Published: Feb 16, 2015, 09:51 AM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 12:22 PM (IST)
Hello and welcome to Cricketcountry’s coverage of the IPL 2015 Auction for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Catch all the live updates for the team’s action in the auction. ANALYSIS: IPL Player Auction 2015: Sunrisers Hyderabad buy sensibly and have a formidable unit
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) got off to an aggressive start, bidding fiercely for Indian opening batsman Murali Vijay. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) started off with the bidding, but RCB joined in once CSK dropped off. However, KXIP had the final say. IPL 2015 Player Auction Live Updates
Another good and formidable session for the Royal Challengers as they end up buying five players, including the ceremony’s top buy of Dinesh Karthik for Rs. 10.50 crore. Other top buys include, Darren Sammy of West Indies (Rs. 2.80 crore), David Wiese of South Africa (Rs. 2.80 crore), Sean Abbott of Australia (Rs. 1 crore), Adam Milne of New Zealand (Rs. 70 lakhs) and many more. Read: Big purchases show intent from perpetual under-achievers
In Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, RCB have the crème-de-la-crème of the world’s premier batsmen and their fans at the Chinnaswamy Stadium can expect big sixes raining in. Meanwhile, the beleaguered Yuvraj has a lot to prove after his reputation took a beating in the World T20 final and also live up to the tag of the most expensive IPL player.
While the batting looks formidable, RCB’s Achilles Heel will be the bowling, which looks short of a world class bowler who can run through attacks. The likes of Ravi Rampaul and Mitchell Starc are wicket-takers but can be erratic and leak runs in plenty. Just like the previous few campaigns, RCB’s batting will solely be the life and blood of the team.
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Following are the players bought by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in IPL 2015 Auction:
|
Players |
Base Price |
Selling Price |
Playing Role |
Country |
| Dinesh Karthik | Rs. 2,00,000,000 | Rs. 10,50,00,000 | Wicketkeeper-batsman | India |
| Subramanium Badrinath | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 30,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| Darren Sammy | Rs. 1,00,00,000 | Rs. 2,80,00,000 | All-rounder | West Indies |
| Sean Abbott | Rs. 50,00,000 | Rs. 1,00,00,000 | Bowler | Australia |
| Adam Milne | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 70,00,000 | Bowler | New Zealand |
| David Wiese | Rs. 30,00,000 | Rs. 2,80,00,000 | All-rounder | South Africa |
| Sarfaraz Khan | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 50,00,000 | Batsman | India |
| Jalaj Saxena | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | All-rounder | India |
| Shishir Bhavane | Rs. 10,00,000 | Rs. 10,00,000 | Batsman | India |
Players retained by Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for IPL 8
| Name | Role | Country |
| Virat Kohli | Batsman | India |
| AB de Villiers | Batsman | South Africa |
| Chris Gayle | Batsman | West Indies |
| Mitchell Starc | Bowler | Australia |
| Nic Maddinson | Bowler | Batsman |
| Varun Aaron | Bowler | Bowler |
| Rilee Rossouw | Batsman | South Africa |
| Vijay Zol | Batsman | India |
| Ashok Dinda | Bowler | India |
| Manvinder Bisla | Batsman | India |
| Iqbal Abdullah | Bowler | India |
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The 2015 IPL auction is all set to take place in Bangalore on Monday for the upcoming season this year, which will be the eighth edition of the cash-rich league. Around 200 players are expected to go through the auctions with the eight franchises to battle it out with their funds. Delhi Daredevils will be the team to watch out for as they have released most of their players and look to rebuild their team in wake of the dismal performance last season, thus finishing at the bottom of the table.
