IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Predicted Playing XI For Their First Match Of The Season

During IPL auction 2022, Royal Challengers Bangalore grabbed 19 players in their squad. Their costliest deals were Wanindu Hasaranga and Harshal Patel, whom the franchise bought for Rs. 10.75 crores each. Faf Du Plessis at Rs. 7 crores, Josh Hazlewood at Rs. 7.75 crores, and Dinesh Karthik at Rs. 5.5 crores were a few other costly deals of RCB in the auction.

Ahead of the auction, Royal Challengers Bangalore retained 3 players in their squad for IPL 2022. Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, and Glenn Maxwell were the 3 players that the team retained in their squad. Now, they have 22 players in their squad for the tournament. Here we talk about the predicted playing XI of Royal Challengers Bangalore for their first match of IPL 2022.

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IPL 2022: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Predicted Playing XI For Their First Match Of The Season

Faf Du Plessis

Faf du Plessis will be the opener for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the opening game of IPL 2022. The franchise picked the right-handed batsman for Rs. 7 crores during the auction. Plessis was part of Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021.

With a fabulous batting show, the right-handed slammed 633 runs in 16 games and finished a 2nd highest run-getter in the tournament. If Kohli does not take up the captaincy, Plessis might also be promoted as the team’s skipper.

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Virat Kohli (C)

Virat Kohli might be the other opener for the team during the opening game of IPL 2022. Last season, he played many games as an opener for the team. Royal Challengers Bangalore retained Kohli for Rs. 15 crores in the squad for IPL 2022. Last season, the right-handed batsman slammed 405 runs in 15 games.

Glenn Maxwell

Glenn Maxwell might be a batsman in the middle-order for Royal Challengers Bangalore The franchise retained the Aussie batter in their squad for Rs. 11 crores ahead of the auction. Maxwell gave an impeccable batting show last season for the team. He slammed 513 runs in 14 innings at an average of 42.75 and 6 half-centuries.

David Willey

David Willey might be another middle-order batsman for the team. Royal Challengers Bangalore purchased the England player for Rs. 2 crores during IPL auction 2021. The left-handed batsman played 3 games in IPL 2018. He might get more opportunities this season.

Dinesh Karthik (WK)

Dinesh Karthik might be the wicketkeeper for the team in the opening game of IPL 2022. Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Karthik for Rs. 5.5 crores during the auction. The right-handed batsman was part of Kolkata Knight Riders in the last season. He scored 223 runs in 17 games at an average of 22.30. Karthik is the best choice of wicketkeeper for the team in IPL 2022.

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Anuj Rawat

Anuj Rawat might be another batsman that the team can pick in the middle-order during the opening game. Rawat earned an amount of Rs. 3.4 crores during the auction. He was part of Rajasthan Royals last season. He played 2 games for the team.

Wanindu Hasaranga

Wanindu Hasaranga might be the spinner that the team can pick in the opening game of IPL 2022. He was picked at a huge price of Rs. 10.75 crores during the auction. Last season, he was a replacement player for RCB during the UAE leg. The left-arm spinner played 2 games but remained wicketless.

Shahbaz Ahmed

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Mohammed Siraj

Mohammed Siraj will be one of the pacers for the team in the opening game. Siraj was retained by the franchise for Rs. 7 crores ahead of the auction. Last season, the right-arm pacer gave an impressive performance for the team. He grabbed 11 wickets in 15 games. He bowled at a brilliant economy of just 6.78 throughout the season.

Harshal Patel

Harshal Patel was RCB’s top pick at Rs. 10.75 crores during IPL auction 2022. He was part of RCB in the last edition too. The right-arm pacer executed an incredible bowling performance. With 32 wickets in 15 games, he was the top wicket-taker of the tournament.

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Siddharth Kaul

Siddharth Kaul might be the third pacer for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the first game of IPL 2022. The team bought him for Rs. 75 lakh during the auction. Kaul was part of Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2021. The right-arm pacer picked 7 scalps in 8 games last season.

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