RCB still have have INR 83 crores remaining from the total INR 120 crores to finalize their squad.
Former RCB player AB de Villiers on his YouTube channel has named his top player picks for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. He believes RCB should go after Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravichandran Ashwin, Kagiso Rabada, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.
RCB have already retained Virat Kohli for INR 21 crores as their top retention, along with Indian batter Rajat Patidar for INR 11 crores. The team have also retained Yash Dayal, an uncapped left-arm pacer who impressed in IPL 2024, for INR 5 crores before the auction.
After deducting the retention amount of their three retained players, they have INR 83 crores remaining from the total INR 120 crores to finalize their squad.
” Team RCB, my dream team. Guys, the good news is we still have Virat, all right? And we didn’t spend too much money with the retentions. A lot in the bank still, which I’m very happy about. 83 crores to spend,” De villiers said on his youtube channel.
AB de Villiers strongly believes that RCB should bring Chahal back into the team during the IPL 2025 auction.
Yuzvendra Chahal, who won the Purple Cap in his first season with Rajasthan Royals in 2022, is the all-time leading wicket-taker in the IPL with 205 wickets from 160 matches. The 34-year-old played a key role for RCB from 2014 to 2021 before moving to Rajasthan Royals for the last three seasons.
“I told you I want the priority to be on a world class spinner. Let’s get Yuzi Chahal back at RCB, where he belongs. He should never have left, okay? Imagine we get the twin spinners from RR at RCB. Guys who really know their games inside out,” de villiers added.
AB de Villiers has urged Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to target Kagiso Rabada in the IPL 2025 auction. He also recommended adding Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Ravichandran Ashwin, emphasizing that with these four players, RCB would have a winning bowling attack. De Villiers is so confident in these players’ abilities that he would almost spend the entire auction budget on them.
“Kagiso Rabada. Let’s get him at RCB. Please, Kagiso Rabada, Yuzi Chahal, then we can think about Ravi Ashwin. You get those three there. I mean, we’re talking about two in the month winning bowling attack there, guys. It’s as simple as that. Okay, so there’s my four priority players, and I’ll almost spend the entire purse on them. Yuzi Chahal, Kagiso Rabada, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Ravi Ashwin,”he stated.
AB de Villiers emphasized the need for players who understand the unique challenges of playing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. He believes that having players who are street-smart, can execute plans effectively, and have a deep understanding of the game are crucial. De Villiers pointed out that these bowlers are ideal for the conditions at Chinnaswamy, as they possess the skills and experience to thrive there and help RCB succeed.
“We need a team that understands the Chinnaswamy, who can play there, who are street smart, who can bowl to plans, who can play to plans, who’s got a very good understanding about the game of cricket. And Yuzi Chahal or Ravi Ashwin, Bhuvi Kumar, Kagiso Rabada. It doesn’t get better than that, okay? They understand their games. They will find a way to make the Chinnaswamy work for RCB, those four players,” de villiers concluded.
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