IPL Auction 2022: 5 players Royal Challengers Bangalore should buy

The Royal Challengers
Bangalore (RCB) will look to buy those players who can change their fortune in
the Indian Premier League (IPL). RCB never won the IPL. The Bengaluru franchise
have had a tendency of breaking the bank for the most hyped players of the
year, only to end up disappointed when they do not meet expectations. With Rs
57 crore in their purse RCB has the opportunity to start afresh and the early
signs are that they’re on the right track, having identified a solid core in
Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Mohammad Siraj.

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Here are the 5 players RCB
might go for during the mega auction:

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel ended the IPL
with 32 wickets, joint most with Dwayne Bravo for most wickets in any season.
The pacer is known for his yorkers. There are few bowlers who have mastered the
art of dipping yorker. Lasith Malinga was one, a natural at that because of his
slinging action. Dwayne Bravo acquired it over time. Patel too has bagged a
handful of wickets with his slow dipping yorkers.

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Jason Holder

One of the world’s premier
all-rounder Jason Holder could well turn out to be one of the most expensive
buys at this edition of Indian Premier League’s mega-auction with Royal
Challengers Bangalore expected to bid heavily for him. While the auction
dynamic can’t be predicted, Holder’s emergence as a potent IPL auction star has
happened, often the case with multi-skilled players where the market determines
the value.

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Dewald Brevis

A find of the ICC U-19 World
Cup, Dewald Brevis has already hit the limelight when he expressed his love for
Virat Kohli and his childhood hero AB de Villiers. The South African can play
lap shot, scoop, switch hit, ramp, reverse sweep. Brevis took the U-19 World
Cup by storm, scoring 506 runs in six innings at an average of 84.33 while also
taking seven wickets with his leg spin.

Yuzvendra Chahal

Yuzvendra Chahal is a star
of the RCB. The wily leg-spinner played most of his matches for the Bengaluru
outfit. Chahal, 31, has 139 wickets in 114 matches. The leg-spinner was one of
the most notable omissions from India’s T20 World Cup squad, but his recent
performance against West Indies at home is a reminder that he has got his
groove back.

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Devdutt Padikkal

Devdutt
Padikkal has been a prolific opener for the RCB in the last couple of seasons.
The young batter has scored 884 runs in 29 IPL games, including 101 off 52
balls at a strike rate of nearly 200 against Rajasthan Royals in the first half
of the IPL 2021. India coach Ravi Shastri wrote on Twitter he made “batting
looks so easy”. Kumar Sangakkara was blown away by his “maturity to bat through
the innings.” Brian Lara reckons him as a “great talent.”