Royal Challengers Bangalore.
RCB probably made some smartest decision this time round and the squad looks promising enough to go the distance. RCB has put in the right amount of experience and youth in their squad and somehow they look like a team to beat.
Squad and Probable Playing XI for IPL 2022:
Players Retained for IPL 2022:
Virat Kohli (Rs 15 crore).
Glenn Maxwell (Rs 11 crore).
Mohammad Siraj (Rs 7 crore).
Players Bought for IPL 2022:
Faf du Plessis (Rs 7 crore).
Harshal Patel (Rs 10.75 crore).
Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 10.75 crore).
Dinesh Karthik (Rs 5.50 crore).
Josh Hazlewood (Rs 7.75 crore).
Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs 2.40 crore).
Anuj Rawat (Rs 3.4 Crore).
Akashdeep Singh (Rs 20 lakh).
Mahipal Lomror (Rs 95 lakh).
Finn Allen (Rs 80 lakh).
Sherfane Rutherford (Rs 1 crore).
Jason Behrendorff (Rs 75 lakh).
Suyash Prabhudessai (Rs 30 lakh).
Chama Milind (Rs 25 lakh).
Aneeshwar Gautam (Rs 20 lakh).
Karn Sharma (Rs 50 lakh).
Luvnith Sisodia (Rs 20 lakh).
David Willey (Rs 2 crore),
Siddharth Kaul (Rs 75 lakh).
Probable Playing Xi:
Faf du Plessis (C) (✈️).
Virat Kohli.
Shahbaz Ahmed.
Glenn Maxwell(✈️).
Dinesh Karthik (Wk).
Mahipal Lomror.
Wanindu Hasaranga (✈️).
Harshal Patel.
Karn Sharma.
Sidharth Kaul.
Josh Hazlewood (✈️).
Final Verdict: A likely toss up between David Willey and Hasaranga depending on the situation. Also the number 3 position looks a bit shaky provided Virat opts to open.