In the history of Indian Premier League (IPL), the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) team has not won a single title till date. The RCB team missed out on making the playoffs in IPL 2023. Armed with strong players like Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj, RCB will look to improve their bowling this time around. The IPL Auction 2024 is scheduled to be held on December 19 in Dubai. RCB also played a major role in the all-cash deal between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians for Hardik Pandya. In fact, RCB bought expensive Australian all-rounder Cameron Greene from Mumbai Indians, which made Mumbai Indians purse a little heavier and got Hardik Pandya back to Mumbai Indians.
What will be RCB’s strategy in IPL 2024 auction, which players have been released, which players have been retained, how much money is left in the purse, what are the team’s strengths and what are the team’s weaknesses, we will tell. You all this. going to tell you
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RCB trade ahead of IPL 2024 auction
RCB has made two deals ahead of IPL 2024, one where they traded Cameron Green from Mumbai Indians and Mayank Dagar from Sunrisers Hyderabad. In place of Mayank Dagar, RCB let Shahbaz Ahmed go to Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange for Mayank.
RCB has released these players
Vanindu Hasaranga, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Sonu Yadav, Avinash Singh, Siddharth Kaul, Kedar Jadhav.
Complete RCB squad ahead of auction
Faf du Plessis (Captain), Akashdeep, Anuj Rawat, Dinesh Karthik, Glenn Maxwell, Himanshu Sharma, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomaror, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Dagar, Mohammad Siraj, Rajan Kumar, Rajat Patidar, Reece Topley, Suyash Prabhudesai, Virat Corp. . , Vijay Kumar, Will Jacks, Cameron Greene.
Now uncapped players will also get huge salary, this way incentive will be given
How much money is left in RCB’s purse?
RCB to spend in IPL 2024 auction 23.25 crore rupees is left in the purse.
How many slots are left in RCB?
Six (of which three are foreign players)
RCB’s strong points
RCB’s strongest aspect seems to be their batting. With Virat Kohli, Duplessis and Maxwell in the team, their batting looks strong. Apart from this, the return of Rajat Patidar this season will also add more life to the batting. The presence of an all-rounder like Cameron Green seems to be adding depth to RCB’s batting as well.
Weaknesses of RCB
RCB’s bowling looks very poor on paper. The team has released Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood and Harshal Patel. Now in such situation Mohammad Siraj is the only world class bowler who has been included in the RCB team.
RCB can target these players
RCB will need to focus more on Indian cricketers than foreign players. The inclusion of du Plessis, Maxwell, Green in the team’s playing eleven is almost certain. In such a scenario, among foreign bowlers, RCB can target Mitchell Starc, who has been a part of this franchise team before. Apart from this, South Africa’s Gerald Coetzee can also be included in RCB’s list. Talking about the Indian players, RCB may be eyeing Shardul Thakur, Shivam Mavi.