Rank Royal Challengers Bangalore’s top 3 buys. The IPL 2025 Mega Auction was the talk of the town which was recently held in Jeddah on the 24th and 25th of November. The teams had their strategies prepared as most of them were quite certain about their picks during the auction. The hype was real as the whole country had their eyes locked on the television screens to see the newly developed squad for the teams they love and support.
During this, Royal Challengers Bangalore was in the spotlight, as they were known to have the most purse left before the auction. They had only retained three players from their team namely, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal. It is an interesting team that RCB aimed for, some of which can be considered quality players while they also let go of some of the best talents from the team.
Owing to this, let us take a look at the top 3 buys for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2025 Mega Auction:
1. Phil Salt:
Auctioned for 11.5 Cr, Phil Salt is the second most expensive player bought by RCB. He can prove to be quite beneficial with Dinesh Karthik retiring, he can take up the role of the wicket-keeper. It is also known that on the field, it takes time for Virat Kohli to settle in, Phil Salt can be the one to take the pressure off-of Virat during the power play.
2. Nuwan Thushara:
Auctioned at 1.6 Cr, Tushara is one of those bowlers who are compared to Malinga owing to his bowling attacks. Known for his death overs, Tushara is one of the most sensible buys by RCB. It is difficult to score runs for the opponent team in any stadium owing to Indian conditions when it comes to Tushara’s bowling attack. It will be interesting to see if Tushara turns out to be the lucky charm for RCB and helps them get their title win.
3. Jacob Bethell:
This can be considered as one of the steal deals by RCB. Auctioned at just 2.60Cr, Bathell can be regarded as one of the most underrated players bought by RCB. He has shown his exceptional batting recently against the West Indies series. He is known for his aggressive batting prowess which can prove to be quite beneficial for the RCB team.
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