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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