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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) had another ‘so close yet so far’ season. RCB made it to the playoffs for a second consecutive season but got knocked out yet again. They lost to Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 to see their way out. Virat Kohli being out of touch was a major concern for the Bangalore-based franchise.
Nevertheless, the management has imposed faith in most of its players from last season and only a few have been released.
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Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis, and Glenn Maxwell will once again form the core. Meanwhile, the likes of Anuj Rawat, Mahipal Lomror, Shahbaz Ahmad, and Suyash Prabhudessai will be the young faces. The bowling will once again revolve around Mohammed Siraj, Josh Hazlewood, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga. Although RCB has a good squad, they will look to make good use of INR 8.75 Crore they are left with.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Auction Purse: INR 8.75 Crore
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RCB Retained Players: Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf Du Plessis, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga
RCB Released Players: Aneeshwar Gautam, Chama Milind, Luvnith Sisodia, Sherfane Rutherford
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List of players bought by RCB in IPL 2023 mini-auction: England batter Will Jacks and bowler Reece Topley sold for INR 3.20 Crore and 1.90 Crore respectively, uncapped Indian cricketers Rajan Kumar for INR 70 lakh, and Himanshu Sharma, Sonu Yadav and Manoj Bhandage sold for INR 20 lakh, Avinash Singh for INR 60 lakh.
Complete RCB squad for IPL 2023: Akash Deep, Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Dinesh Karthik, Faf du Plessis, Finn Allen, Glenn Maxwell, Harshal Patel, Josh Hazlewood, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Mohammed Siraj, Rajat Patidar, Shahbaz Ahamad, Siddharth Kaul, Suyash Prabhudessai, Virat Kohli, Wanindu Hasaranga, Michael Bracewell, Reece Topley, Rajan Kumar, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage, Avinash Singh and Sonu Yadav.