IPL 2019 Auction: RCB bags Akashdeep Nath for INR 3.6 Crores
Updated - 18 Dec 2018, 11:48 PM
Uttar Pradesh cricketer Akashdeep Nath is a regular for his state side. He has scored more than 3000 runs in the domestic circuit and is known for adding stability to the line-up. The 25-year-old was on the radar of the scouts for sometime. He has finally been picked by Royal Challengers Bangalore for a whooping 3.6 Crore. The Bangalore franchise have earlier picked up Shimron Hetmyer in the IPL auction.
Batting, medium pace bowling, wicket-keeping – the jack of all trades Akshdeep Nath joins the RCB family for INR 3.6 Cr! #12thMan, let's give the man who plays his cricket for Uttar Pradesh, a warm welcome to Bengaluru ❤️#PlayBold #BidForBold #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/n6852FvJXi
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) December 18, 2018
From Gujarat Lions to RCB
Akashdeep recently scored a handy 43 against Jammu and Kashmir. He will get the opportunity to share the dressing room with some of the big names. Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, Akashdeep will look to find his groove and make a name for himself. The wicket at the Chinnaswamy stadium is usually batting friendly. The true bounce and short ropes are batsman’s delight.
Akshdeep Nath is BOLD! The wicket-keeper batsman is our 9th buy today!#PlayBold #BidForBold #IPLAuction
— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) December 18, 2018
The Bangalore franchise haven’t won the IPL till now. They have re-shuffled the side this year and will look to find some luck. The likes of Kohli, AB de Villiers and Yuzvendra Chahal are key in the shortest format of the game and they will hold the aces this time too. Akashdeep is also a part-time pacer bowler. He can chip in with few overs in case the side demands more depth in the batting order. The franchise also bought young Bengal spinner Prayas Ray Barman.
Photo by Vipin Pawar/ IPL/ SPORTZPICS
RCB:
Retained: Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, Parthiv Patel, Yuzvendra Chahal, Tim Southee, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kulwant Khejroliya, Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, Nathan Coulter-Nile, Moeen Ali, Mohammed Siraj, Colin de Grandhomme
Players Bought: Shimron Hetmyer (4.2 cr), Devdutt Padikkal (20 lakh), Shivam Dube (5 cr), Heinrich Klassen (50 lakh), Gurkeerat Singh (50 lakh), Himmat Singh (65 lakh), Prayas Ray Barman (1.5 cr), Martin Guptill (1 cr)
Released players: Quinton de Kock, Mandeep Singh, Chris Woakes, Sarfraz Khan, Brendon McCullum, Corey Anderson
Traded: Mandeep Singh for Marcus Stoinis
