IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 3 Big Players RCB Might Release

IPL 2022 Mega Auction: 3 Big Players RCB Might Release. Despite the hurdles and challenges the COVID-19 pandemic posed before the world, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ensured the IPL 2021 was completed without much hindrance.

The tournament had to be halted in May owing to the rising number of COVID-19 cases in India and subsequently had to be moved to the United Arab Emirates (UAE)

For many of the players, IPL 2021 could be the last time they might have played for the respective franchises.

As it is said ‘ The Show Must Go On’ and so like the Indian Premier League, one of the richest leagues in the sporting world, is set to once again expand the tournament with two new teams.

BCCI had floated an Invitation to Tender (ITT) inviting bids for owning two new teams to be inducted in IPL. Interested parties could buy the tender for a non-refundable ₹110 lakh plus taxes till October 5.

Hence IPL 2022 will see most of the players go under the auctions table as BCCI has planned a mega auction where each team will be able to retain a maximum of three players.

Royal Challengers Bangalore’s quest for the elusive IPL title continues as they were knocked out by Eoin Morgan’s Kolkata Knight Riders in the Eliminator match.

The KKR match was Virat Kohli’s last match as the captain as he had earlier announced to step down from the role at the end of the season.

3 Big Players RCB Might Release

RCB could hope to build a stronger team in the next season and will have to wisely retain their core players ahead of IPL 2022 auction.

Let us look at the three players RCB might release from their squad before IPL 2022 auction.

1) AB de Villiers

RCB’s talisman AB de Villiers struggled to score in the UAE leg of IPL 2021 he could not strike the ball well the way he is used to doing.

AB de Villiers has been a lynchpin of the RCB batting line-up over the years and is the only other player apart from skipper Virat Kohli to play for the franchise for more than a decade.

Since his retirement from international cricket, he doesn’t play enough matches in a year and that makes him lack sharpness with the bat.

The team management might prefer to go with Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell who had a fabulous season with the team.

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2) Mohammed Siraj

Siraj has been phenomenal when it comes to red-ball cricket but has a decent record in the whit-ball formats.

Although Siraj has picked 11 wickets each time in the last two seasons and has also shown signs of improvement while bowling the death overs.

RCB might release him in order to accommodate other Indian players in the squad but might also bid for him in the IPL 2022 auction.

Also Read: IPL 2021: Good Thing For The Team Is That All Our Batsmen Look In Form – Mohammed Siraj

3) Yuzvendra Chahal

After Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, if someone is more familiar with the team environment then it has to be the Haryana leg-spinner.

Despite being dropped from the Indian squad for the T20 World Cup, Chahal regained his form to end the tournament with 18 scalps.

Chahal could face stiff competition with his Haryana teammate Harshal Patel given that the latter was the leading wicket-taker (32) in the tournament.

RCB at no cost will drop Kohli who pledged to play for no other franchise than the Bangalore outfit.

They might also consider young and local batsman Devdutt Padikkal as the future of the team.

Also Read: IPL 2021: Virat Kohli Pleased With Yuzvendra Chahal’s Performance, Heaps Praise On Him Despite Loss To SRH