New Delhi: Determined to end their Indian Premier League duck, Royal Challengers Bengaluru have assembled a star-studded squad at the mega auction.
They bought players for every department and weren’t shy to splash the cash. Hence they bet big for explosive batters Phil Salt (Rs 11.50 crore), Jitesh Sharma (Rs 11 crore) and Liam Livingstone (Rs 8.75 crore).
They then balanced it out with the acquisition of pacers Josh Hazlewood (Rs 12.5 crore) and Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Rs 10.75 crore) and Rasikh Dar (Rs 6 crore). RCB also shelled out Rs 5.75 crore for experienced left-arm all-rounder Krunal Pandya after retaining Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal ahead of the auction.
They bought six players on the first day of the auction, and entered Day 2 with a purse of Rs 30.65, which was the most among all the 10 franchises. Pandya was their first player to be bought on the second day
Players bought by RCB at IPL mega auction:
1. Liam Livingstone: Rs 8.75 crore
2. Phil Salt – Rs 11.50 crore
3. Jitesh Sharma – Rs 11 crore
4. Josh Hazlewood – Rs 12.5 crore
5. Rasikh Dar – Rs 6 crore
6. Suyash Sharma – Rs 2.6 crore
7. Krunal Pandya – Rs 5.75 crore
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Rs 10.75 crore
9. Swapnil Singh – Rs 50 lakh
10. Tim David – Rs 3 crore
11. Romario Shepherd – Rs 1.5 crore
12. Nuwan Thushara – Rs 1.6 crore
13. Manoj Bhandage – Rs 30 lakh
14. Jacob Bethell – Rs 2.6 crore
15. Devdutt Padikkal – Rs 2 crore
16. Swastik Chikara – Rs 30 lakh
17. Lungi Ngidi – Rs 1 crore
18. Abhinandan Singh – Rs 30 lakh
19. Mohit Rathee – Rs 30 lakh
Retained players by RCB
Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore)
Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore)
Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore)
RCB bought players for every department and weren’t shy to splash the cash. Hence they bet big for explosive batters Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone and pacers Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
