Reece Topley was snapped by Royal Challengers Bangalore in the recently-concluded 2023 IPL Player Auction. Durban Super Giants will play their first match against the Joburg Super Kings on January 11.
RCB bought Will Jacks for INR 3.20 crore and Reece Topley for INR 1.90L crore and their top Indian buys were Ranjan Kumar for INR 70 lakh, Avinash Singh for INR 60 lakh, Himanshu Sharma, Manoj Bhandage and Sonu Yadav for INR 20 lakh each.
Chris Morris was sold to Rajasthan Royals for Rs 16.25 crore in 2021. Sam Curran entered at INR 2 crore. Mumbai Indians (MI) made the first move for Curran. And the bidding war begins between MI and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Frenetic raising of paddles at both tables as the bid z
de Villiers is an RCB Hall of Famer. He represented the side from 2011-2021 in 157 matches. He scored 4,522 runs at an average of 41.10. He scored two centuries and 37 fifties for the side at a strike rate of over 158
Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was ruled out of cricket for an extended period after suffering a broken leg in "a freak accident" at a birthday party in Melbourne on Saturday
The franchise, which has not won an IPL title yet but has reached playoffs for three years consistently, are expected to retain their six overseas players and most of their domestic players
Behrendorff has previously represented the Chennai Super Kings in 2021, Mumbai Indians in 2018 and Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2022. The left-arm quick has played 9 T20Is, picking 7 wickets with the best bowling performance of 4/21