Published 14:37 IST, December 20th 2023
'Du Plessis, Kohli, Green...': RCB's best playing XI for IPL 2024 has loopholes they failed to fill
RCB is gearing up for a tough contest, Their strategic choices in the forthcoming auction are indicative of an effective plan to strengthen the team in IPL 2024
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At the IPL 2024 auction, which was held in Dubai on December 19, RCB signed up to six players. After making every effort to get Australia's Test and ODI skipper Pat Cummins, the three-time losing IPL finalists were unable to do so, and Cummins was secured by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 20.50 crore.
Six players were signed by Royal Challengers Bangalore during the IPL 2024 auction, which was held on Tuesday, December 19, at the Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai. Australian captain Pat Cummins was one of the players that RCB tried their hardest to get before the next season of the lucrative league arrived, but in the end, he signed for a Rs 20.50 crore contract to join Sunrisers Hyderabad.
As a backup plan, RCB spent Rs 11.50 crore to acquire West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph, who had previously won two IPL championships with the Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians.
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3 things you need to know:
- RCB signed 6 players in the IPL 2024 Auction
- Alzarri Joseph was signed for Rs 11.50 crore
- Faf du Plessis will be leading the squad in IPL 2024
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Players bought by RCB in IPL 2024 Auction
Alzarri Joseph- 11.50 crore
Yash Dayal- 5 crore
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Tom Curran- 1.5 crore
Lockie Ferguson- 2 crore
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Swapnil Singh- 20 lakh
Saurav Chauhan- 20 lakh
Best Playing XI for RCB
Virat Kohli
Faf du Plessis
Cameron Green
Rajat Patidar
Glenn Maxwell
Alzarri Joseph
Dinesh Kartik
Mohammed Siraj
Yash Dayal
Mayank Dagar
Vijaykumar Vyshak
Entire list of players in RCB
Batters: Faf Du Plessis, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Saurav Chauhan (Rs 20 lakh)
Wicketkeepers: Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik
All Rounders: Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Suyash Prabhudessai, Will Jacks, Mahipal Lomror, Manoj Bhandage, Akash Deep, Swapnil Singh (Rs 20 lakh), Tom Curran (Rs 1.5 cr)
Bowlers: Karn Sharma, Mayank Dagar, Mohammed Siraj, Reece Topley, Himanshu Sharma, Rajan Kumar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Lockie Ferguson (Rs 2 cr), Alzarri Joseph (Rs 11.5 cr), Yash Dayal (Rs 5 cr).
14:28 IST, December 20th 2023