IPL 2022: First Choice Seven Indian Players Of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) For The Tournament

Royal Challengers Bangalore bought 19 players during IPL 2022 auction. Faf du Plessis, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Josh Hazlewood, were some of the key players that RCB picked during IPL auction 2022. At Rs. 10.75 crores each, Harshal Patel and Wanindu Hasaranaga were the costliest picks of the team. Faf is expected to lead the side in the new season.

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The franchise has identified a good bunch of Indian players along with choosing some experienced overseas players as well. The tough task now would be to identify the best seven Indian players in the playing XI. In this article, we take a look at the probable seven players who might feature in the RCB playing XI.

IPL 2022: First Choice Seven Indian Players Of Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) For The Tournament

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli stepped down from captaincy after IPL 2021. He will continue to play as a player and be one of the most crucial members of the team. He is expected to open the batting alongside Faf. His vast experience of playing in the IPL would be of immense value to the side. He would ideally hope to have a successful season with the bat and help his team end the title drought.

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Dinesh Karthik

Karthik is back to his old franchise. He played the 2015 season with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. He is the designated finisher in the side who would be given the task of finishing games for his side. Karthik for the record, has played for six different franchises in the IPL. Karthik had two back to ack poor seasons for KKR with the bat. He would like to get some runs for Bangalore.

Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj will be the lead pacer for RCB. He was retained for seven crores by the franchise. He has gained great exposure after playing in the IPL for RCB which led him to become one of India’s best bowlers, especially in Test cricket. Siraj would hope that he contributes substantially to his team’s success.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel was bagged for 10.75 crores. He was one of the players the franchise bought back in the mega auction. He picked up 32 wickets for wickets in IPL 2021 and made his comeback into the IPL fold. It also paved his path to his international debut for India. The pacer is currently a part of the India team for the series against Sri Lanka.

Karn Sharma

Shahbaz Ahmed

The Bengal cricketer came up with some important contributions for Royal Challengers Bangalore. He gives them the flexibility of using him as per the match situation. He has batted at several positions for the franchise in the few games that he played and was reasonably economical with the ball too.

Siddharth Kaul

Kaul can partner Siraj from the other end. In Kaul and Siraj the franchise has two good Indian bowlers who will play every match given their fitness permits them to play. He recently spoke about his excitement to play under Virat Kohli. This concludes the list of seven Indian players RCB can field in IPL 2022.

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