Hashal Patel and Wanindu Hasranga were in for big pay days as the Royal Challengers Bangalore spent Rs 10.75 crore each to snap up the in-form bowlers in the recently-concluded IPL mega auction.

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The franchise made some smart buys as well, securing Faf du Plessis for Rs 7 crore, while a winning bid of Rs 7.75 crore got them Aussie seamer Josh Hazlewood. Shahbaz Ahmed was also re-signed by the Royal Challengers Bangalore for Rs 2.4 crore, while Delhi wicketkeeper-batsman Anuj Rawat was signed for Rs 3.4 crore. Akash Deep, a young bowler, was snapped up for his basic price of Rs 20 lakh.

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RCB, who qualified for the playoffs last season, spent Rs 33 crore to keep the three players while releasing the others. Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj were among the three players retained by the three-time champions ahead of the IPL 2022 major auction.

As they rebuild their lineup, Royal Challengers Bangalore will be hoping to end their long wait for a first IPL triumph.

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Here is the full squad for RCB following the auction:

Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Harshal Patel, Faf du Plessis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dinesh Karthik, Josh Hazlewood, Shahbaz Ahamad, Anuj Rawat, Akash Deep, Mahipal Lomror, Finn Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Behrendorff, Suyash Prabhudessai, Chama Milind, Aneeshwar Gautam, Karn Sharma, Siddharth Kaul, Luvnith Sisodia, David Willey

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The IPL 2022 auction saw teams
spending a total of Rs 551.7 crore on 204 players, including 67 foreigners.
There were a total of 11 players sold for Rs 10 crore or more – the most in the
history of IPL. 

Ishan
Kishan fetched the highest bid – of Rs 15.25 crore from the Mumbai
Indians.