IPL Auction: Opting for rebuild, strong attack and middle-order headlines RCB new-look squad

Wicketkeepers

Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma.

All-rounders

Liam Livingstone (spin), Krunal Pandya (spin), Swapnil Singh (spin), Romario Shepherd (pace), Jacob Bethell (spin), Mohit Rathee (spin).

Spinners

Suyash Sharma, Abhinandan Singh.

Fast bowlers

Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal (retained), Rasikh Salam, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi.

First impression

At times it was hard to recognize what RCB were up to, particularly erstwhile they fto spell disconnected KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan. Getting 1 of them would person decidedly added much spot to their section talent. And strangely, they didn’t adjacent usage the RTM enactment connected Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj and Will Jacks and alternatively went for a wholly antithetic outlook. It got them Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Tim David – 3 aggressive, power-hitters who volition guarantee they are conscionable babelike connected a mates of batsmen. Similarly, their bowling onslaught has the assortment and the indispensable resources to instrumentality attraction of the unforgiving location conditions astatine M Chinnaswamy stadium. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal and Lungi Ngidi marque up a beardown gait onslaught and for X-factor, person Nuwan Thushara, whose slinging enactment could beryllium hard to pick. For a change, determination was clarity successful what they wanted and wide spell backmost with a strong, balanced squad connected paper.

Area of concern

There are not capable left-handed batsmen successful the mix, which means they could beryllium forced to adhd one, which could impact their balance.

Likely XII (Impact Player included)

1 Virat Kohli, 2 Phil Salt, 3 Liam Livingstone, 4 Rajat Patidar, 5 Tim David/Jacob Bethell, 6 Jitesh Sharma, 7 Krunal Pandya, 8 Rasikh Salam, 9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar, 10 Josh Hazlewood, 11 Yash Dayal, 12 Suyash Sharma/Manoj Bhandage.