IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) will be entering the upcoming season of the cash-rich league with a new head coach, Andy Flower alongside the technical director, Mo Bobat. They will be hoping to end their 16-year-long wait for the elusive trophy. The Bangalore-based franchise was active in the trade window and ended up making the most expensive IPL transfer of all time by roping in Cameron Green from the Mumbai Indians (MI).
The Royal Challengers also made some swaps as they gave away Shahbaz Ahmed and got Mayank Dagar from Sunrisers Hyderabad. Even after doing a lot of exchanges, they have a lot of work to do in the upcoming auction to prepare a strong team.
RCB IPL 2024 Squad Before Auction
Player |
Price |
Faf du Plessis |
Rs. 7 crore |
Virat Kohli |
Rs. 15 crore |
Rajat Patidar |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Glenn Maxwell |
Rs. 11 crore |
Anuj Rawat |
Rs 3.4 crore |
Dinesh Karthik |
Rs. 5.5 crore |
Suyash Prabudessai |
Rs. 30 lakhs |
Will Jacks |
Rs. 3.2 crore |
Mahipal Lomror |
Rs. 95 lakhs |
Karn Sharma |
Rs. 50 lakhs |
Manoj Bhandage |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Vyshak Vijaykumar |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Akash Deep |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Mohammed Siraj |
Rs. 7 crore |
Reece Topley |
Rs. 1.9 crore |
Himanshu Sharma |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Rajan Kumar |
Rs. 20 lakhs |
Cameron Green (Trade From MI) |
Rs. 17.5 Crore |
Mayank Dagar (Trade From SRH) |
Rs. 1.8 Crore |
Currently, RCB have a total of 19 players in their squad (5 overseas) and it clearly states that they can acquire a maximum of six players at the auction. They have a total of Rs. 23.25 crore left. The Bangalore team released a set of bowlers ahead of the 2024 auction that included Josh Hazelwood, Harshal Patel, and Wanindu Hasaranga. Therefore, the Bangalore team under the leadership of Faf Du Plessis will look to bolster their bowling attack with fast bowlers at the top of their priority list, but they also need a front-line spinner.
RCB Potential Candidates
Mitchell Starc
Josh Hazlewood
Wanindu Hasaranga
Goerge Coetzee
Pat Cummins
Dilshan Madushanka
Dushmantha Chameera
Lockie Ferguson
Adil Rashid
Mujeeb-ur Rahman
Shahrukh Khan
Karun Nair
Manish Pandey
Kartik Tyagi
Chetan Sakariya
Harshal Patel
Shardul Thakur
Umesh Yadav