem of opening and number three in the last season. Kohli landed in the opening, but did not get success. However, this gave Rajat Patidar a chance at number three and this decision brought success. This time also there is a possibility of Kohli opening.
Who will fill this gap?
He did not get a good option to compensate for an Indian batsman in the middle order and here again there will be a contest between Mahipal Lomrod and Suyash Prabhudesai. To compete with him, Karnataka’s young batsman Manoj Bhandage has been bought, who along with making big shots can also put useful medium pace. Although, will get a chance, it is difficult to say.
good backup options
RCB just have to hope that Glenn Maxwell returns fit for the season. He is currently injured and out for a long time. By the way, RCB has better options as a backup, which includes Will Jacques and England’s Reece Topley in bowling. Apart from these, every RCB fan would wish to see Finn Allen. RCB spent 60 lakhs for uncapped fast bowler Avinash Singh and the news is that Avinash has good pace. If this turns out to be true, then we can see him getting a chance.
Possible playing eleven of RCB
Faf du Plessis (captain), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Dinesh Karthik, Mahipal Lomrod, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood,
rcb full squad
Faf du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Suyash Prabhudesai, Shahbaz Ahmed, Harshal Patel, David Willey, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomrod, Glenn Maxwell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Akash Deep, Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Siddharth Kaul, Rajat Patidar, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Will Jacques, Manoj Bhandage, Avinash Singh, Rajan Kumar, Sonu Yadav