IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Players Rajasthan Royals (RR) Can Target

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Players Rajasthan Royals (RR) Can Target.  Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) always had superstars in their lineups, from the now-Indian coach Rahul Dravid in the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League, to the likes of Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Chris Gayle. Yet, they never have really gelled as a unit, and the title has remained elusive.

Royal Challengers Bangalore had a good outing in IPL 2022. In fact, they have been doing well in the last few seasons. That said, the expectation will be that the franchise must go all the way. They do have a few gaps in the squad. The Faf du Plessis-led squad can target a few good IPL 2023 auction signings but can also a few talented cricketers in the IPL 2023 trade window.

The likes of Aneeshwar Gautam, Siddharth Kaul, Karn Sharma, Chama Milind, Akash Deep, David Willey and Luvnith Sisodia may be released by RCB before IPL 2023 mini auctions.

Rajasthan Royals had a memorable campaign during the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League 2022. They meant business from the very first game and finished second at the end of the group stage with nine wins in 14 games.

Sanju Samson & co. conquered Royal Challengers Bangalore in the second qualifier to reach the Final but failed to recreate history as they lost the summit clash to Gujarat Titans.

Jos Buttler and Yuzvendra Chahal led Rajasthan’s charge in the IPL 2022 season and were the winners of the Orange Cap and Purple Cap respectively. The think tank had done a pretty good job at the mega auction 2022 to assemble a quality squad and it clearly paid dividends.

Rajasthan Royals were the first-ever champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL) way back in 2008, but after winning the inaugural season of the league, they lost their way for a long time and struggled to even make it to the playoffs consistently in the last decade.

However, during the last IPL 2022, after assembling a new team in the mega auction, Rajasthan Royals showed the old spark again under the captaincy of Sanju Samson and they made it to the final of the tournament before losing against the Gujarat Titans.

Ahead of the next IPL 2023 mini-auction, which will be held in mid-December, Rajasthan Royals might retain most of their players from the last year’s squad. Rajasthan Royals might release the likes of Rassie Van Der Dussen, Daryl Mitchell, Navdeep Saini, Karun Nair and Obed McCoy.

IPL 2023 Auction: 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Players Rajasthan Royals (RR) Can Target

Siddharth Kaul

An experienced pacer, Siddharth Kaul was picked by the RCB at the IPL 2022 Mega Auction for INR 75 lakhs. Right-arm pacer, Siddarth Kaul, who has represented the Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) was a regular member in the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad since 2017.

He made his ODI & T20I debuts for India in 2018. Siddharth Kaul is more than a handy bowler in the shortest format of the game. He played only 1 game for RCB in IPL 2022 and returned with figures of 0/43. The pacer, who has 58 scalps in 55 IPL games, may be picked by Rajasthan if Bangalore releases him before IPL 2023.

In the bowling charts, it was Punjab’s Siddarth Kaul leading the statistics in the recently concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2022. He ended with 19 wickets in 10 matches at an average of 13.10 and an economy rate of 6.72. His best bowling figures in the tournament were 5/12.

Akash Deep

RCB pacer Bengal’s Akash Deep was impressive during his spell in the game against KKR. He claimed three wickets for 45 runs in a key bowling spell. He dismissed Venkatesh Iyer, Nitish Rana, and Umesh Yadav as Kolkata were bowled out for 128.

What was most impressive about Akash Deep’s spell was his ability to trouble batters with the short ball. He hurried the batters, and his pace was clearly a bit too hot to handle, especially for the lower-order batters.

25-year-old Akash Deep made his first-class debut in 2019. Akash Deep was bought by the RCB for his base price of INR 20 lakhs. He picked 5 scalps in as many games in IPL 2022 averaging 41. Despite the fact that he was born in Bihar, Akash Deep has played his domestic cricket for Bengal. Rajasthan might target him in IPL 2023 auctions if he’s released by RCB.

Dinesh Karthik

Since this year’s Indian Premier League, Dinesh Karthik has constantly impressed with his batting in the death overs. The veteran batsman was one of the best batsmen in IPL 2022 and his stunning performances helped him revive his international career. Dinesh Karthik had not played for India since 2019 and his career in international cricket was looking as good as over.

However, his performance in IPL 2022 has completely changed his fortunes. In 16 IPL games, he smashed 330 runs at an astonishing average of 55 and a brilliant strike-rate of more than 183.

But the senior-most member in the Indian squad for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, Dinesh Karthik failed to live up to the expectations in Australia.  Overall, Dinesh Karthik scored just 14 runs from 4 innings in T20 World Cup 2022 and was dropped for the match against Zimbabwe, making way for Rishabh Pant.

India did not include Dinesh Karthik for the semi-final against England. With age not on his side, he may bid adieu to international cricket sooner and Rajasthan may pick him up in IPL 2023 auctions if RCB decides not to retain the 37 year old veteran keeper based on T20 World Cup 2022 performances. He will be on Rajasthan’s radar in IPL 2023.