Royal Challenger Bangalore (RCB) invested their money mainly in bowlers in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Auction as they needed pacers on their side. They bought six players out of which five provide bowling options. Let us look at the list of most expensive players bought by RCB in the IPL 2024 Auction.
PlayerRolePriceAlzarri JosephBowler11.5 croreYash DayalBowler5 croreLockie FergusonBowler2 croreTom CurranAll-rounder1.5 croreSaurav ChuahanBatter20 LakhSwapnil SinghAll-rounder20 Lakh
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph joined RCB in the latest IPL auction at a whopping 11 crore price. Joseph has 32 wickets in 19 matches in T20I.
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Yash Dayal
Yash Dayal played only five matches in IPL 2023 for Gujarat Titans (GT) and picked up only two wickets. RCB needed an Indian pacer and therefore they bought him at 5 crores.
Lockie Ferguson
Lockie Ferguson was released by KKR before the IPL auction as he failed to make an impact in the IPL 2023. Ferguson had taken only one scalp, featuring in three matches.
Tom Curran
English all-rounder was bought by RCB at 1.5 crore in the latest IPL Auction. He has not played IPL since 2021. Tom Curran has scored 127 runs and taken 13 wickets in 13 IPL matches.
Saurav Chauhan
The uncapped player joined RCB for his debut IPL season at a 20 lakh base price. The young cricketer holds the record of the highest strike rate in an innings in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy with at least 10 balls played.
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